Federal officials are cracking down on poultry operations looking for taxpayer relief from bird flu losses and will now require a biosecurity audit before insuring birds against future avian influenza outbreaks.
Day: January 2, 2025
Elgin’s first baby of the year at Sherman Hospital doesn’t arrive until 4 p.m.
Elgin’s first baby of the year, Forrest Jeremiah Mahoney, arrived at 3:55 p.m. Jan. 1 at Advocate Sherman Hospital.
Funeral procession for Illinois State Trooper Clay Carns of Orland Park planned for Friday
A procession to Holy Sepulchre Cemetery follows Friday’s funeral for Clay Carns at Parkview Christian Church, Orland Park.
Tesla sales dropped 1.1% in 2024, its first annual decline in a dozen years
Tesla posted its first annual sales drop in more than a dozen years, sinking a stock that has soared since Donald Trump’s victory.
The man who died in a Las Vegas Cybertruck was shot in head before explosion, sheriff says
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The person inside the Tesla Cybertruck that burst into flames outside President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel suffered a gunshot to the head before the explosion, officials said Thursday.
Elgin News Digest: Hanover Township lands $600,000 open space grant; new Atrium at Oak Crest outreach director starts Club 120
Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.
Man killed by Metra train near Waukegan-North Chicago border
The man was hit by a commuter train on the Union Pacific North Line that was inbound to Chicago and had originated in Kenosha, Wisconsin, a Metra spokesperson said.
Ramzy’s Italian Steak House to replace The Local Kitchen & Tap in Schaumburg
Just days after the closure of The Local Kitchen & Tap in Schaumburg, plans already are maturing to replace it at 1140 E. Higgins Road with Ramzy’s Italian Steak House.
3rd person charged in carjacking at movie theater
A third person has been charged in an armed carjacking at an Addison movie theater.
Superdome re-opens with heightened security ahead of Sugar Bowl between Notre Dame and Georgia
Sugar Bowl security was ramped up outside the Superdome a little more than a day after an attack early Wednesday in the nearby French Quarter.