Brooks Barnhizer scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Northwestern beat Georgia Tech at the MKE Tip-Off.
Brooks Barhnizer scores 20 with 10 rebounds as Northwestern beats Georgia Tech 71-60
Day: December 15, 2024
Mount Prospect trustee hopeful launching write-in campaign
A candidate for the Mount Prospect village board who lost her spot on the ballot hopes to succeed in a write-in campaign.
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s new budget plan has no property tax hike, proposes extending $40M in debt
Three sources present at Sunday meetings with Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget team said his $68.5 million property tax hike for next year has been zeroed out entirely.
Olympic soccer star Briana Scurry tells of traumatic brain injury’s impact during Sinai Forum
Briana Scurry, a women’s soccer star, almost lost her two gold medals after a traumatic brain injury. Now she’s an advocate for better care for athletes.
Elburn considering allowing golf cars on village streets
Elburn officials will consider allowing residents to operate golf cars on village streets, after a resident came forth last month with 582 resident signatures asking for it.
Business news: Green named to public safety post and Lake County foundation announces awards
News and events around the area
Enbridge pipeline spills 70,000 gallons of oil in Wisconsin
Line 6 is a 465-mile pipeline carrying crude oil from Superior, Wisconsin, to a terminal near Griffith, Indiana, according to a company map.
Gary parks director accused of harassment, ghost payments
Lakesha Mosley, a former city of Gary employee, claims that Lavetta Sparks-Wade, director of parks, harassed her during her time working for the department. Mosley also says that Sparks-Wade received payments for a summer youth coordinator position that she didn’t work. Another Gary employee backed Mosley’s claims. Both had said they never saw Sparks-Wade work for the summer employment program and hadn’t seen the position posted. Sparks-Wade on Friday declined to speak about the allegations. Erika Blackwell, chief communications officer for the city of Gary, responded to the harassment allegations in a Nov. 19 email but declined to comment on […]
3rd Chicago Bears player declared out for ‘Monday Night Football’ with a concussion
Chicago Bears left tackle Braxton Jones has been downgraded to out for Monday night’s game in Minneapolis with a concussion.
Foreign affairs experts foresee negative impacts of Trump’s ‘America First’ policy as wars abroad intensify
President-elect Donald Trump will come into the White House amid an international environment where multiple major conflicts around the world have greatly intensified, according to two Indiana University foreign affairs experts.