Four days after a gunman’s attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally, the public is still in the dark over the extent of his injuries.
Day: July 17, 2024
Illinois-based John Deere ends support of ‘social or cultural awareness’ events, distances from inclusion efforts
Farm equipment maker John Deere says it will no longer sponsor “social or cultural awareness” events, becoming the latest major U.S. company to distance itself from diversity and inclusion measures after being targeted by conservative backlash.
RNC Notebook, Day Three: Pledge led by Jan. 6 rally attendee, a closing prayer, and Trump cheese
Here’s a snapshot of news and activities from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
What would make Joe Biden drop out of the presidential race? Here are the four reasons he’s cited
President Joe Biden has made it clear basically any which way you ask him: he’s definitely, assuredly, “one thousand percent” staying in the presidential race.
New Illinois GOP chair vows to end ‘blue funk’ and heal fractured party
MILWAUKEE — Promising to “make Illinois red again,” incoming state Republican Party Chair Kathy Salvi on Wednesday promised to unite the fractured political party organization and win down-ballot elections in 2024 with Donald Trump at the top of the ticket.
Illinois’ first human case of West Nile virus this year reported in Cook County
The virus has already been reported among birds and mosquitos in 33 counties.
Firefighters contain 3 a.m. Park Ridge house fire to one bedroom
The Park Ridge Fire Department responded to a house fire on July 17 just after 3 a.m. in the 1700 block of South Washington Avenue, according to a news release. Seeing smoke coming from the single-family home, the first-arriving firefighters upgraded the alarm to a confirmed fire, which brought additional firefighters to the scene through […]
Hazel Crest man gets 12-year split term for knocking pregnant woman’s teeth out
An Illinois man was sentenced Tuesday to a 12-year split sentence after beating and knocking a woman’s teeth out just before she discovered she was pregnant.
President Joe Biden tests positive for COVID-19 while campaigning in Las Vegas
President Joe Biden has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a speaker at the UnidosUS annual conference broadcast on the White House’s YouTube channel.
Missing kids advocacy group releases age-progression images of toddler who went missing in 1983
Vinyette Teague, then 18 months old, disappeared from the former Taylor Homes in June 1983, according to a release from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.