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WAUKEGAN, Ill. – A former Waukegan police officer charged in the 2020 shooting death of a 19-year-old man has been found guilty in a separate case. What we know: Dante Salinas, 42, of Gurnee, was convicted Friday of one felony count of official misconduct for repeatedly punching an unarmed man in the face during a baptism party in August 2019, according to the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors said Angel Salgado was standing in his in-laws’ yard after the baptism when Salinas stopped his patrol car to speak with him. The two men began arguing, and when Salinas attempted…
CHICAGO – A $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the driver who fatally struck an 84-year-old man in Chicago’s Douglas neighborhood in July. The backstory: Melton Smith was hit around 12:47 p.m. on July 24 by a silver SUV traveling southbound in the 3300 block of South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, according to Chicago police. The vehicle fled the scene and is believed to be a Mercedes, BMW, or Lexus. Officials said it may have front-end damage, including broken headlights. Smith was taken to a nearby hospital in serious condition but died…
article Provided by the Illinois Lottery MT. CARMEL, Ill. – A $5 Illinois Lottery scratch-off ticket has transformed the lives of a Mt. Carmel resident and his wife. David Sharp purchased the winning ticket at Marathon Gas, 1315 W. 9th Street, where he is a frequent customer. “I’m always drawn to the games with bigger prizes, especially the ones with multipliers. That’s what caught my eye with Cash Grab,” Sharp told the Illinois Lotter. “I scratched it in my truck and couldn’t believe what I was seeing.” After confirming the win with the retail clerk, Sharp recalled, “I was in…
Washington — Democratic leaders in Congress on Thursday dismissed the White House’s recent threat that a government shutdown could spur large-scale layoffs of the federal workforce as “intimidation,” standing firm in their position ahead of the Oct. 1 funding deadline. The White House’s Office of Management and Budget sent a memo to federal agencies on Wednesday telling them to consider reduction-in-force notices, or layoffs, for employees in programs, projects or activities that received discretionary funding. The RIF notices would come in addition to any furlough notices directing federal workers to stay home from work without pay if Congress fails to…
President Trump said Thursday he will not let Israel annex the occupied West Bank, an idea that has circulated among members of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. “I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank,” the president told reporters during an Oval Office event. “There’s been enough. It’s time to stop now.” The president’s comments come after several media outlets reported that Mr. Trump privately assured the leaders of Arab and majority-Muslim states this week that he would push back against any Israeli effort to annex the occupied territory. In recent days, several Western countries — including…
Neighbors living next to Denver’s Elati Village micro community are asking the facility in the city’s Golden Triangle area be shut down or moved “immediately” after an RV parked outside the facility burst into flames during the night of Sept. 11. “It woke me from my sleep,” said a woman who lives in a condominium complex immediately adjacent to the micro community. She said she heard a series of explosions which preceded the RV being engulfed. The woman, who represents the owners of 22 condominiums, asked that her name not be used as she feared reprisal from residents of the…
Part of an Idaho Springs community was placed on lockdown Thursday night before it was lifted early Friday. People were told to shelter in place as law enforcement officers searched for a suspect they called suspicious. The Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office released video showing the suspect trespassing on private property. He can be seen in the video armed with a gun and wearing tactical colors. Deputies say on Monday, he trespassed on two properties on Peaceful Valley Lane and stole more than $2,000 in items and caused another $2,000 in damage. Then on Thursday, he allegedly trespassed again on…
Teaching the Autism Community Trades (TACT) is a Denver-based nonprofit practicing exactly what its organization stands for. TACT is making an impact by impact by equipping its students with autism the skills to enter the workforce in an environment that’s conducive for them. Austin Hudson spent three years learning welding and carpentry at TACT. The skills he developed helped him build and sell items to pay the $28,000 for his service dog, Sierra. He relies on her for his ability to work. She’s trained to help calm him down, intervene in the event of an epilepsy seizure, and she also…
Washington — New architectural renderings obtained by CBS News reveal in more detail the White House ballroom that is currently under construction. The Trump administration announced in July that a 90,000-square-foot ballroom with a seated capacity for 650 people will be constructed in the White House’s East Wing. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the project would be paid for by private donors and the president himself, who has committed to disclosing donors’ names. The new ballroom will be significantly larger than the main White House building, which comprises about 55,000 square feet over the ground floor, state floor…
A suspect who fit the description of a masked man with a gun, who prompted a lockdown in a Colorado mountain community, was taken into custody on Friday morning. The man was seen walking around downtown Idaho Springs before CBS Colorado news crews called the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office. That man was taken into custody after investigators said he fit the description of the masked man seen on video security cameras in the area. He was detained by deputies near the visitor’s center in Idaho Springs. “While media was on scene, the suspect came down Highway 103 and walked…