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'An additional $6,000?': More Cook County residents confront assessor about property tax hike
COOK COUNTY - South suburban residents are expressing frustration and anger over soaring Cook County property taxes. Adrienne Hatton, who has been a resident of Markham for 17 years and currently finds herself surrounded by abandoned homes, is now struggling to meet her tax obligations. Hatton was one of 700...
Staggering IRS Data Shows 262,000 People Fled Illinois in 1 Year
I'm no math genius, but this is a stunning number of people who said goodbye to Illinois in just one calendar year. New data just shared by the IRS reveals more than a quarter million residents left the Land of Lincoln recently. I saw this story today by Wirepoint which...
Charges filed against man accused of shooting 7-year-old during road rage incident on Dan Ryan Expressway
CHICAGO — Felony charges have been filed against a Calumet Park man accused of shooting a 7-year-old boy during an alleged road rage incident on the Dan Ryan Expressway early Sunday morning. Illinois State Police (ISP) troopers said 54-year-old Ulyesee Burns has been charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm. ISP troopers […]
Illegal immigrants can keep professional licenses despite deportation with new law
(The Center Square) – Migrants who get deported from the country may be able to keep their professional license from Illinois under a new law. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the measure into law last week. House Bill 5457 provides that the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may not revoke, suspend, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action against a license or permit issued under the law based solely upon an immigration violation. ...
‘She’s Bats—t Crazy’: Angel Reese Fans Outraged After Security Had to Snatch Up Strange Woman Allowed to Rush Reese Months After Death Threat Complaints
Angel Reese made her WNBA All-Star game debut on July 20. However, her moment was overshadowed by a bizarre encounter with an overzealous fan who was […] ‘She’s Bats—t Crazy’: Angel Reese Fans Outraged After Security Had to Snatch Up Strange Woman Allowed to Rush Reese Months After Death Threat Complaints
Illinois awarded $430M grant from EPA to reduce climate pollution
CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded Illinois $430,251,378 from the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant to fund projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. According to the Governor’s Office, the grant will fund $115 million for heavy-duty vehicle electrification; $172 million for “clean” building technologies such as replacing natural gas furnaces […]
3 shot, 1 fatally, in Lawndale, Chicago police say
One person is dead and two more were injured in a shooting in Chicago's Lawndale neighborhood Monday afternoon, police said.The shooting happened near Cermak and Karlov on the West Side. Police said three men were near a home's backyard when someone pulled out a gun and opened fire.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchIt was not immediately known whether any of the three who were struck had fired shots.Police said a 37-year-old man was shot in the head and pronounced dead at the scene.A 34-year-old man was struck in the leg, and a 26-year-old man was struck in the chest and armpit area, police said. Both were taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital and were initially reported to be in good condition.No one is currently in custody, police said. An investigation is ongoing.INTERACTIVE CRIME TRACKER: Track crime and safety in your neighborhood
Strategic Planning information available via website
The Steering Committee guiding the development of PNW’s next strategic plan, “Excellence Evolving: PNW 2025-2030,” launched the planning process in mid-May and has been hard at work this summer analyzing our internal and external environments. Benchmarking other higher education institutions and conducting a series of focus groups, surveys and community outreach are among the ways we are working to inform the process.
Mascot Hall of Fame in NW Indiana to close
NOTE: The above video is from a 2021 segment covering the Mascot Hall of Fame. WHITING, Ind. — Get ready for a “Grand Fur-nale” from the hallowed hall of mascots. The Mascot Hall of Fame, located in Whiting, Ind., announced on social media Monday that they will close for good on Sept. 14 after over […]
Oscar Meyer Wienermobile crashes; flips on its side on busy Chicago-area highway
A Wienermobile crashed into a vehicle and flipped on its side around lunchtime Monday on a busy Chicago-area highway. At 11:12 a.m., an Oscar Meyer Weinermobile was traveling in the northbound lanes of Interstate 294 just before Roosevelt Road when the Wienermobile driver struck a Hyundai Sedan, also traveling north, Illinois State Police said.
“Oh, you were stopping me for driving while Black?” Illinois man in custody after police pursuit
WHITLEY COUNTY, Ind. (WFFT) — A Chicago, Ill. man has been arrested following a multi-county police pursuit on Sunday around 8:47 a.m. Jeffery L. Price, 44, fled from police in his Nissan Rogue through Allen and Whitley counties causing a high-speed pursuit from Indiana State Police, Fort Wayne police and Columbia City police.
Registration open for 2024-25 Leadership Northwest Indiana program at Purdue Northwest
HAMMOND/WESTVILLE, Ind. (WNDU) - Registration is still open for the for the 2024-2025 Leadership Northwest Indiana (LNI) program at the Purdue University Northwest Leadership Institute. The 2024-2025 LNI program will include eight in-person sessions of instruction and activities held once a month, a 360-leadership assessment, and custom one-on-one coaching. The...
Postal Workers Demand Protection After Far South Side Mail Carrier Shot And Killed On Her Route
WEST PULLMAN — Neighbors are shaken up and postal workers are pushing for more protections on the job after a longtime letter carrier was shot and killed on her route on the Far South Side Friday morning. The postal worker — whom authorities identified as 48-year-old Octavia Redmond —...
"Take Only Photos, Leave Only Bubbles:" Underwater Nature Preserve Dedicated
(Michigan City, IN) - There are thousands of shipwrecks off the shores of Lake Michigan. Only two in this area are designated nature preserves. The second one was dedicated on Thursday in Michigan City. In 1910 the SS Muskegon caught fire while docked in Trail Creek. It was the end...
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