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Evanston Fire Department offers water safety tips
Evanston Fire Department Division Chief Kim Kull spoke to the RoundTable this week about recent weather conditions and how they impact both the public and first responders during emergencies. Why not keep lifeguards on duty during ‘no swimming’ days?. This past Sunday, June 30 was a beautiful and...
What You Need to Know So You Don’t Get Fined For Fireworks in Illinois
Fourth of July is around the corner, and while fireworks light up the night sky, lighting them yourself is never a good idea, especially in Illinois. Let's put the bad news out there first; as most people know, Illinois has a strict law that bans most consumer fireworks. Here's a refresher, just in case you need it.
In Photos: Westchester’s Fourth Of July Parade Brightens A Gray Day
A woman and her dog march in the Fourth of July Parade in Westchester. | Shanel Romain. Thursday, July 4, 2024 || Photos by Shanel Romain || michael@wearejohnwilk.com. Hundreds of community members enjoyed the annual Fourth of July Parade in Westchester on Thursday. The parade started at the corner of Mayfair and Dorchester and ended at Community Park on Bond Street. We were there to capture the memorable sights.
New Illinois law sparks fear of possible statewide landlord registry
(The Center Square) – A new Illinois law says mobile home tenants can’t be evicted for not paying rent, but only if the park itself is not up on their license and fees. State Rep. Anna Moeller, D-Elgin, carried Senate Bill 2834 in the House and explained the measure already exists in current statute but the replication in the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenants Rights Act is a way to bring greater awareness to residents that this is existing law. ...
Pritzker stands behind Biden for nomination, ‘unless he decides otherwise’
(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and other Democratic governors from across the country are in Washington D.C. Wednesday to meet with President Joe Biden after last week’s troubling debate performance. In Thursday’s debate with former Republican President Donald Trump, Biden struggled to complete sentences and other and made other stumbles that he and the White House expressed was clearly “a bad night.” At a White House press briefing Tuesday, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked a direct question. ...
Elmhurst, Illinois: Early Morning Burglaries Target Work Vehicles
Elmhurst, Illinois – Burglars targeted a work truck and a van early Thursday on North Highland Avenue. Elmhurst Police responded at approximately 5:45 a.m., and the suspects fled in a white Alpha Romeo SUV with temporary license plates. According to police, officers pursued the SUV, last seen heading northbound...
One man’s heart—Tom Vallely shares his story of cardiac bypass surgery
On September 11, 2001 Tom Vallely had a heart attack. He didn’t know it was a heart attack. He had been a construction worker/superintendent all his life and was fit, strong and always busy with some project. His wife, Rita, was in Hayward at the time, staying at their cabin on Lovejoy Lake. Tom was hauling shingles for the gazebo in their yard in Lombard, Illinois, when he said he started to feel weak, sweaty and faint. It was a hot, uncomfortable day, so he...
“They had to literally run for their actual lives.” - McCook Lake mom details escape from Penrose Drive home
MCCOOK LAKE, S.D. (KTIV) - A blissful weekend with her kids for a McCook Lake mom ended in an instant as floodwaters rushed in. ”I looked at the time on my phone. And it was 7:26 p.m. at that point, I believe. So from the time that my kids friend mom called me at 7:14 p.m., when I hung up with her. I believe it like 7:20 p.. It was like six, seven minutes, we were out. We had to be out.”
Hinsdale church quite a change for new pastor
Members of Hinsdale United Methodist Church will hear a new voice and see a new face when they arrive at church Sunday, July 7. That's when the church's new pastor, the Rev. Dr. Grace Oh, will deliver her first message at the church. Oh, 63, was appointed to the church...
Former WWE Wrestler Was Backstage At Dynamite
AEW seemingly has a very flexible policy regarding allowing visitors to attend backstage, so while it sometimes indicates that someone is set to join the promotion, it can just as easily mean someone wanted to catch up with friends. And now, following AEW’s latest taping in Chicago, Illinois, PWInsider.com has reported that former WWE wrestler Mustafa Ali was in attendance. For those unaware, Ali is currently TNA’s X Division Champion, although it has been claimed he has been working for the promotion without a contract, which will potentially lead to speculation that he could be AEW-bound. 38-year-old Ali’s big break came in 2016 when WWE signed him during their search for new cruiserweight talents. And while he was never significantly pushed as a featured star, possibly due to having been branded a cruiserweight, he was always over with fans who appreciated his in-ring ability and mic skills. Still, it is known he was at times disgruntled during his run with the company, going as far as to request his release in January 2022 after Vince McMahon pitched him a gimmick that he felt was offensive and against his principles.
Brickbat: Not-So-Sweet 16
The Chicago City Council is considering hiking 16 different taxes and fees. The ideas the council has been asked to consider include an income tax surcharge, a vacant lot tax, traffic congestion charges, and higher taxes on groceries and alcoholic beverages.
Cubs’ Moises Ballesteros Does Damage With Few Strikeouts
Any questions surrounding Moises Ballesteros’ ability to stick behind the plate won’t matter if he keeps slugging at this level. Ballesteros doesn’t turn 21 until November, but the 5-foot-7, 215-pound catcher forced the Cubs to promote him to Triple-A Iowa on June 17 with a dominant two and a half month offensive performance at Double-A Tennessee.
Some University of Chicago Medicine hospital workers have set a strike date
Dozens of building trades workers at the University of Chicago Medicine have set a strike date for July 14. Demond Moore was one of dozens who gathered outside UChicago Medicine on the 5800 block of South Maryland on Wednesday.
Indiana and Illinois Arby’s Locations Affected by Franchisee Bankruptcy
After filing for bankruptcy, a small Arby's franchisee is selling some locations and closing others. Miracle Restaurant Group LLC, a company based out of Louisiana has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Miracle owns 25 Arby's locations in Indiana, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. This isn't Miracle Restaurant Group's first Chapter 11 filing according to Nation's Restaurant News,
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