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Port Washington police chase, squad hit; Illinois men sentenced

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April 13, 2024

Port Washington police chase, squad hit; Illinois men sentenced

Prison for Port Washington chase, squad hit

An Illinois man charged in connection to a 2022 Port Washington police chase has been sentenced to seven years in prison.

PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. – An Illinois man charged in connection to a 2022 Port Washington police chase has been sentenced to seven years in prison.

Prosecutors said 21-year-old Amarian Graham took off from his vehicle during a pursuit, running across all four lanes of I-43 before he was arrested. He ditched the SUV after crashing into an officer’s parked squad.

Graham pleaded guilty in 2023 to fleeing police, second-degree recklessly endangering safety and felony bail jumping. Five other charges were dismissed as part of a plea deal with prosecutors. In addition to prison time, he was sentenced to five years of extended supervision.

Anthony Blan, also of Illinois, was sentenced to two years in prison and two years of extended supervision in 2023. Prosecutors said Blan was Graham’s passenger, and court records show he pleaded guilty to a felony gun charge and THC possession.

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Case details

The pursuit happened Oct. 19, 2022. Prosecutors said an Ozaukee County deputy spotted a black Acura speeding on I-43 and, as the deputy followed, the driver accelerated away from him – drifting from left to right at one point without signaling.

Amarian Graham; Anthony Blan

Another deputy who was positioned in front of the speeding SUV turned on his lights and sirens on I-43 near State Highway 57, and the driver slowed to approximately 50 mph, a criminal complaint states. The deputy was able to get “a clear view” of the driver, later identified as Graham.

Prosecutors said Graham sped away from the squads, reaching approximately 100 mph, and the chase was called off after about 45 seconds. About a minute later, the deputies heard a Port Washington officer yelling over the radio that the Acura hit his squad. The officer was parked on the shoulder of the freeway at County Highway H.

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The complaint said the Acura went up the off-ramp and through a stop sign at Wisconsin Street, entering the on-ramp and crashing into the back of the officer’s parked squad. The impact caused severe damage and pushed the squad into a ditch.

Graham and Blan then ran from the Acura, prosecutors said, and the injured officer took off after them. At one point, Graham ran across all four lanes of traffic on the interstate. The Port Washington officer kept chasing them and relaying their location until other officers could respond. At that point, the officer was taken to the hospital for treatment of his injuries.

Blan was found near a restaurant, where he was held at gunpoint until another deputy arrived to help take him into custody. The complaint said he told officers “everything” hurt from the crash and requested medical attention.

K-9s helped search for Graham. During the search, prosecutors said a woman ran toward officers and said someone was on her porch. Graham was found hiding under a large plastic planter placed “over his head, but his lower body was visible.”

A search of the SUV revealed several bullet holes on the outside that were covered with black tape; the complaint notes the damage appeared “recent.” A loaded handgun was found inside the Acura, along with 2.6 grams of marijuana, according to prosecutors.

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2025 FCS football championship: Bracket, schedule, scores

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6 hours ago

December 13, 2025

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2025 FCS football championship: Bracket, schedule, scores

The 2025-26 FCS playoffs consist of a 24-team bracket with play starting on Saturday, Nov. 29 and concluding on Monday, Jan. 5. The top 16 teams seeded and the top eight seeds receive automatic byes to the second round, while the rest of the 24-team field (the remaining 16 teams) play in the first round.

Here’s everything you need to know for the Division I Football Championship postseason.

FCS championship bracket

Click or tap here to view the bracket

FCS championship schedule

All times Eastern

Quarterfinals

Friday, December 12
Saturday, December 13

Semifinals

Saturday, December 20
- Semifinal 1 | 4 p.m. ET | ABC
- Semifinal 2 | 7:30 p.m. ET | ESPN2

National Championship

FCS championship rounds, dates

Selection show: 12 p.m. ET Sunday, Nov. 23 on ESPNU
First round: Saturday, Nov. 29
Second round: Saturday, Dec. 6
Quarterfinals: Friday, Dec. 12 through Saturday, Dec. 13
Semifinals: Saturday, Dec. 20
National championship: Monday, Jan. 5 on ESPN at 7:30 p.m. ET

FCS selections

The bracket selections for the 2025-26 FCS Championship was on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. The bracket was be revealed via a selection show on ESPNU at 12 p.m. ET and a selections release.

Eleven conferences (or conference partnerships/alliances) earn automatic bids to the playoffs. The FCS Championship Committee selects the remaining 13 at-large bids.

