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Weather Service computer network goes down during Midwest flood disaster
The National Weather Service is suffering yet another major data outage, this time coinciding with deadly flooding in the Midwest and a widespread heat wave affecting tens of millions of people. Why it matters: The outage is part of a pattern of telecommunications breakdowns at the weather and climate forecasting...
Challenges and triumphs for LGBTQ+ communities in rural areas
It is Pride Month, the time of year when many of us reflect on the past, present and future of LGBTQ+ communities and people. A 2019 report from the non-profit Movement Advancement Project and some other organizations estimated there are around 3 million LGBTQ+ people who live in rural areas across the country. LGBTQ+ people in those communities are finding ways to support and uplift one another.
Illinois may soon return land stolen from Prairie Band Potawatomi chief 175 years ago
Some 175 years after the U.S. government stole land from the chief of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation while he was away visiting relatives, Illinois may soon return it to the tribe.Nothing ever changed the 1829 treaty that Chief Shab-eh-nay signed with the U.S. government to preserve for him a reservation in northern Illinois: not subsequent accords nor the 1830 Indian Removal Act, which forced all indigenous people to move west of the Mississippi. But around 1848, the U.S. sold the land to white settlers while Shab-eh-nay and other members of his tribe were visiting family in Kansas. To right...
Basketball: Local coaches among those that are backing shot clock
Basketball coaches around the state that are proponents of the shot clock were disappointed when the WIAA rejected implementing it for nonconference games in the 2025-26 season. The WIAA Board of Control voted 6-4 against using a proposal for a 35-second shot clock during the 2025-26 season for nonconference games...
Artificial intelligence beginning to influence Illinois agriculture
(The Center Square) – Artificial intelligence is making its mark on many industries, and now appears to be impacting Illinois agriculture. An AI farms project at the University of Illinois has trained a language model to answer agricultural crop questions. School officials said the Artificial Intelligence for Future Agricultural Resilience, Management, and Sustainability Institute will serve as a nexus for multidisciplinary research teams that advance foundational AI and use the advances to address important challenges facing world agriculture. ...
Pritzker enacts new state agency some worry has unknown taxpayer cost
(The Center Square) – Beginning July 1, Illinois will have a new state agency set to roll out over the next three years to handle all things early childhood development. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1 Tuesday in Chicago. He said transferring early childhood services from three different state agencies to a new one will streamline things for parents. “The Department of Early Childhood, our first ever unified state...
Illinois Tollway unveils fleet of new trucks with enhanced safety features like lane clearing blades
Illinois Tollway vehicles are about to get more sophisticated, with better lighting, better technology, and most importantly a new tool to help clear debris from the roadway while the driver never has to get out of the vehicle.ABC7 got a glimpse of the new trucks Tuesday. They're brighter, with new electronic messaging allowing both the truck operator and the motorist they are helping stay safe.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch"We wanted to make sure that our customers see what we are putting on the road for their safety and their assistance," said Deputy Chief of Traffic...
Suburban man fired shots toward a crowd after Puerto Rican Fest, prosecutors say
CHICAGO — Two suburban men face felony gun charges after they were arrested during disturbances at the Puerto Rican Fest in Humboldt Park over the weekend. Prosecutors say one of the men fired shots toward a crowd, but no injuries were reported. Albert Molina, 20, of Elgin, was ordered...
Convicted felon on parole arrested after police find loaded handgun, pills in vehicle: prosecutors
NAPERVILLE, Ill. - A convicted felon on parole was arrested in the suburbs this week for possessing a loaded handgun. Devon Redmond, 25, of Glendale Heights, faces one felony count of possession of a loaded machine gun, one felony count of armed violence, one count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and one felony count of possession of a controlled substance.
Venture One Real Estate acquires 32,496-square-foot industrial building in Elgin
Venture One Real Estate through its acquisition fund, VK Industrial VI, LP, has closed on the acquisition of a 32,496-square-foot multi-tenant industrial building at 605-617 Church Road in Elgin, Illinois. The building is fully leased to three tenants. The multi-tenant building was constructed in 1979 and sits on 1.61 acres...
Arlington Heights Ulta Store Targeted: $6,000 in Cosmetics Stolen
Arlington Heights, IL – Police are looking for two suspects after approximately $6,000 worth of cosmetics were stolen from the Ulta store at 13 W. Rand Road last Tuesday. The incident occurred at 6:25 PM on June 4. The suspects are described as a Hispanic female and male, both...
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