Prominent civil rights attorney Fred Gray, who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Joe Biden in 2022, will headline Monday’s “I Have A Dream” Unity Breakfast at Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace.
Day: January 16, 2025
Chicago Housing Authority ordered to pay $24 million in lead poisoning lawsuit brought by two residents
Two residents alleged the defendants knew their unit had lead-based paint and that their children suffered “severe lead poisoning.”
5-year-old girl left alone on KinderCare bus in Arlington Heights: ‘She could have died’
An Arlington Heights 5-year-old girl is recovering after being left on a bus alone by her daycare Tuesday, according to ABC7 Chicago.
Baltimore Ravens-Buffalo Bills playoff game will be offensive line battle as much as QB showcase
ESPN analyst Jeff Saturday says the Ravens are “bludgeoning teams” with their offensive line and bruising running back Derrick Henry.
As Jimmy Butler’s Heat suspension ends, Dwyane Wade sees ‘tragic’ loss for all involved
Perhaps little says as much about the convoluted current relationship between Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat as this: The team has reached the end game of its seven-game unpaid suspension of the former All-Star forward with the situation nonetheless ongoing.
Around the Southland: Eagle Scout project at Silver Cross, MLK Day events, more
News from around the Southland includes items from New Lenox, Flossmoor, Evergreen Park, Homer Glen and Palos Hills.
US government sues Southwest Airlines and fines Frontier for chronically delayed flights
One of the flights was between Chicago Midway International Airport and Oakland, California.
Two fatally wounded Thursday morning in possible domestic-related shooting
A 41-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man were both found fatally wounded in a possible domestic-related shooting Thursday morning on the West Side, Chicago police said.
Portage OKs purchase of new firetruck; councilman worries about impact of property tax reform
The Portage City Council set the purchase of a new firetruck in motion, but not without questions about whether proposed property tax reforms will scorch the plan.
Madigan defense rests case after calling 12 witnesses, including the ex-speaker himself
Lawyers for former House Speaker Michael Madigan formally rested their case before the jury on Thursday after calling 12 witnesses, most notably Madigan himself.