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One resident injured in Aurora retirement home fire Thursday night
One person was injured in a fire at the Plum Landing Retirement Home in Aurora Thursday night. The Aurora Fire Department responded to the facility located in the 400 block of North Lake Street at approximately 9:40 for what firefighters said was a two-alarm fire. Over two dozen personnel were...
Illinois veteran lawmakers react to Walz’s stolen valor accusations
(The Center Square) – A Republican state lawmaker responded to Illinois U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s characterization of vice presidential candidate Tim Walz's military record. Duckworth defended Minnesota Gov. Walz against stolen valor claims by calling him a “retired command sergeant major.” Walz retired as a master sergeant, according to the Minnesota National Guard. Republicans like state Rep. David Friess, R-Red Bud, an air force veteran, said Walz never served in...
Portillo’s new cake flavor | 50th anniversary of K-9 Frisbee | Clear the Shelters event
Portillo’s serves up its first new cake flavor in 20 years. Attention Portillo’s fans…there’s a new dessert coming your way. The restaurant chain has launched a Salted Caramel Spice Cake, according to a news release from the company. This is the first new cake flavor offered...
Americans can claim four payments from $3 million overtime pay settlement – you just need a Social Security number
AMERICAN workers may be entitled to receive compensation from a $3 million overtime pay settlement. Those who failed to receive overtime wages from an Illinois-based company may be eligible to receive a series of four payments. Greenridge, previously Greenridge Farm, is a family-owned meat and cheese processor based in Illinois. The state’s attorney general filed a lawsuit […]
Oswego Village Board pondering direction for new public works facility
Population growth has its problems, such as how to fund a new public works building to keep streets snow plowed, leaves and brush picked up, and water flowing into homes among other things. In Oswego, the village board considered location and price at a recent meeting. Andy Ouper, senior project...
Alberto Aguilar on the act of discovery
Editor’s note: Coco Picard spoke with Alberto Aguilar about the exhibition “Grid Luck,” on view at the Cleve Carney Museum of Art. Edited text from the comic is transcribed here to ease readability. Known for creating art from the fleeting intersection of mundane materials, Alberto Aguilar makes...
Water and Sanitary Sewer Main Project Begins Sept. 4, 2024
The City of St. Charles is installing new water and sanitary sewer mains on Prairie Street from Randall Road to South 13th Street. Work is expected to begin Sept. 4, 2024, and will be completed by Nov. 30, 2024. Underground construction is needed to complete the utility project and will...
Tornadoes Take Down The Cougars
Maryville, Tenn. - The wait is over for Concordia University Chicago (CUC) women's volleyball fans as they traveled to Tennessee to compete in the Maryville College Invitational. Day one the Cougars competed against the Brevard College Tornados, where the Tornados took the win after five sets, 3-2. Inside The Box...
ChiArts High School students without schedules 1 week into academic year: 'No learning going on'
After picking up early or dropping off late all week, many parents at Chicago's only public arts high school have chosen not to send their kids back for a full school day because of one major problem."There is no learning going on right now. There is no schedule," said Chicago High School for the Arts parent Alecia Perkins.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchIt is one week into the new school year, and the ChiArts administration has yet to complete academic schedules for all students."For the most part, students are watching movies," said ChiArts parent Jane Dietrich.Besides...
Former Joliet police officer indicted on federal drug trafficking charges
HOMER GLEN, Ill. — A former Joliet police officer accused of distributing cocaine and attempting to distribute fentanyl in the Chicago area in 2021 has been indicted on federal charges. William Busse III, a Homer Glen resident and former officer with the Joliet Police Department, has been charged with three counts of distribution of controlled […]
Armed robbers hold 7-Eleven cashier, customers at gunpoint in Oak Lawn: 'They put me on the floor'
Police are searching for a crew of armed robbers suspected in crime sprees across the the southwest suburbs and Northwest Indiana.Their latest target was a 7-Eleven store on 95th Street in Oak Lawn, where a robbery happened around 7 a.m. Friday.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchPolice said five people held the cashier and customers at gunpoint.ABC7 spoke to one of the victims, named John, who said he was getting coffee with some friends when the robbers entered the store."They put me on the floor, took my money, my phone," John said. " They did that, took wallets and all that... They tried to steal one of my friends' cars, but they couldn't get it started."The thieves are believed to have driven off in a stolen Jeep Cherokee.An ambulance was called to the scene, but no one was taken to the hospital.No further information about the crime spree was immediately available.
2 hospitalized after crash involving 2 trucks along I-90 in Schaumburg
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — A crash involving two trucks along Interstate 90 in the northwest suburbs left two people hospitalized on Friday afternoon. Illinois State Police said the incident unfolded just after 1:30 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of I-90 at North Meacham Road in Schaumburg. According to troopers, a dump truck and a truck-tractor semi-trailer […]
Green Rose Harwood Heights to host grand opening
Green Rose is scheduled to host a grand opening festivities for its Harwood Heights location. The grand opening is set for 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31. Green Rose Harwood Heights, located at 4660 North Harlem Ave., officially opened Aug. 10, 2024. The celebration begins with a ribbon cutting ceremony...
2 Cook County men charged in bank customer burglary spree
Andres F. Parra-Bohorquez and Michael S. Castiblanco-Quiroga face burglary charges for targeting bank customers in northwest suburban Des Plaines. The duo allegedly followed bank patrons, waiting for them to leave cash in their vehicles, and then stole the money, including a $25,000 theft from a South Barrington man's car. After...
OPRF commits to being more ‘welcoming’ while ‘respecting differences’
Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200 welcomed families back for the 2024-25 school year with a written statement of commitment to creating an inclusive environment at the school following numerous accusations of antisemitism during last school year. In an email titled, “Our Commitment to an Inclusive Environment,”...
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