chicagotribune--2020-12-17--Christmas weather in Chicago: The warmest and coldest since 1871

O'Hare International Airport , the city 's official recording site , reported a high of 57 degrees on Dec. 25 , 2019 , making it the second warmest Christmas in the area since 1871 .
The last time the area experienced a high in the 50s on Christmas was in 1994 .
Yet neither were as balmy as the high of 64 degrees on Dec. 25 , 1982 — the warmest Christmas recorded here since 1871 .
The following year , however , Chicago experienced the low temperature of minus 17 degrees — the city 's coldest Christmas .
There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years when opposing temperature extremes hit the area in back-to-back years .
Here 's a chronological look back at how the Chicago Tribune covered the Top 10 Christmas temperature highs ( shown in red ) and lows ( shown in blue ) : '' Yesterday was the most uneventful and unsensational of all Christmases that have been celebrated in Chicago since the city has had an existence and a name .
The 25th of December of last year was furiously cold .
That of the preceding year was sloppy and chilly .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day of continuous rain , without a vestige anywhere of the snow and ice which generally characterize the season . ''
`` In yesterday 's change of weather there was a drop of nearly 25 degrees in a few hours , and many who had gone out for a drive in fairly warm clothing felt well chilled before they could get home again . ''
`` It seemed a little like the weather of old-time yule-tides that came with cold blasts from the north .
Drifts of snow , bursts of sunshine , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ follows in the wake of a roaring winter storm . ''
`` There was nothing in the weather repertoire that was not used yesterday on Chicago except hail .
There was fan weather , fur weather , umbrella and parasol weather , overcoat and seersucker weather .
Any one dissatisfied with the weather needed only to wait a few minutes and it would change . ''
`` The unique sight of an endless stream of children carrying dolls wending their way along Michigan Avenue attracted the attention of the guests of the hotels @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the spectators become in the children that many were stopped and their dolls examined and commented on . ''
`` The mercury shot below the zero mark early this morning .
Between 3 o'clock and 9 last night the mercury dropped fourteen degrees and stood at two above .
By midnight it had reached zero , and was still going down . ''
`` Yesterday was the coldest Christmas day in fifty-two years in Chicago .
The mercury dropped to 6 degrees below zero at 3:30 a.m. and hovered close to the zero @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brilliant sunshine .
... Four deaths ascribed to the cold and 154 fire alarms were recorded during the day . ''
Before Anthony Kiecal of Truck company No .
3 got through the battle with a fire on River Street yesterday he was garbed in a raiment of ice .
( Chicago Tribune , Dec. 26 , 1924 ) '' As Chicagoans awoke to find there was still no snow on the ground and that the gentle breeze outside was even balmier than those that blessed Christmas shoppers , a general exodus to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ courses remaining open .
The parks were filled with strolling couples , and brand new bicycles and velocipedes were taken straight from the Christmas tree to sidewalks . ''
Mary Lou MacKay , 4 makes good use of her present , but brother , Charles , finds his new sled quite useless .
( Chicago Tribune , Dec. 26 , 1936 ) '' Although the cold snap was the worst of the young winter season , winds were relatively still , sparing those who had to travel Thursday the added bite of an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , icy fingers of winter held the city in their grip despite the glistening sun Christmas morning .
The temperature hit a record 8 below zero .
( Michael Budrys/Chicago Tribune ) '' While the warm weather lasted Saturday , sunshine sent a few hardy sailors onto Lake Michigan , prompting a dramatic rescue in which a wind surfer whose craft broke up after it was blown far from land was plucked from icy waters by a Fire Department helicopter . ''
Jake Huppert , 11 , makes the best of Christmas Day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lincoln Park , where he scaled a statue of the park 's namesake and tweaked its nose .
( Chuck Berman/Chicago Tribune ) '' Pat Sammarco spent Christmas day serving the needs of others .
She helped some sloths mate .
...
The ( Lincoln Park Zoo ) is open every day of the year , and zookeeper Sammarco , along with her husband , Larry , who 's in charge of the large mammals , and several dozen colleagues , drew the holiday shift this year .
It was n't so bad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Not when there were Christmas visitors to watch , intrepid souls willing to brave a wind-chill factor that hovered around 30 below all day . ''
A walk on a winter 's day .
A well-bundled pedestrian takes a decidedly brisk walk along an icy pier on Montrose Beach at sunset on Dec. 25 , 1985 .
Christmas Day 's temperatures ranged from 11 degrees below zero to a meager 1 degree above ; the wind chill reached 42 below .
( Michael Fryer/Chicago Tribune )

