Law
Judge firms up trial date for Jussie Smollett, won't dismiss case
The case was revived when a special prosecutor charged Smollett with disorderly conduct over the police reports. The actor has pleaded not guilty.
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Illinois Politics
Illinois Democrats look to increase edge with new House maps
Democrats hold supermajorities in both chambers of the Legislature, making passage of their plan all but certain. And Pritzker, a Democrat, already has approved new legislative maps drawn by politicians despite a promise on the campaign trail not to do so.
Police
Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot takes police union head to court over vaccines
The mayor said in a statement that the city's law department filed a complaint in Cook County Circuit Court for injunctive relief against Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara, whom she accused of "engaging in, supporting and encouraging work stoppage or strike."
Cubs
Chicago Cubs hire Carter Hawkins as general manager
The Cubs plan to formally introduce Hawkins as the franchise's 16th general manager at a news conference on Monday.
Chicago Journal
Deerfield man gets 3 1/2 years for stealing from charity
He spent the money on family vacations to places such as Scotland, Puerto Rico, and Las Vegas, but also on more mundane expenses such as health club dues and car repairs, he admitted in his plea agreement.
Chicago Journal
14-year-old boy and 16-year-old girl killed in separate incidents overnight
The boy was sitting in a home in the Brainerd neighborhood and the girl was standing with a group on the sidewalk in the Lawndale neighborhood.
Crime
7-Eleven clerk in the Fulton River District stabbed after asking woman to wear a mask
The 48-year-old male clerk told the female offender to put a mask on, at which time she produced a knife and stabbed the clerk twice in the abdomen.
White Sox
White Sox star Tim Anderson says he wants La Russa to return
"Everybody thought we weren't going to get along," said Anderson, who made his first All-Star team this season. "But overall, we were talking behind the scenes the whole time. Just for him, the players come first and he makes that known. We're one big family."
Chicago Journal
Bears eye share of NFC North lead with Rodgers, Packers
They could be without their top two rushers, with David Montgomery (sprained knee) on injured reserve and Damien Williams placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Thursday.
Chicago Journal
Chicago cops won't be sent home over vaccine status - yet
"Nobody is going to be turned away," said police department spokesman Tom Ahern. "Officers will be working their normal shifts this weekend (and) they won't be turned away or sent home... Officers will continue coming to work until they are told otherwise..."
Illinois Business
Deere & Co. workers go on strike after rejecting contract
The contracts under negotiation with the Moline, Illinois-based company cover 14 Deere plants, including seven in Iowa, four in Illinois and one each in Kansas, Colorado, and Georgia.
Crime
Man charged in shooting that killed 7-year-old Chicago girl
Police charged Aireon Luster on Wednesday with first-degree murder in the death of 7-year-old Serenity Broughton and he was charged with attempted murder after injuring her 6-year-old sister, Audrey Broughton, in the same shooting.