Idalia Corcoles bled to death after being negligently treated at plastic surgeon Ayoub Sayeg’s clinic, according to her family’s lawyers.
Jury awards $66 million to mother’s family in medical-malpractice case
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The end of a contentious chapter in CPS history: CEO Pedro Martinez’s milestones and demise
The firing of Chicago Public Schools chief executive officer Pedro Martinez has been top of mind for months now.
Glenview passes budget without property tax increases for homeowners
Glenview trustees have passed a 2025 budget that includes a 3.5% levy hike that is not expected to increase property taxes for local homeowners, per village officials. The Village Board voted unanimously Dec. 3 to adopt a budget of $97 million with a $200,000 surplus for the coming year. The board also voted to increase […]
Aurora City Council OKs plans for new 340-unit apartment complex on North Orchard Road
Springs at Aurora, a new apartment complex by Continental Properties, is planned for a site on North Orchard Road.
Four Northwest Indiana school administrators honored
The Indiana Association of School Principals honored four administrators from Northwest Indiana schools, including three from the School Town of Munster, at its annual celebration on Nov. 24. The event recognized exemplary school leaders across 12 regions in the state. For District 1, which covers Northwest Indiana, River Forest High School Principal Gaelyn Mlynarcik was named High School Principal of the Year. At Wilbur Wright Middle School in Munster, Bojan Jovanovic and Nicole Laird were named Middle School Principal of the Year and Assistant Principal of the Year, respectively. Kelly Boersma, principal of Frank H. Hammond Elementary School in Munster, was named […]
Melton, Pennsylvania mayors critical of union in Nippon-U.S. Steel deal negotiations
Gary Mayor Eddie Melton issued a joint statement with two Pennsylvania mayors regarding the United Steelworkers’ position on the proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel.
Temperatures expected in high 20s Saturday with windchills below zero
National Weather Service officials are expecting light snow to continue in portions of northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana. Current conditions at O’Hare International Airport is a few clouds at 15 degrees with a windchill of negative 9 degrees. At Midway Airport conditions are partly cloudy at 18 degrees with a windchill of negative 8 degrees, officials reported. Officials expected temperatures in the high 20s with a northwest wind between 5 to 10 mph. .DAY ONE…Today and Tonight. Weather hazards expected…o Limited Snow Risk Far Northwest Indiana. Today Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. North northwest wind 5 to 10 […]
Letter to the Editor: New Trier should not cancel the Lagniappe show
The latest victim of defunding the arts is New Trier High School’s beloved 85-year tradition, Lagniappe-Potpourri, the school’s student-written musical variety show, styled as a parody of the school. Over strong objection, the administration recently said the production would be canceled. Lagniappe is a core part of what makes New Trier, New Trier. Canceling it is a mistake that speaks to a broader trend in society. As a current student and Lagniappe cast member for the past two years, I circulated a petition to save the show, which already has over 1800 signatures. The comments are incredible, describing how the […]
1 in custody after police-involved shooting on West Side
One person was in custody after Chicago police officers saw them shoot someone else early Saturday morning in the North Austin neighborhood on the city’s West Side, according to police. The officers were also shot at when they responded to the incident — described by the police department as “a person with a gun/shots fired call” — in the 5700 block of West North Avenue around 12:45 a.m., but they were not struck by gunfire. One officer returned fire during the confrontation, but the department didn’t specify whether that resulted in any injuries. The person suspected of shooting the other […]
1 in custody following fatal overnight shooting in South Chicago
A person was arrested early Saturday morning following a fatal shooting that happened overnight in the South Chicago neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly after 4:30 a.m., a 24-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the stomach in the 8400 block of South Kingston Avenue, and was taken to UChicago Medicine where he was pronounced dead. A person was taken into custody and charges were pending, police said. Detectives were investigating.