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Boys & Girls Club of Valparaiso: Exergaming Room
The LIFERs spend a day at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Northwest Indiana's Valparaiso location. The GreatNews.Life team learns everything they have to offer. From sensory rooms, to rock wall climbing, children of all ages are sure to be entertained and educated all day. The exergaming room makes...
Tim Ryan shrugs off threat of RFK Jr. endorsing Trump
CHICAGO — Former Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) on Wednesday shrugged off the potential threat of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dropping out of the race and backing former President Trump. Ryan, asked about concerns that such a move could affect the presidential election in the battleground states, answered, “I don’t think it’ll have much effect at…
Rite Aid will close all its local Michigan stores
Rite Aid will close all Michigan stores by the end of September, including locations in Niles, Buchanan, Cassopolis, Dowagiac and Berrien Springs. Since filing for bankruptcy in October, the company has been shuttering stores across the country as a result of declining sales, mounting debt, and lawsuits against it and other pharmacies accused of illegally filling prescriptions that have contributed to the opioid epidemic, according to the Detroit Free Press. Prescriptions will be transferred to Walgreens. Rite Aid does not have locations in Indiana. This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: Rite Aid will close all its local Michigan stores
Cicero’s Town Board Continues And Implements Liquor Sales Policy And Police Agreement
The Town of Cicero continues to revise liquor license regulations, mandating that liquor license holders stop selling alcohol by midnight starting December 31, 2024. The Town also made a new deal with the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police, updating job terms for police officers with starting salaries between $90,481 and $102,670.
South Side store targeted by crash-and-grab burglars for 3rd time in month, owner says
A group of burglars crashed a pick-up truck into a business on the South Side Wednesday morning, Chicago police said.Crews are now boarding up Express Food Market on East 87th Street after the family-owned business was targeted once again by thieves early this morning.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchSurveillance video shows the criminals causing thousands of dollars in damage and stealing an ATM in a matter of minutes."It looks like a tornado hit us honestly," Express Food Market manager Mike Abuhamdeh said.Abuhamdeh said the future of his family-owned convenience store on the 1800-block of East 87th...
Man found dead inside car at Buffalo Grove grocery store parking lot identified, autopsy revealed
A Skokie man has been identified as the person found dead inside a car in the parking lot of a north suburban grocery store on Saturday afternoon, police said.Buffalo Grove police and fire units responded to Woodman's Food Market at 1550 Deerfield Parkway just before 3 p.m. for a well-being check on a person inside a vehicle emitting a foul odor.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchFirst responders found a man dead in a blue Chevrolet Equinox parked on the south end of the parking lot.The man was identified as Danny McCoy, 68, of Skokie by the Lake County Coroner's Office.The coroner said preliminary autopsy results indicated that McCoy died from natural causes.A large fire and police presence was on the scene for more than three hours.
Two Indiana men dead, young girl found safe after boating accident
Two men from Indiana died in a boating accident on a lake in eastern Illinois and a 7-year-old girl has been found safe. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said Monday in a news release that police got a call about a distressed boater on Sunday August 18 at the LaSalle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area. When they got there, they saw a capsized vessel and found the girl on the shore with park visitors who helped her out. Those same visitors helped her contact her mother and grandmother.
Refuse Pickup Schedule for Labor Day Week
The Michigan City Refuse Department will be altering the waste pickup schedule for the week of September 1-6, 2024, to accommodate the Labor Day holiday. There will be no waste pickup on Monday, September 2 (Labor Day). On Tuesday, September 3, waste normally collected on Monday will be picked up. From Wednesday, September 4 through Friday, September 6, residents should place their waste out on their regular collection day but be aware that pickup may be delayed by a couple of days. Waste should remain curbside until it is collected.
Prairie Point Apartments brings residents together for Friday Night Block Party
The residents of Prairie Point, an apartment community located just a few minutes away from the hearts of Merrillville and Crown Point, converged at the community clubhouse on the evening of August 16 for a block party. Featuring free food, a bags tournament, plenty of games, raffles, and a wide variety of prizes – the festivities proved to be a big hit.
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