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Simone Biles Sends Five-Word Parting Message To NFL Player Husband Before Olympics
Simone Biles and USA Gymnastics headed to Paris on Monday as they prepare for the 2024 Olympics. Before that, however, the legendary gymnast made sure to give her husband, Chicago Bears safety Jonathan Owens, a sweet parting message. Biles and Owens will be away from each other, albeit ...
LG Group Spearheads $300 Million Residential Expansion in Chicago's Fulton Market with Two Tower Project
Chicago's Fulton Market neighborhood is poised to further transform as developers lay plans for significant residential expansions. LG Group is pushing forward with its $300 million mixed-use project, slated for discussion at the Chicago Plan Commission this Thursday. This substantial development, as detailed by the Chicago Sun-Times, would bring two towers with more than 600 apartments and a grocery store—a much-needed amenity for the rapidly growing area.
Johnson plan to remove George Washington statue from outside his City Hall office now up in the air
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration had planned to remove the George Washington statue from outside the mayor’s office, his spokesman confirmed Tuesday while hinting at instead honoring a Black Chicagoan with a City Hall display. But late in the evening, a mayoral critic who chairs the City Council’s Cultural Affairs Committee told the Tribune that the administration is reversing course. ...
Camarillo, Aschenbeck selected by Athletics, Cubs to round out 2024 MLB Draft
Junior SS Ali Camarillo and senior LHP Evan Aschenbeck rounded out the 2024 MLB Draft for Texas A&M baseball on Monday as they were selected in the 12th round by the Oakland Athletics and in the 13th round by the Chicago Cubs. The selections give the Aggies seven draft picks...
Sisneros snagged by Cubs in 2024 MLB Draft
(WJHL) – ETSU first baseman Cam Sisneros is headed for the pros, after being selected No. 422 overall by the Chicago Cubs in the 14th Round of the 2024 MLB Draft on Tuesday. The Colorado native becomes the 55th MLB draft pick or signee in Buccaneer baseball history. The SoCon Player of the Year put […]
Feds making a big bet on Illinois’ leadership in quantum computing
SPRINGFIELD – Someone joked it’s like, “I’ll make you an offer you can’t understand.”. The federal government and Illinois are working together on a quantum proving ground. “We are not committing any dollars today, but we know this is a huge challenge, and it’s going...
Chicago Man Charged with Felony Armed Robbery and Vehicle Hijacking
Chicago has witnessed yet another episode of gun violence manifesting in the form of armed robbery and vehicular hijacking. According to the Chicago Police Department, Davien Binion, 23, of the 200 block of N. Pine Ave., has been charged with a felony count each for armed robbery and aggravated vehicular hijacking involving a firearm. Binion was apprehended on July 15 and is now facing the legal consequences of his alleged actions.
Lincoln Park’s Venerable Beaumont Heads Toward a New Direction After Four Decades
Ashok Selvam is the editor of Eater Chicago and a native Chicagoan armed with more than two decades of award-winning journalism. Now covering the world of restaurants and food, his nut graphs are super nutty. Last year, Beaumont Bar & Grill ended a 44-year run in Lincoln Park perhaps fortifying...
Incoming PA Program Students Participate in White Coat Ceremony
On Friday, June 21, the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Physician Assistant Program’s Class of 2026 celebrated the beginning of their medical journey with a white coat ceremony. The newly formed class comes to Feinberg from 15 different states and collectively hold degrees from 27 different academic institutions across 14 different undergraduate majors. They are joining Feinberg with an average of two years of patient care experience.
Rush University Medical Center and Northwestern Memorial Hospital tie for top hospital in Illinois
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Two of Chicago's major academic hospitals tied for first place as the best hospital in Illinois, according to a new ranking by U.S. News and World Report.Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Rush University Medical Center tied for the top spot.The list ranks hospitals based on several specialties. Northwestern Memorial Hospital was nationally ranked in 11 adult specialties – including 7th for cardiology, heart & vascular surgery and 8th for diabetes and endocrinology – and rated high-performing in 21 adult procedures and conditions. Rush University Medical Center was nationally ranked in 11 adult specialties – including 7th for neurology and neurosurgery, 10th for geriatrics, and 10th for orthopedics – and rated high-performing in 18 adult procedures and conditions.University of Chicago Medical Center came in third. Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn was ranked as the fourth best, followed by Endeavor Health NorthShore Hospitals in Evanston, and Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge.
CPD: Elderly man went missing after attending festival on North Side
CHICAGO — A search is underway for a man who officers say went missing after attending a festival on the city’s North Side over the weekend. Police say 71-year-old Julio Villasenor was last seen on Saturday, July 13, in Chicago’s Lincoln Square neighborhood. According to officers, the missing man was last seen near the 4400 […]
Report: Housing is less affordable due to red tape in Illinois
(The Center Square) – A new report found that Illinois had the third-worst rate in the nation for building new housing units in 2023, with the main culprit being over regulation. Illinois Policy Institute found that government regulations account for nearly $70,000 of the $292,000 median home price in the state. Researcher Ravi Mishra said that is preventing new housing construction and aggravating a housing shortage, leading to higher prices...
Restorative justice court program expands to south suburbs
SAUK VILLAGE, Ill. (CBS) – A program that gives some people who were convicted of a non-violent crime a second chance is expanding in south suburban Sauk Village.The program, Restorative Justice Community Court, helps young people clear their criminal record."The restorative justice program was something that I think this village needed," said David Fields, a Sauk Village resident.Fields said he's fully behind the Restorative Justice Community Court program that's coming to his community. "We have young people out here that get into things and only because of peer pressure," he said.The program is coming to the suburbs for the first time....
Spending up, test scores down as Chicago mayor rejects staffing cuts
(The Center Square) – Mayor Brandon Johnson has refused to accept budget savings proposed by Chicago Public Schools administrators. CPS proposed a budget of $9.9 billion for 2025, with $149 million in new spending over 2024. The budget includes administrative staffing reductions to cover a $500 million deficit. Johnson rejected the proposed cuts.
Afternoon Briefing: Residents want protection from housing price increases near Obama center
Good afternoon, Chicago. Weeks after Barack Obama donned a hard hat to celebrate the topping off of his landmark presidential center in Jackson Park, 81-year-old Pat Hightower fretted about time running out to save the fabric of nearby neighborhoods. A resident of Woodlawn and former social worker turned organizer with Southside Together Organizing for Power, she told the Tribune she’s heard ...
Dems to fill vacant board seat left by the late Dennis Deer
A group of West Side and Near South Side Democrats are meeting later this month to choose a successor to the late county Commissioner Dennis Deer. That selection process could be a family affair. Multiple sources close to the deliberations say Deer’s wife, Barbara, is among the interested candidates, as is the husband of Chicago City Clerk Anna Valencia and former 24th Ward Ald. Michael Scott, ...
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