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Bears GM Ryan Poles attended Clemson-Georgia game
Bears general manager Ryan Poles attended the Week 1 college football opener of No. 14 Clemson vs. No. 1 Georgia on Saturday, ESPN’s Jordan Reid reported. The game, which saw Georgia come away with the decisive 34-3 victory, was the highest-rated matchup of the official start of the 2024 college football season. NFL teams often send scouts to multiple games a week, but there is obviously only one general manager per team, so it’s telling when a GM attends a certain game.
Nico Hoerner helps the surging Cubs rally for a 5-3 win over the sloppy Nationals
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nico Hoerner had two hits and scored two runs, and the Chicago Cubs beat the sloppy Washington Nationals 5-3 on Saturday for their fifth straight win. Javier Assad pitched six innings of three-run ball as Chicago won for the eighth time in nine games overall. The Cubs (70-66), who are trying to make up ground in the race for the last NL wild card, went 18-8 in August. “We have given ourselves a chance to play games in September that count and mean something,” Cubs manager Craig Counsell said. “It took a really good month and it’s going to take another great month. I am proud of the guys for putting together a great stretch of baseball and give ourselves a chance here.” José Tena went 3 for 3 for Washington, and Andrés Chaparro connected for his second career homer.
Hundreds of flights canceled, thousands delayed as Labor Day travel rush begins
Severe weather is threatening the Labor Day weekend travel rush, with more than 200 flights canceled and more than 5,000 delayed at major airport hubs in cities like Raleigh, NC, New York and Chicago. NBC News' Shaquille Brewster reports from Chicago's O'Hare Airport.
A week after labor board says some third-party delivery drivers are Amazon employees, Teamsters say more drivers in Skokie are organizing
More Amazon delivery drivers in Skokie are organizing with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the union said this week, in the wake of a labor board determination in California that the union said “sets the stage” for organizing of delivery drivers nationwide. The Teamsters said a majority of the few hundred workers who drive for several different third-party companies Amazon uses to ...
2024 Washington Huskies football schedule: When is UW vs. Northwestern?
As the Washington Huskies continue with their first season of life in the Big Ten, they will, of course, play some Big Ten conference games. And the first Big Ten team on Washington’s 2024 schedule happens to be another purple institution. The Northwestern Wildcats will be leaving their temporary...
Police looking for information on hit-and-run near Ladd Saturday night
LADD, Ill. (KWQC) - The Ladd Police Department and the City of Peru Police Department are looking for information regarding a hit-and-run near Ladd Saturday night. Police say the incident occurred about a mile west of town just before 7 p.m. A white SUV driving on 1600 North Avenue struck...
Person of interest in custody after 14-year-old girl stabbed in northwest Indiana
LOWELL, Ind. - A person of interest is in custody after a 14-year-old girl was stabbed at a baseball game in unincorporated Lowell Saturday afternoon. The Lake County Sheriff's Office said 26-year-old Dimas Gabriel Yanez was taken into custody Sunday. The girl was stabbed in the hand while watching her...
UW-Whitewater college gymnast from Plainfield fatally shot in Wisconsin, police say
Our coverage of this news story has moved here.A woman from the southwest suburbs was fatally shot Friday night inside an apartment in Wisconsin.The victim was a gymnast attending the University of Wisconsin Whitewater.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThe shooting happened around 11:54 p.m. at an apartment in the 100-block of West Whitewater Street in Whitewater, Wisconsin, the Whitewater Police Department said.A 21-year-old woman was allegedly shot multiple times by a male suspect who was known to her, police said. There was an physical altercation between the woman and the man inside the apartment before the...
Don’t Like the Recent Heatwave? Blame ‘Sweating Corn’ in Illinois
I've heard many theories about what is responsible for the record-breaking heat many parts of Illinois has experienced this summer, but this one takes the cake. Why have you felt so miserable over the past few weeks? Experts claim it's because Illinois corn is sweating and I'm not even making that up.
Legislator says Illinois Senate president admitted to ‘quid pro quo’ at DNC
(The Center Square) – An Illinois state legislator says Senate President Don Harmon’s Democratic National Convention comments about unions are an admission of “quid pro quo.” Harmon delivered remarks at the DNC in Chicago for the Illinois delegation’s breakfast. “Democrats don’t win without organized labor and organized labor puts everything at risk when Democrats don’t […]
Illinois solar project to be biggest in eastern half of U.S.
Illinois already creates in the neighborhood of 7000 megawatts of energy from wind power coming from the fields and fields of windmills in the central and western portions of the state, but a massive solar array being built thirty miles west of Springfield is estimated to produce 800 more megawatts.
Illinois State Trooper injured in vehicle crash on I-94
CHICAGO (WTVO) — An Illinois State Police Officer’s vehicle was hit while the trooper was inside, causing injury. On August 31, around 2:20 a.m., the trooper’s squad car was parked in Lane 1 on Interstate 94 near 111th Street with emergency lights activated. The trooper was inside their squad car handling a previous crash exit […]
82 Years Ago, Missouri & Illinois Shocked by Snow in September
For Missouri and Illinois, October is considered to be a very early time for snowfall. However, there was one event that happened 82 years ago that shocked residents in both states when a surprise snowfall fell in September. The National Weather Service has recorded memories of that surprise snow storm...
Unique Illinois training program prepares nurses for agricultural emergencies
ORANGEVILLE, Ill. (WTVO) — Future nurses spent Friday on the farm, learning about the unique challenges rural communities face. The program is part of farmer Mark Baker’s Stateline Farm Rescue, an organization that trains firefighters, EMTs, and other first responders for agricultural rescues. Baker started the program 35 years ago to address what he saw […]
IL Health officials mark National Food Safety Education Month
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — September is National Food Safety Education Month, and the Illinois Department of Public Health wants you to minimize the chances of foodborne illness. “Fall in Illinois is synonymous with food and football,” IDPH Director Dr. Sameer Vohra said. “As Labor Day approaches, marking the unofficial end of summer, IDPH is commemorating Food Education Safety Month this September and encouraging […]
Soccer Game Recap: Rolling Meadows Victorious
Rolling Meadows won the last time they faced Bradley-Bourbonnais, and things went their way on Saturday too. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was the Rolling Meadows Mustangs who were credited with the win. The Rolling Meadows Mustangs got it done in the shootout by posting six goals to the Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers' five. The Mustangs' winning goal came courtesy of Kalvin Lagunas.
Earlybird Club allows women to bust out dance moves, go home at a reasonable hour
A new business aims to let women of a certain age enjoy the club scene – without the late-night hours or men. Baginski came up with the idea after lamenting that she didn’t go dancing anymore because she needed to get up early.
Women's Tennis Comes Up Short at Wheaton Invite
WHEATON, Ill. - MSOE women's tennis opened their 2024-25 season with a trip to Wheaton, Ill. to take on the Wheaton College Thunder and the Lake Forest College Foresters at the Wheaton Invite. The Raiders battled in both contests but were unable to keep pace with the competition and fell to 0-2 to open the season. This season the scoring for college tennis has changed, doubles play now counts as a single result in the team total.
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