Stephen Montemayor

1 month ago | blockclubchicago.org | Stephen Montemayor

CHICAGO — A Chicago-based nonprofit that supports tradeswomen this week became the latest legal challenger to President Donald Trump’s executive actions targeting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Chicago Women in Trades filed a 46-page civil lawsuit Wednesday in federal court in Chicago, arguing that Trump’s anti-DEI orders have created widespread confusion and are producing a chilling effect on free speech rights.

2 months ago | blockclubchicago.org | Stephen Montemayor

RAVENSWOOD MANOR — President Donald Trump on Monday granted a “full and unconditional pardon” to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, five years after releasing him from prison midway through his sentence for multiple corruption convictions. Trump signed the pardon in front of reporters in the Oval Office late Monday afternoon, using the ex-governor’s case as another occasion to rail against the president’s own history with the criminal justice system. “It’s my honor to do it.

2 months ago | blockclubchicago.org | Stephen Montemayor

CITYWIDE — Chicagoans could be in store for another round of icy weather Saturday, with drier conditions expected for Super Bowl Sunday. Jake Petr, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Chicago, said that Saturday’s wintry weather won’t exactly look like the system that blanketed parts of the city with ice earlier this week, causing numerous traffic collisions and falls on slippery surfaces. But it will be enough to warrant caution when stepping outside during the day.

2 months ago | blockclubchicago.org | Stephen Montemayor

NORWOOD PARK — Two men were charged with murder in connection with the brutal Norwood Park slaying of a 63-year-old resident last week, police said Friday. Jefferson Ubilla-Delgado, 29, and Geiderwuin Bello Morales, 21, are scheduled to appear Saturday in Cook County bond court on murder and robbery charges stemming from the Jan. 26 killing, according to Chicago police. The release listed both men as residing on the same block in Norwood Park.

Jan 9, 2025 | thebrunswicknews.com | Stephen Montemayor

MINNEAPOLIS - Two long-haul truckers, with the backing of a legal nonprofit that has argued multiple U.S. Supreme Court cases, are suing Minnesota over the state's refusal to recognize more than half of the firearm permits issued by other states. The plaintiffs, one from Texas and another from Georgia, are leaning on a 2022 landmark opinion from the high court used last year to invalidate Minnesota's age restriction for permit applications.