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19-year-old man killed in Zion shooting ID'd; 18-year-old injured: officials
Two men were shot, one fatally, in the north suburbs on Thursday morning, officials said.Zion police said officers responded to a home in the 2500-block of Gilead Avenue for a report of a shooting just before 8 a.m.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchOfficers found two men who had been shot. The victims were transported to Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, where one of them was pronounced dead on Friday morning.The Lake County Coroner's Office identified the man who died as 19-year-old Alexander Bailey of Waukegan.Police said the second victim, an 18-year-old Zion man, remains in surgery in an attempt to save his life.Investigators believe the shooting was targeted and there is no threat to the public.Authorities did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.Police asked anyone with information to call them at 847-872-8000.
Two students hospitalized after being struck by school bus at Bartlett HS: police
BARTLETT, Ill. - Two students are hospitalized after being struck by a school bus at Bartlett High School Friday afternoon. The incident happened at 3:20 p.m. at the high school, located at 701 W. Schick Road. According to Bartlett police, the students, a male and a female, were running alongside...
Iconic Chicago Candy Plant Closes After 110 Years
An iconic candy plant is closing its doors after more than 100 years in business, therein becoming a staple of the North Chicago neighborhood in which it resides. Whenever I would take family or school trips to Chicago as a kid, it was always a treat (for me) to see a few specific things: the Sears Tower, the Chicago River, the old Chicago Tribune building, and the Jelly Belly Candy Company, located at 1501 Morrow Avenue. Sadly, the latter building will now be vacant after the company announced its imminent closure back in July and has officially closed up shop.
Illinois Lottery player wins $9.2M thanks to ‘broken machine’ at Addison Jewel-Osco
ADDISON, Ill. — An Illinois Lottery player has won a whopping $9,200,000 after getting the wrong ticket from a “broken machine.” The jackpot-winning ticket was bought for the Aug. 24 Lotto drawing from Jewel-Osco, located at 140 West Lake Street in Addison. “It was a normal day, just like any other. I was picking up […]
Walgreens in Illinois Says They Will Close 1,200 Stores Forever
The announcement that came from Deerfield, Illinois was certainly not what many Walgreens employees wanted to hear. The company says they will now close 1,200 stores forever with 500 as soon as this year. I saw this report today from WKYC which shared some of the details of what Walgreens...
America’s Best Fried Chicken Sandwich Deserves More Spots in Illinois
I saw this guy on YouTube talking about America's best chicken sandwich. It was served at Jollibee in Times Square in New York City. While that's great and all, I wondered what the chances are of me making it to Times Square right now, sitting in the middle of America. I'll answer that for you: not great.
Fast-Growing Chicken Salad Chick Coming to Missouri & Illinois
If you've ever been to a very popular chicken salad place in the southeast and thought "wow, I wish Illinois or Missouri had a restaurant like this", you're gonna be very happy about what has just been announced. Are you familiar with Chicken Salad Chick? They have 37 locations which...
Suddenly We’re Seeing So Many Skunks in Michigan! Why?
While driving into work today, I took the downtown exit of the expressway. Pulling up to Michigan Street I was astonished to see a skunk sauntering across the exit ramp. It was in no hurry, just slowly crossing the road. I let it go and into the grass and weeds along the road.
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