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4 People Injured After Shooting at Chicago-Area Mall

(CSU) — OAK BROOK, Ill. — Four people were wounded in a gunshot at a suburban Chicago mall packed with Christmas shoppers on Thursday, according to authorities. Around 5:45 p.m., two guys engaged in a gunfight in a hallway at Oakbrook Center in Oak Brook, according to Police Chief James Kruger. The injuries, he claimed, were not life-threatening. Bystanders may have been struck by ricocheting…

CHICAGO | Slick roads, blowing snow delay air, road travel in Midwest

CHICAGO— A wintry storm brought blizzard-like conditions to parts of the Midwest early Monday, grounding hundreds of flights and causing slick roads for commuters as they returned to work after the Thanksgiving weekend.

The Chicago area was slammed with up to a foot (30 centimeters) of wet snow, and whiteout conditions stalled commuter traffic on the roads. The National Weather Service said 7.5…

CHICAGO | Storm set to blanket Midwest in snow on major travel day

CHICAGO — A fast-moving winter storm is expected to blanket much of the central Midwest with snow on the final day of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend — one of the busiest travel days of the year.

The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for parts of Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and Iowa. Other parts of central plains and Great Lakes region are under a winter storm warning. In…

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Illinois News: Arkansas Man, KLINT KELLEY Sentenced to More Than 7 Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Selling Guns in Chicago Area

CHICAGO, Is. — An Arkansas man has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for illegally selling numerous handguns and rifles in Chicago and the suburbs.

KLINT KELLEY brought the firearms from Arkansas to Chicago and illegally sold them to a convicted felon.  Kelley sold a total of 21 guns to the felon on three occasions last year, including during the Fourth of July and Labor Day weekends.  The weapons included eleven handguns, nine rifles and one shotgun. Several of the firearms were semi-automatic guns capable of accepting large-capacity magazines.

Kelley, 28, of Malvern, Ark., pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count of unlawfully engaging in the business of dealing firearms, and one count of selling firearms to a known felon. U.S. District Judge Ronald A. Guzman on Wednesday sentenced Kelley to seven years and three months in prison.

The sentencing was announced by John R. Lausch, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois; Celinez Nunez, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Field Division of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and Eddie Johnson, Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department. The Illinois State Police provided valuable assistance.

“In a city that has seen shootings and homicides in astronomical numbers, illegal transportation of firearms and to a known convicted felon should not be tolerated,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Tobara S. Richardson argued in the government’s sentencing memorandum. “Defendant knowingly engaged in criminal conduct that contributes to one of the worst aspects of the city.”

Kelley’s plea agreement describes the three occasions when he illegally sold firearms to the felon. On April 3, 2017, in a residence in southwest suburban Frankfort, Kelley sold the felon five handguns and three semi-automatic rifles, in exchange for $4,750 in cash.  On July 3, 2017, on Chicago’s West Side, Kelley sold the felon four handguns and one semi-automatic rifle, in exchange for $3,000 in cash. On Sept. 3, 2017, in a commercial area of southwest suburban Chicago Ridge, Kelley sold the felon five rifles, two handguns and one semi-automatic shotgun, in exchange for $7,000 in cash.

At least three of the 21 firearms had been reported stolen, including one gun taken in a burglary of a police officer’s residence.

Kelley grew up in Illinois and moved to Arkansas several years ago.

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