A landlord who was jailed for decades after he attacked a Palestinian American boy and his mother has died. JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — A landlord jailed for decades after he attacked a Palestinian American boy and his mother has died.

The Illinois State of Illinois Building in Downtown Chicago has been renamed the Jesse White State of Illinois Building to honor Jesse White, the state's longest-serving Secretary of State, for his efforts as a public servant.

Joseph Czuba, 73, died Thursday while in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections, said Kevin Hedemark, sheriff’s office spokesperson.

Demonstrators rallied in Chicago and across Illinois as part of a nationwide day of action, speaking out against the federal cuts to healthcare and other services.

It was the first of 13 plaques to be placed around Chicago denoting historic sites of the Black Panther Party. They were first revealed last October after a fight over how the organization’s legacy would be preserved.

Joseph Czuba, 73, was serving a 53-year sentence for a 2023 hate crime that shocked the nation in the days after the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel.

There was a long-awaited homecoming and warm welcome for Illinois rescue teams who spent two weeks away from their families to help with recovery after devastating flooding in Texas.

Infleqtion, a quantum computing company, will be headquartering its global operations in Chicago at the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, with an expected $50 million investment from the state creating new jobs and accelerating the growth of the company's hardware and software workforce.