Day: February 6, 2024

Trump is not immune from prosecution in his 2020 election interference case, US appeals court says

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A federal appeals court panel has ruled Donald Trump can face trial on charges he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The court on Tuesday rejected the Republican ex-president’s claims that he’s immune from prosecution. It’s the second time in as many months judges have spurned Trump’s immunity arguments and said he can be prosecuted for actions undertaken while in the White House and in the run-up to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. The court’s decision sets the stage for additional appeals from Trump, to either the U.S. Supreme Court or the entire U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The trial was originally set for March, but it was postponed last week and the judge didn’t immediately set a new date.

7 children found overnight inside vehicle with man during well-being call on South Side, cops say

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Chicago police responding to a well-being call overnight found seven children, including a 4-month-old baby, inside a vehicle with a 36-year-old man who appeared to be in distress, police said. Shortly before 8:30 p.m. Monday, officers responded to a wellbeing call in the 6100 block of South Carpenter Street and found seven children, including a […]

Longest-running “Phantom” to perform at Lyric Theater

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Singer Franc D’Ambrosio held the title for the world’s longest-running Phantom for more than a decade thanks to his 2,200-plus performances in “Phantom of the Opera,” causing Andrew Lloyd Webber himself to nickname him the “Iron Man of the Mask.” D’Ambrosio performs his one-man show, “Back to Broadway” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17 at The Lyric Theater in Blue Island. In addition to his long-running titular role in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tony Award-winning musical, “The Phantom of the Opera,” D’Ambrosio is also known for playing the role of Anthony Corleone in “The Godfather Part III.” He performed the Academy Award-winning […]

Things to do Feb. 8-14 in Pioneer Press and Doings suburbs

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Here are some other events occurring the week of Feb. 8-14 in Doings and Pioneer Press suburbs. See a circus The Actors Gymnasium presents “BIPOC Circus Alliance Winter Cabaret,” 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes St., Evanston. Tickets: $25-$35. 847-328-2795; actorsgymnasium.org/shows. This original circus theater production features BIPOC artists from across Chicago and the Midwest. Fancy footwork Emergence Dance Theatre and Access Theatre Productions present Dance Chicago’s “Dances from the Heart” at 8 p.m. Feb. 10 at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. Tickets: $25-$45. […]