Friday, April 17, 2026

New body camera footage shows that a Chicago cop hid for more than 90 seconds and failed to provide aid after shooting his partner, Krystal Rivera. Months after “Operation Midway Blitz,” the Village of Broadview says it’s had to deal with the financial fallout of the deportation campaign on its own. A push by Governor JB Pritzker to prohibit the use of cell phones and other smart devices in the classroom is on its way to the state Senate after passing the Illinois House. Plus, in his heyday, the Black media mogul John H. Johnson reached millions with his iconic magazines “Ebony” and “Jet.” His wife, Eunice, founded the Ebony Fashion Fair and the beauty line of the same name. Now their granddaughter, Alexa Rice, is making her own way in the beauty business decades later.