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One of nation's largest smoothie chains coming to East Peoria's Levee District
One of the nation's largest smoothie chains is coming to the Peoria area. Tropical Smoothie Café will introduce its line of specialty smoothies, wraps, sandwiches and salads to East Peoria’s Levee District by late 2024. The chain’s East Peoria location will occupy an existing storefront at 200 W. Washington St., according to City of...
ESPN trying to stir up non-issue regarding Bears’ QB Caleb Williams
ESPN is on coverage overload when it comes to Chicago Bears’ rookie quarterback Caleb Williams. We get it, Williams is a special talent who was drafted first overall by a team that has historically been bad at drafting and developing quarterbacks. The narrative is there, but at a certain point - and ESPN has reached that point, you can dig too deep for news.
Chicago residents warned of new parking ticket scam
CHICAGO - A new scam is targeting Chicago residents with fraudulent text messages claiming they have unpaid parking tickets. The texts include a link to a fake website designed to steal personal information. Treveyon Kinnard, a Chicago resident, recently received a suspicious text from a phone number with a 343...
Burglars target NW Side restaurants in Edison Park, Norwood Park, Jefferson Park
Several Northwest Side restaurants were burglarized in the Edison Park, Norwood Park and Jefferson Park area during the early hours of Friday, July 19, in a manner that was similar to a series of burglaries in the Edgebrook and Gladstone Park area on July 4. On both dates three...
Bloomington Liquor Commission rejects controversial application for liquor store and smoke shop
The Bloomington Liquor Commission has rejected an application for a liquor license from an out-of-town businessman who sought to open a packaged liquor store in an abandoned Family Video building near the Park Place subdivision in west Bloomington. The proposed shop, called Galaxy Liquor and Smoke, would have been situated...
‘Why Isn’t She In Prison?!’: White Woman Who Falsely Accused Black Man of Rape Is ‘Pampered’ By Dr. Phil During Face-to-Face Meeting with the Wrongly Convicted Man
Dr. Phil reintroduced a video clip from a 2008 episode of his talk show last week, highlighting the incredible story of a Chicago woman who […] ‘Why Isn’t She In Prison?!’: White Woman Who Falsely Accused Black Man of Rape Is ‘Pampered’ By Dr. Phil During Face-to-Face Meeting with the Wrongly Convicted Man
City offers $200 reward to catch reckless ATV, dirt bike riders in Rockford
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — In an effort to address illegal ATVs and dirt bikes causing a nuisance on city streets, the City of Rockford will offer a $200 reward to anyone who calls in a tip that leads to a citation or confiscation. “This past weekend, I had the opportunity to see some of these […]
Bridgeport Records builds on its blowout opening weekend
Chicago’s newest independent vinyl shop, Bridgeport Records, opened its doors on July 12 at 3336 S. Halsted. The store is the brainchild of veteran deep-house DJ and producer Vick Lavender and former union leader Jerry Morrison, who’ve both spent decades in the house-music scene but connected for the first time only a few years ago. Lavender founded Sophisticado Recordings in the mid-2000s, and Morrison spent 22 years with the Service Employees International Union, where he played a major role building labor power in Illinois.
Center for Better Aging opens on Chicago's South Side
CHICAGO - A new medical facility for older Chicagoans opened on the South Side. The Center for Better Aging, located at 63rd and Halsted in Englewood, will serve 160,000 older adults on the South Side, a growing population of patients. "Here at the Center for Better Aging, we're bringing much-needed...
Chicago woman, 25, charged with DUI on Chicago expressway
CHICAGO - A Chicago woman was charged with driving under the influence after crashing her car on the Jane Byrne Interchange, leaving her passenger seriously injured. Illinois State Police said the single-vehicle crash happened on the Interstate 290 eastbound ramp to Interstate 94 northbound at 6:06 a.m. Sunday. The driver,...
Bears Could Sign Former Jets $45 Million Pass Rusher ‘Instead of Ngakoue’
Edge rusher remains an area of need for the Chicago Bears, with Pro Bowler Montez Sweat the star of the group. DeMarcus Walker, Dominique Robinson, Jacob Martin and rookie Austin Booker round out the rest of the group. In his annual preseason projections, ESPN’s Mike Clay ranked Chicago’s pass rushing...
The Bulls' confusing offseason has already cost them a golden opportunity
With the start of the 2024-25 NBA season a little over three months away, the Chicago Bulls are one of several teams already looking ahead to the 2025 NBA Draft and a chance to land Cooper Flagg in a star-studded class. In order to have any chance of landing Flagg,...
Chicago Bears Coach Addresses Simone Biles' Husband Missing Practice For Olympics
Much has already been made about Chicago Bears cornerback Jonathan Owens receiving permission to miss a few days of NFL training camp so that he can watch his wife Simone Biles compete at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Biles told reporters earlier this month that this will be the first of ...
Former Maine Celtics guard signs two-way contract with Bulls
One of the better players from last season’s Maine Celtics squad has found a new home in his pro career. The Bulls announced they’ve signed guard DJ Steward to a two-way contract as the Chicago native gets a homecoming. Steward, 22, played for Maine Celtics last season, averaging...
Off-duty CPD officer in Beverly engages in shootout, police say
According to Chicago Police, the incident occurred shortly after 5:30 a.m., at 108th and Campbell, in the Beverly neighborhood. The off-duty officer was approached by multiple armed suspects and gunfire broke out, police said.
Man beaten and robbed outside Chicago City Hall
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Four people beat up and robbed a man near City Hall in the Loop early Tuesday.Police said the 61-year-old man was walking near La Salle and Washington streets around 2:45 a.m., when four people got out of a dark car.One person stole his money and phone at gunpoint. The robbers then beat him, cutting his head and arm.One witness said he saw the moment the group attacked the man."As soon as I started picking up the phone to call the cops by my window, they immediately started going through his pants. The fourth man jumped out, grabbed whatever the other dude handed him, looked at me for a split second, and then immediately they all started going in the car, jumped in, sped off," he said.Police said the Fire Department treated the victim at the scene.No one was in custody Tuesday morning. Area 3 detectives were investigating.
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