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Hill lends a helping hand
Marek Hill, who graduated from Fenwick High School in late May, not only has been training for his college football career this summer, he’s also found time to give back to the community. The Oak Park resident, who plans to play quarterback collegiately at Amherst College in Massachusetts, took...
Chicago physician pleads guilty to $2.4M fraud scheme
A physician in the Chicago suburbs has pleaded guilty to a $2.4 million healthcare fraud scheme of billing Medicaid and private insurers for nonexistent services. From 2018 to 2022, Mona Ghosh, MD, owner and operator of the Hoffman Estates, Ill.-based medical office Progressive Women's Healthcare, submitted and caused her employees to submit fraudulent claims to Medicaid, TriCare and other insurers, the Justice Department said in a July 1 news release.
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.
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...
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.
Two separate shootings reported on Chicago expressways overnight
CHICAGO (CBS) — Two separate shootings were reported on two Chicago expressways early Wednesday morning, causing lane closures and impacting commuters. The first shooting took place on the inbound Stevenson Expressway near Halsted Street around 2:10 a.m. State police said one person died at the scene.All inbound lanes on I-55 are closed. The second shooting happened around 2:20 a.m. on The Bishop Ford Freeway near the I-94 southbound exit to Stony Island. State police said one person died at the scene. The second victim was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition. A witness said it was a road rage incident involving a tow truck and another person. He said it started with a brick on the road. "So everybody had ran into it. And I guess another guy in an SUV ran into the truck and he was mad and he thought that the tow truck people put the brick there so he got out of his car and started shooting at them, so they started returning back their fire and ended up killing him," The witness said. Investigation into both shootings remains under investigation.
Gunmen rob construction workers in broad daylight (video)
CHICAGO — A couple of contractors were forced to lie on the ground as two armed robbers rifled their pockets and searched their work van for valuables on Tuesday morning. Ring surveillance cameras recorded it all. The men were working behind their parked truck when it all went down...
Coachhouse construction, basement conversions would be facilitated under proposal
Increased density could soon be encouraged throughout the city in the form of coachhouses and basement conversions that would be built with no parking requirements and no zoning changes. A 3-year-old pilot program in effect in parts of the city would be extended to all neighborhoods under the proposal. The...
‘Gridlock': Major crashes, fatal shootings on I-55, Stony Island close roads, snarl traffic
Fourth of July holiday travelers in the Chicago area can expect to run into traffic Wednesday morning, with several crashes and backups already reported across the city. As of 5 a.m. Wednesday, at least three crashes were were already causing major delays, including on on I-55 that was causing "gridlock," NBC 5 Traffic Reporter Kye Martin said.
Live Radar: Track heavy rain across Chicago area as busy travel day gets underway
Use the live interactive radar below to track what's happening in your area. Pockets of heavy rain and showers were moving through the Chicago area Wednesday morning, one of the busiest travel days expected on Illinois roads and at Chicago airports. In Chicago, traffic was already snarled due to multiple...
Fireworks Tonight And Tomorrow Night
——— July 3rd, Independence Day with the Channahon Park District Staff at Ronald D. Lehman Community Park! Concert in the Park by Sundance 6-9:15 p.m. Fantastic Fireworks Show 9:15 p.m. ———— Plainfield Fireworks July 3 .The Plainfield Park District is partnering with the Village of Plainfield...
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.
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 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.
Optima Verdana has more work to do to gain approval of Wilmette officials, residents
A real estate developer’s second official pitch to village officials for its vision of a signature property in Wilmette gained some traction Monday night. But the large-scale proposal still appears headed for a bumpy road. Representatives from Optima presented the latest iteration of their proposal to construct a seven-story mixed use building at the former […] The post Optima Verdana has more work to do to gain approval of Wilmette officials, residents appeared first on The Record.
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.
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