As the Republican National Convention kicked off Monday morning in Milwaukee, just days after President Donald Trump was the target of an apparent assassination attempt Saturday at a Pennsylvania rally, hundreds of protestors in Chicago crossed the Illinois-Wisconsin state line to raise their voices for liberal causes. In Milwaukee, Jeff Fleming, the mayor’s director of communications and public engagement, said law enforcement officials were “well-equipped to manage the issues the city is responsible for” following the most serious attempt to assassinate a president or presidential candidate in about 40 years. The gunman who shot at Trump grazed his ear. One spectator […]
Day: July 15, 2024
T-shirts with image of Trump raising his fist after assassination attempt are for sale in China
Images of the moment have already been splashed across the world’s front pages and papered many corners of the internet — former President Donald Trump, ear bleeding, with his right hand clenched in a fist above the Secret Service agents surrounding him after he was shot.
Trump Media shares surge on 1st day of trading after assassination attempt on the former president
Trump Media surged in the first day of trading following an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
Column: Lake County’s congressmen have a history of standing up to their party’s president
For the two congressmen — one a Republican, the other a Democrat — it took grit to run counter to pressure from their respective political parties.
Gary Mayor Eddie Melton to participate in Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative
Gary Mayor Eddie Melton will participate in the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, a yearlong professional management training program.
Review: Rhythm World kicks off with electrifying solos and a preview of Jumaane Taylor’s next masterpiece — maybe
For more than three decades, hoofers-in-training have convened in downtown Chicago for Rhythm World, organized by the Chicago Human Rhythm Project.
Arrests made in fatal Waukegan Metra parking lot shooting
Alan Green, 34, of North Chicago, and Keyonda Triplett, 30, of Waukegan, are facing weapons charges in the shooting death of Xzavier Booker of Zion, police said.
Authorities seeking Wauconda teen who went missing Sunday
Police are asking for the public’s help to locate a teenage girl who went missing from Wauconda on Sunday.
Recently filmed movie the talk of Long Grove’s Christmas in July; ‘We try to think of ideas that bring out the community’
Last spring, scenes were filmed in Long Grove for the Great American Family channel production of “My Grown-Up Christmas Wish,” featuring Mario Lopez of “Access Hollywood” and “Saved by the Bell” fame, with spouse Courtney and their son Dominic.
Norridge, Harwood Heights turn out for Island in the City fest: ‘They remember the memories’
Norridge’s Island in the City Festival 2024 draws more than 45,000 people ‘They come back because they remember the memories’ This year’s four day Norridge Park District’s Island in the City Festival beginning Thursday, July 11 in Norridge drew more than 45,000 people to 4631 N. Overhill Ave. along West Lawrence Avenue. “The Island in the City Festival is the event the whole community looks forward to,” said Annemarie Flaherty of Arlington Heights, executive director of the Norridge Park District. “It is the Norridge Park District, it is the community, the Village of Norridge, Harwood Heights, the surrounding communities, and […]