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Records show fervent Trump fans fueled U.S. Capitol takeover

By MICHAEL BIESECKER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, GILLIAN FLACCUS and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press
Jan 11, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The insurrectionist mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol at the president's behest last week was overwhelmingly made up of longtime Trump supporters, including...
Des Plaines man pleads guilty to defrauding elderly in telemarketing scam

Daily Herald report
Jan 11, 2021 12:00 am - A 27-year-old Des Plaines man, who federal authorities scammed hundreds of thousands of dollars from elderly victims as part of a telemarketing scheme, has pleaded guilt...
Pritzker weighs in on criminal justice bill

By RAYMON TRONCOSO Capitol News Illinois rtroncoso@capitolnewsillinois.com
Jan 11, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker took questions on a massive criminal justice omnibus bill backed by the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus on Monday, noting he was gener...
Capitol police were overrun, little defense against rioters

By COLLEEN LONG, MICHAEL BALSAMO and LISA MASCARO Associated Press
Jan 11, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Despite ample warnings about pro-Trump demonstrations in Washington, U.S. Capitol Police did not bolster staffing on Wednesday and made no preparations for ...
Capitol assault a more sinister attack than first appeared

By JAY REEVES, LISA MASCARO and CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press
Jan 11, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Under battle flags bearing Donald Trump's name, the Capitol's attackers pinned a bloodied police officer in a doorway, his twisted face and screams captured...
Child injured in Streamwood shooting early Sunday

By Eric Peterson
Jan 11, 2021 12:00 am - Streamwood police responding to disturbance call involving gunfire early Sunday morning located a 6-year-old child suffering nonlife-threatening injuries after being str...
A theater of propaganda: The Capitol, cameras and selfies

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer
Jan 11, 2021 12:00 am - NEW YORK - One of the defining images of the Capitol Hill siege was of a man dangling from the balcony of the Senate chamber. Clad in black and with a helmet over his he...
Wall Street distances itself from Trump, GOP after riots

By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer
Jan 11, 2021 12:00 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A growing number of Wall Street banks and businesses have cut ties with President Donald Trump's campaign and financial arms, as well as the broader Re...
Capitol police were overrun, 'left naked' against rioters

By COLLEEN LONG, MICHAEL BALSAMO and LISA MASCARO
Jan 10, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite ample warnings about pro-Trump demonstrations in Washington, U.S. Capitol Police did not bolster staffing on Wednesday and made no preparations...
Trump legacy on race shadowed by divisive rhetoric, actions

By AAMER MADHANI
Jan 10, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - President Donald Trump repeatedly claimed in the final months of his presidency - and without a trace of irony - to have done more for Black Americans tha...

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