“Ghostlight” opens Friday at the Wayfarer Theater in Highland Park, giving viewers a look at scenes shot mostly in Waukegan, but also Highland Park, Highwood, Deerfield, Northbrook and Lincolnwood.
Day: July 3, 2024
Column: Supreme Court ruling puts vulnerable population more at risk, say advocates for the homeless
In a 6-3 ruling, the court determined laws which impose civil and criminal penalties on the homeless do not violate the Eighth Amendment prohibition on “cruel and unusual punishment.”
Yeah, booyyyeeee!!! Flavor Flav, Red Lobster have a dinner for you
Flavor Flav and Red Lobster have teamed up for a meal collab. Flavor Flav’s Faves Signature Meal includes Maine lobster tail, snow crab legs, garlic shrimp scampi and bacon mac and cheese, all on one plate.
Colorado dairy worker tests positive for bird flu, 4th person linked to outbreak
A fourth dairy worker in the U.S. has been infected with bird flu. Health officials said Wednesday that the worker in Colorado had an eye infection and has since recovered.
South and southwest suburbs ramp up enforcement of fireworks laws, with fines up to $750
Matteson, Park Forest, South Chicago Heights, Richton Park, Lansing and Blue Island posted reminders on signs and social media.
Now-banned NBA player Jontay Porter will be charged with federal felony in betting case, court papers indicate
Court papers indicate that former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter will be charged with a federal felony connected to the sports betting scandal that spurred the NBA to ban him for life.
Review: ‘Green Border’ is a riveting account of a refugee crisis and human conscience
In times of war, and times of refugees risking their lives for lives to call their own, the distance between life and death can be measured in the length of a human hand, reaching out. “Green Border,” the excellent new film from Polish-born director Agnieszka Holland, dramatizes one such refugee crisis. We have yet to […]
Afternoon Briefing: Illinois residents boost Indiana firework sales
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here’s what is happening today.
Kane County may not be following state law on its budget process, state’s attorney says
Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser said her office and others are being restricted from entering the budgets they want for next year, which she said goes against state law.
Blue Island officials Salvation Army church silent on shooting aftermath
Blue Island authorities have not announced any charges or said if a person taken into custody after the shooting has been released.