Author: Barnini Chakraborty

Chicago may be getting a new mayor on Monday, but it’s unlikely Brandon Johnson will be as meme-able as his predecessor, Lori Lightfoot. Lightfoot, Chicago’s first mayor to lose reelection in 40 years, was the subject of several stay-at-home memes during the COVID-19 pandemic that quickly went viral — but probably not for the reasons…

A federal appeals judge in Chicago on Thursday put a hold on a ruling by a lower court judge that blocked enforcement of Illinois’s assault-style weapons ban.  Appellate Judge Frank Easterbrook’s stay stops the ruling by U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn from taking effect. Easterbrook gave both sides more time to file briefs.  CHICAGO LEARNS THAT…

A Florida jury on Thursday found Andrew Gillum, a once-rising star in the Democratic Party, not guilty of lying to the FBI but was deadlocked on 17 other charges against him stemming from allegations he illegally solicited campaign donations and then funneled them into his account. The former Tallahassee mayor faced 17 counts of wire…

The Cook County state’s attorney’s office rolled out a new system for adult felony cases on Monday that aims to speed up the prosecution of criminal cases and offer a larger database that will store and track digital evidence. The move comes as Cook County, which includes Chicago, has been taken to task over its…

A Chicago-area man convicted of murder who was sentenced to life imprisonment as a teenager but was released 33 years later and championed as the poster child for prison reform has been arrested and charged in the fatal beating of his ex-girlfriend and in the shooting death of her boyfriend. Steven Hawthorne was found by…

A Georgia felon who scammed $11 million from a big-budget movie producer pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday, telling the judge he gained access to the media mogul’s bank account by using a smuggled cellphone from inside a maximum security prison.  Arthur Lee Cofield Jr. told U.S. District Judge Steve Jones how he used the phone…

A former Cook County corrections officer has been charged with first-degree murder after a man was fatally shot in the back outside a nightclub near Chicago.  Alan Kettina, 25, was charged Tuesday, with his bail set at $400,000. VIOLENCE PREVENTION GROUP CALLS FOR FOCUS ON CRIMES IN OTHER PARTS OF CHICAGO Assistant Cook County State…

Four-time Grammy winner Lizzo thumbed her nose at a new Tennessee law prohibiting drag performances in public by sharing the stage at her Knoxville concert with a group of drag queens. The “About Damn Time” singer brought out the performers and posted the videos on Instagram, which included comments to the crowd that referenced the…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Arizona’s Kari Lake is receiving backlash for refusing to stand during the “black national anthem” at the Super Bowl Sunday night. The failed GOP gubernatorial nominee‘s “Kari Lake War Room” Twitter account said she believes…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton agreed on Friday to pay $3.3 million and apologize to four former staffers whom he fired or forced out after they accused him of corruption in 2020. Under the preliminary…