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Free Museum Days In Illinois During September
If you're looking for some family fun but are on a tight budget, there are opportunities available for free days at some Illinois museums. During September Some Illinois Museums Offer Free Days. I was pretty lucky growing up. My parents liked to do activities as a family so I got...
New Students Welcomed to Campus to Launch a New Year
More than 630 new students, along with hundreds more family members and friends, headed to campus last week for New Student Orientation and the start of the 2024-25 academic year. The first-year and transfer students, all undergraduates, took part in a variety of orientation activities before joining returning students and...
Altenheim proposes buying back land from the village
At the village council meeting Aug. 26, Altenheim officials made a presentation, proposing to repurchase a portion of land it sold to the village over two decades ago. . The Altenheim, a nonprofit at 7824 Madison St., provides housing for seniors at a below market rate value. While The Altenheim owns the building, the village of Forest Park bought 11 acres around the building from The Altenheim in 2001 for $3.6 million.
Oak Park Avenue viaduct art cost goes up
Oak Park trustees approved a higher estimate on the cost of the art installation under the Oak Park Avenue viaduct, from $200,000 to $235,000, during their meeting Tuesday. The village board originally approved a contractor agreement with Graham Carraway to do the installation under the Green Line L tracks at the southeast corner of South Boulevard and Oak Park Avenue during the June 11 meeting. The increase to create and install the artwork is mostly due to the addition of more aluminum panels, which would wrap around the corners of the viaduct on North and South Boulevard. Village staff requested these panels be added during negotiations of the contract with Carraway. Previously, the artist planned to paint the concrete wall.
Man Carrying a Rifle Arrested Following Shootings At White Birch Lane Plus Statement From Joliet’s Police Chief
On Thursday, August 29, 2024, at 5:20 a.m., Joliet Police Officers responded to the 2300 block of Taylor Street for a report of a male walking in the area while carrying a firearm. Officers completed an initial search and were unable to locate the male. While Officers were on scene, information was received that indicated a male carrying a rifle was walking on the property of White Birch Apartments and that this same male had entered the apartment building at 2355 White Birch Lane and entered an apartment on the second floor. Officers located the suspect at this apartment, and he was detained and identified as 42-year old Michael King of Joliet.
Chicago Bears Settle Lawsuit With White Man After Complaint Of Not Getting ‘Legal Diversity Fellow’ Role
Jonathan Bresser filed a lawsuit against the team after he claimed he was denied because he is a white man. Jonathan Bresser, a student at DePaul University College of Law in Chicago filed a lawsuit against the NFL’s Chicago Bears after they posted they were looking to fill a position for a “legal diversity fellow” and he claimed he was denied because he is a white man. The football team settled the case on Aug. 27 at an in-person settlement conference.
Bears Sign Former Jets Center, Cut Rookie DT Amid Roster Moves
The Chicago Bears are already shaking up their 2024 practice squad, bringing in three new players — including more center depth — and cutting loose two more who spent time with the team during this summer’s NFL training camp. According to the team’s transaction wire for August...
Sunday, September 1 | Batavia Block Party & Taste of Batavia
Batavia’s Block Party & Taste of Batavia will return to give summer a warm farewell on Sunday, September 1 from 4pm to 9pm at Peg Bond Center. A Car Show will also be held on Houston Street. “Block Party & Taste of Batavia is the perfect opportunity to gather...
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.
Department on Aging Announces Roundtables to Discuss Aging Issues and Priorities
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State aging officials are holding a series of roundtable discussions—open to service providers, older adults, family caregivers, and the public—to help shape the future of policymaking, service delivery, and investment priorities to meet the needs of a growing older adult population. “As a requirement...
As Illinois receives praise for its cannabis equity efforts, stakeholders still working on system’s flaws
Medical marijuana patients can now purchase cannabis grown by small businesses as part of their allotment, Illinois’ top cannabis regulator said, but smaller, newly licensed cannabis growers are still seeking greater access to the state’s medical marijuana customers. Illinois legalized medicinal marijuana beginning in 2014, then legalized it...
Kindly Note / Parking Deck Maintenance in Downtown Facilities Begins Sept. 3
Maintenance work at the Municipal Center and Van Buren parking decks in downtown Naperville is expected to be complete by the end of October. (PN Photo) Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, the City of Naperville, in partnership with J.Gill and Company, will start maintenance work on the upper level of the Municipal Center Parking Deck, located at 400 S. Eagle St., and the Van Buren Parking Deck, located at 43 W. Van Buren Ave. Both projects are part of a multi-year maintenance plan to ensure the parking facilities are maintained as a sustainable asset. Pending weather and unforeseen circumstances, all work should be complete, and all parking spaces available at both parking facilities by the end of October 2024.
Illinois Basketball: 2025 Four-star Combo Guard plans Official Visit
Per League Ready and 24/7 High School Hoops on Twitter, four-star combo guard, Brandon Lee will visit Illinois basketball during the weekend of September 21st to 23rd. Lee is a 6 foot 2 inch guard out of Hillside, New Jersey who currently plays at the Patrick School. Of note, that is the same high school that former Illini, Giorgi Bezhanishvili went to. Given these Bronx ties, it is no surprise that Orlando Antigua is the lead recruiter for Brandon Lee. The Illini currently are the first official visit for Brandon Lee.
Deadly Boar’s Head Deli Meat Outbreak Leads to Nine Deaths
A deadly Boar's Head deli meat outbreak of listeria has been connected to the death of nine people. According to CBS, the U.S. Department of Agriculture found dozens of violations at a specific Boar's Head plant in Virginia that has now been linked to a nationwide recall as well as illness.
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