Business news and events around the area
Business news
Day: June 16, 2024
Driver hits, kills pedestrian in Niles Sunday morning
– On 6/16/2024 at approximately 8:38am the Niles Police Department was dispatched to a motor vehicle crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian at the intersection of Milwaukee and Maryland in Niles. The pedestrian, an 86 year old male from Niles was crossing from West to East across Milwaukee Avenue and was struck by a 2017 Toyota RAV4, driven by a 66 year old male from Northbrook that was southeast bound on Milwaukee in the curb lane. The Niles Fire Department responded to the scene and transported the pedestrian to Lutheran General Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased at 9:05am. […]
Flossmoor 5K fundraiser raises money, awareness for homeless south suburban families
A handful of employees from Steger Elementary District 194 joined the walk Saturday to tackle the 5K and pitch in to help students.
Chicago Sky drop another close, physical game to the Indiana Fever 91-83
Another full house at Gainbridge Fieldhouse fueled the growing regional rivalry between the Chicago Sky and the Indiana Fever.
An emotional win for theaters: ‘Inside Out 2’ scores $155 million opening
Hollywood’s summer movie anxieties gave way to joy this weekend with the massive debut of Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out 2.
Thousands come together in Aurora to celebrate Juneteenth
Beginning at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, the four-hour Juneteenth Freedom and Heritage Celebration in Aurora featured a variety of activities including a dance contest, storytelling, food and craft vendors, a three-on-three basketball tournament, live entertainment and more.
Russian forces storm a detention facility to rescue staff taken hostage, killing hostage takers
Security forces stormed a detention center in southern Russia on Sunday, killing inmates accused of links to Islamist terror cells who had taken two staff members hostage, state-funded news channel RT reported.
Rib Fest in Lake in the Hills will have mask ban
Lake in the Hills officials voted to ban face coverings at the Rockin’ Rib Fest to be put on by the local Rotary Club next month.
Shooting at splash pad in Detroit suburb injures 9, leaving an 8-year-old in critical condition
Nine people were injured, including two young children and their mother, after a shooter opened fire at a splash pad in a Detroit suburb.
14-year-old girl shot, injured in South Deering: police
A 14-year-old girl was shot Sunday in the South Deering neighborhood, according to Chicago police. The girl was in a home on the 9600 block of South Exchange Avenue when a bullet pierced the window at around 3:00 a.m., police say. The girl was driven to Comer Children’s Hospital where she was found shot in […]