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Afternoon Briefing: Appellate Court backs CPS’ decision not to renew Urban Prep charter
Day: June 14, 2024
Houston Astros release José Abreu with $30.8 million left on the former Chicago White Sox slugger’s contract
The Houston Astros cut ties with former American League MVP José Abreu less than halfway through a three-year, $58.5 million contract.
After 6 years, Lake County sheriff’s marine unit resumes patrols on Lake Michigan
The marine unit has been unable to patrol the more than 900 square miles of Lake Michigan in its jurisdiction because it didn’t have a boat that could safely operate on Lake Michigan.
Lake County’s Juneteenth celebration continues to grow; ‘A recognition … of the time we decreed all people are created equal’
Historically, June 19, 1865, was when news of the slaves emancipation was announced in Galveston, Texas, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
Dr. Cali Estes’ Sober on Demand & The Addictions Coach Online Achieve LegitScript Certification, Showing Compliance & Commitment to Transparency
Dr. Cali Estes, founder of The Addictions Academy, is proud to announce that her programs, Sober on Demand and The Addictions Coach Online, have received LegitScript Certification, demonstrating compliance with certification standards and ensuring transparency.
How to get free tickets to Common as part of the Millennium Park 20th Anniversary
Millennium Park is celebrating its 20th anniversary next month, and the boldface weekend headliner is a free concert by Chicago rapper Common with the Grant Park Orchestra on July 20.
Church news
News and events at local houses of worship
Gary man gets 8 years after he was pulled over twice with gun
A Gary man got eight years Friday after he was pulled over as a convicted felon twice with a gun.
Wrongful death lawsuit filed nearly a year after DuPage County mass shooting
The fiancee of a man who was shot to death last year in an unincorporated area near Willowbrook is suing two stores in the strip mall where the mass shooting happened.
Editorial: A broadside against the plans for North DuSable Lake Shore Drive, but cars have to go somewhere
The solution for the iconic DuSable Lake Shore Drive on Chicago’s North Side needs compromise, realism and honest debate.