Automatic emergency braking will have to come standard on all new passenger vehicles in the United States, a requirement that the government says will save hundreds of lives and prevent thousands of injuries every year.
Day: April 29, 2024
This congresswoman was born and raised in Ukraine. She just voted against aid for her homeland
U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz, the first and only Ukrainian-born member of Congress, emerged early on as a natural advocate for supporting her native country in its war with Russia. But when $61 billion in additional support for the war effort came up for a vote in the House recently, she voted against it.
U.S. and Mexico drop bid to host 2027 World Cup
The decision left a proposal from Brazil and a joint Germany-Netherlands-Belgium plan competing to be picked for 2027 by the FIFA Congress that meets May 17 in Bangkok.
Card sellers meet sports card collectors in Willowbrook/Burr Ridge card show
Being a sports fan, that is to say, a sports fanatic, has long meant more than watching a game and supporting the hometown team on game day. For fans, the games are a part of life, a social tradition that takes root, often in childhood, and never lets up. The tradition can grow wild and expensive and elaborate or it can be held in check by real world responsibilities but a sports fanatic holds on to it, maintains it, and loves it, each in his or her own way. Merchandise shows off favorite teams and players. Win flags transmit Cubs […]
Park Ridge voter registration drive brings in nearly 100, per clerk
A voter drive hosted by the Park Ridge City Clerk at the library and at an assisted living facility brought in nearly 100 people, according to the clerk. City Clerk and Deputy Registrar Sal Raspanti hosted a voter drive with the Park Ridge Public Library on April 27 and another drive at the Summit of Uptown on April 25. Raspanti helped residents verify their voter status, register new voters or re-register voters who are new to Park Ridge. “Voter apathy may be a thing of the past . . . well, at least, in 2024,” Raspanti said in a news […]
3 law officers killed, 5 others wounded trying to serve warrant in North Carolina, authorities say
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Three officers on a U.S. Marshals Task Force serving a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm were killed and five other officers were wounded in a shootout Monday at a North Carolina home, police said.
Developer pays $9 million for long-sought Guitar Center property in Arlington Heights
Work has begun to transform the southern gateway of Arlington Heights, but developer Bradford Allen is already eyeing its next phase of redevelopment.
Fulton Market developer creating a life sciences campus, including neighborhood’s first public park
The campus will include up to six high-rises with apartments and laboratory space for life sciences and other research companies.
Hammond man charged with killing bystander inside East Chicago gas station
A Hammond man is facing charges for killing a bystander buying a couple of sodas inside an East Chicago gas station, documents allege.
3 law officers killed, 5 others wounded trying to serve warrant in North Carolina, authorities say
Three officers on a U.S. Marshals Task Force serving a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm were killed and five other officers were wounded in a shootout Monday in North Carolina, home, police said.