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Bears Predicted to Part Ways With 5th-Year QB in Favor of Rookie
The Chicago Bears have roughly four days to figure out which players will make their initial 53-man roster to start the 2024 season, and one writer predicted Bears rookie quarterback Austin Reed will win out over veteran Brett Rypien. The Bears have easy decisions to make about the top two...
Ramaswamy and Jones clash at DNC over ‘demagogue’ remark
Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy finally had a chance to confront CNN analyst Van Jones for calling him a “demagogue” during a segment on the network last year. The feud between Ramaswamy and Jones took a more heated turn in December, when the Trump surrogate posted a video clip on X responding to Jones’s […]
Upscale Pickleball Club Opens in Northbrook
Slate Pickleball Club will join the Northbrook community at Brookside Plaza this fall. The 16,000 square foot space features seven state-of-the-art air-conditioned indoor courts as well as a full-service bar, café and pro shop. The club will offer adult and junior programming on the market, including leagues, private and...
8 Illinois KFC Locations Closed Forever this Week With No Warning
This is not what you want to hear if you love fried chicken fast and live in Illinois. At least 8 locations in the state closed permanently this week and it appears they did so with no warning whatsoever. I saw this report just shared by Yahoo News. They say...
Wheelchair football teams head to Rosemont for big tournament
ROSEMONT, Ill. (CBS) – The athletes who play wheelchair football wear helmets, but no shoulder pads, because they hit with their wheelchairs.Some of the best wheelchair athletes around are playing in Rosemont all weekend long at a big tournament at the Wintrust Financial Campus."You're going to see a lot of quick movements, a lot of hits, a lot of falls, but really, a lot of heart and a lot of great plays," said. "It's a lot of mayhem, but it's amazing."The game of metal and muscle is not for the faint of heart, but it's perfect for Mak Nong and...
Country star Luke Bryan's tour truck gets stuck under downtown bridge ahead of Chicago show
CHICAGO - An equipment semi-truck from country star Luke Bryan's tour got stuck under a bridge in downtown Chicago ahead of his show at Wrigley Field this weekend. A bystander captured images of the stuck semi-truck Saturday morning under a bridge at Irving and DuSable Lake Shore Drive and shared them on Reddit.
Illinois’ Endangered Species: These Animals Are On The List
If you've ever wondered if an animal on the endangered species list ever gets off that list, the answer is actually yes. I guess I had never given it much thought, but I'll admit to being somewhat surprised to learn that some animal species have actually found themselves deleted from the database of endangered animals because...well...they started doing a lot better (with a lot of help) when it comes to staying alive.
Iowa, Illinois, & Wisconsin Could Soon Experience A ‘Rodent Rampage’ In Their Homes
You may need to charge rent to a few critters before too long. Some of us have had to deal with snakes and bugs in our houses or on our property this summer. And now, one of the best parts of fall is that all of those crawl back into the earth where they belong.
Weekend warmup brings back 90-degree temps in Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) — Monday and Tuesday have been declared First Weather Alert Days in the Chicago area due to the hottest air of the season arriving for the start of the new week. Cook County has been placed under an Excessive Heat Watch for Monday afternoon through Tuesday evening. High temperatures for Monday and Tuesday will be in the middle to upper 90s, competing with record-high temperatures for both days, which currently stand at 97 degrees and were set back in 1973. Other heat alerts will likely be issued within the next day. Heat Index values on Monday will range from 100...
Hooters Has Suddenly Closed 3 Missouri Locations & 1 in Illinois
This has been one of the most difficult years in recent memory (2020 not withstanding) for food establishments. Hooters is no exception as they have suddenly shut the doors on numerous locations across America including 3 in Missouri and 1 in Illinois. I heard a few weeks ago that Hooters...
4 of the Central Park 5 make an appearance at DNC. Learn more about the case
Thursday at the Democratic National Convention, Rev. Al Sharpton introduced the group known as the "Central Park 5." Invoking the convention refrain "We won't go back," Sharpton brought four of the five men on stage at the United Center in Chicago. ...
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