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DuPage County voters to consider forest preserve referendum
(The Center Square) – The DuPage County Forest Preserve Board is asking taxpayers for an additional $17 million per year. The Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a referendum on raising the property-tax cap. If voters agree, DuPage property owners would pay an estimated $11.67 more annually per $100,000 of home value. Board...
K.C. Johnson: Zach LaVine's best chance to get traded away from Bulls is to 'be professional, play well'
With most NBA teams having finished their offseason business and the trade market for Bulls guard Zach LaVine remaining quiet, it’s appearing more likely that LaVine will still be a member of the organization when players report to training camp.
Man who got shot after pointing gun at Millennium Park security gets probation
CHICAGO — Jordan Jackson, the man who got shot after pointing a gun at a security guard inside Millennium Park two years ago, received a two-year probation sentence in the case on Monday. Jackson, 24, pleaded guilty to a single count of possessing a firearm in a park, the...
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 ...
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...
After amputation, suburban high school teacher relearns her passion for soccer
A suburban high school teacher is inspiring her community by taking on new challenges, even in the face of extreme adversity. “It's humbling to see just the amount of grace that she has, and kindness,” said Malinda Majoch, the principal at Harold L. Richards High School in Oak Lawn.
OSF HealthCare, OrthoMidwest to open clinic
Peora, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare plans to open a new orthopedic clinic after signing a co-management agreement with OrthoMidwest. The goal of the joint partnership is to elevate orthopedic care by integrating leadership and resources, with a focus on total joint care and surgery and spine surgery, according to a July 16 news release from OSF HealthCare.
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....
Gas prices could soar after tornado narrowly misses Chicago refinery
New York (CNN) — Gas prices could soon soar across the Chicago metropolitan area after a tornado narrowly missed a major ExxonMobil refinery outside of Chicago Monday night, knocking out power to the facility.
NWS confirms 5 tornadoes in Chicagoland, including 1 in Chicago, during Monday storms
CHICAGO — Officials from the National Weather Service have confirmed that five tornadoes touched down in Chicagoland, including one in the City of Chicago, as a round of intense evening storms swept through the region on Monday. NWS officials said in a post on X on Tuesday afternoon that three EF-1 tornadoes and two EF-0 […]
National Weather Service Confirms Three EF-1 Tornadoes In Quad Cities Area
(Davenport, IA) -- The National Weather Service is confirming at least three tornados touched down in the QCA from Monday's derecho. Andy Ervin with the National Weather Service says one moved through Davenport into Bettendorf before crossing the Mississippi River into Illinois. Another was on the ground for eight miles between Taylor Ridge and Andover. A third touched down near Kewanee.
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