Midwest
Union boss calls for National Guard rollout on Chicago's transit system
Just two days after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced plans to deploy the state’s National Guard to help police curb a surge in crime in the Big Apple’s subways, calls are being made for another deep blue state to do the same.
Keith Hill, the head of the largest union of Chicago transit workers, said he would welcome Illinois National Guard members conducting bag checks on trains and buses in the Windy City to help boost security and make the system safer.
“The police have got their hands tied with everything that’s going on in the city, so any assistance is more than welcome to make passengers, workers, everybody feel safe if they use the system,” Hill told CBS News on Friday.
A police SUV is seen parked outside the Roosevelt CTA station in the Loop in Chicago on Dec. 19, 2023. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
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“It’s still the best way around the city, but the only way people are going to realize that is if they feel safe,” said Hill, who is the president of Amalgamated Transit Union 241, which represents Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus drivers in Chicago.
The rate of violent crime on CTA trains dropped in 2023, but it remained above pre-pandemic levels, the Chicago Tribune reported, citing police data. The downward trajectory followed Chicago police and the CTA sending more officers, unarmed security guards and K-9 teams to the train system last year, resulting in a doubling of security costs.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, both Democrats, have not said they are considering deploying the National Guard. Fox News Digital reached out to their respective offices for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson. (Jamie Kelter Davis/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Hill thinks New York’s latest move would work effectively in Chicago. Gov. Hochul on Wednesday announced that 750 members of the National Guard are being deployed to the subways to assist the NYPD with bag searches at entrances to busy train stations. Around 250 New York State and MTA police officers are also being deployed.
The move comes as New York City attempts to curb a near 20% increase in crime levels during the first two months of 2024 compared to the same period last year, according to NYPD data cited by the New York Post.
Hill said Pritzker and Johnson need to bring a sense of safety to the city’s public transit system.
“They need to make riders, the workers, feel comfortable and safe as we move people throughout this city. So something needs to be looked at, and something needs to be done,” Hill told CBS.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative meeting at the Hilton Midtown in New York City on Sept. 19, 2023. (John Nacion/WireImage)
He said that the inconvenience and time consumption of checking bags would be worth it to enhance safety.
“What’s two minutes of having somebody’s bag checked?” Hill asked.
“We know for a fact on the bus, people get on with weapons. While asleep, weapons fall out. So a bag check is more than welcome to me, if it makes a person feel safe, it’s ensuring that the passengers can get from A to B, we welcome it.”
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Topline
The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted Friday to send two complaints to prosecutors alleging Elon Musk violated state election laws by writing checks to voters last year, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported—after Musk invested tens of millions of dollars to support failed conservative candidate Brad Schimel.
Elon Musk gives a $1 million check to Nicholas Jacobs during a town hall in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on March 30, 2025. (Photo by ROBIN LEGRAND/AFP via Getty Images)
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The commission voted 5-1 finding probable cause Musk violated the state’s election bribery statute when he offered money to people who voted in the 2025 election.
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(WXYZ) — The highly-anticipated premiere of “The Odyssey” is officially here, with showtimes starting Thursday across metro Detroit.
The epic, directed by Christopher Nolan, was shot entirely with IMAX cameras, the first film to be shot with them. It will be available to watch in a variety of formats in the area and across the state.
On the website for the film, it lists all of the premium format options and where you can find them. Check out the details below.
IMAX 70mm
This is the premiere format to watch the film, presented in IMAX’s 1.43:1 expanded aspect ratio, according to the website.
“It is the largest and highest-resolution format available and gives you an unparalleled sense of immersion as the image fills IMAX’s signature floor-to-ceiling screen,” the website reads.
Across the country, there are only a 30 theatres that are capable of playing IMAX 70mm, and only one in Michigan. To see the film in that format, you’ll have to go to Celebration! Cinema in Grand Rapids.
IMAX
As we’ve said, “The Odyssey” is the first feature film shot entirely on IMAX cameras. “The film was shot and designed to be experienced on the biggest screen possible, and IMAX delivers on this,” star Anne Hathaway said.
It comes in the 1.90:1 expanded aspect ratio, filling your entire field of vision.
There are several theatres showing the film in IMAX in metro Detroit. They are:
- MJR Southgate
- MJR Troy
- AMC Forum 17 in Sterling Heights
- AMC Livonia 20
- AMC Star Great Lakes
- Cinemark Ann Arbor
70mm
The 70mm film is a large format that “offers a bright, clear image up to 3 times the resolution of standard digital projection formats,” according to the website. It’s shown at a 2.20:1 aspect ratio.
In metro Detroit, there are three theatres showing it in 70mm. They are:
- MJR Southgate
- AMC Forum 17 in Sterling Heights
- AMC Livonia 20
35mm
35mm is the classic film format shown at a 2.39:1 aspect ratio. “It projects light through the entire 35 millimeter frame to deliver clear, high resolution images with rich analog color,” the website reads.
Only the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor is showing the film in 35mm.
Dolby Vision
According to the film’s website, The Dolby Vision projection system has a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio.
“Dolby Vision allows you to experience every detail and nuance captured by the large format film cameras Christopher Nolan used in production,” the website reads.
You can see the film in Dolby Vision at AMC in Clinton Township, Sterling Heights and Great Lakes.
Premium Large Format
The premium large format movie will be in either 2.39:1 or 1.85:1 aspect ratio, depending on the theatre. “It features larger wall-to-wall screens, superior projection technology, including laser projection,” the website reads.
Here are places you can see “The Odyssey” in Premium Large Format.
- MJR Southgate
- Emagine Royal Oak
- Cinemark in Taylor
- MJR in Sterling Heights
- Emagine Woodhaven
- MJR Westland
- The Riviera in Farmington
- Emagine Canton
- MJR Partridge Creek
- Emagine Rochester Hills
- Emagine Macomb
- Emagine Novi
- MJR Chesterfield
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- Emagine Saline
- MJR Brighton
- Emagine Hartland
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