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- Trump slams Chicago crime in Hannity interview as WH press secretary Kayleigh McEnany highlights city’s young victims of violence At Thursday’s briefing, Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany invokes names of youth victims of gun violence, including children from Chicago. | Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images At Thursday’s briefing, Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany invokes the names of youth victims of gun violence, including children from Chicago. President Donald Trump on Thursday, suggesting again he may sidestep Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Gov. J.B. Pritzker, told Fox News Host Sean Hannity “we’re going to have to do something” about crime in Chicago. Actions from the White House rarely follow any of Trump’s frequent statements about crime in Chicago. And in a related move…
- Depp under pressure in cross-examination at Sun libel case Johnny Depp is back in the witness box for a third day Thursday at the trial of his libel suit against a tabloid newspaper that called him a “wife-beater.” Depp is suing News Group Newspapers, publisher of The Sun, and the paper’s executive editor, Dan Wootton, over an April 2018 article that said he’d physically abused ex-wife Amber Heard. He strongly denies ever hitting Heard, but has faced tough questioning at the High Court in London from The Sun’s lawyer, Sasha Wass. Depp acknowledged Wednesday that he may have done things he can’t remember while he was under the influence…
- Infant grazed by stray bullet in Lawndale Chicago police investigate the scene where a 7-month-old boy was struck by a stray bullet in the 1100 block of South Albany, July 8, 2020. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times The 7-month-old boy was shot in the foot after someone unleashed gunfire from a vehicle at a group standing on the corner, police said. A 7-month-old boy was shot Wednesday in Lawndale on the West Side. He was riding in a vehicle with two family members about 10 p.m. in the 1100 block of South Albany Avenue when a black SUV pulled up alongside and someone inside opened fire at a group…
- Unmarked CPD car fatally strikes man on scooter in West Pullman Chicago police investigate a scene where a man on a motorized scooter was fatally struck by an unmarked CPD vehicle July 8, 2020, in the 11800 block of South Halsted Street. | Sam Kelly/Sun-Times Three officers were in an unmarked car on their way to a call when they crashed into a man riding a motorized scooter. An unmarked Chicago police car fatally struck a man riding a motorized scooter Wednesday in West Pullman in the Far South Side. About 10:30 p.m., three officers were in an unmarked car on their way to a call when they crashed into the…
- Ravinia names Jeffrey P. Haydon new president and CEO Patrons arrive at Ravinia’s main gate for a summer evening concert. | Sun-Times file Haydon brings more than two decades of cultural arts management/programming experience to his new post. The Ravinia Festival in Highland Park has hired Jeffrey P. Haydon as president and CEO, it was announced early Friday morning. Haydon will replace Welz Kauffman, who announced last fall he would be stepping down this September after serving as president and CEO for 20 years. “Ravinia’s reputation for presenting outstanding performances by the world’s greatest artists means that we can attract top talent not just to our stages but also…