Victim of botched Chicago police raid cancels meeting with Lightfoot after parties can't agree to terms

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A Chicago-area man accused of storming the Capitol last week allegedly told agents who showed up to arrest him: "Wow, you’re pretty good," court papers show. Kevin James Lyons was charged with knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building without authority and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds for allegedly taking part in Jan.

Warning: This post contains spoilers from the Wednesday, January 6, episode of Chicago Fire.

 resumed season 9 on Wednesday, picking up with Brett (Kara Killmer) and Casey (Jesse Spencer) faced with the awkward aftermath of their passionate kiss. While Casey seemed to entertain the possibility of pursuing something romantic with the paramedic, Brett was less sure, in part due to the looming cloud of Casey's ex, Gabby.

At least two people were fatally shot Monday in the employee parking lot of a Chicago-area UPS facility, in what police are investigating as a murder-suicide, according to authorities.  Officers responded to the shooting around 1 p.m. on Monday, where they found a man and woman lying on the ground and unresponsive outside the facility in Hodgkins, Ill., located about 17 miles southwest of downtown Chicago.

Michael Cusack was an athlete with Down syndrome who won a gold medal in freestyle swimming at the first Special Olympics in 1968.While growing up in Chicago, Cusack began participating in a sports program for children with intellectual disabilities. He was the first student to join the program, impressing his coaches with his athletic abilities and inspiring others to join.

Watching Mank, as it dramatized how Herman Mankiewicz forged the screenplay for the classic Citizen Kane, film editor Alan Baumgarten was struck by one passage. "Mankiewicz is talking about how he's delivering a script that's a watertight narrative and a destination," says Baumgarten, who just collaborated with writer-director Aaron Sorkin on Netflix's The Trial of the Chicago 7.

A Chicago real estate agent has been fired after posting on social media from the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, her former employer announced.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot clashed Thursday with the head of the city's police union after he downplayed the actions of rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.

A heavy police presence was seen near Trump Tower in New York City on Wednesday night, where anti-Trump protesters were gathering after a day of violence on Capitol Hill in Washington. Videos posted to social media showed NYPD officers lined up behind metal barricades near the tower, the 58-floor mixed use skyscraper on Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan where businessman Donald Trump launched his candidacy for president in 2015.

Dick Wolf trio of shows --Chicago Med, Chicago P.D., and Chicago Fire — to return. NBC announced that it is airing breaking news instead, covering the pro-Trump insurrection at the Capitol and the Electoral College vote count from 8 p.m.

world’s most high-profile couples - Kim Kardashian and Kanye West - are heading for divorce, reports today suggest. This morning, various sources are quoted by celebrity news sites in America claiming Kardashian, 40, is “done” with West, 43, after six years of marriage.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot met with the Black woman who was handcuffed by police while naked when officers raided the wrong home, the pair said in a joint statement. The Democratic mayor and Anjanette Young met Thursday for what they described in the statement as "a very lengthy, very candid and productive conversation about the unacceptable raid on Ms.

Recently released emails show Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot first learned in November 2019 of a "pretty bad wrongful raid" at the home of a Black woman who said she was not allowed to put on clothes before police handcuffed her. Chicago city leaders on Wednesday released more than 150 emails, as well as other documents, photos and police body camera footage in connection with the botched February 2019 raid at Anjanette Young's home.

An 18-year-old Illinois woman died just days after contracting the coronavirus, according to her family. Sarah Simental, who lived in the Chicago suburb of Tinley Park, died from the virus the day after Christmas, Cook County officials said.

An 18-year-old girl in Illinois died just days after she contracted COVID-19, according to her family. Sarah Simental, who lived in the Chicago suburb of Tinley Park, died from the virus the day after Christmas, Cook County officials said.

The date of R. Kelly's federal trial in Chicago for child pornography and obstruction charges has been moved due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Associated Press.

Clayton Davis The Chicago Film Critics Association has named Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland” as this year’s big winner, netting five prizes, including best picture, director, actress (Frances McDormand), adapted screenplay and cinematography. Leading the CFCA nominations with seven, the Searchlight Pictures drama has performed astoundingly with the half dozen critics awards that have been announced thus far.