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River Crossing Clean-Up Day in Crestwood
This past weekend, Saturday July 20, local residents from Crestwood volunteered their time to clean up the River Crossing along the Cal Sag Road and adjacent to the Cal Sag Channel. All types of garbage was discovered and it was quickly removed during a three hour session. Commissioner Theresa Flynn...
South Suburban College board passes tentative budget amid union negotiations
Clad in red, members of the union for South Suburban College faculty and staff showed up at the board’s recent meeting to petition for better pay as the trustees approved a tentative fiscal year 2025 budget. For Megan Tabag, a sociology professor and SCC union delegate for Cook County...
‘Blues Brothers Con’ this year will be dedicated to Judy Belushi Pisano, the late widow of John Belushi, organizers announce
JOLIET, Ill. — The Joliet Area Historical Museum (JAHM) announced Monday that it will dedicate this year’s “Blues Brothers Con” to the late Judy Belushi Pisano, who died earlier this month at age 73 after a long battle with cancer. Belushi Pisano was the widow of the late John Belushi, the Chicago native who achieved […]
Invenergy Begins Construction on $30 Million Clean Energy Training Facility in Bolingbrook, Illinois
Invenergy has commenced construction on its Center of Excellence (CoE), a $30 million clean energy training and manufacturing facility located at 790 Remington Boulevard in Bolingbrook, Illinois, approximately 30 miles from Chicago. The 135,000 sq. ft. facility is slated to open in the fourth quarter of 2024 and will employ...
Will County, IL – Joliet Slammers Transform into Ghostbusters-Inspired ‘Slimers’ for One Night Only
Joliet, IL – The Joliet Slammers will honor their new ownership and the classic Ghostbusters films by rebranding to the Joliet Slimers for one night during their game on Thursday, July 25, against the Gateway Grizzlies. The special edition jerseys, featuring a unique slime-drip design, will be auctioned off...
Pedestrian Fatally Struck on Bishop Ford Freeway Near South Holland After Earlier Crash
Early Monday morning witnessed a grim scenario on the Bishop Ford Freeway near South Holland when a pedestrian, previously involved in a car accident, was attempting to navigate the perilous stretch of the road. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the individual was fatally struck by a vehicle around 2:25 a.m. while crossing the southbound lanes near 159th Street, adding to the tragedies that the highways claim.
Stolen Vehicle Leads To Police Chase Along I-80
A police chase on Sunday night ended with arrest of an 18 year old who allegedly stole a vehicle in Warrenville. On Sunday, July 21st at 9:33 p.m. Will County Sheriff Deputies located a stolen blue Hyundai sedan near the area of Midland and Jefferson. The vehicle was stolen in Warrenville earlier that morning by suspects that were armed with handguns.
Legal Notice: Notice of Public Hearing West Chicago Public Library District (Tentative Budget)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held in connection with the Tentative Budget. and Appropriation Ordinance for the West Chicago Public Library District, DuPage County, Illinois, at. 6:45 P.M., Monday, August 26, 2024 in the Library Program Room, 118 West Washington Street, West. Chicago, IL. NOTICE...
Bickering in DuPage County reveals lack of oversight and loss of millions of tax dollars
When recreational marijuana became legal in Illinois in 2020, it seemed like an easy source of new revenue for local governments. DuPage County was among many that enacted a sales tax on cannabis. But by mid-2021, officials there noticed they weren’t getting any of the new money. The Illinois Department of Revenue said the county never notified it to collect the tax. The county clerk said she ...
Pre-Trial Release Denied for suspect charged with drug-induced homicide of Naperville man
A Chicago man was denied pre-trial release on Friday, July 19, after being accused of supplying a fatal dose of Fentanyl and Alprazolam to a man from Naperville in February 2023, according to a news release from the DuPage County State’s Attorney and the Naperville Police Department. Christopher Hobson,...
MSP: One dead in seven-vehicle crash on Northland Drive in Plainfield Township
PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — One person is dead after a seven-vehicle crash that occurred Monday afternoon in Plainfield Township, according to Michigan State Police. It happened around 3:30 p.m. in the area of Northland Drive NE and Plainfield Avenue NE, according to police. One vehicle sideswiped multiple vehicles that...
Driver in stolen SUV trying to escape traffic stop hits four pedestrians, multiple cars
CHICAGO (CBS) — A police officer and an 8-year-old were among five people injured after a driver in a stolen car tried to get away from police in Brighton Park Monday night. Police said officers stopped a black SUV in an alley in the 2500 block of West 46th Street around 11:30 p.m. The driver reversed in the SUV into the police car. The driver continued down the alley and hit two more cars and four pedestrians, including three women and an 8-year-old girl, while trying to escape. An officer was also injured in the incident.The three women and the officer were taken to local hospitals.The 8-year-old was treated at the scene.One person has been arrested.
Man, 61, violently robbed in the Loop
CHICAGO - A 61-year-old man was attacked and robbed at gunpoint Tuesday morning in the Loop. The man was on the sidewalk around 2:46 a.m. when four suspects got out of a dark-colored vehicle, one of them armed with a gun, and demanded his money and phone in the first block of North LaSalle Street, police said.
Armed robbers are targeting victims outside this Avondale bank
CHICAGO — For the second time in less than a week, armed robbers targeted a victim outside an Avondale bank on Monday afternoon. The police have not announced any arrests in connection with the crimes. Both robberies occurred outside Bank of America, 3260 West Belmont, just off the Kennedy...
NWS Says At Least 27 Tornadoes In Chicago Area On July 15th
During the evening hours of July 15, a well-organized and long-lived complex of thunderstorms rolled across Iowa, Illinois and parts of Indiana. Widespread damaging winds of 60 to locally 100 mph were observed within the line, especially from eastern Iowa, northern Illinois, and central Illinois. In addition, at least 27 occurred in the NWS Chicago County Warning Area.
Storms in Chicago Tuesday afternoon
CHICAGO (CBS) — Storms are on the way for the Chicago area. Tuesday starts out dry with humidity and highs in the upper 80s. Storms are expected by the afternoon, closer to 4 p.m. Once this front clears by the evening, it'll turn cooler and less humid for the rest of the week. Building heat and humidity is expected for the weekend with highs in the 90s starting Sunday. This pattern holds for the start of early next week.
Activists and police look beyond Trump’s coronation in Milwaukee to the Democratic convention in Chicago
Activists who marched outside the Republican National Convention are trumpeting their efforts, despite crowd estimates falling short. Milwaukee police are praising their cooperation with other agencies in convention security, even as Ohio officers face scrutiny for shooting and killing a man while in the city. Some activists and attendees said...
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