Sophie Sherry

Two men from Illinois were among the 37 people spared from death row by President Joe Biden on Monday.

Hosea Crossley III was born in the Ida B. Wells Homes on the South Side and with the exception of the time he served in the U.S. Navy he lived and worked in Chicago. “He is Chicago,” his son, Hosea Crossley IV, said.

Christopher Negrete was sentenced to 28 years, under a plea deal, for criminal sexual assault and possession of child pornography. He could have faced four decades behind bars.

Karina's Bill passed the Illinois House by a vote of 80-33 in the waning hours of the General Assembly's lame duck session, advancing the measure that would require police to confiscate guns within 96 hours of a judge's order from people whose FOID cards have been revoked due to emergency restraining orders.

El proyecto de Ley Karina fue aprobado en la Cámara de Representantes de Illinois por una votación de 80 a 33. Requeriría que la policía confiscara las armas dentro de las 96 horas a las personas cuyas tarjetas FOID hayan sido revocadas debido a órdenes de restricción de emergencia.

“The threat of arrest and prosecution keeps sex workers unsafe and in the shadows, and this threat must be eliminated,” Brian Johnson, CEO of Equality Illinois, said Monday at a press conference announcing the proposed bill. “This law is essential now more than ever.”

Three recent studies find that a preservation-based approach to repairing the point's limestone steps could still meet storm damage and coastal protection requirements and offer a road map to renovations.

Around 9:15 p.m., officers found a 26-year-old man on the street with gunshot wounds to his shoulder and neck in the 5400 block of North Ashland Avenue, Chicago police said.

The victims, a man and a woman, were killed during an apparent domestic incident in the 4100 block of West Grenshaw Street, according to fire and police officials.

Lacramioara Beldie died from her wounds and her husband, Constantin Beldie, killed himself after attacking her around 2:25 p.m. Nov. 19 in Portage Park, according to Chicago police.