Friday, May 2, 2025

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highland-park-parade-shooting
  • by david hall
Highland Park victims' families stunned when suspect rejects plea deal: 'Today you saw absolute, unadulterated evil’

Robert Crimo III backed out of deal in court Wednesday after prosecutors say he agreed to plead guilty to seven counts of first-degree murder in connection with the mass shooting in 2022. “It's heartbreaking, and it shouldn't be happening,” activist Ashbey Beasley told reporters afterward.

comed-bribery-trial
  • by david hall
Madigan, ComEd bribery cases could be upended by U.S. Supreme Court ruling, defense attorneys say

A defense attorney predicted one of Chicago's high-stakes public corruption cases, the ComEd bribery case, will get a new trial. Michael Madigan’s trial is set for October but could be delayed.

city-hall
  • by david hall
City Council subcommittee takes baby step toward raising new revenue

After a nearly three-hour meeting, members were no closer to consensus on how Mayor Brandon Johnson should solve the city’s $35.4 billion pension crisis or generate $800 million in new revenue for "investments in people."

technology
  • by david hall
CME Group and Google join forces on data center expansion in Aurora

The building will put customers near the futures exchanges' own tech center and promises speedy cloud-based access to the markets.