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Five mental health professionals, some of whom already accused Donald Trump of being “dangerous,” prepared a risk assessment for New York state Judge Juan Merchan to consider in his July 11 sentencing decision on Trump, according to forensic psychiatrist Dr. Bandy X. Lee, a longtime critic of the former president. It isn’t clear whether all five are psychiatrists or may have other training. Their risk assessment could be a factor in the severity of Merchan’s sentence for Trump in Manhattan Criminal Court, which could be up to 20 years in prison for all 34 felony counts on which he was...

A woman reported a blackface incident to police Saturday after she saw a group of young people at a Mokena gas station in black facial masks. The white teens had applied black peel-off facial masks before going to the Speedway at 19724 Wolf Road about 3:15 p.m. Saturday, Mokena Police Chief Steve Vaccaro said. “[The masks] had to dry for a certain period of time, so they went to the Speedway to get slushies,” Vaccaro said. He said the Freeman-brand masks were made out of volcanic ash and were supposed to clear pores. Facial masks such as this one typically...