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5-year-old honored by police for saving mom’s life after she suddenly fainted
Zoey Reddick was awarded by the Skokie Police Department last Wednesday for her bravery and intelligence. When her mother, Jessica Reddick, became unconscious, the 5-year-old dialed 911, saving her life. During the May incident, she informed the operator, “Um, I was in my room watching TV, and my mom just fainted. Can you come hurry?...
A year into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Jewish college students struggle to find a shared home on campus
Since Adam Jaffe arrived in Evanston three years ago, Northwestern University Hillel has been the college senior’s home away from home. “It’s been always the place that, when I need to get out of the house, when I need to go for a walk, when I need to be with people and find community, that I go to,” said Jaffe, as he sat in a quiet space on the second floor of Northwestern Hillel, surrounded by picture windows with views onto a rainy day. “It really does feel like a home here at Northwestern.”
Organizers hold concert in middle of Logan Square pothole they want to save
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Some Logan Square neighborhood residents want a pothole in the middle of an intersection to stay right where it is, and now, organizers of the "Save the Hole" campaign are making their pleas into a song.A viewer, Emmanuel Ramos-Barajas, sent video taken out a window of a pop-up concert performed right in the middle of the pothole at Belden and St. Louis avenues.The man who started the "Save the Hole" effort also plays in a band—so he and his bandmates decided the middle of the roughly 16-by-16-foot crater would be the perfect place to play.Residents report that high speeds have long been an issue on the block. So when the large hole emerged earlier this month, so did an online campaign, complete with the hashtag #SaveTheHole, as neighbors believe it has been forcing drivers to slow down.But city officials say a traffic circle set to go into the intersection soon will serve the same purpose—and will look much better aesthetically. The traffic circle is expected to be completed by mid-October.
Big Ten women's basketball preseason glance
Oct. 2—Official practices are underway, and the next step toward the 2024-25 women's basketball season comes Wednesday with Big Ten media day in Rosemont. Here's how Illinois beat writer Joe Vozzelli sees the season playing out: The team to beat is ... Southern Cal Call it the JuJu Watkins factor. All the Los Angeles native did last season as a freshman is rank second nationally in scoring ...
Chicago Sports Network debuts, but not everyone can watch it
The new Chicago Sports Network (CHSN) debuts Tuesday, but most Chicagoans won't have access to it.Why it matters: The network, which will be available on DirecTV and two digital channels accessible by antenna, will broadcast Bulls, Blackhawks and White Sox games and provide analysis programming.CHSN has yet to strike a deal with Xfinity, leaving it off of the largest cable provider in the area.Between the lines: The Wirtz and Reinsdorf families, which own the Bulls, Blackhawks and White Sox, will own and operate the network, which goes on the air at 5pm Tuesday.It replaces NBC Sports Chicago, which ended its...
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