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The Cook County brief includes a note about the gun used to target President Donald Trump in 2024.
"The shooter climbed onto a rooftop approximately 150 yards from the podium and fired an AR-15 style semiautomatic rifle."
Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke has filed her brief with SCOTUS defending the county's assault weapons ban.
"[The AR-15's] purpose was for battlefields teeming with enemy soldiers, not for city blocks populated with families."
Filing: supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/2…
Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke has filed her brief with SCOTUS defending the county's assault weapons ban.
"[The AR-15's] purpose was for battlefields teeming with enemy soldiers, not for city blocks populated with families."
Filing: supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/2…
Here's the brief filed by the challengers in August: supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/2…
Man charged in early morning shooting at Chicago's Federal Plaza
chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2…
Chicago's FBI boss has announced a $1M reward for info leading to the arrest of Joseph "Troubles" Matos for the 2021 murder of Illinois National Guard soldier Chrys Carvajal.
“There’s someone out there that knows where Matos is."
chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2…
Jon Seidel retweeted
This morning, #FBIChicago Special Agent in Charge Ryan Whalen announced the addition of Joseph Matos to the @FBIMostWanted Fugitives list, Fugitives list, bringing the reward amount up to $1 million for information leading to his arrest. Matos is wanted in connection for his alleged role in the murder of National Guardsman Chrys Cavajal on July 3, 2021.
Matos is a 44-year-old Hispanic male. He stands at 6’2”, weighs approximately 220 pounds, has brown hair, and brown eyes. He has the following tattoos across his body: "M-Town Kings" on the right side of his neck; "1300" on the left side of his neck; "Move in Silence" on his right hand; “Trust no one” on his left hand; "MOST WANTED" on his belly; and "Heavensent, Hellbound" on his arms.
Matos is believed to be armed and dangerous. If you have any information, contact the FBI's Toll-Free tipline at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) or you can submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov. To learn more, please visit: fbi.gov/wanted/topten/joseph….
ALT FBI Ten Most Wanted poster for Joseph Matos, wanted for murder and racketeering, showing his photos and detailed tattoos.
ALT FBI agent standing at a podium with FBI Chicago Field Office backdrop and American flag to the left.
ALT Man with short dark hair and neck tattoos wearing a white Nike 'Just Do It' t-shirt against a plain gray background.
ALT Profile view of a man with a short fade haircut and a detailed tattoo on his neck wearing a white shirt.
NEW: Man sought in 2021 killing of Illinois National Guard member added to FBI's 10 most wanted list
chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2…
Jon Seidel retweeted
Reyes, before she wraps up golf course hearing, says her family has been texting her, "freaking out" over CNN report about death threats bc of this case.
"A federal judge is getting death threats over a golf course. I really don’t think that’s what the founders envisioned."
Remember ex-AT&T Illinois President Paul La Schiazza?
Two years after his Madigan-related corruption trial ended with a hung jury, federal prosecutors in Chicago today have officially moved to dismiss his indictment.
Background here: chicago.suntimes.com/chicago…
When ex-IL House Speaker Michael Madigan went to trial soon after, jurors also struggled with the AT&T-related allegations.
They convicted Madigan for other conduct: chicago.suntimes.com/madigan…
So eventually, La Schiazza struck a deal: chicago.suntimes.com/chicago…
Prosecutors say Alexandros Paporakis, 19, spent two years planning a mass shooting and wound up targeting a Hindu worship center in Aurora, Ill.
Then, when the time came, his AR-style rifle jammed.
From @cindylu_7 and @TinaSfon: chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2…
Man who caused shutdown at Chicago's federal courthouse pleads guilty, faces 2 years in prison
chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2…
Group cheered as woman was sexually assaulted at University of Chicago frat house, police report says.
From @SophiePSherry and @RosemarySobol1, via @Suntimes: chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2…
Ever since the "Broadview 6" scandal broke, much has been made of alleged misconduct by a single federal prosecutor.
Judge April Perry is going a different direction, testing claims made by U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros and others.
UPDATED from @Suntimes: chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2…
"[The Office of Professional Responsibility] has a particular need to interview former Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) Sheri Mecklenburg and AUSA Matthew Skiba."
NEW: The feds' petition has been made public in unredacted form.
Here's the full filing (with signature blocks below): cst.brightspotcdn.com/58/76/…
NEW: The feds' petition has been made public in unredacted form.
Here's the full filing (with signature blocks below): cst.brightspotcdn.com/58/76/…
UPDATE: Judge April Perry denies the government's bid to keep all of this under seal — including the attorney's signature block.
"The government has also publicly disclosed … that there is an OPR investigation in this case."
Feds appear to hide name of government lawyer in new 'Broadview Six' court filing
From @Suntimes: chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2…