Gov. JB Pritzker’s office said Thursday he was “extremely troubled” to learn that a community violence intervention worker he posed with in a photo earlier this month at an event on Chicago’s South Side was arrested days later in an organized smash-and-grab burglary that led to the death of an innocent father-to-be.

It’s still unclear when Cook County homeowners and other property owners will receive their property tax bills, top officials told commissioners this week, thanks to lingering defects in a tech upgrade already delayed by several years.

Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker has called for boycotts and protests against broadcast outlets that are tied to Wednesday’s decision by the Walt Disney Co. and its ABC network to indefinitely suspend comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s nightly talk show, including against WGN’s television and radio stations and WLS-Ch. 7 in Chicago.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum condemned the killing of a Mexican immigrant by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent last week in west suburban Franklin Park.

A suburban Chicago student is in custody after being arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers at Elgin Community College Thursday morning, the college said.

Turning Point USA, the organization Charlie Kirk founded to mobilize young conservatives, has seen a massive surge in interest and support since the activist’s assassination last week.

Jimmy Kimmel’s television future hung in the balance Thursday after ABC suspended his late-night show following the host’s comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk, leaving the network’s parent company to decide whether supporting him is worth the risk to its business.

A debate reflective of the country’s political divide is unfolding at Wheeling High School, where groups are clashing over efforts to honor slain political firebrand Charlie Kirk, arguably its most famous graduate.