Illinois quick hits: Man on pretrial release accused of murder; holiday weekend impaired driving patrols

Man on pretrial release accused of murder

After reportedly violating curfew dozens of times while wearing an ankle monitor, a man on pretrial release for a felony gun case is now accused of killing another man on Chicago’s Far South Side.

CWB Chicago reports that John Perteet, 38, has been charged with first-degree murder in the July 11, 2025, slaying of 43-year-old Prince Johnson…

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