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`Micropreemie' baby who weighed just over 1 pound at birth goes home from Illinois hospital
A baby girl who weighed just over one pound when she was born prematurely in November has beaten the odds and gone home with her parents after spending her first six months at a suburban Chicago hospital.Nyla Brooke Haywood was treated to a send-off party Monday at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Illinois, attended by family, friends and hospital staffers before the 6-month-old was taken home by her first-time parents, NaKeya and Cory Haywood of Joliet.Nyla was delivered on Nov. 17 at just 22 weeks after her mother, NaKeya, was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia, a dangerous high-blood pressure condition....
Inside look: How federal officials are stopping drugs sent through the mail
CHICAGO — Drug traffickers are turning to doorsteps to ship drugs to their customers and dealers. United States Customs and Border Protection told WISN 12 News it's confiscating the same amount of drugs as people ship fewer packages. A package dropped on a Kenosha doorstep has more people tracking...
Chicago weather radar: ‘Torrential rainfall,' thunderstorms on the way
Storms and showers were back in the forecast Tuesday, according to the NBC 5 Storm Team. According to NBC 5 Meteorologist Iisha Scott, showers and storms were expected to develop Tuesday afternoon and evening in parts south of I-80. Scott added that while the showers won't be as widespread, flooding in some areas could be possible.
Family of murdered suburban Chicago woman Melissa Aud-Headlee speaks out
CHICAGO (CBS) — The family of a Joliet woman stabbed to death by her estranged husband in a weekend murder-suicide is speaking out to CBS 2.Joliet police told CBS 2 they'd been called to the home for mostly domestic violence-related incidents nine times since 2021.Melissa Aud-Headlee had taken out two orders of protection against her then-estranged husband before he took her life on Saturday."It was a gift that God gave me that I got to spend the last hour with my sister doing something for her. Yeah, I was one of the last family members she got to see."Melissa Aud-Headlee's...
Portillo’s and Lou Malnati’s team up again to bring back Italian Beef Deep Dish Pizza
CHICAGO (WTVO) — Portillo’s and Lou Malnati’s are teaming up again to rerelease the Italian Beef Deep Dish Pizza commemorating Italian Beef Week. Taste of Chicago is offering this impressive pie for a limited time with shipping available across the country. The pizza comes with all your favorite aspects of both restaurants, from Lou Malnati’s […]
Chicago Police Seek Help to Locate Endangered Teen, Leilani Garcia
The Chicago Police Department is currently seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing 16-year-old girl, Leilani Garcia. According to the Chicago Police Department's official website, Garcia was last seen at her residence in the 3100 block of North Mason Ave on May 12, 2024, at approximately 6:40 PM. She is described as Hispanic, with a height of 4 feet 11 inches, weighing 103 pounds, with brown eyes, black hair, and an olive complexion. Garcia's birth date is listed as February 16, 2008.
Museum of Science and Industry changes its name to honor billionaire donor
Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry announced that it will officially change its name to honor Ken Griffin, the billionaire businessman who donated $125 million to the museum in 2019.
Clear-Ridge Reporter and NewsHound May 15, 2024
Spread the love. By Mary Stanek Your correspondent in Archer Heights and West Elsdon 3808 W. 57th Place • (773) 517-7796 . We are now half way through May. I hope the month is treating everyone a-May-zing! The CAPS Beats 822/824 meeting was held on May 7. I did not attend because I had just…
Ukraine-Russia War update: U.S. Secretary of State Blinken’s message to Ukrainians
Journalist and editor of ‘Ukrainian Freedom News’ Joseph Lindsley joins Bob Sirott from Ukraine to deliver the latest news on the Ukraine-Russia War, including U.S. Secretary of State Blinken’s visit to Ukraine and multiple attacks on Kharkiv. You can find more updates on Joseph’s website, ukrainianfreedomnews.com. To donate to Joseph and his team’s efforts to distribute […]
Quincy man, Chicago woman facing heroin, gun charges after Monday arrest
QUINCY — A months-long investigation by the West Central Illinois Task Force led to the arrest of two people on Monday on drugs and weapons charges. The West Central Illinois Task Force, Illinois State Police, Adams County Sheriff’s Department and Quincy Police Department began investigating in early 2024 the sale of heroin in Quincy. Officers identified Latwaon McCray, 42, of Quincy as a possible target.
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