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Corey Comperatore’s name was wrong on his firefighter jacket. He kept it that way.
When former President Trump walked over to the gear that belonged to former fire chief Corey Comperatore and kissed his helmet during his Thursday night remarks at the Republican National Convention, eagle-eyed observers may have noticed a small, curious detail: Comperatore's name was misspelled on his firefighter jacket.
Cubs activate Tauchman and newly-acquired relief pitcher
CHICAGO — The Cubs have activated Mike Tauchman to begin the second half and transferred starting pitcher Jordan Wicks to the long-term IL. Tauchman was in the middle of his second-best offensive season of his career when he was sidelined by a groin injury. He is not in the lineup Friday as the Cubs open […]
Casten, Garcia latest local U.S. reps to call on Biden to step down as nominee
WASHINGTON — Local U.S. Democratic representatives Sean Casten and Chuy Garcia joined other members of Congress Friday by calling on President Biden to step aside as the Democratic nominee. Casten (IL-06) wrote an op-ed Friday morning in the Chicago Tribune saying that the president needs to “pass the torch.” “It breaks my heart to say […]
Faulty software update causes havoc worldwide for airlines, hospitals and governments
The trouble was sparked by an update issued by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike and only affected its customers running Microsoft Windows, the world's most popular operating system for personal computers. It was not the result of hacking or a cyberattack, according to CrowdStrike, which apologized and said a fix was on the way.
Man wanted for strangling, striking person with pliers on Red Line
CHICAGO — A man is wanted by CPD for allegedly strangling and striking a Red Line rider with pliers Sunday. Police believe a man, approximately 30-35 years old wearing a white Bulls shirt and jeans, struck another man in the head with pliers after strangling him. The man then stole the victim’s cell phone. It […]
Girl, 9, critical after hit-and-run on Far South Side
CHICAGO — A 9-year-old girl is in critical condition after a hit-and-run on the city’s Far South Side. The incident happened around 8:40 p.m. Thursday on the 9500 block of South Paxton Avenue in the South Deering neighborhood. Police said the girl was crossing the street with two other females when the driver of a […]
Several airlines face global ground stop and services disrupted worldwide in wake of major Microsoft Outage
(WJET/WFXP) — Several airlines and multiple services worldwide saw major disruptions in the wake of a major Microsoft and Crowdstrike outage. Around 7 a.m., Microsoft 365 said they had released a fix for the update that had caused the disruptions. All the flights that were affected by the outage have since returned to normal service. […]
Heavy rains this past week have all but extinguished drought conditions across Illinois
Rainfall over the next week looks minimal across the Chicago area; heaviest amounts centered from Texas across the Southeast into the Carolinas Heavy rains this past week have all but extinguished drought conditions across Illinois. Precipitation past 7 days How far from normal? July 9 drought map: July 16 drought map:
National Weather Service confirms 3 more Chicago area tornadoes
3 additional tornadoes were determined to bring the total to 19 in our area, 22 total in the NWS CWA (County Wide Area) and 28 total from Sunday night to Monday night Here’s the breakdown of the 19 in our area Pending more surveys and additional tornadoes, the current outbreak ties for the most tornadoes in a single day across […]
28-year anniversary of Illinois’s biggest rainfall in recorded history
A swath of heavy rainfall occurred across portions of south central Wisconsin, northeast Illinois, and northwest Indiana on July 17-18, 1996. From the National Weather Service: The heaviest rainfall was observed near Aurora, Illinois, with a maximum point rainfall of 16.94 inches in a 24-hour period. The 24-hour rainfall measured near Aurora remains the statewide record (as […]
Picture-perfect weekend; high pressure in place
This coming weekend to be the first completely RAIN-FREE since May 18-19, 9 weeks ago—AND NO severe weather! Each of the past 8 weekends has featured measurable rain on one or both weekend days. Lighter winds Friday to make for much more ideal boating/swimming conditions on Lake Michigan. Nearly ¾ of the day’s possible sunshine Thursday—Friday […]
Cooler than normal trend to dominate the Central U.S.; blazing heat to dominate the Pacific Northwest…
Northerly flow out of Canada delivers the coolest temperatures in 17 days Thursday afternoon. Coolest July 18 in 15 years and coolest in 2.5 weeks!! Late afternoon Thursday temperatures How much cooler than same period Wednesday? High temperatures across the area—about 10 degrees below normal. THURSDAY’S HIGH TEMP: Far more comfortable air has invaded the […]
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