The co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement is demanding disgraced actor Jussie Smollett be released from prison. In a recent interview, Patrisse Cullors said she visited Smollett in a psych ward at the Cook County Jail in Chicago, where he had been sleeping on a “restraint bed.”
A non-profit and a Chicago-area sheriff’s department are teaming up to give incarcerated gang members a new lease on life. One America’s Zach Petersen has that story.
A vaccine mandate went into effect Monday for Illinois’ Cook County, requiring people to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccinations when entering gyms, restaurants and other establishments. However, Chicago suburb Orland Park is standing up to the orders. One America’s Stephanie Myers spoke with Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau about the decision.