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Pritzker works to clarify whether he’s being vetted for Harris running mate
(The Center Square) – Questions persist around whether Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is or is not being vetted as a possible vice presidential candidate for Kamala Harris. President Joe Biden announced Sunday he was not seeking reelection. He later endorsed Vice President Harris to be the nominee. Democratic leaders, including Pritzker, followed suit with endorsements […]
Silver medal winning Glen Ellyn swimmer heading back to Paralympics next month
The Summer Olympics are underway in Paris, where next month, using most of the same venues, the Paralympics will begin. A Glen Ellyn swimmer will be racing there at the end of August.
Major Accident in Addison: Dump Truck Rollover Leads to Road Closure
Addison, IL – A major accident involving a dump truck and another vehicle occurred at the intersection of Rohwling Road and Winthrop Avenue on Friday afternoon. The crash, reported at 2:25 p.m., resulted in the dump truck rolling over, trapping its driver inside. Both drivers involved sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
New RTA Report recommends income-based fare programs
This month, the Regional Transit Authority released a new report entitled "Building a More Equitable Fare Structure." The title sums up what the report is about in a nutshell: How the pandemic exposed a major flaw in the Chicago transit system – that it relies too much on fare revenue to recoup operating costs – and what to do about it in light of the looming $730 Million Chicagoland transit fiscal cliff. The study recommends more funding for free and reduced fare transit programs to make transit more affordable and accessible for lower-income residents, seniors, and people with disabilities.
Explosion in Ravenswood sends worker to hospital, displaces 4 people
A construction worker was hospitalized, and four people have been displaced from their home after a fire and small explosion in the city’s Ravenswood neighborhood on Saturday, the Chicago Fire Department said.
Man dies after being pulled from Lake Michigan
A man has died after he was found unresponsive in Lake Michigan early Saturday morning, police said.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThe man, 36, was found near 31st Street Harbor around 4:30 a.m., according to Chicago police. Divers pulled him from the lake, and he was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition.SEE ALSO: Search to resume for missing man after yacht sinks in Lake Michigan near 31st Street HarborIn a separate incident on Friday, a yacht carrying 16 people capsized and sank in the same area. All but one of those people made it out of the water. A search continues for that missing person.Details surrounding the incident are unclear, and the situation is under investigation. Source: Sun-Times Media Wire - Copyright Chicago Sun-Times 2024.) ABC7 contributed to this article.
Suspect in custody after man fatally shot in West Side apartment
CHICAGO - A 40-year-old man was fatally shot Friday night in an apartment in Austin. Chicago police said the shooting occurred around 11:35 p.m. in the 100 block of North Lamon Avenue. The victim was in a basement apartment when someone he knew produced a handgun and opened fire during...
1 charged, 4 escape after sleeping man is mugged on the Red Line
CHICAGO — Charges have been filed against one person, but four more suspects remain at large after a man was mugged on the Red Line at 95th Street, police say. Prosecutors said a group of people targeted a 29-year-old man as he slept on the train around 7:40 a.m. on July 12.
North Side dance school honors slain student with special performance
CHICAGO - A North Side dance school paid tribute Friday night to a talented young student who was killed earlier this year. Jayden Perkins, 11, died while trying to protect his pregnant mother from an attacker in March. The incident happened at their home in the 5900 block of Ravenswood...
GW Athletics appoints new director, associate vice president
Michael Lipitz will serve as the University’s associate vice president and director of athletics effective Aug. 19, according to a release from University President Ellen Granberg Friday. Lipitz was the director of intercollegiate athletics at the University of Illinois Chicago since 2019 and will replace Tanya Vogel, who has...
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