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Flooding is Illinois’ Most Threatening Natural Disaster. Are We Prepared?
This story was originally published by the Illinois Answers Project. The electricity in Mary Buchanan’s home in West Garfield Park was not working – again. The outage lasted four days, starting just after a crew dug up her front lawn to install a check valve in late March, in order to stop waste water from pouring into her basement. She told herself this $12,000 construction would be worth it if it means no more flooding.
45 months for man who set CTA van on fire in the Loop during 2020 riots
CHICAGO — Nearly four years after he helped set a CTA work van on fire in the Loop during the George Floyd riots, Darion Lindsey pleaded guilty to federal charges on Thursday. U.S. District Judge John Blakey sentenced Darion Lindsey to 45 months in prison, but Lindsey has already...
"We've just taken this step forward, but it is the beginning step." Special prosecuting attorney on Lowell Badger murder case explains uncommon proceedings
SULLIVAN CO., Ind. (WTHI)- A special prosecuting attorney involved in the Lowell Badger murder case explains some of the uncommon legal moves made in the case so far. A grand jury Wednesday indicted William Ray Grimes in the murder of Lowell Badger. Badger died in his home on December 8th,...
Ridge Road and and Bernice Avenue will be resurfaced this summer
LANSING, Ill. (April 25, 2024) – Driving on Ridge Road and Bernice Road this summer will be slower and bumpier than usual, with the promise of smoother travel for years to come. The pair of heavily used east-west arteries in Lansing will be completely resurfaced this year, a process...
Chicago Heights man charged in DUI crash on I-55
COOK COUNTY - A Chicago Heights man has been arrested more than a month after allegedly driving under the influence and causing injuries in a crash on Interstate 55. The Illinois State Police responded to the crash on March 18 around 4:12 a.m., involving a wrong-way driver on northbound I-55 at Interstate 94 in Cook County.
Man accused of trying to lure SW suburban child walking home from school: Sheriff
Cook County Sheriff’s officials met with the victim and learned that while walking home from school, a man in a silver SUV drove up to the curb and followed the child for about a block. The victim told officers that the offender would not leave.
Man charged with stealing $210,000 worth of merchandise from store near Chicago’s Mag Mile
CHICAGO — Chicago police have arrested a man who they said stole $210,000 worth of merchandise from a store near Chicago’s Magnificant Mile. Kahdaffie Green, 25, of Calumet City, was charged with a felony count of theft and a felony count of burglary. Police said he entered a store on Nov. 13 in the 0-100 […]
‘Sweetest little angel’: Family mourns loss of 3-year-old in Munster fire, thanks community
MUNSTER, Ind. — A Northwest Indiana family is mourning the loss of a 3-year-old boy following a tragic fire where the father ran back in multiple times in an effort to save him. Munster firefighters responded to the 900 block of Cornwallis Lane around 11:15 a.m. Monday on the report of a house fire. While […]
Hammond, Indiana teachers troubled by school closures
CHICAGO (CBS) — Classes were suddenly canceled Wednesday at public schools in Hammond, Indiana because too many teachers called in sick.The news came just hours after the district announced the permanent closing of three schools.The school board's cost-saving move has left many parents unsure about their kids' futures, and many teachers have wondered how they will provide for their families.Some teachers told CBS 2 that excessive call-offs were their way of protesting in response to the district's approval of a consolidation plan.It will close Lew Wallace, Morton, and Kenwood Elementary School.A financial report provided by one of the board of...
Daniel Martinez murder: Security guard pleads guilty in Palos Hills marine's death
BOSTON - The man charged with killing a Palos Hills marine veteran changed his plea to guilty. Daniel Martinez, 23, was stabbed to death in March 2022 in a fight outside a Boston bar. He was stabbed by a bar security guard — identified as 38-year-old Alvaro Larrama — while...
Hammond mayor responds to residents' anger over planned school closures
Hammond Mayor Tom McDermott Jr. is largely blaming state leadership for the planned closure of three of the city's elementary schools. "You know, a lot of people move to Hammond from Illinois, and they're perplexed. 'What's going on here? I like the low taxes, but I want teachers and I want schools.' You came to the wrong state. This state doesn't value public education, and that's a fact," McDermott said Wednesday during a Facebook Live event responding to the closures.
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