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Chicago Sky Star Makes Strong Statement After Controversial All-Star Snub
The rosters for the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game were announced on Tuesday. Rookie icons Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark both made the team. And Clark had two teammates, Aliyah Boston and Erica Wheeler, both earned a spot as well. But Reese will be representing her team alone. This comes as a ...
Jamaicans in Chicago brace for Hurricane Beryl's impact on loved ones
As the historically early and strong Hurricane Beryl moves towards potential landfall in Jamaica, Jamaicans in Chicago are preparing for the storm's impact on loved ones. Previously of Category 5 strength, the storm was downgraded to Category 4 earlier Tuesday. Beulah Jones is a native of Kingston who has plans...
Cellphone of missing Chicago woman found in Bahamas as her mother asks U.S. for help
The cellphone of Taylor Casey has been located in the Bahamas, authorities said Tuesday as the mother of the missing 41-year-old Chicago woman calls on the United States to take over the investigation.
LAW$UIT CITY: Taxpayers paid $80M+ to resolve CPD misconduct lawsuits in 2023, records show
New records show Chicago taxpayers are continuing to fund a seemingly endless stream of legal payouts in police misconduct cases.In the last five years, Chicago taxpayers have paid out more than $378 million in CPD-related settlements, judgments, and other legal expenses, according to annual litigation reports prepared by the city's law department and reviewed by the I-Team.According to the city's latest report, released last week, $81 million was paid in 2023 to resolve litigation against the Chicago Police Department.A majority of that total includes a mammoth dollar amount spent to resolve "reversed conviction" lawsuits filed by people who were arrested,...
More than half of Chicago school board candidates face ballot challenges
Ballot challenges have been filed against 27 of 47 candidates for Chicago’s first ever school board elections. The objections due Monday to the Chicago Board of Elections questioned whether a candidate had properly submitted a minimum of 1,000 notarized signatures from residents in their voting district supporting their candidacy.
Meet Noodles, the rainy day activity that became a community art project in Belvidere
What started as a Belvidere grandmother's rainy day activity for her six grandkids has turned into a community art project in the 400 block of West Jackson Street. Debbie Weslow, 56, who has lived in Belvidere for 23 years with her husband, David, said she had seen the idea for a painted rock snake about a year ago via Pinterest and Facebook. She was reminded of it during a recent visit to the Ida Public Library for reptile day with her 4-year-old grandaughter, Amelia Hack.
After 101 Years, Chicago’s American Academy of Art College to Close: ‘This Has Been a Heartbreaking Experience’
The American Academy of Art College in Chicago announced Tuesday it is ceasing operations. Founded in 1923, the private for-profit school at 332 S. Michigan Ave. built a reputation on preparing graduates for careers in art and illustration. “When the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, we started to see a...
Another worker at Chicago center accused of abusing foster kids
CHICAGO (CBS) – A former standout college football star with a criminal history was charged with sexually abusing a foster child in the care of a Chicago facility.The center, Aunt Martha's, was already in the middle of an investigation after multiple other workers there were accused of abuse.Trulon Henry, a manager at Aunt Martha's, was arrested and charged last week with sexually abusing a young girl in the care of the facility's integrated care center. He was a supervisor in charge of taking care of some of the state's most vulnerable foster children.The arrest came soon after Antonio Hopkins, who...
80 pro-Palestinian protesters have charges dropped after Art Institute encampment arrests
Dozens of pro-Palestinian protestors walked free Tuesday, after having their charges dropped following their arrests in May.Now, some local leaders are concerned this sends the wrong message, with the Democratic National Convention just a month away.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchIt was all hugs after 80 people walked out of the courthouse, free of all charges."None of us showed up to be arrested. I didn't show up to be arrested," protester Jeffery Sun said. "We're trying everything we can because of the ongoing genocide in Palestine."Sun is one of the 80 protesters whose charges were dropped...
Grand Jury Indicts Marseilles Man For Murdering His Father
A grand jury believes there's enough evidence to pursue murder charges against a Marseilles man. Twenty-one-year-old Logan Petre was indicted Tuesday on 3 counts of first-degree murder. He remains in the La Salle County Jail, denied pretrial release. Petre is accused of repeatedly hitting his father, 54-year-old Leo Petre in...
New Route 66 markers in Chicago celebrate its starting point
CHICAGO — Choose Chicago, the tourism department of the city, has placed new markers in the city to celebrate Route 66’s upcoming centennial. “Originating at Jackson Boulevard and Michigan Avenue, Route 66 is one of the most important and historic west-bound arteries connecting America to the heart of the country – Chicago. We are proud […]
Craig Counsell gives away Cubs trade deadline secret that won't make fans happy
When the Chicago Cubs hired Craig Counsell to be their skipper this winter, the bar was set high for an organization that has seen its fair share of disappointments over the last half-decade. Counsell did receive the most lucrative managerial contract in MLB history, after all. The 2024 season is...
New entertainment center taking over vacated space at Northwoods Mall
PEORIA (25News Now) - A new option for bowling and entertainment is coming to Northwoods Mall. Northwoods Mall says Tilted 10 will feature 10 bowling lanes, two 18-hole blacklight mini golf courses, over 100 video, prize and virtual reality games, pinball alley, redemption center, party and group event rooms, restaurant and bar.
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