Latest Illinois state government News
Republican bills push cash bail, subvert Democratic changes
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Just two days before he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing six people and injuring more than 60, Darrell Brooks Jr. had posted bail for charges of domestic violence. He had been accused of using his SUV to run over the...
In Chicago mayor's race, 2 hopefuls reflect Democrats' split
CHICAGO (AP) — Before they were rivals to be Chicago’s next mayor, Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson both worked in education, though their career paths — like their views on the city's future — were very different. Vallas was CEO of Chicago Public Schools, appointed by...
Judge extends agreement date for Oklahoma poultry lawsuit
A federal judge is giving Oklahoma and nearly a dozen poultry companies, including the world’s largest poultry producer, Tyson Foods, an additional 90 days to reach an agreement on plans to clean a watershed polluted by chicken litter. U.S. District Judge Gregory Frizzell on Friday...
Illinois ban on cash bail in hands of state's Supreme Court
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois lawmakers' effort to end cash bail is in the state Supreme Court's hands after justices heard arguments Tuesday on behalf of top Democrats, and a group of prosecutors and sheriffs who are challenging the law. The state Supreme Court ordered in January that...
Ex-prosecutors charged after probe of cop-slaying trial
CHICAGO (AP) — Two former prosecutors have been charged with lying about the relationship one had with a witness in the trial of a man who alleged he was tortured when questioned about the 1982 slayings of two Chicago police officers. Special prosecutor Lawrence Oliver II on...
Chicago-area 17-year-old pleads not guilty in triple slaying
BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago teenager pleaded not guilty Tuesday in the fatal shootings of his 17-year-old girlfriend, a 9-year-old girl and the child's father. Byrion Montgomery, 17, appeared before a Will County judge in Joliet. Montgomery is charged as an adult...
Suspect charged after Chicago officer dies after shootout
CHICAGO (AP) — A teenager was charged with first-degree murder and other counts Thursday after a Chicago police officer died from injuries suffered in a shootout, authorities said. Steven Montano, 18, of Chicago, also was charged with two felony firearms charges and misdemeanor...
Prosecutor: Detective justified in fatally shooting suspect
WHEATON, Ill. (AP) — A prosecutor said Thursday that no charges will be filed against a suburban Chicago police detective who shot and killed a robbery suspect who had wounded him in a shootout. Lombard Detective Ryan Postel was legally justified in shooting suspect Pierre Thompson...
Retired officers angry at board's delay on gun-carry law
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Thousands of law enforcement officers left out when Illinois adopted a federal law allowing police agency retirees to carry concealed weapons saw their fortunes reversed Jan. 1 with a state law granting them permission. But two months later, they still...
Editorial Roundup: Missouri
Kansas City Star. February 26, 2023. Editorial: Black History Month ends, but Missouri and Kansas politicians can’t erase diversity Black History Month is coming to an end. Or, as some of the loudest voices on the right would say, just another old month is coming to...
