The Gary Public Library, in partnership with the city of Gary, will host its 50th annual Black History Month program from 3-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Main Library, 220 W. 5th Avenue. The program is free and open to the public.
The council voted 6-2, with one member absent, Monday at City Hall overriding Taylor’s veto and setting the stage for adding a legislative counsel to aid the alders in their effort to craft laws.
Marian Ivey, who was an at-large councilwoman, won Gary’s Fourth District seat in a Wednesday night caucus against Shanita Starks.
He was identified by the coroner’s office as Noah Probst, who was one year and 10 months old and a resident of Peotone.
Xavi Granville and Waukegan are back on top.
Two armed robbers in a red sedan robbed three men who were working in the Gage Park neighborhood early Thursday morning, Chicago police said.
CHA staff accused CHA’s former general counsel of creating a “hostile” and “toxic” work environment, according to public records.
Houchin has helped Highland win its first regional title since 2003.
While temperatures are expected in the low 20s in Chicago, wind chills are expected to hover as low as negative 9 degrees.
Illinois State police were involved in a pursuit of a vehicle connected to a robbery overnight that started in Englewood and ended in the Austin neighborhood where the occupants were taken into custody.