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Grand Crossing mass shooting victims’ family, activists call for direct support for families in $100 million crime-fighting fund
Markita Scott has spent every day at Comer Children’s Hospital for nearly two weeks, watching over her young grandsons as they undergo multiple surgeries and recover from gunshot wounds. When one grandson asked for a Wendy’s Frosty, she got on the bus to buy him one, she said. “I have my days where I cry, and I have my days when I’m OK, even when I may not be,” she said. Jacoby Strong, 8, and ...
Why Northwestern could be a fun dynasty team in EA Sports College Football 25
After a 11 long years in the wilderness, the college football gods have brought us home. EA Sports College Football 25 is here, and it’s beautiful. The new game comes with an intricately detailed dynasty mode allowing you to take over a program across multiple seasons, complete with recruiting, the transfer portal and the offseason coaching carousel. Fans of NCAA Football 14 — the last iteration of the game that was released prior to the 2013 season — know that dynasty mode is more fun when it’s a challenge.
MapleBrook U16 Boys Win USA Cup Tournament Opener
The MapleBrook Premier under 16 boys soccer team won its opening game at the USA Cup tournament Tuesday, blanking EPSC from Elgin, Illinois 2-0. Levi Musokwa scored in the first half and Ayo Adekunie in the second half for MapleBrook. David Orozco posted the shutout in goal. MapleBrook also won...
She disappeared in Chicago as a toddler; Authorities think she looks like this today
A new age-progression image has been created showing what a girl who was 18-months-old when she disappeared in Chicago in 1983 would look like today. The image was created by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Coming this fall: 'Lakeside Gameday,' Northwestern's new football tailgating experience
Northwestern University has come up with a way for Wildcat football fans to celebrate home game days this fall, even if they can’t buy tickets to the team’s temporary stadium. Northwestern says it will use the Lakefill area for “LakeSide Gameday.”
Quantum Arranges $8.5 Million Sale of Retail Center in St. Charles, Illinois
St. Charles, Ill. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has arranged the $8.5 million sale of a 47,000-square-foot retail center in St. Charles, approximately 40 miles west of Chicago. At the time of sale, the property was 97 percent leased to tenants including Syrup, Consume Cannabis, CD One Price and La Huerta Market. Brett Berlin of Quantum represented the seller, an Illinois-based developer. A private group of investors based in Illinois and New Jersey acquired the center.
'A symptom of a larger sickness': Navigating mental health care on Chicago's South and West Sides
Chicagoans know what sort of mental health services they want to see in their communities. But they don’t expect to see those services coming to their South and West Side neighborhoods any time soon. City Bureau Civic Reporting Fellows visited the neighborhoods of Austin and Chatham to connect with...
10th annual Unity Soccer Festival celebrates diversity, sportsmanship
Hundreds of soccer enthusiasts and community members gathered at the Robert Crown Community Center on Saturday for the 10th annual Unity Soccer Festival — an event unlike most other sporting tourneys. While typical soccer tournaments involve multiple rounds of eliminations and one winning team, the Unity Soccer Festival takes...
Hinsdale woman finds multiple ways to give back
From the first time she visited Hinsdale, Tina Weller liked what she saw. She's spent the last two decades making it, and the world around it, even better. "It just seemed like a really amazing community where people were happy," Weller said of Hinsdale, the village she and husband Jeff chose as their home 20 years ago while expecting their first son.
Alpha Phi Alpha, a prominent Black fraternity, moves to bar transgender members
Alpha Phi Alpha, one of the most prominent historically Black fraternities in the country, has taken a first step toward barring transgender members. Delegates to the fraternity’s constitutional convention, held Wednesday through Sunday in Chicago, voted “overwhelmingly” in favor of a bylaw amendment limiting membership to “naturally born” males, sources told GLAAD. A spokesman for Alpha Phi Alpha, reached by The Advocate, had no comment.
Chicago mayor plans removal of George Washington statue in City Hall
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has decided to remove a statue of George Washington in City Hall, but, according to a top aide, the decision has nothing to do with the first president being a slave owner. The statue is located on the fifth floor right outside Johnson’s office, but the Democratic mayor’s communication director, Ronnie […]
Good News For Students Of Lockport Township High School Central Campus
Superintendent of Lockport Township High School District 205 Bob McBride shared a video on the progress being made at the Central Campus following a ceiling collapse at the school last November. The good news is that Lockport High School Central campus will welcome students back to the school on Monday, August 19th. Following the roof collapse an inspection of all 379 rooms were either repaired or deemed safe.
Former Astros champion gets DFA’d by White Sox
One former MLB champion has managed to get DFA’d by the worst team in baseball. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported Wednesday that catcher Martin Maldonado has been designated for assignment by the Chicago White Sox. The move ends Maldonado’s tenure with the White Sox after just 48 games. Maldonado, 37, is a former Gold... The post Former Astros champion gets DFA’d by White Sox appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
New Report Reveals Truth Behind Chicago Sky's Unexpected Sun Trade
WNBA fans were taken by surprise by the news that the Chicago Sky had decided to trade Marina Mabrey away to the Connecticut Sun. This move comes just a year after the Sky traded for the 5-foot-11 guard in an eight-team blockbuster deal that required Chicago to part ways with multiple first-round ...
Chicago native says being part of 'Twisters' cast 'a miracle'
"Twisters" is a movie that's roaring onto the big screen Wednesday and promising to be one of the summer's biggest hits.Actor Brandon Perea was recently back in his hometown, Chicago, and said it was a thrill to star in the epic "popcorn" movie.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchPerea plays a fearless, fiery tornado wrangler."Boone is a crazy guy from Arkansas, a storm chaser out of Arkansas, he's someone who's a thrill seeker, who loves to be inside a tornado, not just to chase them and see them, but to be a part of them," Perea said.Because...
Rampaging driver fatally struck friendly, helpful neighbor Steven Moore, 63, Saturday in Roseland
Police charged a driver with first-degree murder after he allegedly struck pedestrian Steven Moore, 63, Saturday in Roseland, and then turned his car around and ran Moore over again as he struggled to get up, killing him. The motorist then reportedly drove around the neighborhood threatening other people until he rammed another driver, fled on foot, and was finally arrested.
Family of Joliet pastor found dead demands answers amid complicated investigation
JOLIET, Ill. - The family of a Joliet pastor is seeking answers two weeks after his disappearance and one week after his body was recovered. Wednesday, July 17, would have been Warren Beard's 54th birthday. Family members and his church community are demanding clarity about the investigation into his death.
Cubs Rumors Roundup: Impact of Cody Bellinger injury, Chicago's persistent focus
With two days until the second half gets underway, now seems like a perfect time to run through all the Cubs trade rumors that were swirling around leading up to the All-Star break. A last-second hot streak took Chicago from likely sellers to potential buyers for the second straight year,...
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