Walgreens Boots Alliance says it has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Sycamore Partners as the struggling retailer looks to turn itself around after years of losing money. Walgreens said Thursday that Sycamore will pay $11.45 per share, giving the deal an equity value just under $10 billion. Shareholders could eventually receive up…
CHAMPAIGN (25News Now) – Governor J.B. Pritzker proposed legislation in the General Assembly that would force all Illinois schools to keep students from using cell phones during classroom instruction. Pritzker argued that phones in the classroom increase distraction, worsen student mental health, and give students opportunities to cheat. He spoke Thursday at Champaign’s Centennial High…
ATLANTA (AP) — Republican state lawmakers seeking to aid President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration are threatening local officials who resist with lawsuits, fines and even potential jail time. Lawmakers in more than 20 states this year have filed legislation targeting so-called sanctuary policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities, according to an…
Dozens of civil rights complaints filed before Sonya Massey’s fatal shooting – CBS News Watch CBS News A CBS News investigation found dozens of civil rights complaints going back 20 years against an Illinois sheriff’s department involved in the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey. Warning, the images in this story are upsetting. Be the first…
President Trump signed a full pardon on Monday for Rod R. Blagojevich, the former Democratic governor of Illinois who was convicted of corruption in 2011 in a scheme to sell a Senate seat being vacated by Barack Obama. “It’s my honor to do it,” Mr. Trump said in the Oval Office of the pardon. “I’ve…
CHICAGO (CBS) — President Trump will issue a pardon to former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Monday, a White House official confirmed to CBS News. The development was first reported by Axios. Legally, a pardon is official forgiveness — removing most of the legal consequences of the criminal conviction. Blagojevich was originally sentenced to 14 years in prison…
CHICAGO (CBS) — Sangamon County officials have reached a $10 million settlement agreement with the family of Sonya Massey, who was shot and killed in her home by a sheriff’s deputy last year after calling 911. According to a memo obtained by CBS News, county officials negotiated the $10 million settlement through mediation following “extensive…
Months after Sonya Massey’s killing, past misconduct allegations surface against sheriff’s office – CBS News Watch CBS News The Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office said Sonya Massey’s fatal shooting by a deputy was an isolated incident, but a CBS News investigation found a pattern of alleged misconduct, with dozens of complaints over the past 20 years….
CBS News Chicago Live CHICAGO (CBS) — Governor JB Pritzker is calling on the Department of Central Management Services to reject those pardoned by President Trump for their involvement in the Jan. 6 attacks at the U.S. Capitol for consideration for state jobs. In a letter addressed to director Raven DeVaughn, Pritzker says those who…
Melissa Calusinski has served 16 years of a 31-year prison sentence for the death of Benjamin Kingan, a 16-month-old whom she cared for at an Illinois day care center. She has long insisted she is innocent. “This is not where I belong,” Calusinski told “48 Hours” correspondent Erin Moriarty. “I’m gonna continue to fight no…