The Las Vegas Raiders fired Antonio Pierce after just one season as their full-time coach, the latest in a line of coaching changes over the past several years.
Day: January 7, 2025
Hanover Park Park District president fined for verbal altercation with teen soccer referee
Hanover Park Park District board president Mark Elkins was fined $100 Tuesday after being found guilty of violating a Carol Stream ordinance in June when he got into a verbal altercation with a 17-year-old soccer referee.
Trump says he will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico
President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would move to try to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” a name he said has a “beautiful ring to it.”
Trump refuses to rule out use of military force to take control of Greenland and the Panama Canal
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would not rule out the use of military force to seize control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, as he declared U.S. control of both to be vital to American national security.
‘Building a ship in a bottle’: Stagg High School $15 million expansion unveiled
The Stagg High School expansion in Palos Hills made way for 11 classrooms, four science labs, seven offices and teacher workspaces.
Dolton eviction case aimed at Mayor Tiffany Henyard close to settlement, attorneys say
Attorneys in eviction lawsuit targeting Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard told Judge Carrie Hamilton they are close to a settlement.
Gary man charged with leaving accident after girl, 17, killed on scooter
A man faces charges for leaving the scene of a crash where he hit and killed a 17-year-old Gary girl on an electric scooter on 5th Avenue Saturday.
Indiana legislature kicks off 2025 budget session
As legislators meet Wednesday in Indianapolis to start a budget-focused session, a December revenue forecast projected the state’s minimal fiscal growth would go toward Medicaid expenditures.
Trial opens for man charged with starting fire in Lake County Jail lobby
A trial opened Tuesday for a man charged with starting a fire inside the Lake County Jail’s lobby on June 5, 2023.
Geneva to ask voters for money for police, fire station
Geneva voters will be asked to approve borrowing $68 million to build a new police station and a new fire station.