The Latest Breaking News from Illinois

Kwame Raoul slams Blase Cupich comments on priest sex abuse report

The cardinal’s questions on how the Illinois attorney general’s abuse claims were substantiated “are particularly perplexing because many of those 125 names” came from the Archdiocese of Chicago, Raoul said.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 26, 2023

Ald. Walter Burnett Jr. still can’t explain what happened with $165,000 in campaign money

What the Chicago City Council member’s now-amended campaign-finance reports show is that, in some instances, “You’re telling us you deposited the money back into the campaign fund, and we see no such thing,” an Illinois elections official says.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 26, 2023

Daniel Penny: subway killing of Jordan Neely opens new front in culture war

It has been three years since a 17-year-old from Illinois shot dead two protesters during an anti-police riot in the Wisconsin town of Kenosha, said Jamelle Bouie in The New York Times.

The Week · May 26, 2023

Cupich’s lackluster response to alarming undercount of Catholic clergy sex abuse won’t cut it

There’s no room for anything other than full acceptance of the hard, brutal truth revealed by a five-year investigation: The Catholic Church in Illinois failed to acknowledge hundreds of allegedly abusive priests and other religious figures.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 25, 2023

Catholic clergy 700-page abuse report could prompt lawsuits and changes to Illinois law

Illinois’ attorney general ended a five-year investigation into sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy in the state Tuesday, releasing a nearly 700-page report that revealed the problem was far worse than the church had said in 2018 at the start of the state’s review

The Independent UK · May 24, 2023

Illinois 2025 4-star linebacker is offered by Ohio State

The Buckeyes offer the impressive Illinois linebacker #GoBucks

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 24, 2023

Telangana student killed in road accident in the U.S.

A student hailing from the Mahabubnagar district in the State was killed in a road accident in Illinois in the United States on Tuesday.

The Hindu · May 24, 2023

Illinois man held in attempted arson of planned abortion clinic said he’d ‘finish the job’ if freed, feds say

CHICAGO — The Illinois man accused of crashing his car into a future abortion clinic in downstate Danville while attempting to set it on fire told authorities he intended to destroy the building so it could not be used to provide abortions and would attempt to do so again if…

Chicago Tribune · May 24, 2023

Catholic clergy abuse report could prompt lawsuits, changes to Illinois law

Illinois’ attorney general ended a five-year investigation into sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy in the state Tuesday, releasing a nearly 700-page report that revealed the problem was far worse than the church had said in 2018 at the start of the state’s review

The Independent UK · May 24, 2023

Pritzker, Democratic leaders take victory lap for reaching budget deal — and only drag their feet a bit in actually filing bill

Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Senate President Don Harmon and Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch announced agreement on a budget they said was balanced “without gimmicks.” Six hours later, Democrats filed the legislation, which must still pass both chambers before the governor can sign it.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 24, 2023