Northwestern is seeking a new athletic director after announcing that Derrick Gragg will take over a new position overseeing “strategy and approach to the new era of collegiate athletics.”
Day: June 13, 2024
Suburban serial killer Mark Smith set to appear before parole board
A confessed serial killer who murdered two young women and a teenager in the suburbs in 1970 is scheduled to appear before a state parole board early next month.
Gary man gets split verdict — acquitted of shooting at cop; guilty on killing police dog
A Gary man got a split verdict late Wednesday — convicted for killing a police dog and acquitted of shooting at a cop.
Program helps Waukegan small businesses grow; ‘This makes a commitment to the economic health of the area’
Pope and Mendia are two of eight Waukegan small-businesses owners comprising the 2024 cohort of the Small Business Growth Initiative, working with a coach to help them develop their companies and receive a $30,000 grant upon meeting a number of requirements.
Illinois basketball star Terrence Shannon found not guilty in rape trial
The 23-year-old Chicago native sat motionless as a Douglas County jury returned the unanimous verdict after 90 minutes of deliberation.
Firecakes Donuts closes in downtown Naperville while Epic Burger opens its ninth Chicago-area location
After a three-year stint downtown, Firecakes Donuts has apparently closed its doors just as fellow local chain Epic Burger sets up shop across town.
Prosecutors temporarily drop charges against Gary father charged in baby’s death
Lake County Prosecutors filed Wednesday to temporarily drop charges against a Gary man charged in his 1-month-old daughter’s death.
1 in custody after wounding 70-year-old man in Old Irving Park neighborhood
Charges were pending against someone who wounded a 70-year-old man Thursday morning in the Old Irving Park neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly before 11 a.m., the victim was arguing outside in the 3800 block of North Keeler Avenue when the person he was arguing with pulled out a firearm and began firing in his direction. The victim was struck to the right arm, and was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center where his condition was stabilized, police said. The shooter was taken into custody, and charges were pending.
Editorial: Riot Fest’s exit to the suburbs is a blow to the West Side. It was preventable.
Chicago can’t afford to lose revenue-generating events like Riot Fest. Tell that to the Park District.
Elgin to pay for another study analyzing the Fox River as dam removal decision looms
The Elgin City Council has commissioned yet another study of the Fox River, this one looking at sediment movement and how the channel could change if the Kimball Street dam is removed as recommended by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.