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Cook County outages: More than 1,000 without power following strong winds, lightning
CHICAGO - More than 1,000 people were without power in Cook County Monday morning after weekend storms. ComEd was still reporting 15 outages as of 10 a.m. affecting 1,078 customers. Sunday's severe weather shut down the Sueños Music Festival in downtown Chicago. Thousands were evacuated from Grant Park before the...
Bolingbrook man arrested for theft of more than $30,000 in Texas
LONGVIEW, Texas (KETK) – The Longview Police Department is warning the public of a scam after they recently arrested a person for allegedly stealing between $30,000 and $150,000. Muhammad Muzammil, 23 of Bolingbrook, Illinois, allegedly used scam tactics to scam a local victim out of a “significant amount of money,” according to Longview PD. “Unfortunately, […]
Aurora Native Serves Aboard forward-deployed Navy warship in Japan
Petty Officer 1st Class Emmanuel Garcia, a native of Aurora, Illinois, serves in Japan aboard a forward-deployed U.S. Navy warship. Garcia graduated from Larkin High School in 2006. The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in Aurora. “I learned and understood the...
Legacy Ranch in Lockport provides equine therapy for people of all abilities
LOCKPORT, Ill. - A ranch in Lockport is helping disabled adults and children ride a little higher. The Legacy Ranch provides a unique type of therapy that involves horses, made possible by a stable of great volunteers. Ask Emily Tichacek what changed her life, and the answer is easy. "I...
Ridgewood softball advances to State for first time in program history
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - After trailing 4-2 in the 7th inning with 2 outs, the Ridgewood softball team rallied to beat East Dubuque 6-4 to advance to State for the first time in program history. Senior Gabby Dean delivered a 2 RBI double with 2 outs to tie the game.
Boys Tennis State Finals | Lyons’ Jack McLane and Mason Mazzone take 2nd
Two doubles teams from Lyons made deep runs at the IHSA Class 2A boys tennis state finals, with one of them bringing home some hardware. The boys state tennis finals were held at various sites in the north and northwest suburbs May 23-25. The Lions’ Jack McLane and Mason Mazzone...
We have your Blues on the Fox Tickets!
The COOLEST Blues Festival in the Midwest is back with an amazing line up. Don’t miss Blues on the Fox at RiverEdge Park in Aurora on June 14th and 15th! Get your tickets at RiverEdgePark.com. Listen in the morning for a chance to win a pair of tickets to...
Naperville, St. Charles, Winnetka and dozens of other communities urged to double down on coal
As President Joe Biden pushes to accelerate the nation’s transition to clean energy, three Chicago suburbs and more than two dozen other Illinois communities are mulling plans to double down on lung-damaging, climate-changing coal. Naperville, St. Charles, Winnetka and 29 downstate municipalities are investors in the Prairie State Generating Station, a massive coal-fired power plant in ...
They’re flying! Millions of cicadas now on the move in Western Springs
WESTERN SPRINGS, Ill. — The cicada invasion has completely taken over some parts of the Chicago area — especially in Western Springs. WGN’s Marcus Leshock is back in the western suburb with an update on the cicada emergence. Since his visit just four days ago, the cicadas seem to have gone through the transformation into […]
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