The founder of the Lake County Black Lives Matter chapter was arrested by police after he refused to leave after speaking at a Waukegan City Council meeting. Clyde J. McLemore, 63, of the 2100 block of Bethesda Boulevard in Zion, was charged with one count of criminal trespass to state land, a misdemeanor. McLemore walked […]
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Founder of Lake County Black Lives Matter chapter charged with felony in Kenosha civil unrest
Editor’s Note: The below video could be considered shocking or disturbing to the viewer. Viewer discretion is advised. The activist and founder of the Lake County Black Lives Matter chapter has been charged for allegedly threatening an officer and kicking a police station door during the August civil unrest in Kenosha. Clyde J. McLemore, 62, […]
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Family renews calls for charges against Waukegan officer who shot and killed 19-year-old
Editor’s Note: The below video could be considered shocking or disturbing to the viewer. Viewer discretion is advised. Family and community members are renewing calls for the arrest of a Waukegan police officer who shot and killed a 19-year-old man after his girlfriend nearly hit the officer with her car following a pursuit in October. […]
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Demonstrator who attended Black Lives Matter protest in McHenry tests positive for COVID-19
Health officials announced that a person who attended a Black Lives Matter protest in McHenry on Saturday has tested positive for coronavirus. The McHenry County Department of Health said that the person was asymptomatic while in attendance at the protest which occurred on June 27 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. It began at Knox […]