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Food Chain with 10 Illinois Places Suddenly Declares Bankruptcy
It's hard to remember a year where more restaurant chains have gone through financial struggles than 2024. Another Chicago-based company with 10 Illinois locations is now suddenly in bankruptcy court, too. Nation's Restaurant News has shared the word that Roti Modern Mediterranean has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Their story...
Chicago Labor Day forecast calls for cool temps, dangerous waves
The Labor Day forecast for the Chicago area is a mixed bag, with pleasant temperatures and disappointing conditions for those hoping for one more trip out to the beach this summer. Before we get to the weekend, two more days of warm and muggy conditions are on deck, with dew...
Someone Stopped at this Illinois Gas Station and Won $1.7 Million
What are your expectations when you stop at a gas station? Probably to fill up your vehicle and maybe grab some refreshments. One person stopped at an Illinois gas station and won nearly $1.7 million dollars. This unassuming gas station at 5320 W. 127th St in Alsip, Illinois. It just...
Illinois Blood Bank Urgently Needs Donors NOW to Save Lives
The Rock River Valley Blood Center in Rockford, Illinois is in dire need of your help. Are you willing to answer the call?. Summer is typically a tough season for blood banks across Illinois. People are just too busy to think about donating lifesaving blood, but with the holiday weekend ahead, low donation numbers could have dire consequences.
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...
SWAT response ends with gunman detained in Logan Square
CHICAGO — A man is in custody after a Chicago Police Department SWAT team was called in to handle a “shots fired” incident in Logan Square on Wednesday night. Witnesses called 911 around 10 p.m., reporting that a man had fired shots from a back yard and a second-floor window in the 3000 block of West Wellington. According to CPD, responding officers saw a man with a gun enter a home, and they summoned the SWAT team.
Chicago weather: Storms possible on Friday and then a stunning Labor Day weekend
CHICAGO - It was a quiet Thursday with plenty of sunshine and highs climbing into the mid 80s. Save on iPhone 15 Pro with titanium.Get iPhone 15 Pro for just $5/mo. With any phone trade-in. Any condition. Guaranteed. With Unlimited Ultimate. Terms apply.Verizon|. Temperatures will be above normal tonight with...
Food Chain with 10 Illinois Places Suddenly Declares Bankruptcy
It's hard to remember a year where more restaurant chains have gone through financial struggles than 2024. Another Chicago-based company with 10 Illinois locations is now suddenly in bankruptcy court, too. Nation's Restaurant News has shared the word that Roti Modern Mediterranean has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Their story...
PSC Fights Hard, Falls to Skyway Rival
CICERO, Ill. --- Morton College traditionally presents a heavy challenge when it comes to women's soccer in NJCAA Region 4. This year is no different and Wednesday afternoon, the Prairie State women's soccer team accepted that challenge and battled the Panthers for 90 grueling minutes. When the dust had settled,...
Baby goes home after 9 months in NICU at Advocate Children's Hospital in Park Ridge
A baby will sleep his first night at his family's home Wednesday after spending nearly 300 days in the NICU at a suburban hospital.Nine-month-old Nathan Zarate is the latest graduate of the neonatal intensive care unit at Advocate Children's Hospital in Park Ridge.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchHis parents, Alicia and Jonathan Zarate, dressed him for the occasion."I've seen other parents celebrate huge accomplishments like this, like graduating the NICU, with a cap and gown, so I decided we should go all out for him, because he deserves it," Alicia said.The Zarates were finally able to...
State EPA Interim Director Jennings announces $5 million grant opportunity for projects to improve Illinois water quality
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Interim Director James Jennings today announced a grant opportunity with $5 million in funding for projects that will improve water quality in Illinois. The Green Infrastructure Grant Opportunities (GIGO) Program has been made possible by Governor Pritzker’s bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital plan. The program seeks...
AccuWeather provides life-saving advance notice ahead of EF2 tornado in Illinois
AccuWeather provided crucial life-saving advance notice, helping businesses and communities better prepare and seek shelter during EF2 tornado in Illinois. AccuWeather For Business provides a crucial 37 minutes of advance notice – before any other source – of a destructive EF2 tornado packing winds of 125 mph that hit near Pawnee, Illinois, on Aug. 6.
Robbery team that targeted DNC influencer, delegate has struck at least 7 times this month, Chicago police say
CHICAGO — The armed robbery crew that robbed a social media influencer and a delegate from Texas who were in town for the Democratic National Convention is responsible for even more crimes than police initially believed. In an updated community alert issued Thursday, Chicago police detectives link the two-man...
Calling it a career: WGN GM Paul Rennie set to retire after nearly 40 years in TV news
CHICAGO — The top executive at any company usually has a few extra perks — A reserved parking space closest to the front door, being one of them. WGN’s Paul Rennie, the top exec at Channel 9, often parks in the spots furthest away from the front door, and is doing something rare in the […]
Career bank robber charged with robbing banks in Rogers Park and Dunning
CHICAGO — The FBI says a man on supervised release for bank robbery is responsible for robbing two banks on the city’s Far North Side this month. Jeffrey Sulaski, 64, will be arraigned at the federal courthouse downtown this afternoon. All together, Sulaski is suspected of robbing at...
Big Ten shows off its new replay center
The Big Ten unveiled its new replay center, where decisions on video reviews in football games will be made, at an event on Aug. 27, 2024, in Rosemont, Illinois. What happens during a Big Ten football replay, and how an Xbox controller plays a role. The Big Ten unveiled its...
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