Flossmoor has appointed a successor to former police Chief Jerel Jones, who alleged he was fired this spring due to racial discrimination. Carl Estelle, the special events administrator for Country Club Hills, will begin the new position of director of police services in Flossmoor July 29, to eventually transition into police chief once he becomes […]
Day: July 15, 2024
LATTE production bringing Arsenic and Old Lace back to its stage play roots
Lovers of old movies are familiar with the classic screwball comedy, “Arsenic and Old Lace.”
Suburban Democrats agree: End angry rhetoric in politics
Many Chicago-area Democratic leaders support the call from President Joe Biden and others to cool down and ditch the angry rhetoric that taints American politics.
Former Memorial Opera House director Scot MacDonald back in that role
Less than a year after leaving to take a job elsewhere former Porter County Memorial Opera House Executive Director Scot MacDonald is back serving as interim director.
Cook County extends restorative justice courts to the souths suburbs
Chief Judge Timothy Evans opened the Sauk Village court, extending similar efforts in North Lawndale, Avondale and Englewood in Chicago.
Police made 27 arrests in chaos at Copa America final, including Colombian soccer official’s son
The Miami-Dade Police Department said it made 27 arrests and 55 ejections after a host of crowd-control issues at the Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia
Aurora panel approves final plans for new Cyrus One buildings
An Aurora City Council committee recently approved final plans for a second Cyrus One campus just to the north of its current facility.
Firefighters extinguish blaze at Warrenville youth detention center
A multi-alarm fire at a youth detention center in Warrenville has been extinguished by firefighters.
Residents evacuated after ‘severe’ fire at Illinois Youth Center-Warrenville, located in unincorporated Naperville
A three-alarm fire forced the evacuation Monday of the Illinois Youth Center-Warrenville in unincorporated Naperville, according to authorities. Warrenville Fire Protection District Fire Chief Andrew Dina called the fire at the 30 W. 200 Ferry Road residential facility “severe” and confirmed that one center employee required hospital treatment.
Trump receives enough delegate votes to officially be Republicans’ nominee
Donald Trump has become the official Republican presidential nominee after receiving the votes of enough delegates at the Republican National Convention.