Don Babwin Associated Press Published 3:32 PM EST Nov 14, 2018 Chicago – A police officer fatally shot an armed security guard who witnesses say was trying to detain an armed man following a shooting at a suburban Chicago bar, authorities said. Investigators said 26-year-old Jemel Roberson was pronounced dead shortly after being taken to a hospital following the shooting early Sunday at Manny’s Blue Room in Robbins, just south of Chicago. Four other people were shot and wounded during the incident, including a man who police believe fired a gun before police arrived, Cook County sheriff’s spokeswoman Sophia Ansari said. When police arrived at the scene, Roberson was holding “somebody on the ground with his knee in his back, with his gun in his back,” witness Adam Harris told WGN-TV. “Everybody is screaming out, ‘He’s a security guard,’” Harris said. Roberson was licensed to carry a firearm, Ansari said. Charges were … [Read more...] about Illinois police respond to gunfire, fatally shoot guard
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Illinois comptroller files Chicago mayoral bid just 8 days after she won re-election
Susan Mendoza, the Illinois state comptroller, says she's running for Chicago mayor. The Democrat announced her bid Wednesday, Nov. 14, about one week after she won re-election as the state's top fiscal officer. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman) Eight days ago, Susana Mendoza won her re-election race for Illinois state comptroller. But on Wednesday, the Democrat announced her intentions to run for mayor of Chicago. "Chicago is so many things: gritty, hardworking, welcoming," Mendoza said in announcing her run. "It’s a city of neighborhoods, of all kinds of people and it must become the city of the future. I'm running for mayor of Chicago to focus on the next [generation], not just the next 4 years." Mendoza's mayoral announcement had been expected, but it still drew criticism for coming so soon after her re-election win for state comptroller, according to the Chicago Tribune. Former U.S. Commerce Secretary Bill Daley, also a candidate, slammed Mendoza for allegedly not being … [Read more...] about Illinois comptroller files Chicago mayoral bid just 8 days after she won re-election
Lincoln museum backers seek money to keep Illinois artifacts
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Advocates for Abraham Lincoln's museum pleaded with Illinois lawmakers Tuesday to use state funds to help keep a throng of historic artifacts in his hometown despite questions about whether one of the relics — a stovepipe hat — actually belonged to the 16th president. Lawmakers grilled Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation leaders over the $9.2 million it still owes on the loan it took in 2007 to buy a collection of as many as 1,500 Lincoln-related items from private collector Louise Taper. The note comes due in October 2019, and the foundation has said it will have to auction parts of the collection if it can't raise the balance. But fundraising isn't easy in the face of negative publicity. A report this fall found that the foundation had secretly sought expert advice and a DNA test on a period stovepipe hat in Lincoln's size that failed to delineate a clear connection. Questions about whether administrators of the museum and library … [Read more...] about Lincoln museum backers seek money to keep Illinois artifacts
Illinois officer responding to gunfire fatally shoots security guard
ROBERSON, Ill. -- Authorities say a police officer who was responding to a shooting at a suburban Chicago bar fatally shot an armed security guard who was working there. The Cook County sheriff's office says officers responded shortly after 4 a.m. Sunday to a call of shots fired at Manny's Blue Room in Robbins. Sheriff's spokeswoman Sophia Ansari says an officer from nearby Midlothian arrived and shot a man later identified as 26-year-old security guard Jemel Roberson. The officer shot Roberson despite people "screaming" that he was a security guard, said Adam Harris, who told WGN-TV that he witnessed the shooting. Witness Rev. Marvin Hunter said Roberson played the organ at his and other area churches, and called him an "upstanding" man. Witnesses said Roberson was armed and was holding down the gunman responsible for the initial shooting, when the Midlothian officer shot him, reports CBS Chicago. Roberson's mother has filed a federal lawsuit against the unnamed officer and the … [Read more...] about Illinois officer responding to gunfire fatally shoots security guard
Illinois 200: Barack Obama’s political career in Illinois helped shape his presidency
A decade ago, he claimed victory in the presidential campaign from Grant Park in Chicago. He announced his run -- and later his running mate -- on ground trod by Abraham Lincoln at the Old State Capitol. related advertisement Most people know about the Great Chicago Fire, but there's a lot more to Illinois history than that. Native American settlements thousands of years old, the battle over slavery, the transfer of influence from southern to northern Illinois, wars and riots, the gangsters and politicians and artists and athletes that shaped our state -- all are part of a yearlong series of articles to mark Illinois' bicentennial. The Daily Herald and dozens of publications across the state are joining forces on the series, which will continue until Illinois' 200th birthday on Dec. 3. Find previous stories at dailyherald.com/topics/Illinois-Bicentennial/. And, yes, he also quoted Ronald Reagan on occasion.Like fellow Illinois presidents Ulysses S. Grant and Lincoln, … [Read more...] about Illinois 200: Barack Obama’s political career in Illinois helped shape his presidency