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Day: July 17, 2024
At RNC, Illinois GOP starts looking to 2026 election
Illinois Republicans are thinking about the 2026 election for governor and other offices during the RNC in Milwaukee.
JD Vance’s first Republican convention will be his national introduction as Trump’s running mate
Donald Trump ’s running mate JD Vance will introduce himself to a national audience Wednesday night as he addresses the Republican National Convention.
Black Republican leaders at RNC try to make inroads with African American voters
One group trying to attract Black voters to the GOP tent is led by Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin, who unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2022.
Of Notoriety: Aviator Amelia Earhart honored by Purdue and new one-woman play
Even as an elementary school student, I’ve always been fascinated by the disappearance of female flying icon Amelia Earhart, whose plane lost contact with tower communications on July 2, 1937, during her famed around-the-globe flight attempt.
Grand Crossing mass shooting victims’ family, activists call for direct support for families in $100 million crime-fighting fund
Markita Scott has spent every day at Comer Children’s Hospital for nearly two weeks, watching over her young grandsons as they undergo multiple surgeries and recover from gunshot wounds. When one grandson asked for a Wendy’s Frosty, she got on the bus to buy him one, she said. “I have my days where I cry, and I have my days when I’m OK, even when I may not be,” she said. Jacoby Strong, 8, and Scottie Thomas Jr., 5, were critically injured in a July 4 shooting in the Grand Crossing neighborhood, Scott said. Two women were killed, including Scott’s […]
Tinley Park and Park District spar over remediation at former mental health center
The Park District said it does not plan to pump stagnant water through the Tinley Park sewer systems as part of its remediation.
Chicago Sky trade Marina Mabrey to the Connecticut Sun, breaking away from last year’s costly deal
The Chicago Sky erased the final lingering mistake from the James Wade era, trading Marina Mabrey to the Connecticut Sun for Rachel Banham, Moriah Jefferson, a 2025 first-round pick and the right to swap 2026 first-round picks.
Greece shuts Acropolis, 2 firefighters killed in Italy as southern Europe swelters in a heat wave
A heat wave across southern Europe forced authorities in Greece to close the Acropolis Wednesday for several hours and two firefighters died while putting out a fire in the Basilicata region in southern Italy, Italian authorities said.
Porter County Fair gears up for 10 days of fun, concerts and rides
“It takes a lot of people to make it all come together,” Porter County Fair Director Dave Bagnall said while driving a golf cart around the fairgrounds Tuesday, greeting some of the people setting up equipment for Thursday’s opening day.