1877 50 degrees "Yesterday was the most uneventful and unsensational of all Christmases that have been celebrated in Chicago since the city has had an existence and a name. The 25th of December of last year was furiously cold. That of the preceding year was sloppy and chilly. But this one was memorable for being a day of continuous rain, without a vestige anywhere of the snow and ice which generally characterize the season." — Chicago Tribune, Dec. 26, 1877 (Chicago Tribune, Dec. 26, 1877)
1891 52 degrees "In yesterday's change of weather there was a drop of nearly 25 degrees in a few hours, and many who had gone out for a drive in fairly warm clothing felt well chilled before they could get home again." — Chicago Tribune, Dec. 26, 1891 (Chicago Tribune, Dec. 26, 1891)
1892 Minus 2 degrees "It seemed a little like the weather of old-time yule-tides that came with cold blasts from the north. Drifts of snow, bursts of sunshine, and all the train of jollity that follows in the wake of a roaring winter storm." — Chicago Tribune, Dec. 26, 1892 (Chicago Tribune, Dec. 26, 1892)
1893 52 degrees "There was nothing in the weather repertoire that was not used yesterday on Chicago except hail. There was fan weather, fur weather, umbrella and parasol weather, overcoat and seersucker weather. Any one dissatisfied with the weather needed only to wait a few minutes and it would change." — Chicago Tribune, Dec. 26, 1893 (Chicago Tribune, Dec. 26, 1893)
1895 56 degrees "The unique sight of an endless stream of children carrying dolls wending their way along Michigan Avenue attracted the attention of the guests of the hotels along the way. So interested did the spectators become in the children that many were stopped and their dolls examined and commented on." — Chicago Tribune, Dec. 26, 1895 (Chicago Tribune, Dec. 26, 1895)
1903 Minus 3 degrees "One death, numerous accidents, and delayed street car traffic have already resulted from the storm, which came unannounced and caught the city unawares." — Chicago Tribune, Dec. 26, 1903 (Chicago Tribune, Dec. 26, 1903)
1914 Minus 1 degree "The mercury shot below the zero mark early this morning. Between 3 o'clock and 9 last night the mercury dropped fourteen degrees and stood at two above. By midnight it had reached zero, and was still going down." — Chicago Tribune, Dec. 26, 1914 (Chicago Tribune, Dec. 26, 1914)
1924 Minus 6 degrees "Yesterday was the coldest Christmas day in fifty-two years in Chicago. The mercury dropped to 6 degrees below zero at 3:30 a.m. and hovered close to the zero mark throughout the day, despite the brilliant sunshine. ... Four deaths ascribed to the cold and 154 fire alarms were recorded during the day." — Chicago Tribune, Dec. 26, 1924 Before Anthony Kiecal of Truck company No. 3 got through the battle with a fire on River Street yesterday he was garbed in a raiment of ice. (Chicago Tribune, Dec. 26, 1924)
1935 Minus 2 degrees "Christmas brought Chicago a freak cold snap and a snowstorm which surprised the weather forecaster almost as much as it did the public." — Chicago Tribune, Dec. 26, 1935 Willis Herman, right, takes Lillian Bertrang and Delores Koller for a sleigh ride in Lincoln Park aboard a 75-year-old cutter on Dec. 25, 1935. (Chicago Tribune, Dec. 26, 1935)
1936 56 degrees "As Chicagoans awoke to find there was still no snow on the ground and that the gentle breeze outside was even balmier than those that blessed Christmas shoppers, a general exodus to the outdoors began. Golfers invaded all courses remaining open. The parks were filled with strolling couples, and brand new bicycles and velocipedes were taken straight from the Christmas tree to sidewalks." — Chicago Tribune, Dec. 26, 1936 Mary Lou MacKay, 4 makes good use of her present, but brother, Charles, finds his new sled quite useless. (Chicago Tribune, Dec. 26, 1936)
1940 50 degrees "It won't be a white Christmas." — Chicago Tribune, Dec. 25, 1940
1971 55 degrees "Chicagoans who had visions of Christmas snowflakes yesterday were instead treated to drizzle, fog, and temperatures in the mid-forties." — Chicago Tribune, Dec. 26, 1971 Chicago police officers from the Shakespeare Avenue District distribute Christmas gifts to kids on Dec. 24, 1971. (James Mayo/Chicago Tribune)
1980 Minus 8 degrees "Although the cold snap was the worst of the young winter season, winds were relatively still, sparing those who had to travel Thursday the added bite of an arctic wind-chill combination." — David Axelrod, Chicago Tribune, Dec. 26, 1980 The long, icy fingers of winter held the city in their grip despite the glistening sun Christmas morning. The temperature hit a record 8 below zero. (Michael Budrys/Chicago Tribune)
