Marcus Gilmer News Today

A third person has been charged in connection to a homicide in Saginaw from Dec. 2022.

As a teenager, Vincent Richardson became a Chicago legend after successfully impersonating a police officer. He got caught, but he would continue committing the same offense over and over. See behind the wild, true story of how “Kid Cop” kept up the act, and how the Chicago PD tried to bury its embarrassment.

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Two City Hall decisions, eight years apart, proved to be more prudent than they were originally given credit for. 

Simmering feuds and threats of retaliation punctuate the early part of this election cycle. 

While other states saw turnout surge, Illinois' hardy Democratic firewall likely influenced some voters' decision to stay home.

"Can something not age well before it’s even put in to the world," Crains Chicago Business editor Marcus Gilmer mused.

Plus: A Chicago attorney is a step closer to the federal bench and it was a busy Thursday in Springfield.

Plus: The CTA chief preps for an aldermanic grilling. And a look at what a GOP-led U.S. House might mean for a tax cap that rankles in high-tax states like Illinois. And more.

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