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Today In Culture, Thursday, August 29, 2024: Chicago Exhibition Weekend | ECOS: A Chicago Latine Poetry Festival | Panel On Political Operas
Get Chicago & Midwest culture news sent to your inbox every weekday morning. Subscribe to Newcity Today here. November’s Time For Hyde Park Art Center’s Eighty-Fifth Annual Gala. Hyde Park Art Center hosts its annual Gala on Friday, November 15. Co-chaired by Jim Dempsey, Sandhya Mullangi, and Cheryl...
Back to school: ABC7's John Garcia goes back to Streamwood High School
We're celebrating the start of a new school year here at ABC7.Several of our colleagues are proud products of local schools in the area.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchOur own John Garcia takes us to his high school in the northwest suburbs.They have an alumni hallway at Streamwood High School, including blurbs about some of the school's graduates over the years, including this ABC7 reporter.I was part of the inaugural class of students when the school first opened in 1978. The sign welcoming visitors to Streamwood High School was a gift from my...
Countertop manufacturer faces $1M in citations after two workers need lung transplants
CHICAGO ‒ A countertop manufacturer in Chicago faces $1 million in OSHA violations for not protecting its workers from silica exposure, a material use in the furniture manufacturing as well as other industries. Two employees became afflicted with incurable lung disease as a result, both of whom need lung transplants.
2 more members of prolific armed robbery crew get 10-year prison sentences
CHICAGO — The third and fourth members of a prolific armed robbery crew that ran havoc across the city in the winter of 2022 have pleaded guilty to their roles in the crime wave. Like two co-defendants who pleaded guilty before them, they received ten-year sentences. The judge who...
Regulators in final months of hearings over how to deal with 2,000 miles of aging gas pipes under Chicago
A regulatory battle over the subterranean network of century-old gas pipes buried beneath the streets of Chicago is entering the final rounds, with billions of dollars, safety concerns and the future of the city’s energy infrastructure riding on the outcome. Filings last week in the ongoing Illinois Commerce Commission investigation into the paused Peoples Gas pipeline replacement program ...
Sunshine Thursday afternoon in Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) — A humid and sunny day is ahead for the Chicago area. Thursday's highs will be in the mid-80s with sunny skies by the afternoon. Scattered showers and storms return to the forecast on Friday with highs in the upper 80s. A high swim risk is in effect for Labor Day weekend for dangerous rip currents and hazardous boating conditions.
Botched college financial aid form snarls students’ enrollment plans
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a long summer of technical glitches, most of America’s prospective college students finally applied for federal financial aid — an annual process upended by a redesign-gone-bad. The number of high school seniors who have completed their Free Application for Federal Student Aid is...
High School Football Season Begins Tonight; Tigers, Cubs Win on Wednesday
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 29, 2024) – The high school football season along the Lakeshore begins this evening. At 6:40 PM, hear the Allendale at Holland Christian game with Greg Chandler on 99 7/1450 WHTC, or the Saugatuck at Buchanan contest on The Lakeshore’s 92 7 The Van. Other match ups include Ottawa Hills versus Holland at Ray & Sue Smith Stadium, West Ottawa at Grand Ledge, Zeeland East versus Grand Rapids Union at Houseman Field, Hamilton at Plainwell, and in eight-man play, St. Joseph Our Lady of the Lake at Fennville.
Local music roundup: Aug. 29-Sept. 4
Here comes Labor Day! It’s been quite a summer for music in Evanston. I’ve been lucky to attend shows by the great hip-hop band Arrested Development and jazz guitar superstar John Pizzarelli in the past week. This demonstrates the range of artists we host locally. Evanston is a great town for music fans!
Chicago youth soccer league says fire that burned equipment shed could have been arson
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A fire at a park Chicago's Southwest Side not far from Midway International Airport destroyed thousands of dollars' worth of youth soccer equipment.Daniel Nunez said earlier this month, he was sent a video in real time of a fire at Vittum Park—in the area of 49th Street and LeClaire Avenue in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood."It smelled like burned plastic," Nunez said.Vittum Park is where Nunez's youth soccer program, Academia de Fútbol Atlas FC Chicago, plays—serving kids from just 4 years old up to 17."I noticed that there was no more shed," said Nunez. "Once I got closer,...
Portillo's adds 2 new fall-themed menu items — and 1 is 20 years in the making
An iconic Chicago-area restaurant just launched a new, fall-themed menu item, 20 years in the making. Tuesday, Portillo's launched a new Salted Caramel Spice Cake and Salted Caramel Spice Cake Shake for the fall season, an announcement said. It's the first time in 20 years Portillo's has added a new...
Bronzeville child care center closes due to lack of teaching staff
The Effie Ellis Early Learning Learning Center in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood held its final graduation in recent weeks, as the facility is closing due to a lack of teaching staff. The center was originally opened by non-profit organization "Center for New Horizons" in 2008. Low-income families that met certain requirements...
Man punched CTA passenger and stole his glasses at gunpoint, Chicago police say
CHICAGO - Chicago police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who allegedly attacked a CTA passenger and stole his eyeglasses during an armed robbery early Wednesday morning. Young Woman Keeps Making Hand Signals on Airplane - Flight Attendant Knows Exactly What To DoFrom the minute...
Rangers OF makes ridiculous game-saving catch
Texas Rangers outfielder Travis Jankowski made the play of the day on Wednesday, and he preserved a victory for his team in the process. Jankowski entered the bottom of the 9th inning for his Rangers as they were winning 4-3 and looking to hold on against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field in... The post Rangers OF makes ridiculous game-saving catch appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
MLB world reacts to latest embarrassing White Sox moment
The Chicago White Sox have had quite a few embarrassing moments in a season to forget thus far. But perhaps none have truly encapsulated the team’s incompetence more than an incident during Wednesday’s game against the Texas Rangers. While the White Sox were warming up in the infield before the start of the top of Read more... The post MLB world reacts to latest embarrassing White Sox moment appeared first on The Comeback: Today’s Top Sports Stories & Reactions.
Illinois Teacher Goes Viral Asking Parents Not To Bring Kid’s Birthday Cupcakes
One teacher in Illinois has a back-to-school ask of parents. Ann Brackemyer, a kindergarten teacher in Morrison, is going viral as kiddos are going back to school with what she says is an "unpopular opinion". Parents love to bring cupcakes to school on the kid's birthday for the class. It's...
Recap of Tuesday Evening’s Storms
Heaviest totals across northern Illinois and northwest Indiana. An approaching cold front brings the next chance for scattered thunderstorms, but not everyone is likely to see rain. Upwards of 50% of the metro area may see a shower or thunderstorm by late Friday night. Hi-resolution model snapshot at various times.
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