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U.S. Attorney’s Office Provides Update on Investigation into the Murder of Laquan McDonald: No Successive Prosecution of Former Police Officer Jason Van Dyke

Tue Apr 19, 2022 12:36 pm Cardinal News

CHICAGO — On April 13, 2015, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois announced a joint federal and state investigation into the Oct. 20, 2014, fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald. On Nov. […]

Social Media Victims Law Center Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Facebook Parent Company and Snap, Inc

Tue Apr 12, 2022 01:47 am Cardinal News

Social Media Victims Law Center Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Meta Platforms, Inc. and Snap, Inc. in Suicide of 17-Year-Old Christopher J. Dawley MILWAUKEE – April 12, 2022 – Social Media Victims Law Center (SMVLC), […]

Body worn camera image from Axon Enterprise Inc. camera (Source: Arlington Heights Police Department)

Arlington Heights Police Dept. Deploys Body Worn Cameras, First Group will Wear Them This Week

Mon Mar 28, 2022 03:30 pm Cardinal News

The Arlington Heights Police Department announced Monday, March 28, 2022 the deployment of body worn camera is to be deployed among some police officers this week. In the early part of 2021, the Illinois Safety, […]

Jussie Smollett (PHOTO CREDIT: Dominick D (cropped image) / Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license)

Jussie Smollett Ordered Released from Cook County Jail Due to His Appeal of Conviction

Wed Mar 16, 2022 06:56 pm Cardinal News

Jussie Smollett was ordered released from jail Wednesday, March 16, 2022 after an appeals court decision that agreed with Smollett’s lawyers that he should be released pending the appeal of his conviction for lying to […]

Kyle Rittenhouse rifle just before destruction (SOURCE: Wisconsin State Crime Lab)

Wisconsin Crime Lab Destroys Rifle Used By Kyle Rittenhouse

Sat Mar 12, 2022 10:15 am Cardinal News

Wisconsin officials report that on February 25, 2022 they destroyed the rifle Kyle Rittenhouse used to shoot three people during protests in Kenosha in 2020 (TMJ4 News/NBC-affiliate Milwaukee). YouTube Tips ⓘ The rifle Kyle Rittenhouse […]

Jussie Smollett Sentenced to 150 Days in Cook County Jail

Thu Mar 10, 2022 06:47 pm Cardinal News

Jussie Smollett sentenced for lying to Chicago police (archived live stream). YouTube Tips ⓘ Jussie Smollett on Thursday, March 10, 2022 about 6:30 p.m. was sentenced in the George N. Leighton Criminal Court Building to […]

Northwest Central Dispatch October 27, 2021

Illinois Senate Bill 3127 Would Recognize Emergency 9-1-1 Dispatchers As First Responders

Fri Feb 25, 2022 02:35 pm Cardinal News

By Kevin Bessler | The Center Square (The Center Square) – Emergency dispatchers would be considered first responders under new legislation being considered in Springfield. Senate Bill 3127 would amend various laws to include emergency […]

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, First Army Commander Lt. Gen. Thomas S. James and Illinois National Guard Deputy Assistant Adjutant General - Army Brig. Gen. Mark Jackson listen to Illinois Department of Veteran Affairs Acting Director Linda Chapa LaVia speak during the Gold Star Mothers Luncheon The Illinois Department of Veteran Affairs Gold Star Mothers Luncheon gives senior civilian and military leaders a chance to thank Gold Star mothers for their service to our nation and its military. Governor JB Pritzker thanked the Gold Star Mothers and said he was humbled to have the opportunity to speak with them. In addition to the sacrifice their sons and daughters gave to their nation, many Gold Star mothers keep their Fallen Heroes memories alive and continue their service to the community and to the military, said Lt. Gen. Thomas S. James, the Commander of First Army and keynote speaker at the luncheon. The luncheon was held at the First Infantry Division Museum at Cantigny in Wheaton, Illinois, on Sunday, Sept. 29., 2019

Illinois Fourth District Court of Appeals Dismisses Gov. Pritzker’s School Mask Order Appeal As ‘Moot’

Fri Feb 18, 2022 07:23 am Cardinal News

An appellate court dismissed Illinois Gov. Pritzker’s appeal of a lower court’s ruling (Judy Wang/WGN News. YouTube Tips ⓘ By Greg Bishop | The Center Square (The Center Square) – The temporary restraining order blocking […]

Jim Durkin R-Western Springs (SOURCE: repdurkin.com)

Illinois Lawmakers Blame SAFE-T Act After Shooting Death Case in Chicago Results in No Murder Charge

Thu Feb 10, 2022 07:26 am Cardinal News

Illinois House GOP calls for pepeal of SAFE-T Act after Pritzker Law lets criminal evade justice (Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs). YouTube Tips ⓘ By Kevin Bessler | The Center Square Citing a grand jury’s refusal […]

Lake County Human Trafficking Task Force Announced (SOURCE: Lake County State's Attorney's Office)

County and Federal Officials Announce New Lake County Human Trafficking Task Force; Seeks to Free Victims

Wed Feb 9, 2022 02:18 pm Cardinal News

Today, Wednesday, February 9, 2022, county and federal officials announced the formation of a new task force directed at curbing sex and labor trafficking in Lake County. The Lake County Human Trafficking Task Force will […]

Palatine Police Arrest Fremd High School Student After Investigating Report of Knife Threat in Confrontation Over COVID-19 Mask Use

Tue Feb 8, 2022 12:45 pm Cardinal News

Palatine police announced Tuesday, February 8, 2022 that a juvenile student was arrested after a disturbance involving a knife in a classroom. Palatine police state that on Monday February 07, 2022, the school resource officer […]

Palatine Police Investigating Report of Knife Threat in Confrontation Over COVID-19 Mask Use at Fremd High School

Tue Feb 8, 2022 08:50 am Cardinal News

Palatine police responded about 8:25 a.m. Monday February 7, 2022 to a report of a confrontation of students regarding the practice of wearing masks for COVID-19 precautions. Palatine police are investigating a report that between […]

Gov. Pritzker Appeals Ruling that Blocks School Mask Mandate Enforcement

Tue Feb 8, 2022 08:49 am Cardinal News

Very early Monday morning, the Illinois Attorney General filed an appeal against an order tossing the statewide COVID-19 mask mandate in schools — with Gov. JB Pritzker saying the judge’s ruling cultivates chaos. CBS 2’s […]

Convicted Felon Admits Illegally Possessing Semi-Automatic Rifle at Veterans Affairs Hospital in Chicago

Tue Jan 25, 2022 05:46 pm Cardinal News

An armed man fired at the entrance of a Chicago veteran`s hospital Monday afternoon before stepping inside, where officials say he was quickly arrested before anyone was injured. YouTube Tips ⓘ CHICAGO — A convicted […]

2021 Supreme Court, Roberts Court composed as of October 27, 2020. Front row, left to right: Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer, and Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Back row, left to right: Associate Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, and Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett (Credit: Fred Schilling, Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States / Public Domain)

US Supreme Court Blocks Vax Mandate for Private Sector Biz with 100+ Employees; Health Care Worker Vaccine Mandate Upheld

Fri Jan 14, 2022 03:38 am Cardinal News

CNN’s Jessica Schneider and senior legal analyst Elie Honig explain why the Supreme Court blocked President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate aimed at large businesses, but it allowed a vaccine mandate for certain health care workers […]

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