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Where Did the Nickname ‘FIB’ Come From?
Summer in Wisconsin is in sight, and you know what that means: our frenemies from Chicagoland pouring over the border to play. Driving wise, were some of these people raised by wolves, or what? Speeding. Tailgating – not the good kind. Lane changes as subtle as a face tattoo.
Pete’s Fresh Market Opens To Hundreds Of Waiting Ashburn Neighbors
ASHBURN — The city’s largest Pete’s Fresh Market opened Wednesday in Ashburn, bringing fresh food options to a neighborhood that hasn’t had its own supermarket in years. Dozens of neighbors gathered — some as early as 6 a.m. — in a long line to celebrate the...
OP parking Lot 10 under construction
Residents who frequent Lot 10, the popular parking lot on North Boulevard between Marion Street and Forest Avenue in downtown Oak Park’s business district, can expect construction this spring. The sidewalk will be replaced along the north of the parking lot. Then, the lot will be closed for four...
‘Cancer sucks:’ WGN Reporter Mike Lowe reveals stage 3 colon cancer diagnosis
CHICAGO — WGN Reporter Mike Lowe has revealed he is battling colon cancer. In a post shared to Instagram Thursday, Lowe said he was diagnosed with stage 3(c)/N+ colon cancer and is participating in a clinical trial with Northwestern Medicine. He will be undergoing radiation and chemotherapy for abour six months prior to surgery. Lowe […]
How the city is addressing Chicago’s environmental injustice issues
The release last year of the Chicago Cumulative Impact Assessment found that Austin, East Garfield Park, West Garfield Park and North Lawndale communities are among the areas disproportionately impacted by higher heat-related illnesses, industry pollution, increased amounts of ground level ozone and particulate matter, flooding, lack of green space, higher density of buildings and pavement — and historic disinvestment.
Glenview Police release statement about fatal crash as family, friends prepare to lay teen to rest
The Glenview Police Department released a statement Wednesday after a tragic car crash earlier this week left a 17-year-old Glenbrook South High School student killed and three others hospitalized. "The Glenview Police Department investigation of the fatal accident that occurred late Sunday night is ongoing," the statement began. The full...
Driver who killed 78-year-old woman while fleeing a locksmith he didn’t want to pay gets probation
CHICAGO — A Chicago man has been sentenced to probation for crashing into another car and killing a 78-year-old woman as he sped away from a locksmith he did not want to pay. Kurell Purnell, 20, pleaded guilty to reckless homicide with a motor vehicle on Wednesday, according to court records.
It’s ‘Play ball!’ for Midway Baseball & Softball
It’s ‘Play ball!’ for Midway Baseball & Softball. Spread the love. If smiles were home runs, the boys and girls of the Midway Baseball & Softball Association were clearly the champions of West Lawn last Saturday, as they paraded through the streets of the community before beginning their 2024 season. – Photos by Steve Neuhaus.
Cicada Double Brood Is Coming and Is Already Buzzing in Some Regions
Have you heard the buzz of the double cicada brood yet in your area? The Great Southern Brood is already starting to emerge in southern areas of the US, while the Northern Illinois Brood is a bit slower, but still on its way. NBC Chicago reported that cicada shells are beginning to be seen in Illinois, and that's the first sign of the insects' arrival. Ecologist Jennifer Rydzewski told the network that "the periodical cicadas will start emerging when the soil temperature eight inches below the ground gets to 64 degrees."
GoFundMe page created for Foxtrot employees at Chicago’s Southport location
CHICAGO — A GoFundMe page was created to help the employees of the recently closed Foxtrot Southport location to help navigate their sudden job loss. Dom’s Kitchen & Market and Foxtrot Market locations suddenly closed in Chicago and across the country, just a few months after the grocery retailers merged. The GoFundMe page was created by […]
New policy would overhaul long-criticized Chicago Police Dept. traffic stop-and-search tactic
Even if a gun, drugs or stolen property is discovered during the search of a vehicle, the proposed policy states prosecutors would "decline to prosecute" cases if the search originated from a "non-public safety," according to a draft policy obtained by the I-Team.
2 robbed while walking in Bucktown, Old Town on Wednesday morning
CHICAGO — Police are investigating two robberies that occurred within 20 minutes yesterday morning in Old Town and Bucktown. First, three or four men jumped out of a white sedan to rob a woman as she walked in the 1200 block of North Clybourn. It happened around 5:35 a.m. According to a witness, the robbers made a U-turn, then stopped to rob the woman at gunpoint of her bag and phone.
Hunt killer in ‘drifting’ slaying
Police are appealing to the public to help find those responsible for the slaying of a 20-year-old West Englewood man during a takeover of the intersection at 59th and Western at 3:21 a.m. Sunday, May 5. The victim–identified as Guillermo “Memito” Caballero Jr., of the 7000 block of South Winchester–was...
Gerald Reed’s 1994 double murder case ends in not-guilty verdict after spending decades in prison
CHICAGO — A man sentenced to life in prison for a 1990 double-murder homicide was found not guilty Wednesday after spending most of his life behind bars. The case took 30 years to solve after Gerald Reed was convicted in 1995 of killing Willie Williams and Pamela Powers on the South Side four years earlier. […]
Oak Park considers user fee for electric vehicle charging stations
Electric vehicle users living in or driving through Oak Park may soon be paying a fee to use the village’s publicly-accessible electric vehicle charging stations. The village board discussed a proposal Tuesday to charge users a $0.25 per kilowatt-hour fee, the market rate, at these stations. There is now no fee for any of the 26 village-owned stations. Users only have to pay a fee for parking in the lot or garage, if applicable, but not for charging itself.
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