NASCAR will take its top Cup Series international for the first points-paying race outside the United States next year with a June stop in Mexico City.
Day: August 26, 2024
‘A celebration of life’: Earlybirds Club bringing ladies dance party to the ‘burbs
Prospect High School alums Laura Baginski and Susie Lee founded the Earlybirds Club with the idea of hosting dance parties for women who want the clubbing experience without saying out past midnight. Now they’re preparing to host their first event in the suburbs.
Evanston officials consider law prohibiting landlords from not leasing to renters because of dog breeds
Pit Bulls have “a bad rap” that sometimes cost their owners housing and Evanston city council member Devon Reid (8th) is trying to change that.
Park Ridge police: stores burglarized; gun arrest in Evanston
The following items were taken from Park Ridge police records. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Aggravated discharge of a firearm A 24-year-old Gurnee man was arrested for the aggravated discharge of a firearm in the 2000 block of Oakton Street in Evanston on Aug. 19 at 5:39 p.m. Retail theft Two male offenders stole 15 expensive shirts from the HQ Chicago at 137 N. Northwest Highway on Aug. 17 at 4:31 p.m. The offenders distracted the employee by having them search the back of the store for shoes. The offenders fled in a four-door Hyundai. A […]
Photos: First day of school drop offs at Chicago Public Schools
After many Chicago Public Schools families across the city dropped their children off at school, most parents and students had mixed feelings about the first day of school. At Chalmers Elementary Specialty School, there were tears from hesitant younger students and hugs for their teachers from older students. While a group of parents of Chappell […]
For any IHSA Football fan of larger enrollment, the new Southwest Valley will be one fun conference race to follow.
So why am I so obsessed with the newly formed Southwest Valley Conference for this coming IHSA football season? Sure, this no question sounds much more like a “me” problem right now, but for any IHSA football fan of larger enrollment football this will be one fun conference race to follow.
Bus delays plague start of school year in Frankfort’s Summit Hill District 161
Summit Hill District 161 Superintendent Paul McDermott said officials are working with Safeway Transportation to address the issues.
Jury awards Valpo couple $25.8 million settlement in medical case
A Lake County jury awarded $25.8 million to a Valparaiso couple late Thursday following a four-day trial before Lake Superior Court Chief Judge John M. Sedia in Hammond.
Special counsel urges appeals court to reinstate classified documents case against Trump
Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal appeals court Monday to reinstate the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump after it was dismissed by a judge last month.
‘Deadpool’ and ‘Alien’ top weekend box office charts again as ‘Blink Twice’ sees quiet opening
“Deadpool & Wolverine” reclaimed first place at the North American box office in its fifth weekend with $18.3 million. Its cumulative international earnings now sit at over $1.2 billion.