For the third time, R. Kelly ordered to stay in prison throughout

For the 3rd time in as many weeks, a pass judgement on has ordered that, regardless of the COVID-19 pandemic, R. Kelly should stay in federal custody prior to he faces trial on obstruction of justice, racketeering and kid pornography fees in New York. U.S. District Judge Ann M. Donnelly, of the Eastern District of New York, on Tuesday denied a movement from Kelly’s lawyers that sought a bail listening to and an order for his transient liberate. “The defendant maintains that any risk can be mitigated through a combination of measures imposed on his release, including restrictions on social media, internet and telephone use,” Donnelly wrote, highlighting that federal prosecutors in Illinois have accused Kelly of witness tampering

Illinois scholars to stay out of college till no less than

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker prolonged the state’s college closures Friday, maintaining domestic greater than 2.2 million fundamental and highschool scholars till no less than April eight whilst officers attempt to get a maintain in the community at the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement got here because the governor issued a statewide stay-at-home order via April 7. Pritzker had in the past ordered the state’s Okay-12 faculties closed till March 31. But at the same time as Pritzker introduced an extension for the state’s private and non-private college children, the governor mentioned it was once unclear when faculties may open. “I wish I could stand up here and tell you when your schools will safely re-open, but that is not an answer

Coronavirus scams: three tricks to stay coronavirus from costing

We’re all washing our fingers extra and taking different steps to avoid the radical coronavirus. Now, it’s time to additionally take steps to stay COVID-19 from hitting us within the pockets. Here are 3 money-related pieces in your COVID-19 to-do listing: Check go back and forth refund insurance policies. If you booked a shuttle prior to the coronavirus changed into standard and are having 2d ideas, test the cancellation and refund insurance policies in your airline, cruise, teach line, excursion, lodge and different distributors. The unhealthy information is chances are you'll no longer robotically get a reimbursement despite the fact that you had been touring to an match that’s now canceled. The just right information: Many go back and

Lightfoot proposes permitting meals vans to stay within the

Chicago meals vans can be permitted to park and keep in a single authorized area for 4 hours — double the present restrict — below a mayoral plan embraced by a restaurant business as soon as dead-set in opposition to meals vans. The ordinance launched by Mayor Lori Lightfoot at Wednesday’s City Council assembly would additionally create a everlasting, two-year license for cellular retailers which have been working for years below short-term standing. Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s tried to create a brand new and everlasting designation for “mobile merchants” solely to run right into a buzzsaw of opposition from aldermen involved that the brand new class would create a double commonplace that treats the

Chicago trainer strike 2019: Thursday’s stay weblog

6:53 a.m. Schools workers feeling the pinch As the times with out pay add up for hanging lecturers, safety guards and different college employees, many say they're beginning to really feel the pinch of their pocketbooks. Neither CTU nor SEIU Local 73, which represents hanging help workers, has a strike fund to cowl misplaced wages. Officials with each unions, although, stated Wednesday they're now trying into whether or not such funds might be arrange briefly order to supply aid to employees. Meanwhile, Chicago Public Schools may cease contributing to lecturers’ medical insurance premiums as early as subsequent week when the month ends. Married {couples} who work for CPS face a double-whammy. Both Anna Davis, a particular

Chicago lecturers strike 2019: Monday’s stay updates

3:06 p.m. Union responds to Lightfoot letter Asked Monday afternoon whether or not the union would think about the mayor’s request, CTU bargaining crew member Alison Eichhorn stated “that’s not gonna happen.” ”I don’t know if the mayor is aware of what unions do, however we’ve gotten extra offers, extra tentative agreements, in these final two days than we've got in 10 months,” Eichhorn stated. “So it’s actually up to the mayor. When we’re talking about bargaining in good faith and we’re talking about a sense of urgency, we have had urgency for 10 months.” Click right here to learn the letter and be taught extra about what it means for contract talks. ”The final thing

R. Kelly’s girlfriends will keep in Trump Tower, need to

The Kelly file . . . Hit the brakes! Cancel the shifting van! Sneed hears singer R. Kelly’s two live-in girlfriends — who had been searching for new Chicago digs outdoors Trump Tower after Kelly was despatched to jail on sexual abuse fees — at the moment are staying put. “I’m told they [Azriel Clary and Joycelyn Savage] have apparently decided to keep their living arrangement at Trump Tower,” stated Kelly’s Chicago legal professional, Steve Greenberg, who instructed Sneed final month the apartment lease was paid up solely by the tip of September and his two live-in girlfriends had been on the brink of transfer. Ka-ching? Does Kelly — who was bailed out of jail