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Banners along 95th Street display creativity of Naperville students
Naperville has drawn the best from aspiring Picassos throughout Naperville School District 203 to add some color to a city street. “The banners are on 95th Street from Cedar Glade Drive, down to Book Road,” said Dawn Portner, city clerk and staff liaison for Naperville’s public art program. “We’ve been working in collaboration with District 203, (Indian Prairie School) District 204… It just gives us an opportunity to highlight our students’ talents.”
Woodlawn community rallies to disrupt eviction of longtime resident
CHICAGO – Members of the community are rallying around a third-generation family facing eviction from a home in the Woodlawn neighborhood. More than a dozen people showed up to the 6100 block of South Greenwood Avenue Friday in support of a woman who claims she was wrongfully evicted following a multi-year saga and battle with […]
Kendrick Nunn host third annual “NunnBetter” basketball camp at Simeon Academy
In a historic return to his hometown of the city of Chicago, 4-time State Champion, recently crowned 2024 Euroleague Champion, NBA veteran and Simeon great Kendrick Nunn hosted his Third Annual “NunnBetter” Back To School Camp from Saturday, August 10 through Sunday, August 11, at Simeon Academy. In...
Migrant who skipped out on Chicago gun case fled to Denver, robbed jewelry store with Venezuelan street gang: report
CHICAGO — A Venezuelan migrant featured in a CWBChicago story about the performance of our city’s ShotSpotter system was part of an armed Venezuelan street gang that violently robbed a Denver jewelry store, the New York Post reports. As we told you in our May 21 story, Jan...
Former school nurse in Arlington Heights accused of mishandling students’ medications
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – Felony charges have been filed against a former school nurse in Arlington Heights accused of misappropriating medication prescribed to students. According to Arlington Heights police, 48-year-old Tory Eitz has been charged with one felony count of official misconduct, one felony count of forgery and one misdemeanor count of endangering the life or health […]
We Got A Special Preview Of The Obama Presidential Center And Its Mission Transform Chicago’s Black Workforce
ESSENCE was invited to a special preview of the Center in early August to learn more the design, scale and workforce impact of the campus leading up to its opening. After many years of planning and delays, the Presidential Obama Center is finally coming and it’s poised to change the city of Chicago forever.
County opens mothballed courtrooms, trains 57 judges in preparation for ‘mass arrests’ during Democratic National Convention
CHICAGO — Exactly how much trouble are officials expecting with the arrival of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next week? Quite a lot, it seems. The Circuit Court of Cook County has dusted off two rooms at a mothballed courthouse that will operate 16 hours a day to handle mass arrests. And cops who’ve been ordered to testify in ongoing cases have been rescheduled so they can stay on the streets through August 30.
32nd annual Berwyn Car Show set to return to Route 66
The Realty of Chicago Berwyn Route 66 Car Show is one of the city's largest outdoor events of the summer. The popular car show will celebrate all things '60s with classic cars along Old Route 66, also known as Ogden Avenue. One of the vehicles to be showcased for the...
Demolition under way at old Sears headquarters in Hoffman Estates, Illinois
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (CBS) --An era has come to an end in northwest suburban Hoffman Estates, as crews on Thursday were working to tear down the old Sears, Roebuck and Co. corporate headquarters. CBS News Skywatch flew the scene as crews began ripping apart the 2.4 million square-foot office building. The property at 3333 Beverly Rd. in Hoffman Estates was acquired by Compass Datacenters in September of last year, and a new data center will be built on the site. Sears first moved into the headquarters in 1992, after receiving a series of incentives—reportedly valued at $240 million—to lure the...
Dolton Mayor’s Reign Crumbles: Illinois Freezes Funds Amid Corruption Allegations!
DOLTON, IL – The Illinois state comptroller, Susana Mendoza, has taken the unprecedented step of withholding funds from the village of Dolton, citing ongoing non-compliance with state financial reporting requirements. This action comes in response to Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard’s failure to submit necessary financial reports for 2022 and 2023.
Henyard calls special meeting ‘click bait’ as Thornton Township trustees seek answers
THORNTON TOWNSHIP, Ill. — Thornton Township called a special meeting Thursday night, a meeting supervisor Tiffany Henyard called “click bait.” As the meeting was set to begin, Henyard said she wanted media to cover an event downstairs, which she described as “big bingo.” “I’m advising you to make a U-turn and go downstairs cause you […]
2024 Fall Preview: Aurora Softball
The Lady Houns are coming off an 8-win season but return many members of their battle-tested squad to the field this fall. “We did not have a single graduating player from last season’s team,” said Aurora head coach Tanner Schmidt. The team will return ten varsity letter winners: four seniors, three juniors, and three sophomores. Eight of these were starters last season.
Connor Willis revs up for a bright future in auto racing
The race is on for Naperville resident, and Waubonsie Valley senior Connor Willis, and his racing team, Connor Willis Racing. At the age of 12, Willis was introduced to go-karts, and since that first drive around the track, his interest in auto racing has grown at a furious pace. Willis spent two years behind the wheel on go-karts before transitioning to car racing.
Saturday, August 17 | Poi Dog Pondering Graces Stage At RiverEdge
Poi Dog Pondering is not your typical band. They’ve been defying categorization for almost 40 years with their genre-bending sound that blends rock, folk, jazz, and world music into a unique sonic tapestry. This full-on Poi show is like Phish meets Grateful Dead meets Prince meets funk with a dash of hip hop!
Angel Reese refuses to answer reporter's question
Angel Reese has a complicated relationship with the media, to say the least. She can only control what she can control, but the Chicago Sky star has already shared a mistrust for the media in her rookie season, accusing outlets — none specifically — of twisting her words. While she didn’t point to this directly, Read more... The post Angel Reese shuts down question about individual record after loss appeared first on Awful Announcing.
Congressional security officials advise House Democrats to be extra careful during DNC
In preparation for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next week — which starts on Monday and ends on Thursday — extra security measures are being put into place to protect big-name attendees from protestors and potential attacks from political opposers. According to a recent report from Axios,...
Simone Biles arrives to watch Jonathan Owens, Chicago Bears
Olympic great Simone Biles returned the favor to the Chicago Bears and her husband Jonathan Owens on Saturday. The multi-time gold medalist was at Solider Field to watch her husband and the Bears play the Cincinnati Bengals. Biles was sporting a walking boot on her left foot. The Bears were...
Behind the Michelin star: Chef Andrew Zimmerman's secret to success at Chicago's Sepia
For any chef, winning a Michelin star is an accolade unlike any other. Retaining said stars, though, is a whole other story. So for Chef Andrew Zimmerman of Chicago's Sepia, who's retained the restaurant's stars under his leadership for 13 years, that level of perfection, persistence, grit and talent is almost unheard of.
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