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CHATHAM, Ill. (AP) — A car smashed through a building Monday afternoon, killing four children and injuring several others during an after-school program in a small city outside of Springfield, Illinois, police said. Officers responded at about 3:20 p.m. to calls about a vehicle ramming through the building, fatally hitting four people before exiting the other side, Chatham Police Department Deputy Chief Scott Tarter said. Those killed were between the ages of 4 and 18, Illinois State Police said in an emailed statement. Several other people were hurt and taken to hospitals.

At the ACLJ, we are unwavering in our commitment to defending the constitutional liberties that form the bedrock of our nation. Recently, we took a bold step in protecting the First Amendment rights of Ms. Rosanna Pulido, a resident of Springfield, Illinois, who faced outrageous restrictions on her freedom of expression at a city council meeting. The Case: A Nonsense T-Shirt Ban On October 29, 2024, Ms. Pulido attended a Springfield City Council meeting wearing a “Chicanos for Trump” T-shirt. Despite her peaceful and orderly participation, she was singled out by a Springfield alderwoman, who cited a policy against “campaign...

A message circulating on a Haitian WhatsApp group in Springfield, Ohio, lists the best destinations for those fleeing the town in the wake of Donald Trump’s election win. All of them are states run by Democrats who could provide sanctuary for Haitians worried about being deported following Mr Trump’s election victory: New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Vermont, Massachusetts and California. It is believed that thousands have left for those states in the weeks after polling day. More of Ohio’s sizeable Haitian population is preparing to follow.

PRINGFIELD, OH — In an unfortunate development discovered last night, all of the animals from the live nativity scene in Springfield, Ohio have suddenly gone missing. Goats, sheep, two donkeys and a camel are among the missing, last seen on the lawn in front of First Baptist Church of Springfield. "How do a dozen animals all walk off from their pens at the same time?" said local man Thomas Masterson. "It just seems so unlikely. I hate to suspect foul play, but there was a little guard dog out there and he's gone too. This can't be good." The church...

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Immigrants living in Springfield, Ohio are leaving out of fear of deportation when President-elect Donald Trump takes office, according to CBS News. Previously, Townhall covered how Springfield, Ohio dealt with all kinds of issues as a result of the influx of Haitian immigrants. This included reports that ducks, cats, and other animals were reportedly being snatched up and eaten.

As Jacob Payen, a co-founder of the Haitian Community Alliance who runs a business that includes helping Haitians in Springfield to file tax returns, said: “People are fully aware of the election result, and that is why they are leaving; they are afraid of a mass deportation. “Several of my customers have left. One guy with his family went to New Jersey; others have gone to Boston. I know three families that have gone to Canada.” Some are thought to have moved to nearby cities such as Dayton, where they believe they would be less visible to law enforcement. Others...

Among the Bellwether counties in the United States that went for Trunp was Miami Dade. Population comprised, by in large, of: (Latinos, mostly) Cubans, Jews and Haitians.White House spokesperson is Haitian Karine Jean-Pierre and the Democrats hammered Trump on Vance about their claims of "Haitian immigrants in Springfield of eating dogs and cats."

Nothing to see here: Just a normal person cutting up an unknown animal in the backyard with a machete. Tayler Hansen @TaylerUSA · Follow 🚨 SPRINGFIELD, OHIO: 𝗔 𝗛𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰. This video was taken by a resident of the Red Couch Apartments. VIDEO AT LINK.................... Yep, just normal things happening here! Here's the website for the Red Coach Apartments in Springfield. Uh oh... Doesn't it look like the same one CNN used in a segment to prove Haitian migrants weren't eating animals in their backyards? CNN ran a...

In response to a criminal complaint filed by a nonprofit, an Ohio judicial panel on Saturday decided not to issue arrest warrants for former President Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance after they spread false claims about Haitian migrants eating pets in Springfield, Ohio. During his debate against Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, last month, Trump, the GOP nominee, repeated a claim that Haitian migrants in Springfield were "eating the pets." Vance, a U.S. senator from Ohio, has also spread the false claim. Meanwhile, ABC News moderator David Muir fact-checked Trump during the September 10...

