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‘Significantly hazardous’ conditions prompt officials to close portions of Fox River to boating
MILLINGTON, Ill. — The aftermath of Monday’s severe weather and tornadoes is still impacting parts of Illinois and the Chicago area. On Thursday, officials announced that a portion of the Fox River is closed for safety reasons. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources closed the river from the...
Illinois is setting the stage to use federal funding to provide broadband service statewide
(The Center Square) – Now that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration has approved Illinois’ proposal for the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program, implementation is underway. The approval enables the state to request access to funding for the BEAD program. Devon Braunstein, director of the Illinois Office of Broadband, said Illinois will be receiving just over $1 billion for the broadband rollout. ...
Lake County Fair ready to celebrate 95th annual event
Lake County Fair organizers say their 2024 edition will be of “Olympic proportions,” featuring everything “from Ferris wheels to funnel cakes” … along with lots of musical acts, motocross, monster trucks, a demolition derby, bull riding, pig races and livestock competitions. All events are free...
Lake Michigan sailors describe dramatic man overboard rescue during storm
LAKE MICHIGAN - There’s being in the right place at the right time - and then there’s clearly being prepared for the unexpected. A man overboard incident during last weekend’s Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac sailboat competition led to a dramatic 20-minute rescue amid a storm that lashed Lake Michigan with some big waves and 46 mph winds.
Bob Newhart, the beloved comedian who never forgot his Chicago roots, dies at 94
Never, in the lively history of show business, has there been anybody like Bob Newhart and it was in Chicago that he burst onto the entertainment landscape. For more than half a century he remained a vital, admired and impossible-to-imitate presence in nightclubs, on albums, in films and, most profoundly, on TV. After a lifetime of making people laugh, Newhart died Thursday at his home in Los ...
‘Work ethic was unmatched’: Car enthusiast shot, killed over BMW at Fuller Park gas station
CHICAGO — A man, who immigrated from Poland and loved cars, was gunned down during an attempted carjacking in Fuller Park on the morning of his 25th birthday Sunday. Michal Ciskal was driving to work at the University of Chicago for his company Comecer when he stopped at a Shell gas station located in the […]
Four Northwestern University Educators Charged Months After Pro-Palestinian Encampment Protest
Northwestern University Police have arrested and charged these individuals for allegedly obstructing law enforcement, a Class A misdemeanor that looms with the weight of a year in prison and a $2,500 fine though the encampment itself was a scene settled months ago, dismantled through a mutual understanding between the university's leaders and the protesters. In a statement obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times, Alithia Zamantakis, an assistant professor and one of the charged, expressed dismay at the actions of her employer.
19 tornadoes confirmed from storms in Chicago area
CHICAGO — The number of confirmed tornadoes from Monday night’s severe weather in the Chicago area has risen to 19 after seven additional tornadoes were confirmed Wednesday night. The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed the following seven tornadoes around 7:45 p.m. Wednesday:. EF-1 Sugar Grove to Aurora. EF-1...
Are construction zone speed limits enforced in Missouri and Illinois when workers aren’t there?
Summertime commutes often lead drivers by construction zones, both with workers present and absent from the work sites. Those two scenarios seem different on paper, but perhaps should be treated as much of the same.
State GOP leaders pass the torch as national convention wraps up
MILWAUKEE – Illinois Republicans marked a changing of the guard Thursday morning as delegates met for breakfast ahead of the final day of the GOP national convention. State party Chair Don Tracy officially steps down this week after nearly 3 ½ years in that post, handing over the reins to newly elected Chair Kathy Salvi.
Crews continue to clean up across central Illinois following storm
EAST PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Public works crews across central Illinois continue to clean up following the storm that swept through the area Monday. Crews have been working to clean up debris and reopen roadways that were closed. In East Peoria, according to the Superintendent of Streets Rick Semonski,...
Illinois adopts carbon capture and storage regulations
(The Center Square) – Carbon dioxide pipeline projects will face new scrutiny and regulations under legislation signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday. The Safety and Aid for the Environment in Carbon Capture and Sequestration Act creates standards for the burgeoning carbon capture and storage industry. Included in the measure is a two-year moratorium on the construction of CO2 pipelines in Illinois, joining only California with a ban...
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