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“Here, the charges are not based on political logrolling, but rather, on private benefits in the form of jobs, contracts, and payments offered to be paid by a private company in order to influence and reward a legislator in carrying out his official duties,” the motion stated.
Beyer, a 22-year veteran who resigned from the department on July 6, is seeking a reinstatement of his employment with the police department, unspecified back pay and other damages, according to the lawsuit, which was filed Aug. 19. He resigned hours before a hearing in front of the Niles Police and Fire Commission, which would have considered terminating his employment.
Lawmakers including Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, center, shown last year, will reconvene in Springfield next week on the legislative remap, even though Democrats passed it earlier without needing Republican input. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune)
“We support CPS’ stated commitment to honor the process and support full implementation of the work our groups, parents, students and teachers have done to make this process authentic. We call on CPD to respect the extensive community engagement process that took place over the past year,” reads the joint statement from the Ark of St. Sabina, Build Inc., Community Organizing and Family Issues, Mikva Challenge and Voices of Youth in Chicago Education.
Naperville Unit Education Association members and supporters make the walk from Naperville North High School to a recent Naperville School District 203 school board meeting in solidarity of a new contract. The two sides reached a tentative agreement on a new multiyear contract, it was announced Monday. (Rafael Guerrero / Naperville Sun)
Sergio Sida-Valdez, left, of Alivio Medical Center administers a Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine to Maria Beltran at a Chicago Department of Public Health COVID-19 vaccination site at Swap-o-Rama in Chicago on Aug. 8, 2021. (Vashon Jordan Jr. / Chicago Tribune)
SIU Chancellor Austin Lane, issued a statement: “We are heartbroken to lose a member of the Saluki family and extend our deepest condolences to her family and friends. Carbondale Police Department notified us of the incident about 3:15 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 22, and we are assisting CPD as it carries out its investigation.”
Two years ago, a 55-year-old woman named Tamara Clayton was shot and killed while driving on Interstate 57 near Cicero Avenue while on her way to work. In the wake of Clayton’s death, Gov. J.B. Pritzker, state representatives, including Sen. Jacqueline Collins, and gun violence activist Andrew Holmes argued for newer cameras to help reduce crime. That July, the Tamara Clayton Expressway Act was signed to instruct state police to install the updated cameras on highways that could help police identify shooters.
Santo Lozoya, left, and Jose Martinez, plead guilty to charges connected to the 2016 fatal slaying of 28-year-old Crispin Coliz on the Northwest Side. To commemorate the murder, Lozoya and Martinez got tattoos below their eyes, prosecutors said. (Chicago Police Department)
One of the plaintiffs in that case, Wah Group, won rights to licenses in the lottery, and its attorney and manager, Mazie Harris, indicated the group would drop its lawsuit. That left the other plaintiff, Haaayy, to continue to challenge the constitutionality of giving military veteran owners bonus application points, which were required to receive a perfect score to qualify for the final lottery.