As I write this, the vice presidential debate between Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is living up to the hype as Vance is wiping the floor with Walz, leaving him stammering and staring as though he can't remember anything from his script except "But Trump!"AdvertisementWalz at the VP debate: pic.twitter.com/0a2J79LmDS— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) October 2, 2024I think Walz is going to vote for Vance. 😂 #VPDebate2024 pic.twitter.com/3EfxGxBDKt— under construction! (@PHX_LC) October 2, 2024The best part of the night so far, in my opinion, was when the CBS News moderators tried to "fact check" Vance on the...

President Joe Biden’s pro-migration border chief suggested Monday that Springfield, Ohio, “has blossomed by reason of the infusion of individuals from another country.” Alejandro Mayorkas, the Cuban-born secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, chose not to name the city, nor the resulting blight that many Americans face amid lower wages, higher rents, civic chaos, and minimal support or respect from local politicians. Mayorkas, a careful lawyer, also chose to bury the memory of two Springfielders killed during the claimed blossoming.

This is another installment of things we have uncovered about our little town's managing elites. THEY do not have the people of this town's best interests at heart. Just another way people in the know in our local government can make money. We are only scratching the surface.

An Ohio police chief says his access to Springfield’s police radio frequency was cut off after the beleaguered city became a political lightening rod over its Haitian immigrant crisis. Tremont City Police Chief Chad Duncan told Blaze News’ Julio Rosas that Springfield has fallen into “absolute turmoil” since being inundated with up to 20,000 Haitian nationals, and said the lawlessness is spreading to nearby towns, including his own. Tremont City is located approximately eight miles north of Springfield. Springfield has attracted national media attention in recent weeks over reports that some of the Haitians were stealing and eating pets and...

Julio Rosas spoke with Bill Monaghan, a resident of Springfield, Ohio, to get to the source of the rising tensions in the area. Monaghan explained that although the massive influx of Haitian immigrants has been linked to duck disappearances, deaths as a result of reckless driving, and women feeling unsafe in their hometown, the local administration has insinuated that anyone who speaks up is a racist. But these scare tactics haven't intimidated everyone.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The leader of a nonprofit representing the Haitian community invoked a private-citizen right to file charges Tuesday against former President Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, over the chaos and threats experienced by Springfield, Ohio, since Trump first spread false claims about legal immigrants there during a presidential debate. The Haitian Bridge Alliance made the move after inaction by the local prosecutor, said their attorney, Subodh Chandra of the Cleveland-based Chandra Law Firm. Charges brought by private citizens are rare, but not unheard of, in Ohio. Examples might be a grocery store charging a...

Fellow Citizens of Springfield Illinois and Sangamon County Illinois. Just an update on your City Council and County Board elected Officials. Months ago both bodies of city and County government received and ordinance written by a Illinois States attorney and Immigration Lawyers out of Washington D. C. They were kindly asked publicly to consider the Ordinance to protect our city and county Tax Payer dollars from being drained, (Just like Chicago) We asked them to consider it in one form or another. CRICKETS! Below you can read the simple, Logical request to protect Tax Payers. Sounds like they need to...

“Sustainable.” “Sustainability.” A couple of the popular new buzz words Leftists love to use as they continue to shove their “Green New Deal” down the throats of hard-working Americans, struggling harder than ever to hold on to their sanity, pay their bills, keep a roof over their heads and food on the table and shoulder an ever-increasing crushing burden of taxes. I’m sick to death of hearing the word, because nothing the government does is “sustainable.” And our so-called “representatives” in Congress exempt themselves from every insane new rule they mandate for the rest of us. In a recent TV...

There's one thing you must say for Vivek Ramaswamy: he's unafraid to go into the center of controversy. Ramaswamy waded into the pro-Hamas fray in Chicago outside the Democrat convention. And appearing on today's CNN This Morning, Ramaswamy described his experiences in holding a town hall in Springfield, Ohio in the midst of the controversy over Haitian immigration there. [snip] Hunt tried to get Ramaswamy to say that Trump's recent comments about Haitians eating pets have led to the outbreak of tensions. She also cited Laura Loomer's comments that if Harris wins, the White House will smell like curry. Ramaswamy...

Redwing Street near Maine, Saturday night, caught on film, cat killing by Haitian.