Illinois
Week in Review: Illinois Google Lawsuit • SAFE-T Act explained • new computer scam
CHICAGO – Illinois residents who appeared in {a photograph} on Google Pictures may get a chunk of a $100 million settlement, a brand new state regulation that takes impact subsequent 12 months is spurring pushback from Illinois regulation enforcement, and the Chicago FBI is warning residents of a brand new laptop rip-off focusing on older Illinoisans.
1. Illinois Google Lawsuit: Residents have lower than 2 weeks to file settlement declare to obtain fee Illinois residents who appeared in {a photograph} on Google Pictures throughout the final seven years could also be eligible to obtain a portion of a $100 million settlement. Nonetheless, they need to file their declare by September 24 to obtain a fee. A lawsuit alleged Google violated Illinois’ Biometric Data Privateness Act, or BIPA, by way of its face grouping device, which types faces within the app by similarity. The regulation, which went into impact in 2008, requires firms to obtain a person’s consent to make use of such know-how.
2. Illinois SAFE-T Act which can finish money bail defined A brand new state regulation that takes impact subsequent 12 months is spurring pushback from Illinois regulation enforcement. It is known as the SAFE-T Act, and it’s geared toward reforming Illinois’ money bail system. Plenty of state’s attorneys and sheriffs are sounding the alarm about Illinois’ plan to finish money bail. The brand new regulation that goes into impact January 1st, 2023, removes money bail fully. It additionally limits who could be arrested and held in jail primarily based on the crime they’re alleged to have dedicated.
3. Pritzker ‘units document straight’ on Secure-T Act which ends money bail in Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is addressing rumors that Illinois’ new Secure-T Act would be the onslaught of an actual life “Purge.” On Tuesday, Republican candidate for governor Darren Bailey mentioned, “Chicago resides ‘The Purge’ when criminals ravage at will and the cops are informed to face down.” The Secure-T Act will make Illinois the primary state to get rid of money bail, permitting some alleged criminals to be launched on a promise to look in courtroom. Governor Pritzker says the objective is tackle the financial disparities of the felony justice system.
4. FBI Chicago warns of recent laptop rip-off focusing on Illinois residents When you have mother and father or grandparents that are not tech-savvy, the FBI Chicago is asking you to present them a heads-up a couple of new rip-off focusing on older Illinoisans. The rip-off begins with a pop-up window and for some victims, has led to them dropping hundreds of {dollars}. The pop-up accommodates a telephone quantity that’s supposedly a widely known safety software program firm. Nonetheless, in case you dial it, it results in scammers claiming to be from a financial institution or the Social Safety Administration.
5. Illinois residents who meet standards to be issued tax rebates Plenty of Illinois residents might be receiving a tax rebate quickly. Below Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Illinois Household Aid Plan, one-time particular person revenue tax and property tax rebates shall be issued to those that meet sure standards. Eligible residents will obtain a verify within the mail or cash of their financial institution accounts.
6. Man robbed at gunpoint in Chicago alley speaks out A person was robbed at gunpoint in an assault that was caught on surveillance video final Friday morning within the Bucktown neighborhood. Ryan King, 30, had simply gotten carried out on the health club when the terrifying second occurred round 11 a.m. Video from a neighbor’s digicam within the alley confirmed one of many suspects going by way of King’s pockets whereas the gun was nonetheless pointed at him. He says one of many suspects demanded his pockets.
7. 13-year-old boy making an attempt to interrupt into Kia shot by hid carry license holder, Chicago police say In Chicago final Sunday, a person with a hid carry license shot a 13-year-old who was allegedly breaking into his Kia. Chicago police mentioned the 13-year-old was additionally carrying a gun. The entire thing went down on South Langley in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood round 2:35 p.m.
8. Extreme flooding on Chicago’s North Aspect, video exhibits automobiles submerged Components of Chicago skilled extreme flooding final Sunday, with roads blocked, basements underwater and water capturing up like geysers from streets. At the least two drivers obtained caught in some deep water on the nook of Foster Avenue and Ravenswood Avenue on Chicago’s North Aspect.
9. Driver plows down 4 folks in Chicago car parking zone after argument Chicago police say that 4 folks have been injured when a driver plowed them down in a car parking zone after an argument. The crash occurred outdoors Las Islas Marias in Bricktown Sq. alongside West Fullerton on the Northwest Aspect round 4:30 p.m. final Saturday. Members of the family mentioned they typically come to this restaurant. An argument that began inside spilled outdoors, and the driving force of a black Tahoe hit 4 folks within the car parking zone and took off.
