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Search underway for 69-year-old man missing for over 2 weeks
CHICAGO — Police are asking for help in the search for a man who officers say has been missing for over two weeks. According to Chicago police, officers are searching for 69-year-old Carter Martin, who has been missing from the area of West 80th Street & South Wood Street, in the city’s Auburn Gresham neighborhood, since Thursday, […]
Chicago chiropractor convicted in $750,000 health care fraud scheme
CHICAGO — A Chicago chiropractor has been found guilty of healthcare fraud in connection with a scheme that prosecutors say netted him around $750,000. 48-year-old Clarence Brown III, who owned and operated Dr. CB3 Wellness and Apex Integrated Medical Center, Ltd., both in the West Loop, was convicted on nine counts of health care fraud on Friday, April […]
Woman suing Disneyland Resort claiming ‘Goofy’ actor permanently injured her, lawsuit says
The cast member wearing the Goofy costume reportedly fell onto Griffin with “all of his body weight,” which resulted in “severe, traumatic, debilitating, and permanent injuries that necessitated significant medical care as well as emotional pain and suffering," according to the lawsuit.
Judge dismisses 3 counts in Ryan Field re-zoning case
CHICAGO — A Cook County judge has made her ruling in the Ryan Field redevelopment zoning case. The judge dismissed three out of four counts of a lawsuit filed by homeowners in Evanston and a non-profit group. The judge did allow one of the civil lawsuit claims to move forward — that is on the […]
Missing Joliet father found dead in Des Plaines River
JOLIET, Ill. — A missing father of seven in Joliet was found dead Friday morning in the Des Plaines River after he was missing for over a week. Family and police were canvassing the area of the 300 block of West Bluff, near the Des Plaines River, all week looking for him. No one heard […]
Why aren’t Chicago’s Jackson Park Cherry Blossoms blooming?
CHICAGO — Although spring showers bring May flowers, the eye-catching South Side cherry blossoms in Jackson Park will not bloom this year. The gorgeous view that resides just outside of Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry will be halted as the cherry blossoms are not expected to bloom for another year in a row. According […]
Motorcyclist critical after South Side crash
CHICAGO — A motorcyclist is in critical condition following a crash Thursday night on the South Side. Officers responded to the scene just after 8:20 p.m. in the 2400 block of West 87th Street. Police believe a gray SUV traveling northbound on Western attempted to make a left turn onto 87th Street and collided with […]
Surprise! Taylor Swift reveals ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ is actually a double album
It’s the day Swifties everywhere have been waiting for: Taylor Swift’s 11th album “The Tortured Poets Department” was officialy released on midnight Friday. But that’s not all. Swift dropped a surprise on all her fans at 2 a.m. — a secret double album. In posts across all her social media pages, the artist revealed she […]
South Shore Line releases new schedule after double track project
GARY, Ind. — The South Shore Line has released a new schedule effective next month following the competition of its double track project. The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District said the project and new schedule will reduce travel times. It begins on May 14. The double track project was recently completed after it was approved […]
Man, 23, fatally stabbed on West Side
CHICAGO — A man was fatally stabbed on the city’s West Side, according to Chicago police. Police said officers responded to a person down around 4:17 a.m. Friday on the 1600 block of South Loomis in the Lower West Side neighborhood. Upon arrival, officers discovered a 23-year-old man on the ground with stab wounds to […]
Iran fires at suspected Israeli attack drones near Isfahan air base and nuclear site
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran fired air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site early Friday morning near the central city of Isfahan after spotting drones, which were suspected to be part of an Israeli attack in retaliation for Tehran’s unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on the country. No Iranian official directly acknowledged the […]
Moonlighting: Northwestern University scientist uses lasers to study lunar soil
The Romantic poet William Blake once wrote you can “see a world in a grain of sand.” At Northwestern University’s Integrated Laboratories for Earth and Planetary Sciences, a single grain may reveal worlds beyond our own. Hunched over a powerful microscope, Professor Steve Jacobsen studied a grain of lunar soil. “Oh, look,” he said. “You […]
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