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Scotts Valley roller derby team wins second consecutive national title
Scotts Valley’s Santa Cruz Derby Groms female division team, the Gromshells, claimed their second consecutive Junior Roller Derby Association (JRDA) National Championship on July 13-14 in Palatine, Ill. This victory marks their third overall title with previous wins in 2018, 2023 and 2024. Head Coach Chris Kerr (aka Coach...
Latest news from Evanston: Your Friday daily digest
Newsletter images missing? Read this on the web instead. Good Friday morning, Evanston. Above, family members of the late Bill Logan, Evanston’s first Black police chief, stand in front of a Police Department squad car decorated with flowers and bunting currently parked in front of his former home on McDaniel Avenue, where they now live. “He’s a hero. He’s a leader,” Police Chief Schenita Stewart said of Logan. (At This Time photo by Richard Cahan.)
Aaliyah Chavez impresses LSU and South Carolina, others make headlines at Nike Tournament of Champions
The Nike Tournament of Champions has been a the meeting ground for elite coaches to get further acquainted with talented prospects. Although Chicago's McCormick Place was filled to the brim with college-ready, high school standouts, there were a few players who shined brighter than the other stars. Let's take a...
Local Players Help Illinois to Little League Senior Softball Central Region Tournament Title Game
West Central High School senior-to-be Addie Seitz and Macomb High School senior-to-be Kylie Robinson are playing summer softball for an Illinois team that is currently participating in the Little League Senior Softball Central Region Tournament in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. The team from Illinois are vying to win back-to-back Little League Senior World Champs.
Chicago weather: Sunny start to weekend followed by storm chances on Sunday
CHICAGO - Chicago will see some beautiful weather Friday into Saturday, but a small twist is expected for Sunday. Friday was beautiful with sunny skies and temperatures warming into the upper 70s and low 80s. Tonight will be mostly clear with lows in the mid 60s. The weekend ahead will...
Proviso may drop the PSAT for entry into PMSA
Proviso High School Township District 209 is considering dropping the PSAT National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test as part of the admissions process for the Proviso Math and Science Academy. The move comes after the Illinois State Board of Education announced that high school students will now take the ACT exam...
Breaking down Northwestern field hockey’s 2024 schedule
We are one month away from the start of the Northwestern field hockey season. But before the season starts at the end of the August, a few Wildcats in head coach Tracey Fuchs, Maddie Zimmer and Ashley Sessa will represent the USA in Paris. The road to four consecutive championship...
Movie in the Park at Red & White Stadium – 6.8.24
Marist will be hosting a movie in the park on our football field. Free Admission! Doors will open at 6:00pm, The Goonies will begin playing at 6:45pm. No chairs allowed on the field, blankets are welcome. Stadium seating will be open. Nicky V’s food truck will be available for purchase.
Chicago Businesses Ramp Up Security as Coordinated Burglaries Strike Shakespear and Town Hall Districts
Businesses in the 14th and 19th Districts of Chicago are on high alert after a series of burglaries targeted local shops in the early hours of July 24th, 2024. According to a recent business alert issued by the Chicago Police Department, an organized group of individuals, described as four male offenders dressed in black hooded sweatshirts, gloves, and face masks, shattered business entrances using a hammer to commit their crimes.
The Morning News presents the ‘WGN Summer Games’
To kick off the 2024 Olympics, WGN Morning News’ hosts our own set of games here at the station — complete with our talent and cast of characters. Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Sign up and subscribe to our WGN Morning News newsletter.
Retired Cook County probation officer shoots woman in NYC murder-suicide, police say
A mother and grandmother, who was a retired Cook County probation officer, are dead after a confrontation in a child custody dispute on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on Friday, NYPD said.It happened just before 9 a.m.People were out enjoying the day, many with baby strollers, and they ran for cover when the shots rang out.The NYPD's Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said that a custody dispute was the cause of the tragic murder-suicide.Marissa Galloway, 45, had just placed her child in the car, and was putting a stroller in the trunk when the grandmother of the child approached.Police...
State, county, city announce 'leap of faith' quantum computing facility in Chicago
(The Center Square) – The State of Illinois, Cook County and the city of Chicago have announced that the new Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park will be built on former U.S. Steel property on Chicago’s Southeast Side. The South Works site has been mostly dormant since the mill closed in 1992. In opening the announcement of the project Thursday, and to the backing by taxpayers, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker called it a "leap of faith." ...
IL FOP: Sean Grayson fired ‘without just cause’, files grievance
SANGAMON COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — The Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council filed a grievance saying the deputy that shot Sonya Massey in the face was terminated “without just cause.” Sean Grayson shot 36-year-old Sonya Massey in the head while responding to a call at her home. Grayson was charged with first-degree murder earlier this month. […]
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