AUTOMATIC BIDS: Click or tap here to see all 11 of the clinched auto-bids

FCS championship history

North Dakota Dakota State is the reigning national champion, winning its 10 title in 2024 with a 35-32 win over Montana State. Here’s every FCS champion and runner-up from the past decade:

Year	Champion	Coach	Score	Runner-Up	Site
2024	North Dakota State	Tim Polasek	35-32	Montana State	Frisco, Texas
2023	South Dakota State	Jimmy Rogers	23-3	Montana	Frisco, Texas
2022	South Dakota State	John Stiegelmeier	45-21	North Dakota State	Frisco, Texas
2021	North Dakota State	Matt Entz	38-10	Montana State	Frisco, Texas
2020	Sam Houston	K.C. Keeler	23-21	South Dakota State	Frisco, Texas
2019	North Dakota State	Matt Entz	28-20	James Madison	Frisco, Texas
2018	North Dakota State	Chris Klieman	38-24	Eastern Washington	Frisco, Texas
2017	North Dakota State	Chris Klieman	17-13	James Madison	Frisco, Texas
2016	James Madison	Mike Houston	28-14	Youngstown State	Frisco, Texas
2015	North Dakota State	Chris Klieman	37-10	Jacksonville State	Frisco, Texas

Click here for a full list of every champion since 1978.

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Another Winter Storm Targets Central Illinois

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18 hours ago

December 13, 2025

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Another Winter Storm Targets Central Illinois

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — After a brief lull in the weather on Friday, now another winter storm is setting its sights on central Illinois. Come Saturday, our next round of Winter is set to arrive. A new weather maker sweeps across the Upper Midwest, causing more snow to develop by mid-morning on Saturday. A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued from 7AM Saturday through 8 PM Saturday evening. The snow will pick up intensity by late-morning and last through the afternoon into the early evening hours before ending. This new weather system will follow a path very similar to the previous storm system and spread a swath of moderate to locally heavy snow. Before the snow wraps up Saturday evening, expect another 2″-4″ for much of central Illinois, with afternoon high temperatures bitterly cold in the mid-teens.

But the worst blast of cold air comes in Saturday evening into Sunday. Frigid Arctic air surges down from Canada causing temperatures to really tumble, driving in the coldest weather we’ve had in a long time and certainly the coldest so far this season. A Cold Weather Advisory is issued from 8 PM Saturday through Noon on Sunday. Sunday morning will be dangerously cold with wind chills around 20 to 25 BELOW ZERO. With wind chills this extreme, it doesn’t take long to suffer from frostbite or hypothermia. Please stay inside to keep warm, but if you do need to venture out, limit the time you spend outdoors, and make sure to cover up all exposed skin by wearing a hat, scarf, and gloves. Sunday afternoon features lots of sunshine, but despite the sunshine, temperatures will be brutally cold and frigid with high temperatures stuck in the low single numbers while wind chills remain well below zero.

Expect more extremely chilly weather on Monday with wind chills still ranging from 5 to 15 BELOW ZERO in the morning and afternoon highs only reaching into the 20s. Then temperatures will finally start to warm up, and we should climb out of the deep freeze with highs in the mid to upper 30s on Tuesday.

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Illinois is newest state to allow medical assistance in dying after Pritzker signs bill

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1 day ago

December 12, 2025

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Illinois is newest state to allow medical assistance in dying after Pritzker signs bill

Updated on: December 12, 2025 / 11:49 AM CST
/ CBS Chicago

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a new law Friday making Illinois the newest state allowing medically assisted dying in terminally ill residents.

Known as “Deb’s Law,” it allows eligible terminally ill adults with a prognosis to live six months or less to request a prescription from their doctor that would allow them to die on their own terms.

The legislation was narrowly approved by the Illinois Senate in October after the Illinois House passed it in May.

People on both sides of the debate over the controversial legislation lobbied the governor up until the last minute. Medical aid in dying, also called assisted suicide or dying with dignity, is already legal in 12 states. Eight more are considering similar legislation.

“I have been deeply impacted by the stories of Illinoisans or their loved ones that have suffered from a devastating terminal illness, and I have been moved by their dedication to standing up for freedom and choice at the end of life in the midst of personal heartbreak,” Pritzker said in a news release after signing the bill.

Pritzker’s signature makes Illinois the first state in the Midwest to allow medically assisted death.

Advocates for the law say it allows adults to die on their own terms when survival is already not an option. Opponents say the bill legalizes “state-sanctioned suicide.”

The law requires two doctors to determine a patient has a terminal disease and will die within six months. The medication provided would need to be requested both orally and in written documentation, and will have to be self-administered. The law also requires all patients opting into medical assistance in dying to have been full informed about all end-of-life care options, including comfort care, hospice, palliative care and pain control.

The law is named for Deb Robertson, a former social worker from Lombard who had an aggressive case of neuroendocrine carcinoma. She began advocating for medical aid in dying in 2022 and has been a central figure in the movement.

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