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Illinois
An Illinois man allegedly shouted, “You Muslims must die,” before stabbing the young boy and his mother.
Alberto Rolon, Zoraida Bartolomei and their two children, ages 7 and 9, were found fatally shot along with their three dogs on Sunday at their home in a quiet neighborhood of Romeoville, Illinois.
Police in Romeoville, Illinois, are investigating the shooting deaths of Alberto Rolon, Zoraida Bartolomei and their two sons as murders.
A 2021 bail reform law went into effect Monday after the state Supreme Court shut down a legal challenge in July.
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The Friday ruling overturns a lower court decision that attempted to halt the ban of assault weapons after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed it into law earlier this year.
Proponents of eliminating cash bail describe it as a penalty on poverty, affecting mostly those in economic distress — particularly people of color.
Investigators said 62-year-old Mark M. Dicara wounded himself with his own .357 Magnum while having a dream that someone was breaking into his home.
A new law signed in Illinois will require the state's libraries to uphold a pledge not to ban material because of partisan disapproval, starting on Jan. 1, 2024.
Illinois' attorney general said the results of a sweeping investigation reveal that 451 Catholic clergy sexually abused nearly 2,000 children since 1950.
They greenlit a bill that says libraries in the state must adopt an anti-book banning policy to receive state funding.
