Illinois quick hits: Pritzker touts crime prevention; former radio host DuMont dies
Pritzker touts crime prevention
Gov. J.B. Pritzker continues to criticize President Donald Trump’s efforts to fight crime.
In a statement released late Thursday afternoon, the governor said he is grateful that the state of Illinois continues to show up with action and results, regardless of “political stunts being orchestrated at the federal level.”
The statement followed Pritzker’s meeting with Chicago anti-violence groups that receive funding from Illinois taxpayers
Danville man sentenced for murder
A Danville man has been sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted of the carjacking and murder of Daniel Walter in 2020.
Kevin Marshall, 35, was previously convicted of second-degree murder for the killing of Latifah Cross in 2013.
Prosecutors say Marshall killed Walter about three months after he was released from custody.
Former radio host DuMont dies
Longtime broadcaster and Museum of Broadcast Communications founder Bruce DuMont has died.
The longtime host of “Beyond the Beltway” opened the Chicago museum in 1987.
Bruce DuMont was 81 years old.
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