Illinois Quick Hits: Chicago charter schools CEO charged

April 16, 2026/Newspaper Staff/

By Jim Talamonti | The Center Square
The Center Square

(The Center Square) – A federal grand jury has indicted a former Chicago charter school network CEO for allegedly misappropriating more than $103,000 in funds intended to support the non-profit’s educational work.

Prosecutors say Timothy King, 59, embezzled the funds, originally derived from the federal government, from Urban Prep Academies in 2021 and 2022.

ISP INVESTIGATES FATAL OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING

A man is dead after a shooting involving Illinois State Police officers in Chicago on Wednesday night.

ISP says preliminary information indicates that officers responded to a domestic battery call, encountered an armed subject, and a struggle ensued.

The suspect was struck by gunfire and pronounced dead at a local hospital.

No officers were injured during the incident.

STATE SENATE APPROVES MICROMOBILITY DEVICE REGULATIONS

The Illinois Senate has unanimously approved legislation to regulate electric micromobility devices.

Senate Bill 3336 requires riders of e-bikes and e-motos capable of traveling over 28 mph to have a driver’s license, title, registration and insurance.

The measure also bans people under 16 years old from riding electric micromobility devices.

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