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Trump rethinking next week's planned immigration raids, report says
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Illinois top court reverses actor Smollett's false hate crime report conviction
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the conviction of actor Jussie Smollett, the one-time star of the TV drama "Empire", for staging a hate crime against himself in 2019. The court agreed with defense arguments that Smollett should not have been charged a second time for filing a false hate crime report because prosecutors had already agreed to drop such charges against him in a negotiated agreement.
Chicagoans vote on real estate tax hike to fight homelessness
Eric Cox 19 March 2024 at 4:00 am·2-min read By Eric Cox CHICAGO, March 19 (Reuters) - Chicagoans will vote in Tuesday's primary election on whether to increase the tax rate on real estate transfers worth over $1 million in order to raise funds for affordable housing and fighting homelessness. The ballot measure would lower property transfer taxes for the vast majority of Chicago residents, to $3 for every $500 of a transfer price under $1 million, down from the current flat rate of $3.75.
Son of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ pleads not guilty to US trafficking charges
By Eric Cox and Joseph Ax CHICAGO (Reuters) -Ovidio Guzman, one of the sons of incarcerated Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, pleaded not guilty to U.S. fentanyl trafficking charges on Monday in federal court in Chicago, prosecutors said, three days after his extradition from Mexico. Guzman, 33, is one of El Chapo’s four sons, known as “Los Chapitos,” who inherited their father’s trafficking empire after his conviction on U.S. murder and drug charges in 2019.
Son of drug kingpin 'El Chapo' pleads not guilty to U.S. trafficking charges
By Eric Cox and Joseph Ax CHICAGO (Reuters) -Ovidio Guzman, one of the sons of incarcerated Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, pleaded not guilty to U.S. fentanyl trafficking charges on Monday in federal court in Chicago, according to the Chicago Tribune, three days after his extradition from Mexico. Guzman, 33, is one of El Chapo's four sons, known as "Los Chapitos," who inherited their father's trafficking empire after his conviction on U.S. murder and drug charges in 2019.
UPDATE 1-At striking Ford plant in Michigan, workers revile two-tier wage system
(Updates with new quotes from strikers) By Eric Cox and Kevin Krolicki WAYNE, Michigan, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Striking auto workers converged on a Ford assembly plant on the outskirts of Detroit on Friday morning to show their support for the most ambitious labor action in decades and explain the grievances that led to the three-factory walkout.
Hundreds gather at Ford plant in Michigan as auto workers begin historic strike
WAYNE, Michigan (Reuters) - Hundreds of people, including auto workers on the night shift and their supporters, gathered at a Ford assembly plant in Wayne, Michigan as members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union walked off the job to begin a historic strike. The first-ever simultaneous strikes against the "Detroit Three" automakers, including General Motors and Chrysler parent Stellantis, kicked off early on Friday after the union and companies failed to agree on new contracts.
From 'Hair Love' to 'Young Love': A Black family's animated TV tale
By Danielle Broadway and Eric Cox Sept 12 (Reuters) - When director and writer Matthew A. Cherry started a crowdsourced fund in 2017 for his animated short film "Hair Love," he could not have imagined it would go on to win an Oscar in 2020 and eventually grow into the 2023 Max series "Young Love." As the series creator, he was keen to continue the story of the family in "Young Love," which premieres on Sept. 21 and runs for 12 episodes.
'It Felt Like Star Wars': Hoverbike Makes U.S. Debut
By Eric Cox (Reuters) - A hoverbike that the Japanese manufacturers plan to launch in the United States next year made its U.S. debut at the Detroit Auto Show on Thursday, drawing perhaps inevitable comparisons to the speeder bikes of "Star Wars." The XTURISMO hoverbike is made by Japanese startup AERWINS Technologies and can fly for 40 minutes, reaching speeds of up to 62 miles per hour (100 kph).
Biden targets 'extremist' Trump allies as democratic threat in fraught political moment
PHILADELPHIA -- President Joe Biden charged Republican allies of Donald Trump with undermining the country's democracy and urged voters on Thursday to reject extremism ahead of November's midterm elections.
What's in a name? Illinois hopes to make invasive carp fish more palatable
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois is rebranding an invasive carp in the hopes of encouraging people to eat it — and solving a decades-old issue that has been threatening the ecosystem of the U.S. state's waterways. "We've launched a new name, 'copi', to help people consume this delicious fish and help us do our work in keeping them out of the waterways," said Kevin Irons, assistant chief of fisheries for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
Highland Park shooting suspect admits to deadly attack, prosecutor says
WAUKEGAN, Ill. -- The man accused of killing seven people and wounding dozens of others at an Independence Day parade outside of Chicago admitted to authorities that he carried out the shooting, a prosecutor said on Wednesday during the suspect's first court appearance. Robert Crimo, the 21-year-old suspect facing seven counts of first-degree murder, appeared at the bond hearing via a video link from jail, two days after the attack in Highland Park, Illinois.
Suspect in July 4 parade shooting planned attack for weeks, authorities say
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. -- The man accused of killing seven people at a Fourth of July parade near Chicago had planned the attack for weeks and had come to authorities' attention at least twice before on reports that he threatened suicide or harm to others, local officials said on Tuesday.
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