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The indictment alleged Thompson filed false tax returns stating he had paid a total of more than $171,000 in interest to Washington Federal related to the loans, when actually he had paid nothing, the indictment alleged. He also allegedly understated his taxable income on those same returns, according to the indictment.
“The crime scene itself is moving at 70, 80, 90 miles an hour down the expressway,” said Kelly, who was tapped by Pritzker in 2019 to lead the state police. “The evidence is more like a debris field than it is at a typical crime scene on a street corner or in a parking lot, wherever the case may be, within a home or within a business, it is spread out all over the place.”
“Recently, when allegations of sexual harassment in 2014 by D.J. Jones, the head athletic trainer for the Rockford IceHogs, were reported to the Blackhawks on October 27, 2021, we adhered to our new protocols and procedures, suspended Mr. Jones, conducted an in-depth investigation over 5 days and, following the conclusive results, terminated Mr. Jones on November 3, 2021.”
Students from Barrington High School leave school for the day on Jan. 31, 2022. District 220 is one of 146 Illinois school districts named in a lawsuit targeting Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s mitigation protocols at schools. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune)
Bautista then tried to drive away, leading Torres to allegedly open fire on the fleeing vehicle, while the 15-year-old fired his weapon inside the vehicle, striking Bautista in the head and body. After the vehicle crashed, the teen shot a 17-year-old cousin twice. The young gunman jumped out of the stopped vehicle and demanded a backpack the wounded cousin had, authorities said. The cousin turned over the bag, and the teen and Torres fled from the alley.
Four ski jumpers representing the United States made it through the qualifier Saturday, but in the first of two rounds Sunday, Casey Larson, 23, of Barrington, finished 39th, Kevin Bickner, 25, of Wauconda placed 43rd and Patrick Gasienica, 23, of McHenry was 49th. U.S. teammate Decker Dean, 21, of Steamboat Springs, Co., ended up in 44th.
The fall 2020 emails, released to the Tribune under an open records request, offer a window into the extent to which Lightfoot hoped to stop the public from learning details of the behind-the-scenes debate over General Iron’s attempted move from a wealthy, largely white Lincoln Park neighborhood to a lower-income, predominantly Latino one on the Southeast Side.
Attendees mimic the dance moves of Grenita Hall, foreground, during an Afrobeat fitness exercise at the launch of the Rite to Wellness Campaign at Garfield Fieldhouse Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
“The allegations that, following a physical altercation with the victim’s boyfriend, Mr. Grant decided to follow the victim, who was thirty-six-weeks pregnant, and open fire on a major roadway are unconscionable,” said DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin. “Thankfully, no innocent motorists were injured and, while still hospitalized, Mr. Grant’s alleged target and her baby are expected to survive. This defendant’s alleged violent behavior put the motoring public at risk and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
Authorities later found more than $2.1 million in merchandise from Victoria’s Secret, American Eagle, Michael Kors, Sephora, Foot Locker and other retailers in the couple’s home and in rented storage units, prosecutors said. More than $20,000 in cash was allegedly found in their home.