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The city expected to clear a homeless encampment in Humbolt Park today
The city will clear a homeless encampment in Humbolt Park today after advocates for the homeless held a rally earlier this week asking for it to stay. The city wants to move the residents into transit...
Syndicated Author Dec 06, 2024
Aurora Unveils Final Art Exhibit Of 2024
(Aurora, IL) -- The City of Aurora's Public Art Division is excited to unveil its final exhibit of 2024 during an opening reception on Friday, December 6. Winter Garden of Youth features artwork ...
Syndicated Author Dec 06, 2024
The Chicago Blackhawks looking for a new head coach
The Chicago Blackhawks fired coach Luke Richardson on Thursday, with the team off to the worst start in the league nearly a third of the way through his third season. The Blackhawks are 8-16-2, two st...
Syndicated Author Dec 05, 2024
A Kenosha teen under arrest for bringing a gun to school
Police arrested a 16-year-old student after he allegedly brought a gun to his high school in Kenosha, the second time in less than a month that someone has apparently tried to bring a firearm into one...
Syndicated Author Dec 05, 2024
NIPSCO Rate Hike Meeting
(Gary, IN) -- Residents in Northwest Indiana will have a chance to weigh in on a proposed electric rate hike. NIPSCO is proposing a 20-percent rate hike which would add an extra $32 per month to a cus...
Syndicated Author Dec 05, 2024
Chicago based United Airlines pushes back after Congress takes aim at airlines so called "junk fees"
Members of a U.S. Senate subcommittee took aim at airline executives Wednesday for using an expanding menu of fees to charge customers for early boarding, better seats and other comforts that used to ...
Syndicated Author Dec 04, 2024
No one in custody after a mass shooting in Chicago Lawn
Eight people were shot, three of them fatally, when gunfire erupted Monday during a house party in Chicago, sending screaming people fleeing from the home, authorities and a witness said. Officers res...
Syndicated Author Dec 03, 2024
White Sox Launch Impact Awards
(CHICAGO) -- The Chicago White Sox Charities have launched their new Diamond Impact Awards that provide multiple $125,000 gifts to local non-profits. "The 2025 Diamond Impact Awards allow us to deepen...
Syndicated Author Dec 03, 2024
The Chicago Bears have a new interim head coach
Ryan Poles will remain the Chicago Bears' general manager and serve as the "point person" in the search for a head coach to replace the fired Matt Eberflus, team president Kevin Warren said on Monday....
Syndicated Author Dec 02, 2024
The Cubs make their first big move of the offseason
The Chicago Cubs have added Matthew Boyd to their rotation in their first big offseason move, agreeing to a $29 million, two-year contract with the veteran left-hander, according to a person familiar ...
Syndicated Author Dec 02, 2024