Bears owner Virginia Halas McCaskey died at the age of 102 on Thursday. McCaskey was the matriarch of the franchise and she was both the NFL’s oldest owner and its longest-tenured owner. Here are five things to know about McCaskey.
Day: February 7, 2025
19 states, including Illinois, sue to stop DOGE from accessing Americans’ personal data
Nineteen Democratic attorneys general sued President Donald Trump on Friday to stop Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department records that contain sensitive personal data such as Social Security and bank account numbers for millions of Americans.
Daily Horoscope for February 08, 2025
Gaining perspective on our wounds is possible now. The vital Sun in logical Aquarius sextiles tender Chiron in primal Aries at 1:22 am EST, shining a spotlight on whatever’s been holding us back. As the emotional Moon shifts into sensitive Cancer, we might need to feel our pain to heal it. Nonetheless, as intellectual Mercury also sextiles Chiron, thinking through our problems can plausibly further our understanding of why upsetting events unfolded the way they did. Finding meaning and purpose should be comforting!
Gary man charged in gas station murder
A Gary man is facing felony charges for fatally shooting a man inside a gas station in the city’s Pulaski section.
Donald Trump says he’s revoking Joe Biden’s security clearance, ending intelligence briefings in payback move
President Donald Trump said Friday that he’s revoking former President Joe Biden’s security clearance and ending the daily intelligence briefings he’s receiving in payback for Biden doing the same to him in 2021.
Arlington Heights church provides temporary shelter to victims of apartment fire
Lakewood Chapel in Arlington Heights has been converted into a temporary home with cots, beds and amenities for 18 victims of a Palatine Township apartment fire that left them homeless.
Conant High students walk out to protest deportations
About 50 Conant High School students walked out of their last class period Friday to march in front of the Hoffman Estates school protesting threatened deportations of Hispanic immigrants.
Porter Commissioners, Soliday differ on House bill shifting energy permitting to the state
The Porter County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution opposing Indiana House Bill 1628 on Friday morning — a measure which would give authority for approving multijurisdictional utility projects affecting electricity, gases and fluids, and water to the state by July 1, if approved in the current legislative session which ends April 29th.
Aurora nonprofit Mutual Ground marks 50 years supporting victims of abuse
Mutual Ground, a nonprofit in Aurora, this year is marking 50 years of aiding victims of domestic and sexual violence as the need for services remains critical.
Hazel Crest homicide ruled self defense, no charges filed, police say
A person taken into custody following a shooting death Feb. 2 in Hazel Crest was released after it was determined to be self-defense