Jelani Day

The FBI announced a reward of up to $10,000 “for substantial information” connected to the disappearance and death of Illinois State University graduate student Jelani Day, including new witnesses and evidence.

Carmen Day said authorities have not made her son a priority. “I need the FBI to come in and take over,” she said Friday.

The LaSalle County Coroner on Monday released the cause of death for Jelani Day, the Illinois State University graduate student who was found dead in the Illinois River in September just days after he was reported missing.

Thousands have signed a petition started by an Alabama fraternity seeking justice for Illinois State University grad student Jelani Day, who was found dead following his “suspicious” disappearance this summer.

Jelani Day’s mother said that while the search for answers continues following the suspicious death of her son, there are some recent reports she felt needed clarifying.

One thing stands out as particularly unusual to police as they investigate the disappearance and death of Illinois State University graduate student Jelani Day.

A body found in the Illinois River near Peru, a far southwest Chicago suburb, has been identified as Illinois State University graduate student Jelani Day.

Robinson, Smith and relatives of Jelani “JJ” Day, an Illinois State University graduate student who has not been seen since August, all have something in common: They’re Black people who are exasperated after pleading with authorities to do more to find their loved ones.

Carmen Bolden Day wants to know what happened to her son, Jelani Day.