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Twisted Sugar Coming Soon to Schererville
Twisted Sugar will soon be bringing their Cookies and specialty sodas to Schererville. The local franchisee has recently signed a lease at 1508 US 41 which is the former Capriotti’s in the Fountain Park Shopping Center. Plans are to start renovations immediately with plans to open very shortly. Crown...
Lansing History: Ridge Road was once a Potawatomi trail
LANSING, Ill. (May 16, 2024) – From a lonely Potawatomi on horseback in the 1800s, to the thousands of vehicles today, Ridge Road has quite a history. Ridge Road, or 182nd Street, runs east-west through the center of Lansing, following an ancient shoreline of Lake Michigan. An actual ridge, the road rests atop a 25-foot-high elongated berm of sand and gravel deposited by the receding lake. The ridge was once a prominent trail traversed by tribes native to the Chicago region.
School segregation in Chicago is some of worst in nation
Data: Stanford Education Data Archive. Note: Index ranges from 0 to 1, where 0 implies no segregation (all schools have identical proportions of Black and white students), while 1 implies complete segregation (no Black student attends a school with any white students, and vice versa). Map: Axios VisualsCook County hosts some of the most segregated schools in the country, driven largely by CPS, according to a new report looking at 2022 data.Why it matters: Researchers have found school segregation disproportionately hurts Black and Latino students since those schools tend to have fewer resources, higher teacher turnover, and fewer advanced classes.The...
Sweet 4th grader Calley gives the Friday Forecast
Calley Norwood is a 4th grader at Chateaux School in Hazel Crest, Illinois. Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Sign up and subscribe to our WGN Morning News newsletter.
Chicago law firm to host gas giveaway in Bedford Park Friday
BEDFORD PARK, Ill. - A Chicago law firm is hosting a gas giveaway in suburban Bedford Park on Friday. 1-800-TruckWreck, a personal injury law firm, will be hosting the event at Good 2 Go Gas, located at 6401 W. 65th St. The event will take place from 12 p.m. to...
“Know me for who I am:” Remembering Indiana giant Vernon A. Williams
It was Saturday, at 12:30 a.m. when Steve ‘Scoop’ Jefferson, fraternity brother and reporter, received the call from Joyce Williams, the cherished wife of Vernon A. Williams. In a voice filled with heartache and strength, she shared the news that Williams had transitioned from this life to rest in the next, leaving a void in our hearts and a legacy.
Manhunt in Western Springs ends after homeowner holds suspect at gunpoint in backyard: prosecutors
WILLOW SPRINGS, Ill. - Two Chicago men are accused of stealing two chainsaws from a truck before leading police on a high-speed chase through the Chicago suburbs Wednesday afternoon. Kawann Moore, 39, has been charged with one count of burglary, one count of aggravated fleeing and eluding a police officer...
Friday: A partly sunny 77
LANSING, Ill. (May 16, 2024) – Patchy morning fog will burn off by 10:30 a.m., and the rest of the day should be partly sunny and pleasant. Current conditions, the four-hour forecast, and the five-day forecast are presented below. (On mobile, only three hours and three days are shown.) Details are continuously updated throughout the day:
Advocate Health Care workers speak out against health system’s handling of Gaza humanitarian crisis
OAK LAWN, Ill. — Advocate Health Care workers gathered in Oak Lawn to voice concerns about the way the health system is handling the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and its employees who are impacted. On Friday evening, doctors and nurses stepped away from patient care to take a public stand. “We feel like we have no choice because of […]
Clark Street Outdoor Dining to Return Without Pedestrianized Roads
Ashok Selvam is the editor of Eater Chicago and a native Chicagoan armed with more than two decades of award-winning journalism. Now covering the world of restaurants and food, his nut graphs are super nutty. The city has modified the Clark Street outdoor dining program, a saga that has gripped...
Lansing residents receive Sister Alban Award from Calumet City Lions Club
CALUMET CITY, Ill. (May, 17, 2024) – Delia Diaz and Martha Vargas both received the Sister Alban Community Service Award from the Calumet City Lions Club on Tuesday, May 14. The two Lansing women were honored specifically for the work they’ve done to cook and serve hot, healthy, community meals each week at Jesus Shepherd of Souls Parish, 768 Lincoln Avenue, Calumet City.
Worth vehicle sticker applications ‘lost’ in the mail
Worth Village Clerk Bonnie Price said that even though application forms for village vehicle stickers were sent out to the post office last month residents were still waiting to receive those applications. “We have been doing this for 15 years,” Price said during the Worth Village Board meeting May 7....
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