A new year brings with it the promise of a bevy of new restaurants expected to open in the suburbs in 2025. Here’s a taste of what’s to come, including Vicolo, The Greggory Hearth and Tavern, the suburbs’ first Pizza Ranch and more.
Day: December 30, 2024
Elgin News Digest: Funeral for Laird Funeral Home founder set for Friday; Fox River library’s Winter Reading Challenge starts Wednesday
Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.
Jimmy Carter and Playboy: How ‘the weirdo factor’ rocked ’76
Jimmy Carter already had drawn months of media scrutiny as a devout Southern Baptist running for president. Then the 1976 Democratic nominee brought up sex and sin as he explained his religious faith to Playboy magazine.
Man accused of killing son in armed robbery
A Gary man who is accused of killing his son in an armed robbery at a Gary gas station had his initial hearing Friday in Crown Point.
Arie Garcia-Evans does more for Waubonsie Valley. And there’s a method to her approach. ‘She never stops moving.’
Arie Garcia-Evans gets going as Waubonsie Valley wins the championship of the Bill Neibch Holiday Tournament.
‘Profound impact’: Opiod settlement funds to enable counseling at Buffalo Grove High School
The new year will see the reinstatement of a student counseling program at Buffalo Grove High School made possible by the use of opioid settlement funds given to the village of Buffalo Grove.
Costco board stands firm on DEI policies as think tank pushes for review
The National Center for Public Policy Research, a Washington, D.C.-based conservative think tank, wants the company to evaluate its DEI policies. The company’s board of directors unanimously urged shareholders to reject the proposal.
New Chief Weitzel has ideas for the Morton Grove Police Department. But change won’t get ‘pushed forward hastily’
Mike Weitzel has taken the helm of a Morton Grove Police Department he is quite familiar with, but the new chief plans to take his time to implement any changes. “I do think that even though I am not from the outside, I do need to spend a period of time thoughtfully and reflectively assessing what we’re doing here,” Weitzel told Pioneer Press. He officially started as the town’s top cop after being sworn in at the Dec. 10 Village Board meeting. Weitzel had been the deputy chief since 2018 under Chief Michael Simo and took the leadership role when […]
Afternoon Briefing: Illinois at forefront of rare turtle fungus research
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here’s what is happening today.
2 men dead after fatal collision in Bremen Township
Tamer Mousa-Romman, 26, of Worth, and Salahaldeen Khaled-Khatabeh, 23, of Bridgeview, were killed in a Dec. 26 Bremen Township crash.