10. Pritzker, Bailey conflict over TV advert that exhibits girl being attacked in Chicago Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is denouncing an unbiased marketing campaign business that blames him for the rise in violent crime since he took workplace. His Republican challenger, State Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia), fired again that Pritzker is being divisive. The extensively seen advert options surveillance-camera footage of a gaggle attacking a lone girl on a avenue within the North Aspect Lake View neighborhood. There is no such thing as a narration, simply the sufferer’s blood-chilling screams as at the very least three folks knock her to the bottom and assault her.
Illinois
Local college hoops roundup: No. 13 Illinois falls to USC at home
Desmond Claude scored a season-high 31 points to lead USC to an 82-72 win over No. 13 Illinois on Saturday in Champaign.
Wesley Yates III had 15 points — shooting 7 of 8 from the field — while Rashaun Agee had 13 points and eight rebounds for the Trojans (10-6, 2-3 Big Ten).
Illinois (12-4, 4-2) had a five-game winning streak snapped. Ben Humrichous had 15 points, while Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn and Tre White each scored 11.
Kasparas Jakucionis, the Illini’s leading scorer, missed his second straight game because of a forearm injury suffered Jan. 5 against Washington.
Takeaways
Illinois: The Illini have gotten off to a slow start in each game without Jakucionis. They trailed Penn State by six points early Wednesday before winning 91-52. They were down by nine points early to USC and never did get their offense going without their scoring and assist leader. They were 7 of 32 on 3-pointers.
USC: The Trojans didn’t get to the free-throw line very often. They were 9 of 11 on foul shots to Illinois’ 19 of 21. But they shot 52% to Illinois’ 37% and outrebounded the Illini 37-34. Illinois came into the game averaging 45.9 rebounds per game, best in the nation.
Key moment
The game was tied at 57 with 8:46 left. USC went on a 13-3 run to move in front 70-60 with 5:12 to go and Illinois didn’t threaten after that.
Key stat
Claude shot 12 for 20 from the field and made all seven of his free throws. Agee also was a shooting star. The graduate student sank three triples after making two all season and six in his career.
Up next
Southern California hosts Iowa on Tuesday night.
Illinois visits Indiana on Tuesday night.
Saint Joseph’s 93, Loyola 57
Xzayvier Brown scored 20 points as Saint Joseph’s rolled to a 93-57 victory over Loyola on Saturday in Philadelphia.
Brown went 8 of 16 from the field (3 for 6 from 3-point range) for the Hawks (11-6, 3-2 Atlantic 10 Conference). Derek Simpson added 19 points and six rebounds. Erik Reynolds II hit four 3-pointers and scored 18.
The Ramblers (10-6, 1-2) were led by Sheldon Edwards with 12 points. Jayden Dawson added 12 points and Miles Rubin scored 10.
Saint Joseph’s took the lead with 19:12 remaining in the first half and did not relinquish it. Reynolds led the team in scoring with 15 points in the first half to help put them up 53-29 at the break.
Bradley 61, UIC 60
Zek Montgomery led Bradley with 15 points and Duke Deen scored the game-winning 3-pointer with two seconds remaining as the Braves knocked off host UIC 61-60 on Saturday.
Montgomery shot 5 for 10 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 3 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Braves (14-3, 5-1 Missouri Valley Conference). Deen scored 14 points and added three steals. Corey Thomas shot 2 of 2 from the field and 7 for 7 from the line to finish with 11 points.
Jordan Mason led the way for the Flames (11-6, 3-3) with 15 points and two steals. Ahmad Henderson II added 13 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and two steals for UIC. Sasa Ciani also recorded 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Both teams next play Wednesday. Bradley hosts Indiana State and UICsquares off against Murray State at home.
Illinois
Northern Illinois Coach Thomas Hammock Is Rooting For Notre Dame In CFP Championship
On Thursday night, Northern Illinois football coach Thomas Hammock was in Orlando, Fla., to support two players who are competing in Saturday’s Hula Bowl, a postseason game for NFL draft prospects. Still, Hammock watched the College Football Playoff semifinal that took place about 220 miles south in Miami Gardens.
Hammock usually doesn’t care who wins games not involving his team. But he was happy on Thursday when Notre Dame kicker Mitch Jeter made a 41-yard field goal with seven seconds remaining, clinching the Irish’s 27-24 victory over Penn State and securing a spot in the national title game on Jan. 20.
