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Pritzker says Trump suggested nets to stop Asian carp invasion of Great Lakes
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at a Michigan Democratic Party delegation breakfast on day four of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Ill., on Aug. 22, 2024. (Photo by Andrew Roth/Michigan Advance) Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Thursday that former President Donald Trump suggested using nets to stop Asian carp...
Industry changes now in effect for Illinois realtors, home buyers
(The Center Square) – Illinois home buyers are now facing a different landscape in the real estate industry. For decades, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) required home sale listing brokers to provide an offer of compensation to a buyer’s agent up front. That usually was a 6% split between a seller’s broker and buyer’s agent. Groups of home sellers brought lawsuits against the NAR for its standard commission structure,...
Special Illinois Painting Class Features A Few Celebrity Tie-Ins
I believe this painting class in Illinois will become very popular because of all the celebrity tie-ins to the event. This IL Painting Class Has Connections To A Famous Clown, Actor, And Musician. This is going to be a really fun day in Illinois. It has several tie-ins with famous...
Quad City Animal Welfare Center Hosting Paws To Recycle This Weekend
CIMCO Paws to Recycle BONUS Give Back Day! Get ready for a fun-filled, fur-tastic day at Cimco Recycling in Milan, Saturday, August 24th, from 9am to 12pm, for a special event celebrating our Paws to Recycle Program. Bring your recyclables and choose to donate the proceeds to the Quad City Animal Welfare Center (QCAWC)! Cimco Recycling Milan, Inc. will give you EXTRA $$$ back for your recycling if you choose to donate it to QCAWC during this event! For more info on our Paws to Recycle Program, how it works, and what recycling is accepted, visit: https://qcawc.org/donate/paws-to-recycle Cimco Recycling Milan, Inc. is located at 1709 1st Avenue East in Milan.
Man charged with burglarizing prosecutor’s offices at 26th and California
CHICAGO — A man recently charged with trying to sexually assault a convenience store worker in Logan Square on August 13 is now charged with burglarizing a Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office in July. Jordan Ocampo, 44, is charged with theft and burglary in connection with the...
Chicago Sky Get Intense Roasting After Marina Mabrey's Breakout Game With Sun
WNBA fans couldn't help but troll the Chicago Sky after the player they traded to the Connecticut Sun earlier in the season, Marina Mabrey, delivered in their showdown on Friday, August 23. Mabrey, who was dealt to the Sun prior to the Olympic break last July, was scorching hot in the contest and ...
Mealworms possibly dropped on tables at Chicago hotel hosting DNC delegates breakfast
CHICAGO (AP) — Mealworms may have sickened at least one person at a Chicago hotel event earlier this week during the Democratic National Convention, the city’s police superintendent said Thursday. While the investigation by Chicago police and the FBI continues, Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling said clues point toward people putting mealworms on tables. “I’m not […]
Lakeview carjacker gets busted within hours after security sees him with a gun at SW Side mall: CPD report
CHICAGO — The man who carjacked a driver in Lakeview this week got caught just a few hours later because he was seen carrying a gun at a Southwest Side mall, officials say. He is also on juvenile probation for armed robbery. At about 5:34 a.m. on Wednesday, a...
Young political activists get lesson in organizing from some high-powered Democrats
CHICAGO – In the sanctuary of a historic church converted into an event space, not far from the hustle and bustle of the Democratic National Convention, a group of young people with a passion for politics met. The Youth VoteFest, hosted by University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics, aimed to provide lessons in political organizing […]
OTHS Superintendent: Worker Shortage at Food Vendor, Due To Illness, Causing Early Dismissals
For the second morning in a row, Ottawa Township High School will be dismissing before lunch. Pirates will be turned loose from school Friday at 10:33 due to a lack of food service. Superintendent Dr. Michael Cushing tells WLPO News directly that the district's contractor for food services and facilities...
Electric vehicles catch fire at Rivian’s Normal plant
NORMAL (25News Now) - Normal Fire Department (NPD) crews battled a blaze at the Rivian plant parking lot Saturday night. NPD spokesperson Matt Swaney said fire crews were called to Rivian’s Normal plant just before 9:45 p.m. for a reported vehicle fire. He said there is an unspecified number of vehicles damaged by the incident.
Janice Brown was the glue that held things together at the Rockford Fire Department
A trailblazer whose family moved from Arkansas to Rockford when she was a little girl as part of The Great Migration died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. Janice Brown, 76, made history by becoming the first Black person ever hired by the Rockford Fire Department, according to an August 1973 Rockford newspaper article. ...
Man gets 9 years for robbing West Loop CVS while on probation for 2 CVS robberies
CHICAGO — A man with a storied history of burglarizing and robbing CVS stores has been given a nine-year prison sentence for robbing one of the company’s West Loop locations on New Year’s Eve. Prosecutors said Myles Webb entered the store at 1034 West Lake shortly after...
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