1982 64 degrees Highest Christmas high temperature since 1871 "While the warm weather lasted Saturday, sunshine sent a few hardy sailors onto Lake Michigan, prompting a dramatic rescue in which a wind surfer whose craft broke up after it was blown far from land was plucked from icy waters by a Fire Department helicopter." — Chicago Tribune, Dec. 26, 1982 Jake Huppert, 11, makes the best of Christmas Day's balmy weather with a romp in Lincoln Park, where he scaled a statue of the park's namesake and tweaked its nose. (Chuck Berman/Chicago Tribune)
1983 Minus 17 degrees Lowest Christmas low temperature since 1871 "A year ago, the high Christmas Eve was 62. On Christmas Day, it was 64. ... The weekend's deadly cold -- the wind-chill factor dropped to 82 below -- convinced many to stay home Christmas Eve and Christmas Day." — Chicago Tribune, Dec. 26, 1983 (Chicago Tribune, Dec. 26, 1983) An ice floe appears to be bearing down on Chicago at Lake Shore Drive and Oak Street as a record deep freeze of 25 degrees below zero on Dec. 24, 1983, gripped Chicago in an arctic embrace. (Phil Greer/Chicago Tribune) Ice covers a truck after firefighters fought a blaze in Downers Grove on Dec. 26, 1983. (John Dziekan/Chicago Tribune)
1984 Minus 3 degrees "At the same time children throughout Chicago were diving into their presents, several hundred of the city's homeless waited patiently in the 3-below-zero weather." — Chicago Tribune, Dec. 26, 1984 Jackie George finds the Christmas Eve snow and cold a little hard to face while she waits for a bus at Division and state Streets. (Chuck Berman/Chicago Tribune) Despite an official high of only 19 degrees, a bright sun brought out the brave, from snow shovelers to joggers to sun worshippers. With the help of eggnog to dispel the chill, Judith Ann Jonassen works on her tan outside her home at 4144 N. Damen Ave. on Dec. 25, 1984. (Chuck Berman/Chicago Tribune)
1985 Minus 11 degrees "Pat Sammarco spent Christmas day serving the needs of others. She helped some sloths mate. ... The (Lincoln Park Zoo) is open every day of the year, and zookeeper Sammarco, along with her husband, Larry, who's in charge of the large mammals, and several dozen colleagues, drew the holiday shift this year. It wasn't so bad, though, the zookeepers agreed. Not when there were Christmas visitors to watch, intrepid souls willing to brave a wind-chill factor that hovered around 30 below all day." — Howard Witt, Chicago Tribune, Dec. 26, 1985 A walk on a winter's day. A well-bundled pedestrian takes a decidedly brisk walk along an icy pier on Montrose Beach at sunset on Dec. 25, 1985. Christmas Day's temperatures ranged from 11 degrees below zero to a meager 1 degree above; the wind chill reached 42 below. (Michael Fryer/Chicago Tribune)
1990 Minus 1 degree Rite of winter. With temperatures below freezing, a motorist in a lot in Merionette Park uses jumper cables to start his car on Dec. 24, 1990. (Walter Neal/Chicago Tribune) Pat Gannor of Evergreen Park checks on his Christmas meal -- a barbecued turkey -- on Dec. 25, 1990. He said he cooked the meal outside because it tastes better that way. (Walter Neal/Chicago Tribune)
1994 52 degrees "Christmas this year shattered another illusion -- namely that it's supposed to occur in winter. Instead, there were in-line skaters wearing shorts, volleyball players in the parks and temperatures above 50 degrees." — Chicago Tribune, Dec. 26, 1994 Debbie Scheitel of Park Ridge rides her son's new four-wheeler down Beloit Avenue in Forest Park on Dec. 25, 1994. In tow are her brother Larry Buckley Jr. guiding Adam Scheitel, 3, left, and Buckley's son, Larry; Mike Rausch and Elizabeth Buckley, both 12. (Chuck Berman/Chicago Tribune)
2000 Minus 7 degrees "Tradition merged with science during the rare Christmas eclipse, which was visible above Chicago from 9:45 a.m. until 12:49 p.m. Monday. Brighter than any star atop a tree, the half-hidden sun seemed to allude to other celestial lights, to ancient miracles and a heaven full of mysteries." — Vanessa Gezari, Chicago Tribune, Dec. 26, 2000 Doug Duncan, a University of Chicago astronomer, watches a reflection in a cardboard box held by his wife, Laura, as the moon casts a shadow across the face of the sun on Dec. 25, 2000. (Chuck Berman/Chicago Tribune) Matthew Weintrob, 6, wears special eclipse-viewing glasses he got from his dad Dave, of Oak Park, on Dec. 25, 2000. Students, parents and those fascinated by the heavens gathered in the cold at Hatch Elementary School in Oak Park to safely view the rare Christmas morning partial solar eclipse under the guidance of University of Chicago astromer Douglas Duncan. (Chuck Berman/Chicago Tribune) The shadow of the moon falls across the face of the sun during the partial solar eclipse, as seen from Oak Park, on Dec. 25, 2000. (Chuck Berman/Chicago Tribune)


