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ABC7 Chicago to broadcast 2024 Bud Billiken Parade
ABC 7 Chicago will feature all the summer fun and back-to-school celebrations that are part of an annual Chicago tradition, the Bud Billiken Parade. The two-hour special broadcast of the 95th annual Bud Billiken Parade, the largest African American parade in the country, will be available live on ABC 7 and abc7chicago.com on Saturday, Aug. 10, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. It will also exclusively stream live on ABC 7's Connected TV Apps on Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV and Roku.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchABC 7 Eyewitness News team members Cheryl Burton,...
IceHogs Community Fund Awards $10,000 Grant to Rockford Raptors Soccer Foundation
Grant to provide scholarships for low-income youth to participate in Raptors soccer. The Rockford IceHogs Community Fund has awarded a $10,000 grant to the Rockford Raptors Soccer Foundation to support scholarships for low-income youth in the Rockford region who wish to play competitive club soccer. The IceHogs Community Fund presented...
Chicago Shooting Leaves Infant and Young Father in Critical Condition (Video)
A tragic shooting incident occurred in Little Village, Chicago, leaving a 3-month-old boy and his 21-year-old father critically injured. The shooting took place just after 4:30 PM on Saturday near the intersection of 26th and Whipple. Description of the Incident. Witnesses reported hearing what initially sounded like fireworks before realizing...
Chicago police issue alert about child luring attempt on West Side
CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago police issued an alert to residents about an attempted child luring on the city's West Side this week. The incident happened on Tuesday just before 7:30 p.m. in the 4600 block of West Jackson Boulevard in the Austin neighborhood. Police say the minors were walking...
Does Illinois Even Allow A 4-Day School Week?
The school week isn't a whole 5 days for everyone in the country. The new school year is just about upon us and the debate resumes: do we like 4-day school weeks or not? Several districts in Iowa are signing on for it for the 2024-2025 school year. Like anything...
Changing population is changing the political landscape in Illinois
Illinois politics can be difficult to understand. From a perceived culture of pervasive political corruption to the rise of billionaire backers, shifting regional alliances, and the continued control of the so-called Four Tops — the legislative leaders in the General Assembly — it’s a confusing landscape. But...
New federal grant for Illinois aims to address workforce shortages in the trades
(The Center Square) – A new federal grant program looks to help those who want to pursue careers operating heavy machinery in Illinois. In July, the Biden administration announced the grant as part of more that $244 million being distributed through the U.S. Department of Labor to help expand the Registered Apprenticeship system. Illinois will be receiving $8 million in federal taxpayer funding. Eric Hill, CEO of the Youth Workforce...
Pritzker has had vetting interviews as possible running mate for Kamala Harris
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is being closely considered as a possible running mate for Vice President and anticipated Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.Multiple sources familiar with the process tell CBS News the governor was among those who have had Zoom interviews with the team on the Harris campaign responsible for vetting potential running mates.CNN reports the second of the two, which was conducted on Wednesday, included former Biden White House counsel Dana Remus, who is helping run the process.Pritzker has also submitted thousands of pages of documents — as have other prospective Harris running mates.A spokesperson for...
Illinois Governor: No Time for Bears to Pitch a Stadium Deal to Legislature in 2024
Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker said there’s no chance the Bears can get a deal for a new stadium in 2024. Not if they want to fund it with taxpayer money at least. Pritzker anticipates that the Bears proposal will have to wait until Spring of 2025, telling NBC Sports, “if there was a proposal put on the table that could get done, you couldn’t actually get it done during the veto session.”
AI is Reportedly Coming to Illinois Taco Bell Drive Thru Lanes
Do you love tacos? Do you trust robots? Those are both important questions to answer as there are multiple reports that artificial intelligence is coming to Illinois drive-thru lanes. I saw this taco report shared by Nation's Restaurant News. It says that Taco Bell already has artificial intelligence deployed in...
Following the Family Legacy: West Prairie’s Owen Torrance Elected to State FFA Officer Team
Back in June, Good Hope’s Owen Torrance was elected to the 2024-25 Illinois FFA State Officer Team. Torrance grew up on a fifth-generation sheep and grain farm which he credits for kickstarting his passion for agriculture and FFA. For Torrance, being a member of FFA has helped him carry on a family legacy.