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Kyle Rittenhouse, 18, faces five felonies for shooting three people, two fatally, during Kenosha’s civil unrest in August 2020. Judge Bruce Schroeder has allowed the panel to consider offenses less serious for two of the five charges but only if jurors opt to acquit the defendant of the more serious corresponding charge. The judge also approved the prosecution’s request for a provocation instruction. Such an instruction would ask the jury to consider whether the defendant provoked the confrontation. If the jury agrees, it could weaken Rittenhouse’s self-defense claim.
Ingesting tiny concentrations can permanently damage the developing brains of children, triggering learning disabilities, a lack of impulse control and criminal behavior later in life. Lead also contributes to heart disease, kidney failure and other health problems; in 2018, researchers estimated more than 400,000 deaths a year in the U.S. are linked to the toxic metal — 18% of all deaths.
Steel mill workers gave the surrounding neighborhoods the look of Eastern Europe, the Tribune observed in 1909: “Hungarians, Austrians, and Slavs of various denominations, like Macedonians, Croatians, and Slovaks, do most of the ‘plodding labor’ in the iron and steel industry of Chicago,” it said.
Rittenhouse, then 17, volunteered to patrol downtown Kenosha amid turmoil surrounding the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, who was left partially paralyzed after being shot by a white police officer during a domestic disturbance call days earlier. State and federal prosecutors later declined to charge the officer with any wrongdoing.
But since plans for the Obama Presidential Center began, Walker has been worried his 72-year-old mother won’t be able to afford to continue living in South Shore. Instead of being able to enjoy her retirement, she’ll have to “worry about skyrocketing interest rates and taxes” and “the fact that (she) might have to pick up and move,” said Walker, 52.
People visit the Bishop’s Mausoleum as the Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Chicago observes the 25th anniversary of Cardinal Joseph Bernardin’s death by opening his resting place at Mount Carmel Cemetery on Nov. 14, 2021, in Hillside. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
“There was sort of a regal quality about Jane, in the way that she carried herself and in the way that she approached all people,” said Pat Ulmer, a longtime friend. “She had a very calm persona, she was empathetic and she was very engaged with anybody that she met or interacted with. And she had a very strong interest in learning things.”
Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara, center, leaves the Leighton Criminal Court Building on Aug. 10, 2021, following the bond hearing for the two men alleged to be involved in the shooting death of Chicago police Officer Ella French. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
“On behalf of my family and our city, our hearts and prayers go out to every person who was affected by today’s violent act outside of Sts. Monica and Luke Church,” Prince said in a statement. “We do not have many details, as this is an active, ongoing investigation, but the Gary Police Department and supporting law enforcement agencies will get to the bottom of this incident. We will do our best to provide timely updates on this incident after the police department has completed its investigation.
Snow showers developing in Wisconsin were moving southeast during the late morning and early afternoon, said Casey Sullivan, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. But it’s not time to bring out the sledding gear yet: Chicagoans should expect only minor accumulation on grassy and elevated surfaces.