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Illinois mandates utilities report residents’ water usage to wastewater agencies
(The Center Square) – An Illinois state senator has concerns about a new law possibly allowing wastewater agencies to charge consumers more. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 5459 into law earlier this month. The law mandates a public utility that provides drinking water services report water usage of a resident to a municipal wastewater agency upon request. Two senators opposed the measure in the Illinois Senate. State Sen. Craig...
Boil order extended in Village of Wonder Lake after new test still detects bacteria in water
A boil order for the Village of Wonder Lake has been extended, officials said Friday.The video in the player above is from a previous report.A new water test Thursday still showed coliform bacteria in the system, resetting their two-day test cycle and extending the boil order until at least Sunday.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThe order was issued on Monday afternoon after tests showed coliform bacteria was found in the water system.The village said is needs to have two consecutive tests 24 hours apart from one another showing no coliform to be able to lift the...
Chicago shootings: At least 13 shot, 2 fatally, in weekend gun violence across city, police say
Our coverage of this story has moved here.At least 13 people shot have been shot, two fatally, in shootings across Chicago so far this weekend, police said.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchA 14 year-old boy was critically wounded in a shooting Friday night in the city's Woodlawn neighborhood on the South Side, Chicago police said.Investigators said the shooting happened Friday night around 10:45 p.m. near 65th Street and Cottage Grove.The teen was walking through an alley when someone in a black Jeep fired shots, police said. The boy was hit in the abdomen and transported to...
An Aurora music room will give free history lessons with upcoming screenings
The Venue in Aurora will offer two free movie nights this summer. The first one highlights “Woodstock.” This documentary illustrates the start of the 1960s counterculture movement. It includes include artist interviews, performances and more. The second film is “Cheat You Fair: The Story of Maxwell Street.”
Beluga whale calf born at Shedd Aquarium
CHICAGO – Shedd Aquarium welcomed a new resident Wednesday evening: a baby beluga whale born to 35-year-old mother, Naya! Earlier in the day, the aquarium said its animal care team realized Naya was going into labor and closed the Secluded Bay habitat to visitors. Naya delivered her calf shortly after 6 p.m. and animal care […]
Lurie Children's Hospital announces small staff reductions after budget review
CHICAGO - A small number of employees have been laid off from Lurie Children's Hospital following a comprehensive review of its budget. The hospital confirmed the layoffs Friday in a statement, shared in part below:. "…We are identifying and acting upon opportunities to increase operating efficiency and support our longer-term...
Local newsstand persists against the tide
Eric Ismond remembers the morning in November 2016 when Evanston residents snaked out the door of The Chicago-Main Newsstand, hoping to secure the first physical magazines and newspapers documenting the Cubs’ first World Series win since 1908. “Everybody wanted to have a souvenir and have a keepsake for that,”...
District 65 trends on college readiness: Decline in math, flat in reading
Using benchmark scores identified by the Northwest Evaluation Association for the Measures of Academic Progress test, the percentage of District 65 students who are on track to ACT college readiness has significantly declined in math since 2017, and the percentage has been generally flat in reading. Some of the decline...
3-month-old boy, 21-year-old man critically injured in Little Village shooting, Chicago police say
A 3-month-old infant boy and a 21-year-old man were injured in a shooting Saturday on the city's Southwest Side.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThe shooting happened in the 3100 block of West 26th Street in in Little Village, Chicago police said.Both victims were inside a vehicle at the location when two unknown male offenders exited a vehicle and shot at the victims, police said.The 3-month-old victim was shot in the upper chest and the 21-year-old victim was shot four times, police said. They were both taken to Mt. Sinai hospital, initially reported to be in critical...
DNC Renaissance: Stars backing Harris could make Chicago the ‘party of the year’
Hollywood celebrities have long flocked to the Democratic Party‘s top campaign events in modern history. But with Vice President Kamala Harris likely to be the Democratic presidential nominee after President Joe Biden exited the race, the Democratic National Convention next month is sure to be one of the hottest places to spot several A-listers. The […]
U-Haul reveals where Chicago's newcomers are moving from
CHICAGO - As summer moving season in the Chicago area enters its peak, you may have noticed a moving truck pull into your neighborhood in recent weeks. So where did your new neighbors come from? A recent study from U-Haul may shed some light. Using the latest U.S. Census reports,...
Café in Woodlawn offers healthier options while operating from shipping container
CHICAGO (CBS) — An unconventional café inside a shipping container on the city's South Side is serving healthy meals to the neighborhood. The owners of 7323 Chicago Café, located at 6600 S. Woodlawn Ave., a big yellow shipping container on the corner that is hard to miss, are dedicated to serving healthy meals to a neighborhood that has historically been a food desert.Before Marquinn Gibson can start serving food out of his shipping container, he's gotta open it up. The café is powered by a generator that is filled with gasoline before plugging in all of his appliances. Even then,...
WGN Radio competes in ‘WGN Summer Games’
In celebration of Paris 2024, WGN-TV’s WGN Morning News hosted a ‘WGN Summer Games’ at Bradley Place and invited WGN Radio to participate!. WGN Morning News shared video of the games which included a Relay Race, Breakdancing, Doughnut Pong, and Hobby Horse. Congratulations to Lou Manfredini, Jon...
Taste Of Chicago Music Lineup Includes CeeLo Green, Yahritza y Su Esencia, Atlas Genius And More
GRANT PARK — Grammy-winning CeeLo Green, Mexican music trio Yahriza y Su Esencia and Australian alternative rock group Atlas Genius are set to headline Chicago’s annual Taste of Chicago festival in September. The food festival’s Downtown edition returns to Grant Park Sept. 6-8. It will run 11 a.m.-9...
Quantum business park coming to Chicago, backed by $700M from state of Illinois
A California-based quantum computing company wants to build one of the largest quantum computers in the world on Chicago’s southeast side and the state is chipping in hundreds of millions of dollars to help make it happen. PsiQuantum will be the first tenant of the “Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics...
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