Johnson adviser voted in Texas last month
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says reports that his senior adviser, Jason Lee, voted in Texas last month are “being looked into.”
According to Chicago Board of Elections data, Lee voted in Harris County, Texas, in the Nov. 5 general election. Chicago’s personnel rules require city government workers to reside in the city. The mayor said he would respond further once a “full diagnostic” is done.
Durbin to chair hearing on Trump deportation plan
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee plans a hearing Tuesday with the title “How mass deportations will separate American families, harm our armed forces and devastate our economy.”
The committee, chaired by Illinois U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, will look at the incoming Trump administration’s plans for mass deportation and how it may impact non-violent, non-citizens in the country.
Charges brought in all 2023 Chicago area expressway shooting homicides
Illinois State Police are heralding charges being brought in all five Chicago area expressway shooting homicides that occurred in 2023.
Agency Director Brendan Kelly said law enforcement used intelligent investigations, technology and “good old-fashioned persistence” in clearing 100% of the homicides. The agency also said expressway shootings are down 32% for the year.