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Harvey auxiliary officer directs profanity toward HWH staff at City Hall
Warning: This report includes language that may be offensive to some readers. A Harvey reserve cop used expletives toward an HWH reporter at an already chaotic City Council meeting last Monday. Harvey Auxiliary Officer Turpin, responsible for wanding the public as they enter council chambers, swore at HWH founder Amethyst...
Mayor Chris Clark orders police to remove entire audience from chambers at City Council meeting
The audience at a recent City Council meeting was ordered to leave City Hall after Mayor Chris Clark deemed it disruptive. Harvey police officers even threatened citations and arrests. The problem? Clapping. It all happened last Monday after Pastor Johnathan Johnson of Holy Bible Missionary Baptist Church ripped up the...
ISAC Hosts 14th Annual College Changes Everything Conference
CHICAGO – The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) and statewide partners will host the 14th annual College Changes Everything® (CCE) Conference: Community Health Thursday, July 18, 2024 from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm at the Tinley Park Convention Center. The state’s premier annual college access event will focus this year on the role community health plays in advancing educational equity for Illinois students and families. Diverse professionals and stakeholders will come together to learn and collaborate to support college access and success and career readiness.
Woman Injured in Shooting at Amazon Fulfillment Center in Matteson, Suspected Retaliation for Earlier Dispute
A woman was injured during a shooting at an Amazon fulfillment center in Matteson on Sunday night, authorities confirmed. The incident occurred at approximately 9:30 p.m. at the location of 7001 Vollmer Road. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Matteson police found a 33-year-old woman with a graze wound to the head when they arrived on the scene.
State’s Attorney Glasgow Announces Jacob Bean Found Guilty of Two Counts of Aggravated Battery
Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow announces that Jacob Bean, 27, of Tinley Park, was found guilty yesterday of two counts of Aggravated Battery, (Class 3 felonies) following a two-day bench trial before Circuit Judge Carmen Goodman. Sentencing is scheduled for September 12, 2024. On May 29, 2022, Tinley...
A dam fails after rain, wind, tornadoes pound the Midwest. The Chicago area is cleaning up
CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of people in a southern Illinois town were ordered to evacuate Tuesday as water rolled over the top of a dam, just one perilous result of severe weather that raged through the Midwest overnight with relentless rain and tornadoes and hit the Chicago area especially hard.
Storm aftermath: I-55 remains closed due to downed power lines; Metra train delays
Editor's Note: ComEd will provide an update on power outages following the severe storm at 10 a.m. The update will play in the video above once it begins. Tuesday morning commuters may run into issues as downed trees and power lines from Monday's storm cause traffic impacts across the Chicago area, from Shorewood to Grant Park.
Derecho brings damaging winds, EF-1 tornado in Quad Cities
QUAD CITIES, Iowa/Ill. (KWQC) - The US National Weather Service in Davenport confirmed an EF-1 tornado in the Quad Cities metro. The storm Monday which moved across Iowa and Illinois into Indiana and Ohio has also been classified as a derecho by the Storm Prediction Center. A derecho is defined...
First-time Indiana delegate digs into Republican National Convention role
MILWAUKEE – First-time delegate Daniel Elliott of Martinsville, Indiana, wore his Texas Boot Company boots on the floor of the Republican National Convention on Monday as former President Donald Trump received the official nomination for president. “I always wear my cowboy boots,” Elliott, Indiana's state treasurer, told IndyStar. “I doubt very many people...
Flood risk today; Cooler, drier weather on the horizon
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Southern parts of the state could see over 2″ of rainfall through Wednesday. This morning: Our severe weather threat is over for now, but heavy rain remains, with even some frequent lightning being detected on radar here early this morning. Tuesday: Headlines for today will have the potential for some stronger storms […]
Jim’s Journal, July 16th, 2024
Congratulations are due to several teams of local high school volleyballers, with their teams earning top honors from the Indiana High School Volleyball Coaches’ Association, for doing exceptionally well in the classroom last school year, ’23-’24. In our part of the state, those outstanding academic squads include Batesville, Jac-Cen-Del, Oldenburg Academy, South Ripley, and Greensburg. Each of those teams reached a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or higher.
Indiana Barn Foundation gets selected for $100,000 grant
INDIANA (WTWO/WAWV)— Indiana Landmarks has decided to give their Local Leadership Challenge Grant to the Indiana Barn Foundation for staffing assistance. Indiana Landmarks has been giving this grant out since the late 1990s to help give funding to organizations focused on preservation work. With this money the non-profit will be hiring its first full-time executive […]
Assisting Veterans: Indiana Program Eases Back-to-School Financial Burdens
Indiana veterans who are facing financial hardship and struggling to provide essential school expenses for their dependent children can take advantage of the Military Family Relief Fund Back-to-School Program. Helping Veterans and Their Families. The Military Family Relief Fund Back-to-School Program aims to aid Indiana veterans who are going through...
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