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Illinois Lottery celebrates its 50th anniversary at Chicago River Casino
Several thousand people helped the Illinois Lottery celebrate its 50th anniversary last week with a disco-themed party at Chicago River North’s Pioneer Court Plaza, where more than 500 attendees won cash totaling more than $10,000. Story continues below. The ’70s-inspired party featured the United States’ largest disco ball that...
Illinois awarded $430M grant from EPA to reduce climate pollution
CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded Illinois $430,251,378 from the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant to fund projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. According to the Governor’s Office, the grant will fund $115 million for heavy-duty vehicle electrification; $172 million for “clean” building technologies such as replacing natural gas furnaces […]
Pritzker, union members cut ribbon on new Manufacturing Training Academy at Southwestern Illinois College
Belleville, IL – Dozens of union workers, leaders and other guests got a close-up look at the future of workshop training July 11 at a ribbon-cutting and open house for the all-new Manufacturing Training Academy at Southwestern Illinois College (SWIC). What they saw was manufacturing education using technology that...
Illinois Cycling Event to Disrupt Lombard Traffic Tomorrow
Lombard, IL – The Lombard Cycling Classic returns to downtown Lombard on Tuesday, July 23, with significant road closures from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. The event is expected to attract numerous participants and spectators, causing major traffic disruptions throughout the day. According to the Village of Lombard, St....
Schwab Attends 2024 WeCoach Academy 2.0
ELMHURST, Ill. – Elmhurst University Head women’s golf, assistant men’s basketball, and student-athlete success coach Melissa Schwab recently selected to attend the 2024 WeCoach Academy 2.0, in partnership with the NCAA, in Denver, Colo. last month. The Women Coaches Academy is made possible through a longstanding partnership with the NCAA. This year was the 7th class in the NCAA Women’s Coach Academy, and is the second-straight year Schwab attended the event in addition to being a member of the WCA’s sixth class in 2023. Selected as one of the most talented collegiate women’s coaches, Schwab used the event to elevate…
Montgomery man sentenced to life for murdering wife who was considering court order
KANE COUNTY, Ill. — A Montgomery man was sentenced to life in prison for killing his wife who was considering a court order. Timothy Gordon was accused of shooting his wife, Yajaira, to death on Halloween 2022. He received 50 years for the murder plus an enhancement to a...
'An additional $6,000?': More Cook County residents confront assessor about property tax hike
COOK COUNTY - South suburban residents are expressing frustration and anger over soaring Cook County property taxes. Adrienne Hatton, who has been a resident of Markham for 17 years and currently finds herself surrounded by abandoned homes, is now struggling to meet her tax obligations. Hatton was one of 700...
Cook County man wounded child in another car during road rage shooting: ISP
CHICAGO - A Calumet Park man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly opening fire on another vehicle during a road rage incident and wounding a 7-year-old boy early Sunday morning. The Illinois State Police (ISP) responded to the shooting around 2:30 a.m. on northbound Interstate 94 near 73rd...
Sheriff's deputy injured as Cortland man arrested for resisting officer during domestic dispute
A DeKalb County Sheriff's deputy was injured while attempting to place a suspect in custody Saturday night. Deputies were able to take 21-year-old Antonio Pringle of Cortland into custody following a domestic disturbance at an apartment complex in the 1300 block of N Annie Glidden Road in DeKalb at approximately 8:10.
Chicago police shootout: 1 in custody after shots fired between gunmen, off-duty officer
CHICAGO - One person was arrested after an off-duty Chicago police officer got into a shootout with gunmen Tuesday morning in the Morgan Park neighborhood. The off-duty officer was confronted by several armed suspects around 5:30 a.m. when they began exchanging gunfire in the 10800 block of South Campbell Avenue, according to police.
Today In Culture, Tuesday, July 23, 2024: RIP Dominick Di Meo | PravdaFest In August | “Titanique” At Porchlight Music Theatre
Get Chicago & Midwest culture news sent to your inbox every weekday morning. Subscribe to Newcity Today here. Artist Dominick Di Meo (1927-2024) has passed, Corbett vs. Dempsey gallery relays. “An extensive period of Di Meo’s youth was spent in a polio ward, which left him with an aura of fierce angst and a fatalistic humor that he carried into his life as an artist.” Di Meo studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he met much of his artistic peers, including Leon Golub, Ted Halkin and Evelyn Statsinger. Di Meo helped Golub organize the independent Exhibition Momentum shows; he also worked on the Phalanx group exhibitions at the ID and participated in early meetings with John Miller that ultimately led to the foundation of the Museum of Contemporary Art. Arriving in New York in 1968, Di Meo set up a loft space studio in Soho, where he worked until only a few years ago. Di Meo exhibited in the 1967 Whitney Annual and showed new work in a solo slot at MoMA’s P.S. 1 in 1982. Di Meo was featured in “Monster Roster: Existentialist Art in Postwar Chicago” (Smart Museum of Art, Chicago, 2016), the first museum survey of the group of artists with whom he was first associated.
CG Life Focuses on Continued Growth with Appointment of Industry Veteran Jay Carter as Executive Vice President, Business Development
CHICAGO & SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 23, 2024-- CG Life, a leading integrated agency that blends strategy, creative, marketing, digital, and communications with science, has welcomed industry veteran Jay Carter as the agency’s Executive Vice President, Business Development. Emerging out of retirement to join the CG Life team, Carter’s focus will be on the continued growth of CG Life across all facets of the agency, including the advancement of its legacy life science business and its strategic expansion as agency-of-record among biopharma companies. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240723046945/en/ Jay Carter, Executive Vice President, Business Development, CG Life (Photo: Business Wire)
Feinberg Ranks Among Top Medical Schools in the Nation
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has again been recognized among the best medical schools in the nation, ranking in tier one of research-oriented institutions, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings, released today. The rankings feature a new methodology, with medical schools being placed into one of four tiers.
OMI Industries Adds to 1300 Series
OMI Industries (OMI), Palatine, Illinois, has added a new series of products to its industrial asphalt mix. The latest 1300 series is designed to provide manufacturers and contractors with an improved response to strong odors associated with operations. Over the last five years, the Ecosorb 1300 series has undergone extensive...
Council Bytes: “Bold ideas” for Envision Evanston, other recaps from July 22
The city’s Envision Evanston 2045 initiative moved to a more concrete phase Monday evening as staff presented a number of “bold ideas” proposed for the forthcoming zoning code and comprehensive plan to the City Council, as the clock ticks for the current council to complete the project by the end of the current term.
Chicago Yarn Crawl stopping at Evanston Stitchworks
One of the hobbies that surged in popularity during the pandemic is knitting. Amalia Malos, owner of Evanston Stitchworks, 906 Sherman Ave., confirms Evanston has a lot of knitters and crocheters. “Evanston is a great place for fiber,” Malos said. 2024 Chicago Yarn Crawl. The 16th annual Chicago Yarn...
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