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Riot Fest reveals 2024 set times (NOFX vs every headliner)
Yesterday, Riot Fest surprised everyone by revealing that it would be happening in its usual Chicago location of Douglass Park after all, after first announcing that they’d be moving to the ‘burbs this year. Now, they’ve revealed the set times. As part of NOFX‘s final tour, one...
Chiefs’ Chris Jones offers to pay $1.5M for chicken wings woman stole from south suburban school
HARVEY, Ill. — A south suburban school worker convicted for stealing $1.5 million worth of chicken wings from the school district is getting some love from a NFL star. Vera Liddell is serving nine years in prison after pleading guilty Friday to stealing $1.5 million worth of food, mainly chicken wings. She was the food service director […]
OIG: Former EEC commissioner wrongly sent millions to Illinois consulting firm
Samantha Aigner-Treworgy worked with Illinois company Aim and Arrow in her role as Chicago’s Chief of Early Learning before heading the EEC for the Bay State and sending the firm over $2.1 million for strategic planning purposes.
Food Truck Experts Claim This is By Far the Best One in Illinois
The world needs more food trucks. Illinois is fortunate to already have some great ones, but there is one that apparently rises above the rest according to food truck experts. It looks like this is a brand new ranking just shared this month by Best Food Trucks. They list what they believe are the 10 best food trucks in Illinois and this is the one that they have at #1. They specialize in this delicious food called arepas.
Mike McKinney takes Highland Speedway win!
A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 96M-Mike McKinney[4]; 2. 36-Kenny Wallace[2]; 3. 18L-Michael Long[3]; 4. 14-Rick Conoyer[7]; 5. 95-Rick Salter[8]; 6. 1H-Ben Harmon[6]; 7. 5-Owen Steinkoenig[14]; 8. 87Z-Zeb Moake[10]; 9. 94-Austin Rettig[16]; 10. 67-Austin Seets[12]; 11. E55-Chad Sellers[13]; 12. 82J-Treb Jacoby[11]; 13. 21B-Hunter Breland[18]; 14. 15-Chris Smith[21]; 15. 51-Timmy Hill[1]; 16. 6-Jeremy Pate[17]; 17. 63E-Bret Eilerman[20]; 18. 52JR-Cole Knebel[19]; 19. 28-Tom Smallwood[15]; 20. 16C-John Clippinger[5]; 21. 77-Ray Bollinger[9]
$1 Million Winning Lotto Ticket Sold In Homewood
– An Illinois Lottery player in the south suburbs of Chicago won the Lotto Million 1 this week – becoming a millionaire overnight. The $1 million-winning Lotto ticket was purchased for the Monday, August 12 drawing of Lotto Million 1 at South Gate Mini Mart, located at 18747 Dixie Highway in Homewood, a suburb south of Chicago.
K9 therapy dogs delight crowds at suburban mall event
CHICAGO - K9 therapy dogs took over a suburban mall Wednesday afternoon, leaving attendees reeling. Leo, a 3-year-old American Labrador, is the Orland Park Police Department's K9 therapy dog. The department has had Leo for about three years, and he has been bringing smiles to faces ever since. At Wednesday...
Block Club Chicago Finalist For 3 ONA Online Journalism Awards
CHICAGO — Block Club Chicago, a nonprofit, reader-funded newsroom focused on Chicago’s neighborhoods, is a finalist for three Online News Association Online Journalism Awards, which honor excellence in digital journalism around the world. Block Club Chicago is a finalist for The Al Neuharth Innovation in Investigative Journalism Award...
14 years for the man who committed 7 armed robberies in 2 days in the Loop
CHICAGO — A man who went on a two-day crime spree in downtown Chicago last June, robbing and carjacking ten people before getting caught, has been given a 14-year prison sentence. Jorge Gonzalez, 24, moved to Chicago from Colombia just five months before he launched into his short-lived career...
Transit Briefs: BART, MBTA, Hill International/SCVTA, CTA, ACE
The first of three legacy Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) cars are delivered to the Western Railway Museum (WRM). Also, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) expands access to reduced fares for income-eligible riders; the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (SCVTA) selects Hill International to continue Project Management & Staff Support (PMSS) services for its ongoing capital program; the Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) Red Line Extension (RLE) Project moves closer to groundbreaking; and Levi’s® Stadium renews its partnership with the Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) regional/commuter rail service.
DNC speaker schedule remains unknown, but some names are emerging
The DNC speaker schedule has not yet been released ahead of next week’s convention in Chicago, but some big names are already being linked to the proceedings in the Windy City. What’s known is that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will take the stage on Wednesday as part of his...
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