Phoenix homeowner Patricia Harris appealed her property tax assessment after noticing inconsistencies on the online database with her home evaluations and those of her neighbors’ nearly identical homes. After the Daily Southtown/Chicago Tribune reported her appeal was denied, the Cook County assessor’s office said some homes, including those of her neighbors, have multiple PIN numbers […]
Day: June 27, 2024
Forest preserve police investigating sexual assault in Oak Forest
The 51-year-old woman accepted a ride at 159th Street and Cicero Avenue in Oak Forest, but was then assaulted on a service road.
At least 100 dogs, cats inside Wheeling animal shelter when facility flooded: ‘I don’t know how they survived but they did’
Workers at a Wheeling animal shelter said several cats and dogs there helped to save their own lives – jumping to higher ground – after a burst pipe overnight Tuesday caused flooding in the building, eventually leading to a full evacuation. Workers and volunteers at Heartland Animal Shelter in Wheeling spent all day Wednesday dealing with the damage caused by the flooding. “We had to evacuate the animals as quickly as possible. Quite frankly, my fear was that some had drowned. We had small kittens in bottom cages. I don’t know how they survived but they did,” shelter Executive Director […]
Gloria Jean Kvetko, who expanded a chain of coffee shops across the country, dies
Kvelto and her then-husband bought and overhauled a small Long Grove boutique coffee store. The business eventually opened locations across the country.
CTU lobbyist helped craft mayor’s letter to Senate president at heart of Springfield selective enrollment fight
Public records provided to the Tribune reveal a CTU official helped craft the eleventh-hour letter that likely saved the teachers union and Johnson from an embarrassing defeat in the statehouse.
US Sen. Dick Durbin has hip replacement surgery
U.S. Sen Dick Durbin had hip replacement surgery in Oak Brook on Thursday. His office termed the procedure ‘successful.”
In State of City address, Aurora mayor talks about public safety, announces new House Music Festival
Mayor Richard Irvin’s second State of the City address this year started with the Aurora police and fire departments on center stage and ended in the announcement of a major house music festival to be held in the city.
Elgin Sports Complex expansion to cost $7.7M more than originally planned
Expanding the Elgin Sports Complex will cost about $7.7 million more than budgeted by the city, the Elgin City Council was told Wednesday.
Concerns about EtO report aired at Lake County hearing; ‘We need to do everything we can to ensure there is less EtO in the air’
Hoadley talked about before and after conditions at both Medline’s facility in Waukegan, which sterilizes surgical products, and Vantage Specialty Chemicals’ Gurnee plant, where ingredients for personal care, food and industrial goods are made.
Body discovered in burning Fox Lake home
Firefighters discovered the body of a man while battling a blaze at a Fox Lake home Thursday morning, authorities said.