Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Tuesday filed one of more than a dozen state-level lawsuits nationwide against TikTok, arguing that the endless-scrolling vertical video app is taking advantage of children and harming their mental health. In joining states from across the nation and Washington, D.C., Illinois’ TikTok lawsuit is the latest step that the state has taken … [Read more...] about Attorney general suit says TikTok designed to ‘addict young users in Illinois’
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Man found guilty in slaying of off-duty CPD officer in River North
A Cook County jury on Tuesday found a man guilty of murder in the shooting death of an off-duty Chicago police officer in River North in 2019, according to court records. Menelik Jackson, 29, was convicted of murder and aggravated battery in the fatal shooting of Officer John Rivera, 23, which also injured another man, following a jury trial that began last week. Rivera was … [Read more...] about Man found guilty in slaying of off-duty CPD officer in River North
Illinois secretary of state’s office rescinds license plates with variations of ‘October 7’
In a decision that is raising free speech questions while wading into the political sensitivities surrounding the Israel-Hamas war, Democratic Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has revoked a handful of license plates that display some iteration of the date “October 7” after his office fielded complaints that one plate appeared to endorse last year’s attack on Jewish … [Read more...] about Illinois secretary of state’s office rescinds license plates with variations of ‘October 7’
Woodward book reveals Trump’s calls with Putin, Biden’s private remarks on Obama and Netanyahu
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has had as many as seven private phone calls with Vladimir Putin since leaving office and secretly sent the Russian president COVID-19 test machines during the height of the pandemic, Bob Woodward reported in his new book, “War.” The revelations were made in the famed Watergate reporter’s latest book, which also details President Joe Biden’s … [Read more...] about Woodward book reveals Trump’s calls with Putin, Biden’s private remarks on Obama and Netanyahu
Early voters line up to cast ballots in Lake, Porter counties as voting gets under way
Voters turned out in droves Tuesday morning to cast their ballots on the first day of early voting in Indiana. In Lake County, Sheila Stewart was the first person to vote shortly after 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, the first day of early voting in the general election, at the Lake County Government Center. “I wanted to do it before that line,” said Stewart, who works at the government … [Read more...] about Early voters line up to cast ballots in Lake, Porter counties as voting gets under way