Ex-Illinois State teaching assistant charged with making threats against Trump
Teaching Assistant Arrested for Threatening President Trump A former teaching assistant at Illinois State University was taken into custody on Tuesday during a joint operation involving the FBI and Secret Service. Derek Lopez, aged 27, is accused of making threats against President Donald Trump. The investigation into Lopez’s activities—both online and in person—lasted about a […]
Ex-Illinois star Terrence Shannon Jr. acquitted in rape case
Former University of Illinois star Terrence Shannon Jr. was acquitted Thursday of rape and sexual assault charges in a trial that included charges related to an incident that occurred near the University of Kansas campus in September. Shannon, who was arrested in December, had been accused by an 18-year-old woman of grabbing her without her […]