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More than 10,000 Cook County residents to receive property tax refunds
More than 10,000 residents of Cook County can expect to receive automatic refunds due to overpayments of their property taxes, Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced Tuesday. The treasurer plans to send out more than $22 million in refunds by Aug. 9. Over half of the 10,099 property owners will have the funds directly deposited back into their accounts, while the remainder will receive ...
Russian Billionaire Suddenly Abandoned This Illinois Mansion?
It sounds like something you'd see in a spy thriller, but it's a real life Illinois thing. Neighbors have wondered out loud why a Russian billionaire just suddenly abandoned an exotic Illinois mansion and left the country. The mystery begins with an investigation of this out of the way Illinois...
Power outage leads to LaPorte County fire, destroys pairs of '55 and '57 Chevys, '66 Dodge
LAPORTE — A collection of antique cars was among the ruins of a fire that destroyed a pole barn they were stored in. The five vehicles belonged to a now heartbroken LaPorte County couple who raced over to the electric overhead door of the burning pole barn to try to drive them out. ...
Chicago renews state lawsuit against Glock over full-auto handgun modifications
CHICAGO (CN) — The Windy City filed a new complaint against Glock in Cook County on Monday, calling again for the gun manufacturer to stop selling semiautomatic handguns that can be easily modified to fire fully automatic. The city initially sued Glock in March, but the case was removed...
Valpo Council grants tax abatement for Indiana Beverage owner's new spec building
Valparaiso is looking to help a developer attract more industry to the city. The owner of Indiana Beverage plans to build a second spec building on its property off of State Road 49. The 115,000-square-foot "flex building" would be able to house anywhere from one to nine tenants, ranging from offices to manufacturing.
Valparaiso City Utilities Department of Water Works water main break on Country Club Road precautionary boil advisory
Valparaiso City Utilities field service crews responded to a water main break at Country Club Road. Approximately 150 customers within this service area may have experienced low water pressure or a complete interruption in water service. Due to the interruption of water service, a precautionary boil advisory will be issued...
Labor of Love: Summit on infant mortality to convene in Indianapolis this week
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indiana Department of Health is hosting the annual Labor of Love infant mortality summit in Indianapolis this week. Organizers say this year’s theme is “Expecting More” – a call for more emphasis, action, and collaboration in continued efforts to improve infant and maternal health outcomes. The event is on Tuesday from […]
Valparaiso University President José D. Padilla J.D. Makes List of Top Indiana Business Leaders
José D. Padilla J.D., president of Valparaiso University, has made IBJ Media’s Indiana 250 — a list recognizing the most impactful and influential business leaders in the Region. The 2024 recognition marks the second year that President Padilla has been named to the list. “I am grateful...
Valparaiso University Faculty Helping Future Photographers and Capturing the Story of a Local Community
It is a busy time of year for professor Aimee Tomasek M.F.A., associate professor with Valparaiso University’s Communications and Visual Arts department. With fair season underway, Professor Tomasek can be found crisscrossing country roads, making her way to the Porter County fair as she embarks on their 15th year working with 4-H Club members and chronicling the Indiana agricultural scene. Professor Tomasek, lovingly known as Aimee within the livestock and project barns, has worked with 4-H participants, ages 9 to 19, teaching, mentoring and capturing memories. This long term documentary project captures a variety of 4-H projects and Tomasek hopes it will serve as a pictorial archive of the Porter Co. 4-H community for future generations.
Man, 21, shot twice while in alley on Far South Side
CHICAGO - A man was shot twice in Fernwood Tuesday night. At about 9:35 p.m., a 21-year-old man was in an alley in the 500 block of West 103rd Street when an unidentified vehicle approached him, police said. Someone inside the vehicle fired shots, striking the victim twice in the...
Raw Dogging at 35th Street Red Hots
Raw Dogging on the South Side of Chicago by White Sox Stadium.
SPECTRA: Books & Beats. August 3
Saturday, August 3, 6 p.m. Co-hosted by the Midwest Writing Center and taking place at Rock Island venue Rozz-Tox on August 3, a popular literary event returns with a musical theme in the SPECTRA Reading Series' Books & Beats edition, a celebration of Chicago house music as well as the release of Chicago House Music: Culture & Community (forthcoming from Belt Publishing on August 13) by award-winning writer Marguerite L. Harrold.
Music of the Baroque presents historic performance on the Chicago River
For the first time in Chicago’s history, George Frideric Handel’s music, written in 1717 for the River Thames in London, will be performed on the Chicago River along with some favorite Handel choruses. Dame Jane Glover will conduct The Chicago Water Music with the MOB Orchestra, Chorus, and a group of young musicians from its “Strong Voices” Chorus from seven Chicago public high schools. The music will be free to all listeners along the Riverwalk, bridges, streets close to the lake—anywhere it’s audible and visible.
Historic Tiffany window returns to Chicago’s Second Presbyterian Church
CHICAGO - Parishioners at Second Presbyterian Church in Chicago will be met with a stunning surprise when they attend services this week. After being gone for more than a year, a Tiffany stained-glass window is back at the church. The window was designed by the great Louis Comfort Tiffany in...
'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,' directed by Rob Ashford, getting rave reviews in Chicago
"Midnight In the Garden of Good and Evil" is getting rave reviews from critics and audiences alike at the Goodman Theatre in the Loop.Chicago audiences are the first to see the world premiere of the wildly popular show.The Tony-winning director, Rob Ashford, said Chicago is the perfect place to launch the vibrant musical.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchFirst it was a best seller, then a hit movie, and now "Midnight In The Garden of Good and Evil" has been born again with music."Anytime you're working on a new musical that's based on that kind of powerful...
Chicago prepares for ‘upwards of 25,000’ additional migrant arrivals ahead of DNC
The city's deputy mayor of immigration said Tuesday that officials are anticipating and preparing for the possibility of a large influx of migrants from the southern border to coincide with the city's hosting of the Democratic National Convention.
United Center's 1901 Project aims to transform Chicago's West Side
CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago's West Side is about to undergo some significant changes as the owners of the United Center announced plans to transform the neighborhood around their venue. The project is described as ambitious and expensive.It's called the 1901 Project, referencing the United Center's current address along Madison Avenue. Anyone who has ever been on the West Side of town knows about the United Center and the parking lots surrounding it.Those lots are a major part of the $7 billion development. "We think the time now is right, and the city is ready for it, and we're ready to do it...
CHGO Fire Podcast: The Chicago Fire Hover Barely Above the Bottom
The break in MLS play for Leagues Cup is here, and the Chicago Fire are both barely out of the playoffs and barely out of last place. A win away to conference-leading Cincinnati was sandwiched by games that were disappointing for different reasons. Where does that leave things as the Fire travel to KC to kick off their part in the summer cash-grab? Also, has anyone seen Xherdan Shaqiri? Alex and Tim Hotze of MenInRed97 have all that to discuss and more!
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