People v. Polk

2026 IL App (1st) 241505

FIRST DISTRICT, SIXTH DIVISION June 26, 2026 No. 1-24-1505 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County, Illinois. ) v. ) No. 20 CR 0626501 ) LOVELL POLK, ) Honorable ) Sophia Atcherson, Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE GAMRATH delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Presiding Justice C.A. Walker and Justice Pucinski concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION ¶1 On June 7, 2020, defendant Lovell Polk threatened his family with a gun, fired the gun inside the home, and fled.…