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Angel Reese's Bleak Mental Health Confession to WNBA Legend Lisa Resurfaces Amid Sky Struggles
Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese appears to be on top of the world right now. And while Reese skyrocketed to fame in 2023, she has had to overcome multiple mental health hurdles to get to the point where she's at today. But after Reese's sub-par performance against the New York Liberty on ...
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 […]
Push to Give Chicago Voters Power to Recall Mayor Raises Less Than $300 in 3 Months
The push to give voters the power to recall the mayor of Chicago raised less than $300 since the initiative was announced three months ago, according to records filed with state election officials. Despite a flurry of media attention after Daniel Boland announced the creation of the Committee for Chicago...
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.
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.
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.
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...
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 […]
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....
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 ...
Ex-Deputy Mayor Drank On The Job, Major Contractor Lied About Being City-Based, Watchdog Report Says
CHICAGO — A former deputy mayor accused of drinking on the job has been placed on the city’s do not hire list, according to a report released Monday from the city’s watchdog agency. Though the 57-page report from Inspector General Deborah Witzburg’s office does not identify the...
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, ...
New details released in Logan Square officer-involved shooting
CHICAGO - New details were released by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) on Tuesday in connection to an officer-involved shooting that occurred over the weekend in Logan Square. Around 8:48 p.m. Saturday, two on-duty Chicago police officers observed a group of individuals drinking in an alley near the...
Has There Ever Been a Shark Attack in Illinois?
There is a rare species of shark that can survive in salt and fresh water but did one attack a boy in Lake Michigan near Chicago?. I'm not going to lie, I was watching Shark Week stuff on TV and wondered if there had ever been a shark attack in any bodies of water in Illinois. I know just mentioning it sounds ridiculous, but I have Googled stranger things.
Chicago man allegedly carjacked two drivers, forced one victim to wire him money: prosecutors
CHICAGO - A Chicago man was indicted by a federal grand jury this week after allegedly carjacking two drivers earlier this year. Virgil Gibson, 22, has been charged with two counts of carjacking, three counts of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, one count of robbery and one count of kidnapping.
Madigan lawyers seek dismissal of 14 counts against ex-House speaker, citing Supreme Court ruling
Lawyers for Michael Madigan have asked a federal judge to dismiss 14 criminal counts against the former Illinois House speaker, arguing they have been “upended” by a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in an Indiana corruption case. U.S. District Judge John Blakey did not address Madigan’s 73-page motion...
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