chicagotribune--2020-12-17--COVID-19 in Illinois by the numbers: Here’s a daily update on cases, positivity rate and hospital da

COVID-19 in Illinois by the numbers: Here’s a daily update on cases, positivity rate and hospital data in your area

Among the metrics ( see below ) tracked under guidelines set by Gov .
J.B. Pritzker are the percentage of @ @ @ @ @ , the number of people hospitalized for COVID-19-like illnesses , and the capacity of hospitals @ @ @ @ @ state will decide how much or how little to restrict activities based on these metrics @

Note: With Chicago and Illinois moving into phase 5, the Tribune is no longer updating this data. If the state moves back into bridge phase, the Tribune we reassess. Daily metrics on COVID-19, like cases, deaths and hospitalizations, can be found here. And Daily metrics on the vaccination effort can be found here. More on where the coronavirus stands nationally and around the world can be found here.
To assess how different parts of Illinois are handling the COVID-19 pandemic, officials look at the state through the 11 regions of Emergency Medical Services. The city of Chicago is one region, for example, and the rest of Cook County is another.
Among the metrics (see below) tracked under guidelines set by Gov. J.B. Pritzker are the percentage of coronavirus tests that return positive, the number of people hospitalized for COVID-19-like illnesses, and the capacity of hospitals to take in new patients.The state will decide how much or how little to restrict activities based on these metrics. (Cases, deaths and tests data is as of Dec. 31).
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chicagotribune--2020-12-17--Watch live: Mayor Lori Lightfoot, top cop David Brown hold a news conference

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chicagotribune--2020-12-17--COVID-19 cases in Illinois by ZIP code: Search for your neighborhood

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chicagotribune--2020-12-17--Daily Illinois coronavirus graphs: 181 new deaths, 8,828 new confirmed and probable cases and 92,015

Daily Illinois coronavirus graphs: 181 new deaths, 8,828 new confirmed and probable cases and 92,015 new test results

Illinois announced 8,828 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 Thursday for a total of 879,428 .
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chicagotribune--2020-12-17--Watch live: Gov. J.B. Pritzker gives a COVID-19 update

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chicagotribune--2020-12-17--Despite being cash-strapped, restaurants shell out to decorate and bring Chicago some Christmas chee

Despite being cash-strapped, restaurants shell out to decorate and bring Chicago some Christmas cheer

During Christmases past , it was common to walk into any restaurant or bar across the city and see the @ @ @ @ @ decor .
Indeed , holiday pop-ups have become a fierce tinsel-and-twinkly-lights competition with bars vying @ @ @ @ @ .
With indoor service shut down since late October , and likely to stay that @ @ @ @ @ it would surprise few if restaurants went all Scrooge this year .
Yet restaurants across @ @ @ @ @ for the holidays .
Clark Street in Wrigleyville , as in years past , is @ @ @ @ @ bombastic holiday pop-ups .
Christmas trees have popped up in restaurant windows .
And don @ @ @ @ @ see staff wearing Santa hats as they hand you your ramen takeout order .

