Senators vetting the nomination of Pete Hegseth for defense secretary received an affidavit Tuesday from a former sister-in-law alleging that the onetime Fox News host was abusive to his second wife, to the point where she feared for her safety. Hegseth denies the allegations.
Day: January 21, 2025
Mount Prospect mourns Janice Farley, community leader, widow of former Mount Prospect mayor
Janice Farley, widow of former Mount Prospect Mayor Gerald “Skip” Farley and a prominent community leader, died Sunday at age 92.
US throws out policies limiting arrests of migrants at sensitive locations like schools, churches
Officers enforcing immigration laws will now be able to arrest migrants at sensitive locations like schools and churches after the Trump administration threw out policies limiting where those arrests could happen.
Winners of Chicago’s ‘You Name a Snowplow’ contest announced
The winning entries include Bozo the Plown and Lollaplowlooza.
Indiana Landmarks’ grants boost Gary school, Whiting church, Chesterton video series
Indiana Landmarks has kickstarted a new vision for Gary Roosevelt High School with a $7,750 award to a Chicago architectural firm for redesign options for the historic school.
Trump fires heads of TSA, Coast Guard and guts key aviation safety advisory committee
President Donald Trump moved quickly to remake the Department of Homeland Security Tuesday, firing the heads of the Transportation Security Administration and Coast Guard before their terms are up and eliminated all the members of a key aviation security advisory group.
True or false? Hiring Ben Johnson is an unquestioned home run for the Chicago Bears.
The news of Ben Johnson’s arrival was greeted with excitement from many Chicago Bears fans — plus a bit of understandable skepticism from others.
Why Hoyer plans to keep most of the Cubs prized prospects in Triple A
The Cubs had six prospects rated in MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 playing at Iowa last season. Based on talk at the Cubs Convention, the plan is for most of them to stay put.
Lemont woman killed in Mundelein crash
The Lake County Coroner’s Office identified her as 24-year-old Hannah Lebert. She died from blunt force injuries, the coroner said.
Aurora church members put together cold weather care kits for those in need: ‘We want to help our community’
Members of Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora got together recently to assemble cold weather care kits to be given to those in need in the area this winter.