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Anthony got out of the front-passenger side of the car and walked up to Michael, then shot a handgun at Michael’s head, Murphy said. Michael fell to the ground, and Anthony stood over him, shooting nine more times in “rapid succession,” said Murphy.
Lydia Stamper, right, and her daughter, Bronson, a student at Whitney Young Academic Center, get ready to make the drive from their Washington Park home to the school on Feb. 7. Stamper has been driving her daughter after busing problems and says she has only received one bus reimbursement check from Chicago Public Schools. (Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune)
Anna Kochakian, of the Uptown neighborhood, was arrested about 10 a.m. Wednesday after the Illinois State Police obtained an arrest warrant for criminal damage to property – defacement of a police memorial, authorities said. Kochakian appeared in court Thursday before Judge Charles Beach II, who gave her a $15,000 D-bond.
A report Evans and his partner wrote about the interview said they asked Thompson whether he’d been making payments on his loans with Washington Federal, and the alderman answered “Yeah.” But when he was asked to produce canceled checks as proof, Thompson replied, “No, there weren’t any.” He then requested an attorney be present for any further questioning, according to the report.
In recent years the restaurant has become well known for using its outdoor sign to make jokes and, occasionally, political statements — many of which were aimed at former President Donald Trump. Its staff also routinely insults customers, which is something of an attraction, along with its char dogs. The restaurant also has nearly 13,000 followers on Twitter, where it refers to its die-hard fans as #weinerheads.
An autopsy was performed Wednesday and the medical examiner’s office determined the gunshot wounds caused his death, which was ruled a homicide. The medical examiner’s office did not list any contributing factors, meaning the fact he also was hit with a police vehicle did not lead to his death.
“We are still early in what will be a lengthy process, but the city and Chicago Police Department have made progress,” the statement said. “We will continue to collaborate with the court monitor, the city of Chicago, the Chicago Police Department and other parties to the consent decree so that progress is made more quickly because, ultimately, lives depend on it. We continue to work collaboratively with the mayor, the city of Chicago and the Chicago Police Department on various other matters.”
Students and and their families head home after school at St. Raymond School in Mount Prospect on Feb. 9, 2022. Masks will be optional beginning Thursday at the Archdiocese of Chicago’s Catholic schools in Lake County and most of suburban Cook County. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune)
Dr. Emily Landon, an infectious disease doctor at University of Chicago Medicine, speaks during a press conference at the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago on Feb. 9, 2022, where it was announced that the state’s indoor mask mandate in response to the COVID-19 pandemic will be lifted by the end of February. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)
In response to the audit, the merit board, which oversees State Police applications, promotions, demotions, suspensions and firings, blamed a “former employee” who a source familiar with the audit confirmed was the former financial officer accused of overtime fraud, Jenny Thornley.