Chicago Journal
The high court said in Saturday's order that the stay was needed to “maintain consistent pretrial procedures throughout Illinois” as the court prepares to hear arguments on the matter.
Chicago Journal
A shootout in a hookah lounge in the Ukrainian Village neighborhood early New Year's Day left one man dead and another wounded, authorities said. The shootout marks the city's first homicide of the 2023 year.
Chicago Journal
The 64-year-old's stabbing death marks the final homicide of 2022. Unofficial results from HeyJackass.com are 734 homicides for the year, but that number is subject to change.
Crime
Police were called to the 300 block of W. 87th Street in the West Chatham neighborhood on the city's south side in response to witness calls of a brutal stabbing.
Bulls
Cleveland led 84-77 after three quarters and never trailed in the second half but didn’t shake the Bulls until the final minute. The Cavs led 103-96 after LeVert’s jumper with 2 minutes left, but Chicago made four free throws to close in.
Blackhawks
This was the rematch in the “Bedard Bowl": Connor Bedard is the generational player for Regina of the Western Hockey League and is expected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NHL draft. The Blackhawks are last in the NHL with 20 points, four fewer than the Blue Jackets.
Law
The SAFE-T Act isn't the only new law starting tomorrow in Illinois, there's a lot of new laws (surprise, surprise) ...
Bulls
LaVine had the crowd roaring when he capped an 18-point first quarter with a thunderous, right-hand alley-oop from Coby White just before the buzzer and let out a primal scream. He was also on target from the outside, making 5 of 9 3-pointers and 15 of 20 shots in the game.
Chicago Journal
Additional details that were not reported in our original story, the 63-year-old man who died was dragged beneath the SUV for six city blocks before he was dislodged from underneath.
Chicago Journal
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser filed an emergency motion to the Illinois Supreme Court on Friday asking for a statewide suspension of the enforcement of the controversial SAFE-T Act legislation set to go into effect on Sunday.
Chicago Journal
South Dakota’s six public universities plan to offer in-state tuition rates to students from Illinois by next fall.
Illinois Politics
House Republicans on Thursday urged Democrats who approved the plan nearly two years ago to halt and fix the so-called Pretrial Fairness Act that's part of an expansive criminal justice overhaul, after Kankakee County Judge Thomas Cunnington overturned the law.