Right-hander Jameson Taillon made his 2024 debut in Friday’s 8-3 win against the Miami Marlins as the Chicago Cubs look to build off resilient start to the season.
Day: April 19, 2024
Dolton Village Hall hit with federal subpoenas amid ongoing probe into Mayor Tiffany Henyard
The subpoenas, which two sources said do not name Henyard, come just days after Dolton chief administrator Keith Freeman, a close ally of Henyard, was charged with bankruptcy fraud in U.S. District Court as part of a related investigation.
‘It takes a while’: Arlington 425 closer to getting a shovel in the ground
Nearly five years after receiving zoning approvals, Arlington 425 — the proposed three-building residential and commercial campus that is touted to be the largest development in more than two decades in Arlington Heights — is closer to getting a shovel in the ground.
Earth Day 2024: How suburban communities are celebrating the historic environmental holiday
Many Aprils ago, 10% of the entire U.S. population demonstrated in cities across the nation for the first Earth Day celebration.
Remains of an Illinois soldier who died during WWII at a Japanese POW camp identified, military says
Military scientists say they’ve identified the remains of an Illinois soldier who died during World War II at a Japanese prisoner of war camp in the Philippines.
Chicago’s young activists demand climate action, steps to ‘protect our planet’ at downtown rally
Young activists held a rally Friday afternoon demanding urgent action from government officials to slow climate change, calling it a “public health emergency that affects every breath we take and every sip we drink.”
Hoffman Estates officials take last look inside former Sears HQ before its demolition
Current representatives of the Hoffman Estates village board, that approved the once-mighty Sears’ corporate headquarters to move from downtown Chicago to 273 vacant acres in the suburbs 35 years ago, toured the sprawling campus one last time Friday ahead of its imminent demolition.
Bill Tobin, longtime Chicago Bears personnel man who played a major role in building the Super Bowl XX champions, dies at 83
Bill Tobin, who had a storied 18-year run in personnel with the Chicago Bears and played a major hand in the construction of the Super Bowl XX team, died Thursday. He was 83.
Hundreds of students at Batavia High School walk out of class to protest gun violence
Batavia High School students wore orange and walked out of class early on Friday in protest of gun violence in schools.
Tesla recalling nearly 4,000 Cybertrucks because accelerator pedal can get stuck
Tesla is recalling nearly 4,000 of its 2024 Cybertrucks after it discovered that the accelerator pedal can become stuck, potentially causing the vehicle to accelerate unintentionally and increase the risk of a crash.