More than 50,000 people have come through the doors of the Wind Creek Chicago Southland casino in Homewood and East Hazel Crest.
More than 50,000 people came to Southland casino in first week, officials say
Day: November 18, 2024
2 are killed and 1 is critically wounded in New York City knife rampage. A suspect is in custody
A man stabbed three people across a swath of Manhattan on Monday morning, killing two and critically wounding the third without uttering a word to his victims, officials said.
Law & Order: Portage man knocks man’s teeth out; Hobart man charged with child molesting
Law & Order: Portage man knocks man’s teeth out with tree branch; Hobart man charged with child molesting
Trump’s treasury pick could give an indication of what he plans to do about tariffs
The choice of how Donald Trump fills his highest-profile Cabinet selection, treasury secretary, will be the clearest indication yet of how he intends to wield import tariffs in his new administration.
Biden seeks nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid after Hurricanes Helene and Milton
President Joe Biden is requesting nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid after Hurricanes Helene and Milton, and other natural disasters, telling lawmakers that the money is “urgently needed.”
Greece to repay chunk of bailout debt early and touts recovery during anger over cost of living
Greece will make an early repayment of 5 billion euros ($5.3 billion) in bailout-era debt in 2025, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told a banking conference in Athens on Monday, describing the move as a signal of the country’s fiscal recovery.
Herlda Senhouse, the second-oldest U.S. resident, dies at age 113
Herlda Senhouse, who founded a jazz dance group to raise money for Black students in the 1950s and lived to become the second-oldest person in the United States, has died at age 113.
Hammond teen dies in likely shootout
An 18-year-old died Sunday morning during a possible shootout with a 17-year-old in Hammond, according to police.
Photos: New renderings of Northwestern’s upgraded Ryan Field, set to open in 2026
Northwestern unveiled renderings of the new-look Ryan Field on Monday. It is scheduled to open in 2026.
Community news: Wordfest 2024 and ‘Bring It On: The Musical’
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