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South suburban mayor pledged not to raise property taxes
Harvey is one of 15 south suburbs hit with reassessments and seeing a sharp increase in the Cook County property tax bills. So, Clark has announced that to soften the blow, he’s promising not to raise the property taxes the city controls.
New name, same mission at Three Fires Council, Scouting America
For more than 100 years, Scouting America programs have instilled in youth the values found in the Scout Oath and Scout Law. Today, these values are just as relevant in helping youth grow to their full potential as they were in 1910. Scouting helps youth develop academic skills, self-confidence, ethics, leadership skills, and citizenship skills that influence their adult lives.
Man accused of killing ex-girlfriend's child has extensive domestic violence background: Prosecutors
Cook County prosecutors laid out a pattern of alleged harassment and violence by Crosetti Brand, the man they’ve charged with murdering 11-year-old Jayden Perkins.
A former employee of a Cook County agency sues over his firing, alleging retaliation
A former aide to Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele has filed a federal whistleblower lawsuit against the county property-tax appeal agency, Steele and her top aide, court records show. The ex-employee, Frank Calabrese, said he was an appeals analyst and communications director for Steele until he was...
Illinois Police Officer’s Rescue of Aggressive Snapping Turtle Goes Viral
You think the police academy trains for situations like this?. A police officer from Illinois has gone viral after his recent rescue of a snapping turtle that was struggling to cross a busy road. Police Rescue Snapping Turtle. It was a matter of "right place, right time" as the now-viral...
Chicago weather heats back up today after morning shower
CHICAGO - Overnight showers have pooped out for the most part. A few light showers may continue through around 7 a.m., then the rest of the day will be rain-free with clearing skies. The afternoon sun should easily push highs into the upper 80s, with a 90-degree mark here or...
Long-Awaited City Square Approved by Joliet City Council
An area adjacent to the historic Joliet Rialto Square Theater will be getting a total makeover thanks to the approval of the Joliet City Council at Tuesday’s council meeting. The project known as City Square, has been in the works since the city completed the Downtown Joliet Plan in 2015 that identified the need to create a larger urban gathering space at this location.
Chicago bassist and composer Andrew Vogt gets back to basics with full-length album 'Awakening'
Tracks include genius remake of Beatles’ classic “Eleanor Rigby”. In the analogue age, it would have been hard for a musician as omni-dimensional as Chicago’s Andrew Vogt to build a credible profile embracing the sweep of genres in which he is active. Back then, music was tribal and monotheistic and binary choices were as complicated as it got. There were jazz players and rock players, acoustic bassists and electric bassists, and so on and so forth and ne’er the twain should meet. But in the streaming era, Bela Bartok, John Coltrane and Patsy Cline engage in random sonic frottage with each other and nobody is offended. The idea of off-limits bedmates has passed. In jazz, the new inclusiveness allows border-hopping musicians such as Vogt (or pianist Julius Rodriguez or the late, great Chicago-based trumpeter, Jaimie Branch) to thrive.
Bella Voce Announces 2024-25 Season
Chicago-based Bella Voce has announced its 2024–2025 season: Odysseys, a musical expedition of evocative and enduring works of the early music repertoire. The season opens with “Iberia and the Americas.” The program is a sacred polyphony from new-world peninsulares as well as composers indigenous to the Americas. The a cappella program features works by Vicente Lusitano, Francisco López Capillas, and Cristóbal de Morales, among others.
Jamaicans in Chicago brace for Hurricane Beryl's impact on loved ones
As the historically early and strong Hurricane Beryl moves towards potential landfall in Jamaica, Jamaicans in Chicago are preparing for the storm's impact on loved ones. Previously of Category 5 strength, the storm was downgraded to Category 4 earlier Tuesday. Beulah Jones is a native of Kingston who has plans...
Community solar: Evanstonians are helping to flip the switch to renewable energy
If you live in Evanston and get an electric bill from ComEd, there Is an easy way to go solar and contribute to a shift away from climate-heating carbon emissions in Illinois. There are no upfront costs. You don’t need a sunny rooftop. You can live in a condo, and you can even rent.
Little Village nonprofit helping victims of domestic violence, violent crimes
This week’s difference maker highlights an organization serving survivors of domestic violence and violent crime on the West Side. The nonprofit serves survivors of domestic violence and victims of violent crimes in Little Village.
Graduate of Northwestern prison program dies at Stateville Correctional
Michael Broadway, 51, walked across the stage at Stateville Correctional Center in November to receive his diploma from Northwestern University. He was one of the first incarcerated students in the country to graduate from a top-10 university, according to Northwestern. Broadway died June 19 while incarcerated at Stateville, the Illinois...
Here in Evanston: Never the same parade
Before there was the Juneteenth parade, Evanston’s main observance of independence was the Fourth of July parade on Central Street. After 50 years of being an exclusively North Evanston institution, in 1973 Celebration Manager Garth J. Conley Jr. encouraged all civic, social and religious organizations to enter the parade. The day’s events would be characterized as the “Evanston 4th of July Celebration,” not the “North Evanston 4th of July Celebration.”
Angel Reese is beyond the steal of the 2024 WNBA Draft. Can she be rookie of the year for the Chicago Sky?
CHICAGO - With the seventh overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, the Chicago Sky made out like bandits. They got the BET Sportswoman of the Year, the WNBA Rookie of the Month in June, one of the league's top rebounders and, now, a WNBA All-Star. Reese was one of...
LAW$UIT CITY: Taxpayers paid $80M+ to resolve CPD misconduct lawsuits in 2023, records show
New records show Chicago taxpayers are continuing to fund a seemingly endless stream of legal payouts in police misconduct cases.In the last five years, Chicago taxpayers have paid out more than $378 million in CPD-related settlements, judgments, and other legal expenses, according to annual litigation reports prepared by the city's law department and reviewed by the I-Team.According to the city's latest report, released last week, $81 million was paid in 2023 to resolve litigation against the Chicago Police Department.A majority of that total includes a mammoth dollar amount spent to resolve "reversed conviction" lawsuits filed by people who were arrested,...
More than half of Chicago school board candidates face ballot challenges
Ballot challenges have been filed against 27 of 47 candidates for Chicago’s first ever school board elections. The objections due Monday to the Chicago Board of Elections questioned whether a candidate had properly submitted a minimum of 1,000 notarized signatures from residents in their voting district supporting their candidacy.
Evanston residents calling 'dibs' as they stake out spots for July 4th parade
EVANSTON, Ill. - There’s no snow on the ground, but residents in one Chicago suburb are already calling "dibs" on spots along the side of the road. As Evanston’s annual Fourth of July parade approaches, people are staking out the best places to park their seats. Although the celebration is still two days away, it’s never too early to secure a prime viewing spot along the parade route.
Lainey Wilson Performs With The Rolling Stones In Chicago
Lainey Wilson not only opened for the Rolling Stones on their current Hackney Diamonds North American Tour, the country superstar also got to sing with them during their show Sunday night at Soldier Field in Chicago. In a video clip from the gig, Mick Jagger is heard thanking Wilson for her opening set, and then surprised everyone by calling her back out to the stage. Jagger asks Wilson what song they should do together, and the crowd roars their approval when she suggests “Dead Flowers,” the classic track from the Stones’ legendary 1971 album, Sticky Fingers. Jagger also approved of Wilson’s choice, and grabbed his guitar and a cowboy hat while the band launched into the spirited number. Wilson has history with the Stones, as she took part in the record, Stoned Cold Country, featuring Stones tracks reworked as country songs. Wilson put her countrified twist on the iconic, “You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” for the album. (Taste of Country)
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