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Now that mpox is a global health emergency, will it trigger another pandemic?
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization has declared the ongoing outbreaks of mpox in Congo and elsewhere in Africa to be a global emergency, requiring urgent action to curb the virus’ transmission. Sweden has since announced it had found the first case of a new form of...
Woman stabbed in parking lot of Sam’s Club in Hodgkins
HODGKINS, Ill. — A woman was stabbed Thursday afternoon in the parking lot of a Sam’s Club in Hodgkins. Officers responded to the 9500 block of West Joliet Road on the report of a stabbing. Hodgkins police at the scene located a woman on the ground near the fuel center with a stab wound to […]
Man, 30, shot and killed while getting into his car on South Side: CPD
CHICAGO — A 30-year-old man was shot and killed while getting into his vehicle Friday morning on the city’s South Side. The shooting happened around 6:40 a.m. in the 7900 block of South Wabash Avenue after unknown armed offenders approached the man and fired shots. The man was transported to the University of Chicago Hospital, […]
Cooler pattern taking shape later this weekend…
Friday’s highs will surge well into the 80s—will the warmest temperatures we see over the next seven days. Following Friday’s above normal warmth, a cooler pattern taking shape later this weekend, and continuing well into next week.
Cassette tapes are gaining popularity with Gen Z
CHICAGO — Are cassette tapes making a comeback?. According to industry experts, more than 430,000 cassettes were sold in the US last year. And that’s five times higher than they were ten years ago. The WGN Morning News also discusses pumpkin spice, the Lizzie Borden house, and Copenhagen...
Wally Amos, of cookie fame, dies at 88
HONOLULU (AP) — Wallace “Wally” Amos, the creator of the cookie empire that took his name and made it famous and who went on to become a children’s literacy advocate, has died. He was 88. Amos created the Famous Amos cookie empire and eventually lost ownership...
A new global health emergency: What is mpox, where are the outbreaks and what is the WHO doing?
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization declared Wednesday that the increasing spread of mpox in Africa is a global health emergency, warning the virus might ultimately spill across international borders. The announcement by WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus came after a meeting of the U.N. health agency’s emergency...
The Candlelight Concert Series
One summer event is bringing the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations across Chicago. Discover the music of Coldplay and Rihanna or the classics like Mozart and Hanz Zimmer under the gentle glow of candlelight. Sam Shapiro and Jeri-Lou Zike join us with more on Candlelight Concerts.
Tropical Storm Ernesto pummels northeast Caribbean and leaves hundreds of thousands in the dark
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Ernesto dropped torrential rain on Puerto Rico on Wednesday and left nearly half of all clients in the U.S. territory without power as it threatened to strengthen into a major hurricane en route to Bermuda. The storm was located about 125...
2-day festival celebrating Mexican Independence Day coming to downtown Chicago
CHICAGO — A two-day festival celebrating Mexican Independence Day is bringing food, music and art to downtown Chicago this September. El Grito Chicago will feature a line-up of national and local performing artists, authentic Mexican food and drinks, as well as an artisan market over two days at Butler Field in Grant Park. The all-ages […]
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