The Louisville police detective who arrested top-ranked golfer Scottie Scheffler outside the PGA Championship is receiving “corrective action” for failing to have his body-worn camera activated.
Day: May 23, 2024
Elgin to dedicate federal grant money to rehab efforts for more affordable housing
Elgin plans to spend $800,000 in federal grant money on developing more affordable housing, officials said.
Man is found fit to go on trial in attacks that killed 4 in Rockford, Illinois
A man was found fit Thursday to stand trial on charges of killing four people and injuring seven others during a series of frenzied attacks in a neighborhood in Rockford, Illinois.
NCAA and Big Ten leadership approve $2.8 billion settlement that will usher in dramatic changes for college sports
The NCAA and Big Ten Conference leadership approved a $2.8 billion settlement of antitrust claims Wednesday, moving college athletics closer to some of the most sweeping changes in its history.
Lake County was site of largest U.S. train robbery a century ago; ‘Unique for a number of reasons’
The Rondout train heist was the largest looted amount the United States had ever seen, and it still remains the largest, according to local historians, likely due to a number of security changes made to postal trains after the robbery.
Even with injured finger, Diana Vargas hits big two-run homer for West Aurora. ‘I wasn’t looking. I was just running.’
Diana Vargas hit a two-run homer to spark West Aurora to an 8-3 regional win.
Chicago-based Mondelez fined $366 million for blocking cross-border sales in Europe
The Chicago-based food company owns the Cadbury and Toblerone chocolate brands as well as Oreo and Chips Ahoy cookies, Triscuit crackers and Perfect Snacks nutrition bars.
Dunes Summer Theatre 2024 season launches with ‘Blithe Spirit’
Dunes Summer Theatre kicks off its 2024 season May 31-June 16 with “Blithe Spirit.”
Cleveland Cavaliers fire coach J.B. Bickerstaff despite some progress and getting to second round of NBA playoffs
J.B. Bickerstaff was fired as Cleveland’s coach on Thursday despite leading the Cavaliers through an injury-ravaged season and into the second round of the NBA playoffs.
Skokie, Park Ridge Farmers Markets to allow the sale of alcohol
Farmers Markets are coming back to the northern suburbs, and this time, they’re bringing beer. In preparation for the upcoming Farmers Market season, the Skokie Village Board and Park Ridge City Council are taking steps to allow the sale of alcohol at their markets. Neither will allow onsite drinking, but samples are welcome. Both municipalities completed the first hurdle in creating a new type of liquor license for their respective farmers markets at their respective meetings on Monday. Skokie’s Farmers Market will continue to meet weekly on Sundays. Park Ridge will have a special monthly Market After Dark event that […]