SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A state parole board member resigned Monday after recommending the release of a man who a day later attacked a pregnant Chicago woman with a knife and fatally stabbed her 11-year-old son while he tried to protect her, according to authorities. The Illinois Prisoner Review Board’s handling of the case prompted […]
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) announced Monday that a member of the Prisoner Review Board (PRB) has resigned from her post, following a public outcry in response to the death of 11-year-old Jayden Perkins. Perkins was allegedly killed by a man with a history of domestic violence who was released on parole one day earlier.…
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Three neighborhoods in Central Illinois have been recognized as cultural districts by the state government. Governor J.B. Pritzker announced 10 communities are being named ‘cultural districts’ at a news conference Monday. These include the North First Street neighborhood in Champaign, the Southtown neighborhood on the east side of Springfield, and the […]