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Chicago’s The Apartment Source adds new leasing directors
Chicago’s The Apartment Source (“TAS”) added Genelle Banks and Alex Anderson as its newest Leasing Directors. Combined with 15+ years of industry experience, extensive knowledge and commitment to client satisfaction, Genelle and Alex are ready to elevate The Apartment Source’s leasing department to the next level.
First Line Friday (week 407): The Deadly Shallows
Happy Friday & welcome to the First Line Friday link-up! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today I’m delighted to feature the first line of The Deadly Shallows by one of my very fave authors, Dani Pettrey! I loved this book (you can read my review HERE), and it’s been much too long since I hung out with Dani in person. So I’m SUPER EXCITED that Dani will be at this year’s JustRead Rendezvous – an author/reader event that will take place in Downers Grove, Illinois, on Friday, November 15th. More details below – I’d love to see you there! Only nine more readers and we’ll add another three authors!!! Please come join us – it’s so much fun!
Man dies in motorcycle accident in Washington County
LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP — An Illinois man is dead after a motorcycle accident in Washington County Wednesday afternoon. The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a one-vehicle fatal crash involving a 2008 KTM LC8 motorcycle around 1:39 p.m. Wednesday near milepost 9 on Ohio 26 in Lawrence Township, according to an OSHP media release.
Chicago gun violence stories: South Side community tries to heal — and forgive
CHICAGO - Gun violence remains a tragic reality in Chicago, but a local nonprofit is striving to help communities heal and persuade young men to put down their weapons before it's too late. In a FOX 32 Special Report, our chief photographer, Jeff Sutker, brings us the voices of those...
Latin Restaurant Weeks Return to Chicago, Aug. 16-30
Latin Restaurant Weeks are back with specials across the Chicago area. It’s an opportunity to sample flavors from across Latin America without leaving Illinois. It all kicks off Friday and runs through Aug. 30. WTTW News stopped by one of the participating restaurants, Caribella in Logan Square, which offers...
Walker: Stationed on Vietnam’s southeast corner
Editor’s note: This story is reprinted with permission from Honor Flight Chicago. Bob Walker’s father was a career Navy man who served on a minesweeper clearing obstacles before D-Day and then spent the days after the invasion recovering bodies and parts of bodies from the water. Bob graduated...
Chicago official rescinds claim that Texas could bus ‘25,000’ migrants to DNC
A Chicago city official has walked back an earlier claim that the city was bracing for potentially tens of thousands of migrants to be bused in from the Texas border during the Democratic National Convention. “We at this point do not have any credible intel that there will be a large surge in terms of […]
EXCLUSIVE: Couple heartbroken after video shows business destroyed in Ashburn burglary for 3rd time
A Southwest Side couple said they feel helpless after their store was burglarized for a third time.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchOn Thursday around 3 a.m. multiple suspects forced their way into the New Quick Market in the 8300-block of Kedzie Avenue, Chicago police confirmed."By the time we came, everything was just ruined," Owner Ayesha Khan said.Store owners Ayesha and Sunny Khan said thieves stole the ATM, cash out of the register, and liquor bottles.The owners said they had just rebuilt the front entrance after it was broken down three months ago.Surveillance video captured the moment...
Years-old attendance record broken at Illinois State Fair thanks to one artist
A years-old attendance record was broken at the Illinois State Fair's Grandstand this week, with a new performer bringing in the highest number of attendees ever for a concert at the fair. According to organizers, the record was previously set in 2011, when Jason Aldean packed 15,329 seats at the...
Food Truck Experts Claim This is By Far the Best One in Illinois
The world needs more food trucks. Illinois is fortunate to already have some great ones, but there is one that apparently rises above the rest according to food truck experts. It looks like this is a brand new ranking just shared this month by Best Food Trucks. They list what they believe are the 10 best food trucks in Illinois and this is the one that they have at #1. They specialize in this delicious food called arepas.
#1 Reason Back-to-School Season is the Best Time of Year in Illinois
There's nothing better than going to the store on a Tuesday, in the middle of the day, and not seeing a single child in sight. Maybe that's just me, but boy is it nice!. It honestly feels like summer just started, but now we're headed into the new school year. Oh, how time passes us by!
Thousands in Illinois Have Itchy Bites from Nearly Invisible Pest
I am not a fan of the many cicadas and ticks you find in Illinois, but at least you can see those bugs. There's a nearly invisible one that is apparently responsible for thousands of people in Illinois who are saying they're experiencing super-itchy bites from a pest that you can almost never see.
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