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If you have these trees and shrubs in your yard, expect to see more cicadas, experts say
Although Illinois' full 17-year cicada emergence isn't quite here yet, several have begun to pop up across the Chicago area, and more are on the way. "The periodical cicadas have been emerging for the last week and a half," Stephanie Adams, Plant Pathologist at Morton Arboretum in Lisle said Tuesday of Brood XIII, which will soon overspread across the entire Chicago area. "We found them both out here in our landscape and also in our East woods."
Eye On Illinois: If we’re consolidating transit agencies, why not think really big?
That’s my thought after considering reports of a plan to consolidate Chicago and suburban public transportation agencies. In 2022, with the exhaustion of federal COVID-19 relief money in sight, state lawmakers ordered a sustainability plan from the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. Last September, Metra, Pace and the CTA reportedly faced a combined annual budget shortfall of at least $730 million by 2026, but some projections include a shorter timeline.
Northwestern professor, whose school gave in to anti-Israel agitators, is son of notorious terrorist radicals
As campus unrest continues, liberal universities are quick to give conservative voices the cold shoulder and cater to progressive radicals as seen in Northwestern University's latest move.
Bruce Neubauer: Chicago man reported missing from NW Side
CHICAGO - A 23-year-old man was reported missing from his home in Portage Park Wednesday morning. Bruce Neubauer was last seen on Sunday at his residence in the 4800 block of West Dakin Street. Police said Neubauer could be in Norridge or near the University of Chicago campus. He has...
At least 1 person hospitalized after "chemical irritant" attack at Chicago Tech Academy
CHICAGO (CBS) -- At least one person was taken to the hospital on Wednesday, after someone sprayed a chemical irritant inside a charter school on the Near West Side. Police, fire, and school officials provided conflicting details on the incident, but all three confirmed someone sprayed a chemical irritant such as mace or pepper spray inside Chicago Tech Academy High School at 1301 W. 14th St. Police said officers were flagged down at the school around 11:45 a.m., after a female entered the school, approached a group of eight teen females, all between 15 and 19 years old, and sprayed...
Chicago area welcomes May showers this weekend
CHICAGO (CBS) — Warm spring weather is blowing into the area to kick off May, but an active weather pattern starts Thursday with daily rain and thunderstorm chances.Expect increasing clouds overnight, then a few scattered showers early Thursday. As a warm front lifts northward, the Chicago area will experience a huge temperature difference between communities north and south of Chicago. Afternoon highs will be in the 50s in Waukegan but lower 80s south in Kankakee.The warm front will also lead to thunderstorm development during the afternoon and evening.Another round of rain and thunderstorms swings through the area overnight Thursday into early Friday morning, leaving most with rain totals of 0.5" to 1". A chance of rain continues for Cinco De Mayo plans this weekend, although Sunday appears to be the drier day.Tonight: Increasing clouds. Low: 52Tomorrow: Periods of rain and thunderstorms at times. High: 74Friday: Early morning rain, then mostly cloudy. High: 71
Georgia woman charged with murder of woman on South Side
CHICAGO — A Georgia woman was charged and extradited back to Chicago for allegedly shooting and killing another woman last year. Shaunaria Watson, 31, of Covington, Georgia, was charged with first-degree murder. She’s accused of shooting Erica Reed, 26, in the head on May 12, 2023. Reed died of...
Warmth and Breezes Usher in Chicago Spring Despite Looming Showers and Storms
As Chicagoans break out their spring jackets to bask in the warm breeze of the season's first day, the National Weather Service cautions that sporadic showers and thunderstorms are on the horizon, starting tonight. "Happy first day of May! It will be warm and breezy today with highs in the 70s." But the agency warns that thunderstorms could roll in overnight, leading up to what could be a wet end to the workweek, according to the NWS Chicago.
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