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Man breaks through glass door to the Downtown Islamic Center before the nightly prayers for Ramadan
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- Man breaks through glass door to the Downtown Islamic Center before the nightly prayers for Ramadan
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- 13 hours ago
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- Read the developing story: https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/03/18/loop-mosque-vandalized-muslims-should-die-offensive-ramadan
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- Your Academy Award questions answered with Richard Roeper | Oscars 2024
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- 11 days ago
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- Film critic Richard Roeper will answer your questions on the upcoming 96th Academy Awards®.
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- 'Barely better than nothing': Local group advocates for Logan Square skate park in disrepair
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- 13 days ago
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- A group of local skaters, along with community organizers, hopes to transform the park into a place the community can gather and bond over skateboarding. Founded by Logan Laurie in 2021, Logan Square Skate has fought to make Logan Boulevard Skate Park a space that lives up to its potential. The organization has raised $710,000 toward renovation efforts.
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- CPD officer responding to ShotSpotter alert opens fire on child lighting off fireworks, COPA finds
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
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- Chicago police initially claimed officers were fired upon by a man while responding to this incident but the Civilian Office of Police Accountability released information Tuesday indicating the person involved was a child and did not shoot at police.
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- US airman dies after setting himself ablaze outside Israeli Embassy in Israel-Hamas war protest
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- 21 days ago
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- An active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force has died after he set himself ablaze outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., while declaring that he “will no longer be complicit in genocide."
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- He called Chicago home, but when war broke out in Ukraine, he went back to fight
- Date posted
- 22 days ago
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- “Looks like someone attempted to set themselves on fire.” - Secret Service spokesperson
- Date posted
- 22 days ago
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- Authors Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on controversy surrounding Trump’s Georgia prosecutor
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
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- On the latest episode of At the Table, Lynn Sweet is joined by veteran investigative journalists Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman.
Isikoff and Klaidman discuss their new best seller, "Find Me the Votes: A Hard-Charging Georgia Prosecutor, a Rogue President, and the Plot to Steal an American Election," a deep dive into Trump's push to overturn the 2020 election and Georgia District attorney Fani Willis.
Their conversation goes in-depth on whether a judge will throw Willis off the Trump case because of her romantic relationship with the special prosecutor on the case, Nathan Wade.
Stream the full episode now.
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- Want cheap rent? Keep adding roommates, it's a co-op
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- 1 month ago
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- Some Chicagoans are opting for co-op living where up to 21 people live in one apartment building that's set up with its own ownership rules.
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- Happy Valentine's day from The Sun-Times #shorts
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- 1 month ago
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- It's Valentine's Day and love is in the air! Here are some staffers and producers sharing what they love about the Chicago Sun-Times. In the comment's tell us what you love about the Sun-Times
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- WWII vet to receive Medal of Honor for role in “ghost army”
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- 1 month ago
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- Read the full story: https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2024/2/9/24059597/ghost-army-bernie-bluestein-wwii-congressional-gold-medal-world-war-ii
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- Crate-free pork’s now the law at grocery stores in two states, not Illinois.
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- 1 month ago
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- Deb Robertson has terminal cancer and she's advocating for ‘right-to-die’ in Illinois
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- A bill filed on Thursday would allow qualified individuals, not medical professionals, to self-administer a medication to end their lives. There is of course opposition to such measures, specifically from the Catholic and evangelical communities.
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- At Pueblo Nuevo in Portage Park everyone is family, and the home-style food can’t be beat
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- 1 month ago
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- Lourdes ‘Lulu’ Alvarez swears by the mood-boosting effects of her pozole. The restaurant has a devoted following, with regulars coming from as far away as New Jersey.
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- Group robs a woman at gunpoint heading to a bus stop, then circled back and attacked again
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- 1 month ago
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- The robbery occurred just after 4 a.m. Jan 29 near the intersection of Lawrence and Lotus Avenues in the Jefferson Park neighborhood, according to Chicago police. The woman was walking from her home to a bus stop when a dark-colored sedan approached and three people jumped out with guns, a police report said.
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- Joliet mass murder suspect Romeo Nance had violent criminal history
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Last January, a woman and Nance’s mother could be heard arguing with officers as they arrested Nance and searched a car in the driveway, according to body cam footage obtained by the Sun-Times.
During the arrest, Nance, who was handcuffed, tried running from officers but was quickly apprehended.
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- At 23, this Downers Grove ‘old soul’ devotes his life to fixing typewriters
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Local ukulele band brings joy, friendship to older adults
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The Hix Bros Ukulele Band of musicians mostly over 65 have benefited from the opportunity to learn new skills and develop new friendships.
