The law doesn't allow cops to seize assault rifles, but that didn't stop congressional candidate Darren Bailey (R) from bizarrely threatening suicide by cop.
Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker, a Hyatt Hotels heir worth over $3 billion, has spent millions on Democratic candidates and causes in recent elections. He’s a crucial ally to Joe Biden and secured Chicago to host 2024 Democratic National Convention.
A Gurnee police officer who detained a driver that drove through Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg and also responded to the Highland Park Fourth of July shooting has been awarded Officer of the Year.
A doting grandfather who immigrated from Mexico to give his family a better life and two parents on a fun outing with their toddler were among the seven people shot and killed last year at a July 4 parade in Highland Park, Illinois. A 21-year-old gunman allegedly carried out the mass shooting in the leafy suburban Chicago town that, according to FBI statistics, hadn't had a murder in more than 20 years. Betsy Backes said she first met Goldstein at a local community center north of Chicago when they were both pregnant with their second children.