Jeremy Santana, left, and Crystal Peralez, right, spend time with their daughter Eva Rose Santana on Dec. 15, 2020, at JoJo's Shake Bar, on West Hubbard Street in downtown Chicago. The eatery has set up a tented pop-up space for the holiday season. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)
Christkindlmarket has been an integral part of Cristian Mendoza’s Christmas traditions. But when the beloved Chicago outdoor holiday market announced it would cancel its physical celebration this year, the first time in nearly 25 years, Mendoza started looking into ways to bring back the Christmas magic.
His solution? Miracle on Washington St., a pop-up Christmas market out of his restaurant, The Press Room, featuring Chicago vendors and their wares indoors and a German-inspired menu to dine on outdoors.
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“We saw there was a gap in the city of Chicago with Christkindlmarket gone and the sadness of not having it,” Mendoza said. “We realized we had an opportunity to do something about it, and that meant spending some money in order for us to do it, but we realized it would bring joy to so many people who are joining us. It’s absolutely worth it.”
The Press Room is selling Christmas ornaments and other gift items at a holiday market dubbed Miracle on Washington St. (Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune)
He’s not alone in wanting to spread some Christmas cheer. Despite the pandemic, restaurants across the city have put extra money into holiday decorations in the hopes of creating a respite from the stress of the pandemic, and restore a sense of joy usually ubiquitous this time of year. And although some pop-ups have had to close because of the indoor dining shutdown, others are finding ways to host guests outdoors.
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During Christmases past, it was common to walk into any restaurant or bar across the city and see the place decked out with festive decor. Indeed, holiday pop-ups have become a fierce tinsel-and-twinkly-lights competition with bars vying for revelers’ drink dollars. With indoor service shut down since late October, and likely to stay that way through the holidays, it would surprise few if restaurants went all Scrooge this year. Yet restaurants across the city are showing up for the holidays. Clark Street in Wrigleyville, as in years past, is lined with half a dozen bombastic holiday pop-ups. Christmas trees have popped up in restaurant windows. And don’t be surprised to see staff wearing Santa hats as they hand you your ramen takeout order.
To gussy up the patio at his Korean American restaurant Perilla, Andrew Lim strung lights that cascade down from the ceilings and walls. He decorated Christmas trees that now dot the cozy space. A large traditional Korean cabinet with intricate mother-of-pearl inlay stands in one corner — it was a wedding gift one of his investor’s uncles received from his grandmother. Lim said he hopes personal touches like these will help people feel the warmth of their loved ones, whom they might not be seeing this year.
“Our goal was to create a comfortable and safe place where guests can have a little bit of normalcy,” said Lim, executive chef. “We kind of took it upon ourselves to create a space that retained that feeling of family and joy and whatever feelings that the holidays usually bring.”
JoJo's Shake Bar, on West Hubbard Street in downtown Chicago, has set up a tented pop-up space for the holiday season. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)
At Miracle on Washington St., guests make reservations that include entry to the market, a seat at an outdoor table, and complimentary glogg. Patrons are allowed into the market at 15-minute intervals. Hand sanitizer is available throughout and masks are required except when eating or drinking.
Many restaurateurs hope the extra efforts will encourage diners to brave the cold and spend a little extra time dining in outdoor spaces, which helps bring in some extra cash to help the business stay afloat.
“Without the market, our doors would be closed,” Mendoza said. “We would not be operating just because the weather is relentless, and to ask people to stand outside and dine outside, there’s just no way that is working for anybody, for Chicago. By bringing this experience, we were able to keep our doors open.”
JoJo’s Shake Bar pivoted aggressively to delivery and takeout earlier this year, but managing partner Robbie Schloss said it’s their experiential dining that has really saved them. An over-the-top pumpkin patch in October brought in dozens of families and couples looking to celebrate autumn, and now, a winter wonderland pop-up featuring a giant Christmas tree, larger-than-life nutcrackers and even a Grinch, is doing the same.
“I don’t think anyone realizes the expense that the restaurants are going through to do the outdoor dining stuff,” Schloss said, saying that the closure of indoor dining was terrifying. “The response we have gotten has been really incredible and we’ve enjoyed getting praise from people saying ‘this is great, my kids haven’t been able to do anything’ or ‘I haven’t been on a date in months, now I can take my wife out to do something so fun.’ That stuff really makes it all worth it.”
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A server delivers an order at JoJo's Shake Bar on Dec. 15, 2020. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)
A huge motivation behind investing in these extravagant outdoor experiences is staff retention, Schloss said, noting that he cut his staff of 60 to 30, but has now been able to bring them all back. It’s heartbreaking to let go of staff, many of whom have been with JoJo’s since the beginning, he said.
“I’m very appreciative of our staff, who are working through a very, very difficult time, putting themselves at risk, and being those great workers for us, and also to the community for supporting us and coming out and understanding that things are different,” Schloss said. “We are taking a massive risk and putting our heart and soul into the business.”
Despite these creative approaches, Mendoza said he’s still worried about what will happen to his restaurant after the holidays. The bills are going to keep coming, he said, and while the holiday market will stave them off for a little while, it’s only a matter of time before he burns through that money. Other restaurants are less lucky, he said.
“We have the ability to do this, but many other places do not have the ability to do this because their space doesn’t work. So while we are a ‘success story’ for this December, we don’t know what’s going to happen in January and February,” Mendoza said. “It’s not just us but hundreds of restaurants stuck in the same boat. The need for some kind of legislation or some kind of help is urgent.”
Schloss echoed Mendoza’s sentiments, saying his biggest concern now is his neighbors and the rest of the restaurant community.
“You don’t want to be the only restaurant open,” Schloss said. “I want to see people on the streets again. We want to see all these restaurants come back. We don’t want to be lonely over here.”
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For now, Schloss is going to keep working on these seasonal pop-ups. Plans for something in February and March are already underway.
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chicagotribune--2020-12-17--Latino Muslim group works to bridge communities in Chicago