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- Video purportedly captures Joliet mass murder suspect Romeo Nance shoot at man from car
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- In the video obtained by the Sun-Times, Nance, in a red Toyota Camry, allegedly rattled off nine shots in about five seconds as the 42-year-old man was walking back to his home.
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- Pond hockey, Chicago style
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- 2 months ago
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- Madeline Carroll, 28, who lives in Lincoln Park, said she started playing there three years ago. These days, she tries to go out on the pond as often as she can, so long as the ice stays frozen. She said she usually waits for four to five consecutive days of below-freezing temperatures before putting on her skates.
“The nice thing about it is that it makes you enjoy the cold temperature,” she said. “You look forward to below-freezing temperatures, rather than dread it.”
Video by Brian Ernst, Edited by Zubaer Khan, Reporting by Mohammad Samra
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- Chicago style pond hockey
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Bodycam shows man fatally struck by semi as he fled from Chicago cops in Austin
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- 2 months ago
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- Police oversight officials released video footage on Wednesday that shows a man being fatally struck by a semi-trailer as he fled from officers who saw him exit a stolen vehicle last month in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.
Two of the videos released by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability captured the collision about 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 12 in the 800 block of South Cicero Avenue. A thud can be heard when Vesmo Banks, 35, was struck by the side of the semi-trailer, which Chicago police said then drove off.
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- New Lincoln Park snack shop has chicken feet-flavored Lay’s & Whopper-flavored Doritos
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Dima Sulaiman has passed, but her story lives on in the play 'My Goal'
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Everyone who knew Dima will attest that she was lovely, but none of us would describe her as normal. She was more. She was extraordinary.
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- Liz Cheney warns that the nation faces danger if Trump returns to White House
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- 3 months ago
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- Ex-Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo. joins Sun-Times Washington bureau chief Lynn Sweet to discuss the dangers of Trump being the Republican frontrunner. Cheney said in a Sun-Times interview: “I haven’t made a decision yet about whether I will run (for president). But it’s a decision I’ll make over the next couple of months.”
Read the full story: https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/12/5/23988575/liz-cheney-new-book-donald-trump-presidential-run
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- Local News for All: The Chicago Sun-Times Informs and Connects
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- 3 months ago
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- The Chicago Sun-Times is a nonprofit newsroom with an unwavering commitment to local journalism. We hold those in power accountable, highlight the booming art and music scenes around Chicago, give underrepresented citizens a voice, make complicated issues more digestible and hit the streets to uncover the truth – so you can easily stay in the know. We’re committed to upholding and expanding our coverage so we can continue to strengthen and connect Chicago communities. Since we dropped our paywall a little over a year ago, we’ve relied on financial support from people like you who care about quality local journalism from, for and about Chicago. Your support today ensures that the Sun-Times can continue to provide our entire community with access to this valuable public resource. Learn more at suntimes.com/support
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- IL NAACP president called to resign after comments calling migrants “savages,” rapists, burglars
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Teresa Haley denies making the comments, which appeared on video during a recent NAACP presidents’ conference call.
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- Street takeovers becoming unbearable for McKinley Park residents
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The “deafening” screech of tires drifting at 32nd Street and Hoyne Avenue have made it impossible for some residents to sleep. The meetups — known as street takeovers — draw crowds of 100 to 150 people and can last from midnight until 3:30 a.m.
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- The #joffrey #nutcrackerballet production in Chicago has a lot of costumes
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger on stopping Donald Trump from getting reelected
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Langur from Lincoln Park Zoo has been declared cancer-free after undergoing surgery
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- A Francois’ Langur from Lincoln Park Zoo has been declared cancer-free after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from the roof of his mouth. Video provided by Lincoln Park Zoo.
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- Then Ald. Burke tells then Ald. Solis they come from the “old school.”
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Ex-Ald. Burke not “very fond” of the Post Office owners "...they can go f--- themselves”
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall denied a request for mistrial over a remark about the “Chicago way of doing business” being “very corrupt.” That allowed prosecutors to proceed playing recordings of Burke and questioning witnesses.
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- Behind the curtains of "The Nutcracker"
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- 4 months ago
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- Take a peek behind the scenes of "The Nutcracker" as the costume department prepares for the show.
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- Ex-Ald. Ed Burke tells Danny Solis “the cash register has not rung yet.”
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Ex-Ald. Ed Burke caught on FBI video remarking on Jewish people
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Undercover FBI video by former Ald. Solis with then Ald. Ed Burke shown in court
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- The video was recorded Sept. 26, 2016 and allegedly shows Burke discussing the redevelopment of Chicago’s Old Post Office.
