Along with approving a sales tax referendum for next spring, the Kane County Board Tuesday voted to put a $416.6 million draft budget for 2025, which does not include millions in cuts proposed by the Finance Committee, on public display.
The settlement announced on Friday resolves lawsuits filed in New Mexico, Texas and Florida on behalf of three people who had worked in Walgreens’ pharmacy operation.
Pulte Homes had proposed a large residential development within the rural La Fox community, but residents along with local organizations, businesses and governments pushed back against the plan.
Evanston’s Reparations Committee announced on Thursday that the city has spent $5.03 million on reparations for 203 individuals affected by unfair housing practices in Evanston from 1919 to 1969. The committee met in September to approve records of how the first round of reparations has been spent. Of the $5.03 million distributed to 141 people directly affected by unfair housing practices and 71 people who are descendants of those who did, $1.36 million will be spent on home improvement projects, mortgage assistance, or be used in the down payment for a home. The remaining $3.69 million will be spent on […]
A 67-year-old man was among two men wounded at different locations overnight when shots rang out in the Loop neighborhood, Chicago police said. Around 1:40 a.m. Saturday, two people were standing on the sidewalk at different spots in the first block of East Wacker Drive when they both were struck by gunfire, police said. The older man suffered a wound to the right thigh, and other victim, 24, was wounded to the right buttocks. Both victims were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital and listed in good condition. No one was in custody and detectives were investigating.
A man and a woman were shot early Saturday morning while participating in a street celebration in Edgewater, Chicago police said. At approximately 12:30 a.m. Saturday, shots were fired by unknown offenders in the 5200 block of N Winthrop Avenue. A 44-year-old man was shot three times to his left leg, while a 38-year-old woman was shot in her lower back, according to police. Both victims were treated at Swedish Hospital, arriving in good condition, police said. No offenders have been taken into custody. Detectives are investigating the incident.
A 27-year-old man was fatally wounded Friday night while he was a passenger of a vehicle on the West Side in the West Garfield Park neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly before 11:15 p.m., the victim was a passenger of a vehicle in the 4700 block of West Lake Street when someone in a blue sedan opened fire, striking him to the chest, police said. He was taken in critical condition to Stroger Hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later. No one was in custody, and detectives were investigating.
Sunshine prevailed at Evanston’s Patriot Day Remembrance Ceremony on Sept. 11 at Firefighter’s Park, causing several who experienced 9/11 to recall the weather on that Tuesday morning of Sept. 11, 2001. Matthew Smith, Evanston Fire Department division chief, who opened the program and participated in the “Thoughts of Honor and Remembrance” portion of the program, […]
A three-vehicle crash in the South Loop early Saturday morning left a 21-year-old woman dead and two others critically injured after they were ejected from their vehicle, Chicago police said. A tow truck driver, who fled the scene and has not been identified by police, backed into a SUV in the 100 block of W. […]
Ally Schlegel scored in the 16th minute and the Chicago Red Stars beat Portland 1-0 at Providence Park to end a three-game losing streak while handing the Thorns their fourth straight loss.