John Keilman – Page 20

The end of cash bail? Backers and opponents ponder the consequences as bill awaits Pritzker’s signature.

January 17, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

You would think DuPage County Public Defender Jeff York would be happy to see the end of cash bail in Illinois, as promised by criminal justice legislation that passed Wednesday,...

Trump supporters participate in a rally Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

‘I fear we’re not done with all this’: US Capitol riot tests the loyalty of Chicago-area Trump supporters

January 12, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

Ryan Doorhy, a college student from Westmont, backed President Donald Trump in two elections, seeing him as a champion for long-ignored blue-collar workers and small rural towns. But when chaos...

Police officers in riot gear monitor protesters outside the U.S. Capitol around the time of the District of Columbia curfew on Jan. 6, 2021.

Suburban tech company fires CEO who was charged in federal court after US Capitol siege

January 10, 2021 at 9:15 a.m.

A suburban tech company executive who was among dozens of people arrested Wednesday in Washington, D.C., after a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol has been charged in federal court and...

People attend to a wounded person, during a clash with law enforcement, on Aug. 25, 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Police officer won’t face charges in Jacob Blake police shooting, Kenosha prosecutor says; Rittenhouse pleads not guilty

January 5, 2021 at 9:23 p.m.

The police officer who shot Jacob Blake won't face criminal charges for firing seven bullets into the former Evanston man during a struggle in August, Kenosha County prosecutors announced Tuesday....

Kevin Fair at his home studio in Chicago on Dec. 22, 2020.

‘Good game, bro’: Chicago Park District adds esports to its recreational program with inaugural ‘NBA 2K21’ tournament

December 26, 2020 at 5:00 a.m.

The Chicago Park District's sports programs usually involve swimming pools, playing fields and basketball courts. This past week, for the first time, they involved Xboxes and PlayStations. The district on...

The family of swim coach Tom Burek at his funeral in Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Galesburg, Dec. 18, 2020.

‘He meant everything’: The profound legacy of a small-town swim coach felled by COVID-19

February 3, 2021 at 1:10 p.m.

The Monmouth College natatorium was as empty and gray as the sky beyond its towering windows one recent afternoon, the gloom pierced by one striking burst of color — a...

Englewood resident Fannie Peeples gets a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine from Friend Health nurse Syreetta Stinson at the Peace House of I Grow Chicago, March 26, 2021. I Grow Chicago teamed with Friend Health to provide 150 vaccines, coffee and doughnuts at the event.

Illinois receives expected full complement of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines. But questions remain about forthcoming shipments.

January 5, 2021 at 8:15 a.m.

Illinois ramped up its statewide vaccination effort with a focus on front-line health care workers Thursday, even as questions remain about just how many doses the federal government will send...

A vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is drawn into a syringe Dec. 14, 2020, at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa.

No, COVID-19 vaccines don’t contain Satan’s microchips (and other scary conspiracy theories aren’t true either)

January 5, 2021 at 8:14 a.m.

If you want an idea of the conspiracy theories that hang over COVID-19 vaccines, there's no better summation than a 40-second TikTok video posted in October by a performer named...

ROBBINSDALE, MN - DECEMBER 15: Pharmacy students from the University of Minnesota pose for a photo with a box of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at North Memorial Hospital on December 15, 2020 in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. Staff at the hospital are expected to start receiving the vaccine early next week. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

No, las vacunas COVID-19 no contienen los microchips de Satanás

December 16, 2020 at 2:02 p.m.

Si quieres tener una idea de las teorías de la conspiración que se ciernen sobre las vacunas COVID-19, no hay mejor resumen que un video de TikTok de 40 segundos...

The University of Illinois is taking new measures to try to reconcile with Native American communities, saying it will grow its American Indian Studies program and repatriate sacred artifacts to Indigenous people, among other reforms.

Chief Illiniwek was officially retired 13 years ago. University of Illinois is still trying to remedy his ‘painful impact’ on Indigenous people.

December 9, 2020 at 11:06 a.m.

In its latest step to confront the controversial legacy of Chief Illiniwek, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's long-retired mascot, the school has announced new efforts to make amends, saying...

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