The university's athletic department confirmed starting outside linebacker Trulon Henry was injured in the shooting.
Three Shot at Party Near University of Illinois Campus in Urbana
Guns Gone Wild: Children Hit Hard By Recent Gun Violence
Take a break from your Casey Anthony rage to get angry about real problems of violence against children.
Afternoon Diversion: The Interrupters
Producer Steve James and Reporter Alex Kotlowitz put together "The Interrupters," a documentary about CeaseFire and "violence interrupters" who try to put a stop to the violence plaguing their South Side Chicago communities. The film hasn't been released yet, but this trailer has us waiting with bated breath.
Concealed Weapons Legislation Passes Committee
This is why the Illinois House Agriculture Committee should not be reviewing legislation other than legislation related to agriculture. A measure that would allow gun owners to carry their weapons with them so long as they're concealed passed the Agriculture Committee by a 12-2 vote. Which means that the legislation could see a vote on the House floor.
Extra, Extra
- RIP, Richard Pegue.
- How much does gun violence cost Chicago each year? According to one report, $2.5 billion.
- The recent parking ticket amnesty period wiped out 135,000 unpaid parking and red-light tickets as well as brought in $7 million. But be ready, the so-called "boot blitz" - due to a lower ticket threshold - begins next month.
Chicago Gun Buy-Back Nabs 6,000 Weapons
In other news, two men were killed last night in two separate shooting incidents on the South Side. Another man was shot to death early this morning. [S-T, Trib, Photo of our kind of gun by rachelleb]
37 Shot Over the Weekend
At least 37 people were shot this weekend, 7 fatally, and at least 7 victims were under 18. Only one person has been charged in any of the shootings so far, and in that case, police recovered an AK-47 assault rifle at the scene.
More On the Tinley Park Shootings...
A 33-year-old woman who is the sole survivor of Saturday's Lane Bryant killings says the victims were all tied up and shot at close range in the back of the head; she survived because somehow the bullet went through her neck instead of her head. She placed the 911 call.
One Woman Survived Tinley Park Shooting
More details are emerging about the Tinley Park murders from this weekend. In addition to the five women who died, one woman was shot but survived and gave police a description of the gunman, who is still at large. Lane Bryant is offering $50,000 reward for information that leads to the shooter's arrest.