The Ojala Foundation describes itself as a bridge between the Latino and Muslim communities , and its community work as @ @ @ @ @ needy while spreading the faith of Islam .

Expand Autoplay Image 1 of 9 Raul Gonzalez, center, of the Ojala Foundation, talks with a person in need as the group gives out homemade chili and essential supplies to people living under a viaduct at Cermak Road and Canal Street in Chicago on Nov. 13, 2020. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)
The Ojala Foundation describes itself as a bridge between the Latino and Muslim communities, and its community work as a way of helping the needy while spreading the faith of Islam.


chicagotribune--2020-12-17--6 men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, face maximum penalty of life

6 men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, face maximum penalty of life in prison

It says Fox later met Garbin , a leader of a Michigan group called the “ Wolverine Watchmen , ” @ @ @ @ @ the Michigan Capitol in Lansing .
At a meeting in Grand Rapids , the two @ @ @ @ @ the Watchmen agreed to work together “ toward their common goals , ” the document @ @

A federal grand jury has charged six men with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in what investigators say was a plot by anti-government extremists who were angry over her coronavirus policies.
The indictment released Thursday by U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge levied the conspiracy charge against Adam Dean Fox, Barry Gordon Croft Jr., Ty Gerard Garbin, Kaleb James Franks, Daniel Joseph Harris and Brandon Michael-Ray Caserta. They are all from Michigan except for Croft, who lives in Delaware.
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The charge carries a maximum penalty of life in prison, Birge said in a statement.
The six were arrested in early October following an FBI investigation into an alleged plot to kidnap the Democratic governor at her vacation home in northern Michigan.
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Defense attorneys have said their clients were “big talkers” who didn’t intend to follow through on the alleged plan.
The indictment repeats allegations made during an October hearing, where agent Richard Trask testified that the men were involved with paramilitary groups.
Fox and Croft attended a June meeting in Dublin, Ohio, at which the possible kidnapping of governors and other actions were discussed, the indictment states. During the hearing, Trask said Virginia’s Democratic governor, Ralph Northam, was among those mentioned as potential targets.
This photo combo shows from top left, Kaleb Franks, Brandon Caserta, Adam Dean Fox, and bottom left, Daniel Harris, Barry Croft, and Ty Garbin. (AP)
It says Fox later met Garbin, a leader of a Michigan group called the “Wolverine Watchmen,” at a rally outside of the Michigan Capitol in Lansing. At a meeting in Grand Rapids, the two men and other members of the Watchmen agreed to work together “toward their common goals,” the document says.
It describes live-fire “field training exercises” and other preparations, including the surveillance of Whitmer’s vacation house and the exchange of encrypted messages.
During one training event, “they practiced assaulting a building in teams, and discussed tactics for fighting the governor’s security detail with improvised explosive devices, a projectile launcher, and other weapons,” the indictment says.
They also discussed destroying a highway bridge near Whitmer’s house to prevent law enforcement from responding, it states.
The indictment says that in an electronic message, Caserta wrote that if the men encountered police during a reconnaissance mission, “they should give the officers one opportunity to leave, and kill them if they did not comply.”
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They were arrested after four members scheduled an Oct. 7 meeting in Ypsilanti, west of Detroit, to meet an undercover FBI agent and buy explosives and other supplies, the indictment says.
Eight other men who are said to be members or associates of the Wolverine Watchmen are charged in state court with counts including providing material support for terrorist acts. Some of them are accused of taking part in the alleged plot against Whitmer.