The circumstances surrounding the latest death at a privately run immigration detention center mirrors that of a Chicago business owner who died under similar circumstances at an ICE facility, the ABC7 I-Team found.
Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch told ABC7 he never specified an amount of funding or guaranteed that additional money would be provided to Chicago Public Schools.
The Chicago-area man allegedly called a witness and threatened to kill them and their family, according to an affidavit related to the Nolan Wells death investigation.
An Illinois House committee on Thursday launched a formal investigation into state Rep. Carol Ammons, a Democrat from Urbana, who is facing federal corruption charges and could ultimately be expelled from the legislature.
The surviving son of the late Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer is speaking publicly about the loss of his mother and twin brother and using his family's tragedy to raise awareness about mental health.