Inspired by her uncle’s love of collecting, Sarese Hranicka has operated Uncle Lee’s Closet shop within antique malls in Elgin, Woodstock and Madison, Wisconsin, for the last decade. Now, she’s ready to formally grand open a multi-vendor vintage shop of her own — Arlington Heights Antiques — this weekend.
Day: September 24, 2024
Two crucial meetings for Chicago Public Schools approach amid turmoil in the district
With Chicago Public Schools chief executive Pedro Martinez fighting for his job, brings two crucial meetings that may impact the way forward for the city’s public school system.
$1.45 million Lotto winner bought ticket in Des Plaines
A $1.45 million Lucky Day Lotto ticket was sold over the weekend in Des Plaines, Illinois Lottery officials said Tuesday.
$1.5 M state grant to boost nursing program at Moraine Valley in Tinley Park
A $1.5 million state grant will help Moraine Valley Community College increase capacity in its nursing program
Trial video shows Waukegan middle school teacher fighting student; ‘That’s why you don’t mess with me’
Lamont Bankston, 51, a former substitute science teacher, is seen landing several punches as the teen, an eighth grader at Jack Benny Middle School, tries to counterpunch before Bankston grabs him by the hair and pants and throws him into classroom desks.
Barrington approves TIF for the ‘Golden Triangle’
Barrrington has approved a new Hough and Liberty TIF District to benefit its long neglected “Golden Triangle.”
In wake of mistrial in AT&T bribery case, judge to hold rare arguments in motion for acquittal
The Tribune reported after the trial that the jury had serious questions about a key part of the bribery instruction, which was altered to satisfy a Supreme Court decision that raised the bar for prosecutors in a number of Illinois public corruption cases.
Highland Park committee recommends consultant for parade shooting ‘place of remembrance’
The Highland Park Committee of the Whole recommended approval of an agreement with consultant firm Do Tank Do to gather feedback for a place of remembrance for the Fourth of July shooting.
Hijo de sospechoso en atentado contra Trump es acusado de tener imágenes de abuso sexual infantil
El hijo del hombre sospechoso en el aparente intento de asesinato contra el expresidente Donald Trump en Florida ha sido arrestado, acusado de poseer imágenes de abuso sexual infantil.
Amtrak to run new service from Chicago to Florida — for now
The new Floridian trains will run daily from Chicago to Miami, stopping along the way in Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C. Service begins Nov. 10.