Waukegan Police Officer Who Fatally Shot Teen Fired For 'Multiple Policy And Procedure Violations'
The City of Waukegan has fired the police officer who fatally shot a teen on Tuesday, according to a release from the police department.
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The City of Waukegan has fired the police officer who fatally shot a teen on Tuesday, according to a release from the police department.
For the first time the Department of Children and Family Services is releasing its years-long timeline of encounters with the family of Kerri Rutherford, the 6-year-old girl who died of a drug overdose inside her Montgomery, Illinois, home this summer.
The report flags Illinois as one of the states having big problems with unemployment fraud, specifically stating Illinois is one of the states that could have done more earlier to verify identities.
The Department of Justice is getting involved in the fatal police shooting of a teen in Waukegan.
The shooting happened around 12:30 p.m. near 26th and Ridgeway.
"The victim had conveyed to some of her friends that the father told her she'd never make it through the pregnancy," Chicago Police Chief of Detectives Brendan Deenihan said.
"Some of those locations, when they remain open, when they don't follow the rules, they are, in fact, helping to communicate this virus to many other people."
"If you have an absentee ballot, and you simply change your mind, you cannot forfeit it at an early voting site."
The Chicago Teaches Union is accusing Chicago Public Schools officials of illegally refusing to bargain over plans for how and when to safely reopen schools, and the union is seeking an injunction to block CPS from moving forward with any reopening efforts.
A Porter County jury found 19-year-old Connor Kerner guilty Thursday of two counts each of murder and murder in perpetration of a robbery, among other charges.
The statewide seven-day average positivity rate stands at 5.6%, down only slightly from 5.7% on Thursday, but up from the 3.4% rate reported three weeks ago.
He is a five-year-old poodle mix who is a joy to have in the home. Spencer's foster family says he loves to lay on his back with all four paws in the air.
A popular North Side Halloween attraction has been targeted by thieves.
Two people were injured after a police chase ended with a crash in Hammond, Indiana.
Northwest Indiana set a single day record for reported COVID-19 cases, led by the highest case load ever in Lake County.
