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Cicada Watch! Here’s where cicadas have been spotted across Chicago area
CHICAGO — Ready or not, here they come! Cicada sightings have already been reported in parts of Indiana and Illinois, including here in the Chicago area. But this is just the beginning, soon millions among billions of them will emerge from the ground. Here in Illinois, two broods of periodical cicadas will come out. In […]
The Jacksons reflect on hometown ties, legacy in return to Gary
GARY, Ind. (WNDU) - 2300 Jackson Street is where is all began — humble beginnings for what we know as a family musical dynasty that has sold out shows worldwide. But this past weekend, they were back in the Hoosier State in their hometown of Gary. The Jacksons have...
Chicago man allegedly struck victim in head, shot him multiple times during fight: police
CHICAGO - A Chicago man was arrested this week after allegedly shooting another man multiple times during a fight on the city's South Side earlier this year. Jeremy Wormack, 35, faces one felony count of attempted first-degree murder. On March 21, Wormack was allegedly involved in an argument with a...
Chicago man arrested less than an hour after robbing, carjacking 45-year-old victim at gunpoint: police
CHICAGO - A Chicago man is accused of carjacking a man at gunpoint in the Back of the Yards neighborhood Thursday. Otavion Miller, 18, faces one felony count of aggravated vehicular hijacking with a firearm and one felony count of armed robbery with a firearm. On Thursday, police arrested Miller...
‘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 […]
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.
Man who created portable disinfecting machine during pandemic gives back to hospital
An emergency department physician assistant who created a portable disinfecting machine using UVC light during the pandemic is giving back to the hospital where he came up with the idea. Robert Thomann was working in the ER at Mount Sinai Hospital during the coronavirus pandemic when he decided to put...
Dolton trustees appoint acting mayor amid political turmoil
Trustees in Dolton this week voted to appoint an acting mayor amid ongoing political turmoil in the Chicago suburb. Trustee Jason House will now fill in for embattled Mayor Tiffany Henyard in certain situations after Henyard, who is at the center of a series of subpoenas and lawsuits, missed 25 Board of Trustees meetings, the trustees decided.
The climate is changing: How will local residents be impacted in the coming decades?
As wildfires, severe storms, droughts, and flooding impact daily lives of Americans in all 50 states as a result of climate change, some media outlets have upheld the Great Lake region as a potential climate refuge. Yet the region is not exempt from the changing climate currently impacting and uprooting...
Kim Foxx proposes new policy for charges related to non-public safety traffic stops
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx is exploring a policy that would direct prosecutors to reject drug and gun charges that stem solely from select routine traffic stops by police, a move that's being met with criticism from some officials. Specifically, prosecutors would be encouraged to reject cases that...
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