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The Chicago Bulls and Billy Donovan are heading towards a break up
The 2024-25 NBA season will mark the 30th consecutive season as a head coach in Billy Donavon’s professional career, a tremendous accomplishment for the future Hall of Famer. Donavon has had a wildly successful career, even though the last four years with the Chicago Bulls have not lived up to expectations.
Bears ‘Will Not Be Signing’ $23 Million Free Agent: Analyst
Veteran center Connor Williams is currently on of the best remaining available free agents, but if one analyst and former longtime NFL scout is to be believed, Williams won’t be signing with the Chicago Bears. Greg Gabriel, who worked as a scout for the Bears for nine years, currently...
Police search for 2 people involved in early-morning armed robberies in Chinatown
CHICAGO — Police are searching for the people involved in two early-morning armed robberies on the city’s South Side Side last week. According to police, the robberies unfolded less than 30 minutes apart in Chinatown on Monday, July 8. During both robberies, two people exited a grey vehicle before approaching the victims and demanding property at […]
1st suburban Cook County Restorative Justice Court opens in Sauk Village, following Chicago's lead
A second chance is being offered for young people in south suburban Sauk Village. A court focused on restorative justice has opened.It's an expansion of a program in the city, with a goal of reducing the number of repeat offenders.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch"We let the participants see the decision they made, there can be better decision-making and that they can restore not only within their community, but everybody else's community," said Andrea Boler, a case manager with the Cook County Restorative Justice Program.Next month, a peace circle will include young people, ages 18-26, accused...
Tornado watch issued for Chicago area Monday night
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for a vast swath of northern Illinois, including for Chicago and its collar counties. The tornado watch includes Cook County, as well as Lake, McHenry, DuPage, Kane and Will Counties.
Cleanup underway after widespread storm damage in Chicagoland
Several tornadoes reportedly touched down across the Chicago area Monday night. Fox 32's Roseanne Tellez made the trip out to Norridge where a massive tree landed on a home. From Chicago's city center all the way out to the Northwest Side there was a debris field with several downed branches and tree limbs.
No additional 90° heat in sight across the Chicago area as a cooler pattern settles in…
Heat was most intense across the Plains where highs reached triple digits…. Heat with stifling humidity was ahead of Monday night’s severe thunderstorms…. Storms fired following a hot, humid day with the city’s 10th and 13th official 90 degree plus temperatures of 2024. Forecast temperature departures July 15-21.
PHOTOS: Severe storms leave behind damage in Chicagoland
CHICAGO — Severe storms with reports of tornadoes blew through Illinois Monday night, including the Chicago area, toppling trees and power poles and cutting electricity to hundreds of thousands of people. A 44-year-old woman in Northwest Indiana was killed after a tree fell onto a home. Employees at the National Weather Service in suburban Chicago […]
Derecho brings damaging winds, EF-1 tornado in Quad Cities
QUAD CITIES, Iowa/Ill. (KWQC) - The US National Weather Service in Davenport confirmed an EF-1 tornado in the Quad Cities metro. The storm Monday which moved across Iowa and Illinois into Indiana and Ohio has also been classified as a derecho by the Storm Prediction Center. A derecho is defined...
Illinois, This Is How Long Your Food Can Last In The Fridge Without Power
Monday night's storms brought strong winds and thousands of power outages. For many parts of the Quad Cities, stoplights are out and power companies are working hard to restore power to those affected by what has been classified as a derecho. It was a nasty, eventful Monday night. MidAmerican says that they expect to have most Quad Cities outages restored by 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 17th and all restored by 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Suspensions, technology violations leading to cellphone policy vote in schools next month
The District 186 Board of Education will consider two paths forward on a more restrictive cellphone usage for middle school and high school students this coming school year, including a vote on the purchase of Yondr pouches that lock up cellphones and other devices. Board members would also look at...
Illinois Man Using Dating Sites To Rob People At Gunpoint, Police Warn
If dating sites weren't unnerving enough, it's getting worse in Illinois. It's one thing to be a serial dater and just go on dates with seemingly everyone. It's another to be a serial problematic "dater" like this dude. NBC Chicago reports that police are warning the public against a guy...
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