Memorial held for Palestinian boy, one year after slaying in alleged hate crime
Prayers filled the Muslim Community Center of Chicago at a memorial for Wadee Alfayoumi, who was stabbed to death last October.
Prayers filled the Muslim Community Center of Chicago at a memorial for Wadee Alfayoumi, who was stabbed to death last October.
Police said Wadee Alfayoume and his mother were stabbed by their landlord last year for their Palestinian and Muslim identity.
Police say she was shot and killed during a fight with a fellow student in August.
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The man accused of killing a 21-year-old University of Wisconsin-Whitewater student now says she grabbed a gun first.
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Shardaa Gray reports the Wisconsin gymnast from Plainfield was shot and killed last week. The stand-out college gymnast died Friday night after a shooting off-campus near the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Some southwest suburban neighbors made a strong gesture on Monday to honor a Wisconsin college gymnast from Plainfield who was shot and killed last week. Those who knew 21-year-old Kara Welsh mourned her Monday morning, but also remembered the student by wrapping white ribbons around every tree and light pole in their neighborhood.
Kara Welsh was set to begin her senior year at UW Whitewater on Tuesday. She was a standout on the vault. Police say she was shot during a fight with a man she knew.
Kara Welsh was set to begin her senior year at UW Whitewater on Tuesday.
No one was injured in the crash, Plainfield police said.
Joseph Czuba, 71, has been charged with stabbing 32-year-old Hanan Shaheen – whose name has also been spelled Hanaan Shahin – and her 6-year-old son, Wadee Alfayoumi.
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Police said the girl ran away after the car she was in was hit by another car on Illinois Route 59.
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"He was targeted because of his faith, because he was Muslim, and that is something we must confront as a society. Islamophobia and hatred towards Muslims and Palestinians has no place in our community," Wadee Alfayoumi's father said.
Prosecutors said their landlord, Joseph Czuba attacked them over their Muslim faith.
Wadea al Fayoume and his mother were stabbed repeatedly in their home last month. Prosecutors said their landlord, Joseph Czuba attacked them over their Muslim faith. He's pleaded not guilty.
Authorities have said he targeted the boy and his mother because of their Muslim faith, and because of the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.
Police say one week ago the boy and his mother were attacked and targeted simply because they were Muslim.
Prosecutors say Wadee and his mother, Hanaan Shaheen were stabbed by their landlord because they're Muslim.
Prosecutors say Wadea and his mother, Hanaan Shaheen were stabbed by their landlord because they're Muslim.
While hearts were heavy, the Plainfield community continued to wrap its arms around the grieving family.
Will Riley led Illinois (3-1) with 18 points and nine rebounds while Kylan Boswell added 17 and Kasparas Jakucionis had 15.
The kindergartner, who has special needs, claims abuse by other students and staff at Robert Nathaniel Dett Elementary. His mother says she has been retaliated against for standing up for her child.
Zach Lavine scored 27 points to lead Chicago. Torrey Craig added 15, while Nikola Vucevic and Coby White had 14 each.
Morgan went 3-0 with a 1.93 ERA in 32 appearances last season for the AL Central champion Guardians.
Williams and the Bears offense will try to build off the positives in game one this past weekend with Thomas Brown calling plays.
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Anthony Finch has filed suit against the village and Mayor Derrick Burgess for wrongful termination. Now, four trustees want to bring Finch back to the village—but this time working as an auditor.
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An attorney representing a conservative prosecutor struggled Monday to convince Wisconsin's liberal-leaning Supreme Court to reactivate the state's 175-year-old abortion ban.
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The IBA also gave out the Silver Dome Awards at its luncheon Wednesday.
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The Chicago kindergartner, who has special needs, claims abuse by other students and staff at Robert Nathaniel Dett Elementary. As Suzanne Le Mignot reports, his mother says she has been retaliated against for standing up for her child.
No one was injured in the fire in the building on School Street in Roscoe Village.
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A strong burst of snow with heavy rates around 1 inch per hour is forecast beginning at 8 a.m.
Video from Citizen app showed flames engulfing the top floor of the four-story brick apartment building at 1925 W. School St.
A judge released Constantin Beldie on electronic monitoring in October, after he allegedly beat and tried to kidnap his estranged wife. He's now accused of killing her weeks later.
The kindergartner, who has special needs, claims abuse by other students and staff at Robert Nathaniel Dett Elementary. His mother says she has been retaliated against for standing up for her child.
Four people were taken to area hospitals in serious-to-critical condition, and one of those four was described as "very critical" by the Fire Department.
A judge released Constantin Beldie on electronic monitoring in October, after he allegedly beat and tried to kidnap his estranged wife. He's now accused of killing her weeks later.
So far, despite several requests, the woman has not been able to get a hold of her medical records to send to her new doctors.
The police department has spent $22.6 million in overtime this year for officers working special events — only about $2 million of which has been reimbursed to the city.
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Will Riley led Illinois (3-1) with 18 points and nine rebounds while Kylan Boswell added 17 and Kasparas Jakucionis had 15.
Zach Lavine scored 27 points to lead Chicago. Torrey Craig added 15, while Nikola Vucevic and Coby White had 14 each.
Morgan went 3-0 with a 1.93 ERA in 32 appearances last season for the AL Central champion Guardians.
Williams and the Bears offense will try to build off the positives in game one this past weekend with Thomas Brown calling plays.
Meyer had five rebounds for the Blue Demons (5-0). Troy D'Amico scored 14 points.
Alicia Robles said didn't initially feel the pain because she was still absorbing the situation—and then seconds later, her skin, she said, was on fire.
A judge released Constantin Beldie on electronic monitoring in October, after he allegedly beat and tried to kidnap his estranged wife. He's now accused of killing her weeks later.
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Susan Smith, convicted of killing her two sons by rolling her car into a lake in 1994, broke down in tears while making her case to the parole board.