Good afternoon, Chicago. Here’s what is happening today.
Afternoon Briefing: Evanston adjusts liquor license for TBD Northwestern football games
Day: September 3, 2024
La Grange Park Police Department holding fourth annual Burger Bash on September 21
The La Grange Park Police Department continues the tradition of supporting the Special Olympics, hosting its Fourth Annual Burger Bash on September 21.
Round Lake Beach man found guilty of murder in Zion home invasion
Authorities said Wells and another man, Tracy Davis, entered an apartment in the 2800 block of Edwina Boulevard that day after seeing a video clip on social media in which a man was showing off money he had won in a personal injury lawsuit.
Lake Forest’s Gerhard’s Elegant European Desserts celebrates 30th anniversary; ‘It has that small-town feel yet big-city quality’
There were difficult days at the start, but the customers eventually started coming in wanting to eat tasty desserts. Today, her biggest seller is a dark chocolate mousse that comes either as a cake or individual portion.
YWCA Elgin CEO retiring from her job on the same date she started 24 years ago
Julia McClendon’s first day as the YWCA Elgin’s chief executive officer was Sept. 4, 2001. Her last is Sept. 4, 2024. After more than two decades, she’s retiring from the post Wednesday and turning over the reins on an interim basis to Chief Operating Officer Felicia King.
‘The Outsider’ at McAninch Arts Center offers humorous take on elections
Performances are set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday from Sept. 5 to Oct. 6 at the McAninch Arts Center at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn. Tickets cost $42 to $44. For information, call 630-942-4000 or go to atthemac.org.
Hammond man faces up to 16 years for abusing infant daughter so badly she developed cerebral palsy, records show
A Hammond man faces up to 16 years in prison after admitting he hurt his 5-month-old daughter so badly in 2019 that she developed cerebral palsy from her injuries, court records show. Eric Devonta Antoine Smith, 28, signed a plea deal filed Friday for neglect of a dependent resulting in serious bodily injury, a Level 3 felony.
Notre Dame moves up to No. 5 in the AP Top 25, while Florida State tumbles from 10th to out of the poll
Florida State became just the third team to go from preseason top-10 to unranked in the first regular-season AP poll since the rankings expanded to 25 in 1989.
Outdoors column: Mellow yellow season has arrived
In general, I’ve given up trying to differentiate these lovely many-petaled blooms because the main thing for me is that they fill the end of summer with a sweet memory that keeps my mood brightened even as the days start to shorten.
Oak Brook officials preparing for first Celebration of International Cultures at Central Park on Sept. 21
Oak Brook Village and Park District officials are gearing up for the village’s first Celebration of International Cultures, which is scheduled from 2 to 5 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Park District’s new amphitheater in Central Park North, Jorie Boulevard and Kensington Road.