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- Venezuelan artist paints his way to Chicago
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Wilfredo Garcia, a self-taught painter from the Venezuelan countryside, paid for his trip across several countries in murals, leaving traces of the spirit of the Venezuelan heartland all along the way.
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- Shedd Aquarium animals get fed for Thanksgiving
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Understand the Ed Burke trial in 5 minutes
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Sun-Times City Hall reporter Fran Spielman gives a brief history on Chicago's longest-serving Alderman and what allegations led Ed Burke to his current trial.
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- Brief earthquake rattles central Illinois
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Video shows brief earthquake rattle Illinois home
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- A 3.6-magnitude earthquake has been confirmed near a small village in Putnam County Wednesday morning, officials said. There were no reports of injuries but about 120 people reported feeling it, according to the U. S. Geological Survey.
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- Former Rep. Kinzinger on the consequences of Trump
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Lynn Sweet was joined by former Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill. to discuss his new book “Renegade,” defending democracy, the Republican party’s enablement of Trump and more.
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- Chicago police officer charged with striking 8th grade boy at a South Side school
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Video footage from outside Gresham Elementary School shows Officer Craig Lancaster, 55, shoving JaQuwaun Williams, 14, in the neck as the boy attempts to enter the building on May 18.
The video has no sound and does not show any apparent interaction between the two before the assault. The boy was ushered away by a teacher.
Lancaster was indicted Thursday on one felony count of aggravated battery in a public place, according to court records. By afternoon, the Chicago Police Department said Lancaster “was relieved of police powers today.”
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- State trooper suffered brain bleed, skull fractures in shootout with Chicago man in Springfield
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Provided video.
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- Does 115 Bourbon Street have a #ghost? #Someoneinchicago #column visits to find out
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Sun-Times columnist Ismael Perez followed a reality TV star on Instagram, and it led to the question: Are ghosts real? And how do we come to explain the unexplained?
We stopped by 115 Bourbon Street in Merrionette Park to find out.
Read the full column this Sunday.
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- He was a high school #football star, then he met an #illinois #state #trooper
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Jyran Mitchell was a highly recruited college football prospect – and then he met Illinois State Police Trooper Matthew Dumais.
Dumais wrongly detained Mitchell and the student-athlete sued, saying his knee was badly injured. The state settled.
Mitchell is back on the field and now plays for Butler University. But he still wondered why Dumais was “so angry” that night.
The state trooper is among the officers found on a leaked Oath Keepers’ membership list. To Mitchell, it was the missing piece. “He’s angry toward my people. He showed racism that night.”
In an investigation by WBEZ, the Sun-Times and the OCCRP, we widen our scope from CPD and examine the records of law enforcement officials across Illinois who appeared on the Oath Keepers membership list.
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- How CPD weeded out cops linked to the KKK #extremism #investigation #suntimes
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- When some officers got involved with notorious extremists, the Chicago Police Department assigned an officer to go undercover and raided the home of a cop who was recruiting colleagues to the radical and potentially violent group.
The city’s police board then moved swiftly to rid the department of all the extremist officers.
That was the approach the department took more than 55 years ago — after a small group of officers privately pledged their allegiance to the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.
In an investigation by WBEZ, the Sun-Times and the OCCRP, we look at what CPD has done recently about active officers with alleged ties to modern-day extremist groups.
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- Who are the Oath Keepers? #extremism #investigation #suntimes
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Most Americans hadn’t heard of the Oath Keepers before the attack on the U.S. Capitol, when founder Stewart Rhodes and other members plotted to keep then-President Donald Trump in power.
But for those who have followed the Oath Keepers’ path to becoming one of the nation’s largest anti-government groups, there were clear warning signs leading to that fateful day.
In an investigation by WBEZ, the Sun-Times and the OCCRP, we take an unprecedented look at how cops connected to the Oath Keepers have performed on the job. In the series we examine:
🚨 Officers with troubling records
🚨 Lack of accountability within the police department
🚨 Chicagoans who recounted their experiences with officers connected with the Oath Keepers
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- Jyran Mitchell was a college football prospect – and then he met ISP Trooper Matthew Dumais
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Dumais wrongly detained Mitchell and the student athlete sued, saying his knee was badly injured. The state settled.
Mitchell is back on the field and now plays for Butler University. But he still wondered why Dumais was “so angry” that night.
The state trooper is among the officers found on a leaked Oath Keepers’ membership list. To Mitchell, it was the missing piece. “He’s angry toward my people. He showed racism that night.”
In an investigation by @WBEZ, the Sun-Times and the OCCRP, we widen our scope from CPD and examine the records of law enforcement officials across Illinois who appeared on the Oath Keepers membership list.