Four months ago, Northern Illinois’s Cade Haberman blocked Jeter’s 62-yard attempt as time expired, giving the Huskies an improbable 16-14 victory over Notre Dame, which was favored by four touchdowns. Since then, the Fighting Irish (14-1) have won 13 consecutive games, the longest streak in the Football Bowl Subdivision, while Northern Illinois continues to be mentioned as the only team to defeat Notre Dame this season.
“It definitely comes up a lot more outside of our building,” Hammock said in a telephone interview on Friday. “You get in the season and you play the game and you then move on to the next one, but I’m certainly excited about what Notre Dame has been able to do. Hopefully they can finish it off on January 20th.”
Hammock said NIU hung with the Irish because of its offensive and defensive lines and because it had no turnovers while intercepting Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard twice. The second pick came with 5:55 left and gave Northern Illinois the ball at the 50-yard line. Eleven plays later, Kanon Woodill connected on a 35-yard game-winning field goal. It was NIU’s first victory over a top-10 team and first win over a ranked team in 21 years.
“I told them all week, ‘We don’t need luck. We’ve just got to be our best,’” an emotional Hammock told NBC’s Zora Stephenson in a postgame interview. “They were their best today, and we were able to get it done.”
After the Notre Dame game, NIU lost two in a row and four of its next six. But the Huskies rebounded to win four of their last five games, including a 28-20 victory over Fresno State in the Potato Bowl two days before Christmas. NIU finished 8-5, the third time in the past four years they were above .500.
Over the past couple of months, as Hammock and his staff have recruited via the high school ranks and transfer portal, they have pointed to the Notre Dame game. Players have responded in kind, saying they heard about NIU thanks to that win.
“It helps us tremendously, just showing what we are capable of doing on a big stage, Hammock said. “I think that that makes a lot of young men excited about the opportunity to potentially come here, and now with the transfer portal and other ways that you can improve your roster, we have a great opportunity here to continue to get better and build for the future.”
This week, NIU announced it will be joining the Mountain West Conference for football-only starting in 2026. It is a major step up for the Huskies, who have played in the Mid-American Conference since 1997.
“That’s a huge positive for our program,” Hammock said. “I think the Mountain West obviously puts a big investment into football, and we wanted to be a part of that.”
As the season progressed and Notre Dame continued to win, Hammock couldn’t help but be aware of the streak. The Irish won their final 10 regular season games by an average of more than 30 points per game, but the loss to NIU lingered to some who questioned if Notre Dame was really among the nation’s best or benefited from a weak schedule. During the CFP, the No. 7 seed Irish have responded with consecutive victories over No. 10 seed Indiana, No. 2 seed Georgia and No. 6 seed Penn State.
“I really can say it’s a blessing that we lost to (NIU),” Notre Dame cornerback Christian Gray told ESPN’s Molly McGrath after Thursday’s game. “It got us humbled and everything. But you see we’re up here right now because of that L.”
Said Hammock: “Normally, you are objective. But in this particular case, I certainly want to see Notre Dame have as much success as they want…They’ve gotten better as the season has went along. I think that speaks volumes to coach (Marcus) Freeman and to the leadership and to the players in that program of how they’ve been able to block out the noise, limit the distractions and play their best football each and every single week.”
On Jan. 20, Notre Dame plays one more game, facing No. 8 seed Ohio State (13-2) for the CFP championship in Atlanta. Hammond plans on remaining in Illinois instead of traveling for the game because he wants to be at NIU to help the high school players and transfers who joined the Huskies this semester. Still, he’ll be watching on television with keen interest.
“I’m certainly rooting for Notre Dame,” Hammock said. “I’m a Marcus Freeman fan. I love his humility, his leadership, everything that he’s done since I met him during that game. I wish him nothing but the best.”
Illinois
Former Illinois Department of Public Health director fined $150K for ethics violation
CHICAGO (WLS) — Illinois’ former top doctor has been fined by the state ethics commission.
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Dr. Ngozi Ezike lead the Illinois Department of Public Health during the COVID-19 pandemic. She later became president and CEO of Sinai Chicago, which has contracts with the department.
Since she took on the new role within a year of leaving IDPH, there was an ethics violation, according to the state ethic commission.
Dr. Ezike has agreed to pay a $150,000 dollar fine.
Dr. Ezike released the following statement Friday evening:
“As a public servant and physician, I have always been guided by integrity, ethics and justice, and I have dedicated my career to advancing health equity, particularly in underserved communities. I proudly accepted a position as President of Sinai Chicago, which shares my personal mission to improve public health outcomes of those most in need. I look forward to continuing our important work with my fellow caregivers, as well as partners in the communities and beyond, to help the people we serve live better, healthier lives.”
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