Fox News87%

'Targeted shooting' in Illinois kills 5 family members 59%

By Landon Mion77%

7/12/2026, 12:00:00 AM

BS Summary: This article contains 18 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 40.7% saturation with 129 hits. Analysis detected 682 faulty-reasoning hits from 317 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 55.4% and a BS Rank of 59% (8,538 of 20,370 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 58.10% of the article peer group.

Todd Blanche slams Illinois governor for refusing federal help in Chicago 
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche addresses alarming Chicago violence, revealing eight dead and dozens shot over the weekend. 
He criticizes Illinois Gov. 
JB Pritzker for allegedly refusing federal assistance. 
Blanche contrasts Chicago's situation with successful crime reduction efforts in Washington, D.C. and Memphis, emphasizing the critical need for local and federal cooperation to stop the violence. 
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Seven family members were shot, five fatally, in what officials described as a "targeted mass shooting" in Illinois on Sunday. 
Two teenage suspects  both 16  were taken into custody in connection with the shootings, Illinois State Police announced at a press briefing. 
Charges have not yet been filed against the suspects. 
GUNFIRE SHATTERS TORONTO LATIN STREET FESTIVAL, LEAVING AT LEAST 2 DEAD AND MULTIPLE WOUNDED 
Two teenage suspects were taken into custody in connection with the shootings, authorities said. 
(Illinois State Police) 
Police said there were shootings at multiple locations in East St. 
Louis, Illinois , including at 39th and Summit, the Gompers public housing project and Jones Park. 
Five people were killed while two others were transported to a hospital with serious injuries. 
CHICAGO OFFICERS WOUNDED IN TRAFFIC STOP SHOOTOUT AS HOLIDAY WEEKEND LEAVES 3 DEAD, 16 INJURED 
Police said there were shootings at multiple locations in East St. 
Louis, Illinois. 
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"I just want to say these alleged acts of horrific violence, taking this number of lives here in this community  it's terrible, it's evil, but it will not keep this city down," police said. 
Officials further called the incident a "terrible, terrible act of violence." 
Officials called the incident a "terrible, terrible act of violence." 
(Illinois State Police) 
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Police said there was no known threat to the public. 
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317 words analyzed.

Speakers

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Selected voice

Todd Blanche

100%flagged-word coverage
67 attributed words68% of attributed speech89% writer coverage
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Analysis

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