Community remembers promising Oak Park teen fatally shot at gas station In Oak Park Friday, faith leaders were remembering a promising young woman who was killed during a carjacking.
OAK PARK, Ill. - In Oak Park Friday, faith leaders were remembering a promising young woman who was killed during a carjacking.
Jailyn Logan-Bledsoe, 18, was shot at a BP gas station in the western suburb. She was a student at Oak Park-River Forest High School and the granddaughter of longtime activist and NAACP leader Phyllis Logan. Read More...
State of the State: Pritzker unveils $800M in tax increases Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivered his sixth State of the State and Budget address Wednesday, unveiling $800 million in tax increases.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivered his sixth State of the State and Budget address Wednesday, unveiling $800 million in tax increases.
The hikes would largely fall on businesses from large corporations to state-regulated sportsbooks.
As for his pending priorities, the Democrat is focused on social services, healthcare and early education, proposing $350 million towards the state’s school funding formula. Read More...
article BASSETERRE, St. Kitts and Nevis (AP) — U.S. rapper 50 Cent and a member of his entourage were detained in St. Kitts and Nevis for using "indecent language" during a performance at a music festival, local police said Sunday.
A police statement said 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, and a member of his entourage named Bajar Walter were arrested and charged after a Saturday night performance. Read More...
