A wipeout on Wednesday sent U.S. stock indexes to their worst losses since 2022 after profit reports from Tesla and Alphabet helped suck momentum from Wall Street’s frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology.
Day: July 24, 2024
Democrats poised to virtually nominate Harris — and her running mate — by Aug. 7
Democratic National Convention delegates can make Vice President Kamala Harris their presidential nominee — and even start approving her yet-to be-named running mate — in online voting beginning next week.
Column: Chicago Cubs’ virtual White Flag on the 2024 season puts the heat on President Jed Hoyer
Jed Hoyer’s admission the Chicago Cubs won’t add to try to earn a postseason spot was a virtual wave of the White Flag, much like White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf’s surrender in 1997.
‘A track record of success’: District 128 hires veteran educators as interim superintendents for 2024-25
Two veteran educators have been hired as interim superintendents to guide Libertyville-Vernon Hills High School District 128 through the 2024-25 school year.
Waukegan Park District accepting applications for before, afterschool program; ‘The flexibility we need in our community’
The Waukegan Park District is accepting applications for B.A.S.E. on a first-come, first-served basis at the Field House Sports, Fitness & Aquatics Center, giving parents the opportunity for a daycare program operating between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Police: Person shot on Braintree Drive in Schaumburg
Schaumburg police officers assisted a person injured by a gunshot wound Wednesday afternoon on the 800 block of South Braintree Drive, according to an alert issued by the village.
ComEd issuing months of renewable energy credits after computer snafu, but thousands of customers still facing sticker shock from solar providers
Nearly a half year after a bungled ComEd computer billing system upgrade all but shut down the Illinois community solar program, thousands of impacted customers began receiving long-delayed renewable energy credits on their July bills.
Prosecutor says the New Jersey man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie was trying to carry out a fatwa
A man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack in western New York was motivated by a Hezbollah leader’s endorsement of a fatwa calling for Rushdie’s death, prosecutors said Wednesday in announcing new terrorism charges.
Waukegan school board approves ’emergency’ transportation contract before classes start
The District 60 Board of Education voted 5-0 with an abstention and an absence to approve a more than $2.6 million contract with Lakeside Transportation for the impacted students July 16 at the Lincoln Center administration building in Waukegan.
Biden will make a case for his legacy — and for Harris to continue it — in his Oval Office address
President Biden will have an opportunity to make a case for his legacy when he delivers an Oval Office address about his decision to bow out of the race and “what lies ahead.”