Author: Living Legends
Veteran Chicago lawyer and former federal prosecutor Andrew Boutros was officially appointed Friday to serve as interim U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. The move is effective April 7 and was announced internally by the office of U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi, according to Joseph Fitzpatrick, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office in Chicago. The interim appointment lasts 120 days or until a permanent replacement is nominated and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Fitzpatrick said. The Department of Justice had not publicly announced Boutros’ appointment as of Friday afternoon. The Tribune reported earlier this week that Boutros,…
BANGKOK — Myanmar’s ruling military said Saturday on state television that the confirmed death toll from a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake rose to 1,644, as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the scores of buildings that collapsed when it struck near the country’s second-largest city. The new total is a sharp rise compared to the 1,002 total announced just hours earlier, underlining the difficulty of confirming casualties over a widespread region and the likelihood that the numbers will continue to grow from Friday’s quake. The number of injured increased to 3,408, while the missing figure rose to 139.…
After seven consecutive games together, the Chicago Blackhawks will split up linemates Frank Nazar and Connor Bedard. It’s not that Nazar’s shift to the second line is a demotion, it’s more for Bedard’s sake, to give him a natural winger in Ilya Mikheyev instead of another center in Nazar. “I want to try to get Connor back in the middle, try to get some more pucks in motion,” interim coach Anders Sorensen said. “I think he’s played there a lot obviously, split them up a little bit, see how it goes.” As much as Nazar’s and Bedard’s similar styles and…
A Calumet City day care facility is being sued after 2-year-old Jaylin Branch Jr. died after experiencing a seizure in their care last month. Jaylin, who had epilepsy, was taking a nap at Grandma Jones Daycare when he had a seizure and choked on his own vomit Feb. 20, according to attorneys representing Jaylin’s mother, Jasmine Bailey. Bailey filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging Jaylin was left unsupervised during nap time, which allowed him to suffocate as staff members failed to respond to his seizure. Grandma Jones Daycare referred questions to its attorney, Jeff Escher, who didn’t immediately respond to requests…
National Weather Service officials said it was a slight chance of showers Saturday afternoon and a chance of showers and thunderstorms by this evening. Officials said there was a 40 percent chance of showers after 3 p.m. Saturday, and a chance of showers and thunderstorms by the night hours. Officials are expecting temperatures to reach 70 degrees in Chicago and surrounding areas. Officials warned it could be fog in portions of the Chicago area, as well as wind gusts up to 25 mph. Current mid-day conditions at O’Hare Airport is overcast at 66 degrees. Farther south at…
It took six months for Maria Garza to finally feel home for good after leaving prison. Garza was released from the Illinois Department of Corrections in June 2021 and spent the next six months bouncing from a friend’s home to her elderly godparents’ home to a motel, while also working as a hospital clerk and dog sitter and struggling to continue her bachelor’s degree classes in Northwestern University’s Prison Education Program. Those months were marked by uncertainty and worry as Garza was forced to adapt her schedule and constantly pivot around those who had kindly offered help. Garza’s life changed…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A Louisville-area veteran turns 100 years old Saturday and he’s celebrating in daredevil style. “My attitude is if something happens, who cares? You’ve done it, you’ve seen it, there’s not much left to do,” Lee Smith said. Smith is a World War II veteran who loves to celebrate his birthday by skydiving. Smith was supposed to take the plunge Saturday afternoon in Elizabethtown but it’s been postponed due to strong winds. It would’ve been his fourth time skydiving since turning 96 years old. Smith was part of the Army Air Cops in the 1940s and despite…
WASHINGTON (AP) — As losses mount in lower federal courts, President Donald Trump has returned to a tactic that he employed at the Supreme Court with remarkable success in his first term. Three times in the past week, and six since Trump took office a little more than two months ago, the Justice Department has asked the conservative-majority high court to step into cases much earlier than usual. The administration’s use of the emergency appeals, or shadow docket, comes as it faces more than 130 lawsuits over the Republican president’s flurry of executive orders. Many of the lawsuits have been…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — One juvenile is dead and three other juveniles were injured after a single-vehicle crash in Hardin County early Saturday morning. The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to a single-vehicle crash in the 3700 block of St. John Road just before 2:30 a.m. Police said a vehicle driven by a juvenile from Eastview, Kentucky, was headed east when the driver lost control. The vehicle left the roadway on the left shoulder and rolled multiple times. The driver was ejected and sustained life-threatening injuries. The victim was taken to Baptist Health Hardin then airlifted to UofL…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces are preparing to launch a fresh military offensive in the coming weeks to maximize the pressure on Ukraine and strengthen the Kremlin’s negotiating position in ceasefire talks, Ukrainian government and military analysts said. The move could give Russian President Vladimir Putin every reason to delay discussions about pausing the fighting in favor of seeking more land, the Ukrainian officials said, renewing their country’s repeated arguments that Russia has no intention of engaging in meaningful dialogue to end the war. With the spring fighting season drawing near, the Kremlin is eyeing a multi-pronged push across…