For Danny Parkins, it was a life-altering opportunity he didn’t envision ever happening only a year ago. Now he’s leaving WSCR-AM 670 to co-host FS1’s new morning show, “Breakfast Ball.”
Day: August 22, 2024
The Biden administration is sending $125 million in new military aid to Ukraine, officials say
The Biden administration will send about $125 million in new military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Thursday.
Column: Disabled former Kane sheriff’s deputy not giving up his fight for full retirement benefits
Former Kane County Sheriff’s Deputy of the Year Keith Gardner continues to battle his own set of medical issues, not to mention a complex Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund system that he insists is keeping him and his Yorkville family in financial limbo.
Aurora City Council to vote on funding for four road projects
The projects will be in different parts of the city, officials said.
Canadian freight trains to roll again as government forces arbitration of labor dispute
The Canadian government has ordered the country’s two major freight railroads to enter binding arbitration.
Geneva City Council approves redrawn ward map
The map change will make ward populations more equal, city officials say.
What polling shows about Americans’ views of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Republicans are more likely than Democrats to have a favorable opinion of Robert F. Kennedy Jr, recent polls show.
Gary man, 66, gets 20 years in prison for shooting brother
A Gary man got 20 years in prison Thursday for shooting his brother in the chest at their mother’s house. Michael Smith, 66, would also serve 12 years on probation. His lawyers said he would appeal. Smith was convicted on July 24 of attempted murder, aggravated battery, domestic battery resulting in serious bodily injury and […]
City-run free speech platform during DNC met with empty audiences, no-show speakers and frustration from activists
In an effort to show support for free expression, the city had opened up its speaker’s platform at Park No. 578 for all four days of the DNC, constructing a stage with a mic and industrial amplifiers pointed toward United Center parking lots.
Lake County commissioners agree to sheriff’s request for two new gas pumps
The Lake County Commissioners approved Wednesday the replacement of two gas pumps requested by the sheriff’s department, one year after the computer system governing the pumps had to be replaced.