R. Kelly's Chicago Federal Trial Won't Start Until September 2021
R. Kelly won't go to trial in Chicago until next September, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
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R. Kelly won't go to trial in Chicago until next September, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability on Tuesday released video and other material showing an incident where police shot and killed a man in Little Village in October.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot has asked former federal judge Ann Claire Williams to launch an outside investigation of the wrong raid of Anjanette Young's home, when officers handcuffed her while she was naked, and the city's handling of the fallout.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday began granting pardons in his final days in office, including one for former campaign aide and Chicago native George Papadopoulos – who was convicted as a part of the Russia investigation.
Trump blasts COVID-19 economic relief package and demands changes By Kathryn Watson Updated on: December 22, 2020 / 9:50 PM / CBS News President Trump indicated Tuesday night that he would not sign the $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package, bringing new risk to the effort to provide financial aid to millions of Americans struggling during the pandemic. The bill passed in Congress less than 24 hours earlier.
The fourth and final suspect was ordered held without bond Tuesday in the July 4th shooting that killed 7-year-old Natalia Wallace in the South Austin neighborhood.
The Chicago City Council is now taking wrong raids by Chicago Police seriously, holding a hearing on the subject Tuesday.
"I don't see in this case where a lot progress has been made."
Several aldermen had invited Lightfoot to personally appear at Tuesday's hearing, but she has said she won't attend, saying "I think the aldermen have it covered."
"If it gets into the wrong hands, that could be very very bad."
It is safe to say that in the Anjanette Young case, police did not follow their own directives.
On Monday, public health officials reported 4,699 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois.
"The most important thing that we can do is to double down on our public health measures."
City officials busted two illegal parties in the River North neighborhood early Sunday for violating COVID-19 regulations, after finding large crowds gathering without masks or safe distancing to prevent the spread of the virus.
The High Ridge YMCA in West Rogers Park will be closing in January after nearly 70 years in operation, amid the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.
