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Infant airlifted to Milwaukee hospital dies; caregiver charged
MILWAUKEE — Racine police officers responded to a call about an unresponsive 11-month-old boy on July 11 near Villa and 9th streets. Racine Fire Department rescue personnel transported the boy to Ascension Hospital, but due to the severity of his injuries, he was later airlifted to Children's Hospital in Milwaukee. Despite medical efforts, the infant died from his injuries.
Suburban Queen of Hearts raffle is now over a million dollars
Each Wednesday at a sports bar and grill called “At the Office” in Crestwood, there’s a drawing in the Queen of Hearts raffle that raises money for Park Lawn, which serves people with developmental disabilities.
Heavy rains this past week have all but extinguished drought conditions across Illinois
Rainfall over the next week looks minimal across the Chicago area; heaviest amounts centered from Texas across the Southeast into the Carolinas Heavy rains this past week have all but extinguished drought conditions across Illinois. Precipitation past 7 days How far from normal? July 9 drought map: July 16 drought map:
Suburban Chicago Office Manager Indicted for Alleged $1.8 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Source: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, District of Illinois. An office manager from a medical equipment boutique in suburban Chicago has been hit with federal healthcare fraud charges. The indictment alleges Judy Strzelecki, from Downers Grove, Illinois, partook in a fraudulent billing scheme focused on private insurers, capitalizing on services purportedly offered to cancer survivors and women with chronic conditions. Citing a piece from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois, Strzelecki allegedly submitted false insurance claims for items including breast prostheses and compression garments through A Woman's Place LLC, where she served as office manager.
Bob Newhart, who has died at 94, was a Chicago original
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Bob Newhart, who has died at the age of 94, was an Oak Park native and an alumnus of Saint Ignatius College Prep and Loyola University in Chicago.He also worked as an accountant in the city before striking it big in the world of comedy, and his immensely popular first sitcom in the 1970s was set in Chicago.In a 2017 interview, CBS News Chicago's Vince Gerasole asked Newhart how Chicago shaped him and his humor."There's something about the Midwest," Newhart said at the time. "There's something about values."George Robert Newhart was one of four children of George...
Chicago Board of Education Moving to New Sites for Remainder of 2024 to Allow for Repairs, Renovations
Chicago’s Board of Education will be moving the rest of its meetings this year away from its longtime home inside Chicago Public Schools’ central Loop office. The board this week disclosed that the remainder of its 2024 meetings will be moved to other locations after the regular board room sustained water damage when a pipe burst at a nearby business just before the board’s June meeting.
Chicago residents, faith leaders call on City Council to establish Office of Gun Violence Reduction
On Thursday, a group of faith leaders and community residents joined together to call on Chicago's mayor to take a new tactic in cracking down on crime."For the last year, we've been trying to meet with the mayor to say, 'When is this going to happen? How is it going to happen?'" said Father Michael Pfleger, with St. Sabina Catholic Church.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchOn Thursday morning, the group called on the City Council to establish an Office of Gun Violence Reduction. Other major cities and the state of Illinois have similar agencies."You mean to...
Leaving Milwaukee, Illinois RNC delegates say Trump’s economic message should sway voters
MILWAUKEE — Illinois’ Republican delegation left the party’s presidential nomination convention expressing optimism that Donald Trump would regain the presidency in November and hope that some of the messages in his lengthy acceptance speech could win over voters in a state that overwhelmingly rejected the former president in the past two elections. With Trump’s nomination official and the ...
US Invests $140 Million in Illinois Quantum Proving Ground.
The US Department of Defense is investing up to $140 million in a national proving ground for quantum technologies in Illinois, Governor JB Pritzker announced Tuesday. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the State of Illinois are partnering on the project, which will be based at a soon-to-be-built quantum campus in the Chicago region.
Three tap-ins: Final day of the 93rd Illinois State Amateur Championship
Jul. 19—Three items from Thursday at Atkins Golf Club in Urbana, courtesy N-G staff writer Zach Piatt: Bragging rights Champaign native David Keenan had the best finish of the five local golfers. He played consistent golf for about the first three and a half rounds, sitting at 2 under par overall with just six holes to play. But the former Salt Fork and Parkland College standout played the ...
28-year anniversary of Illinois’s biggest rainfall in recorded history
A swath of heavy rainfall occurred across portions of south central Wisconsin, northeast Illinois, and northwest Indiana on July 17-18, 1996. From the National Weather Service: The heaviest rainfall was observed near Aurora, Illinois, with a maximum point rainfall of 16.94 inches in a 24-hour period. The 24-hour rainfall measured near Aurora remains the statewide record (as […]
Illinois Republican delegates believe Trump will win regardless of whom he faces in November
MILWAUKEE (CBS) -- As the Democrats sort out who their nominee will be—with pressure growing for President Biden to withdraw—Illinois' Republicans are unbothered by whom former President Donald Trump faces come November.At their breakfast Thursday—which ended with a rousing rendition of "God Bless America"—Illinois Republican delegates gave high marks for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. They thought vice presidential nominee JD Vance was a big hit.They also think the disarray on the Democratic ticket is not a problem, but an opportunity. The delegates signaled total comfort and confidence with where things sit four months before the election.With the increasingly...
Trio of Top Tens for Dennis Erb, Jr. on World of Outlaws Trail; Three More Races this Weekend
(CARPENTERSVILLE, ILLINOIS) The World of Outlaws CASE Construction Late Model Series took the #28 team to the states of Pennsylvania and Ohio from July 11-13 for a trio of pivotal point battles. The tripleheader kicked off last Thursday night at the sprawling Bedford Speedway in Bedford, Pennsylvania. Dennis Erb, Jr. finished fifth in his heat race and second in his B-Main to earn the right to start nineteenth on the grid in the $15,000 to win ‘Billy Winn Classic.’ Dennis was then on the move early and often in the 45-lap main event and ultimately blitzed past thirteen competitors on his way to a strong sixth place effort.
Man shot, critically wounded outside Walmart in South Deering
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A man was shot and critically wounded outside a Walmart store Friday afternoon in the South Deering neighborhood.Police said, around 3:40 p.m., a 25-year-old man got into a fight with another person in the 10900 block of South Doty Avenue, and the other person pulled out a gun and shot him.The shooting happened outside a Walmart Supercenter store.The victim was shot in the chest and hip, and was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition.No one was in custody Friday afternoon. Area 2 detectives were investigating.
Caleb Williams' Bears contract was not entirely what he wanted
Former USC Trojan and Chicago Bears No. 1 NFL draft pick Caleb Williams signed his rookie deal ahead of his first training camp. However, it appears he didn’t get everything he wanted as he transitions into the NFL. The Bears declined Williams’ request to promise never to use the...
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