“It’s a cause that touches so many lives … but there’s also so much profound hope for treatments and cures for this disease,” organizers said.
Palos Goes Pink event returns with fun, fitness for breast cancer research
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Paint, maintenance work will include taking Advocate Lutheran General’s name and logo off the Park Ridge water tower
When crews perform some “necessary” maintenance and aesthetics work – including a paint job – on the Park Ridge water tower, the name of the local hospital that has been emblazoned on it for the nearly two decades will be removed. In his report to the City Council at the Sept. 16 council meeting, City Manager Joe Gilmore said the Advocate Lutheran General Hospital name and logo will be taken off of the water tower when it gets painted within the next six months or so. “There was an agreement that they have right of first refusal to have their […]
Brother of former deputy mayor sues city of Gary, Mayor Eddie Melton
The brother of Trent McCain, former deputy mayor of Gary, has filed a complaint against the city, alleging political retaliation when he was fired from his job with the sanitary district.
Homewood woman celebrates turning 110 with lots of friends, plate of ribs
Born in the silent movie era, Mary Cantway celebrated turning 110 years old with two parties and plenty of ribs and cake to eat.
Gary man charged in high-speed chase, slamming into cop car
A Gary man is facing charges after leading cops on a high-speed chase from Gary to Dyer, then slamming head-on into a cop car, an affidavit shows.
Name stripped from Frank Lloyd Wright cottage in Glencoe after historians discover racist past
The Glencoe Historical Society has removed the name of Sherman Booth from a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed cottage after discovering the extent of Booth’s efforts to reduce the number of Black citizens from Glencoe roughly 100 years ago by using racially restrictive covenants. The cottage now located at in the Ravine Bluffs neighborhood was designed by the noted architect Wright as a gift to Booth, his friend and attorney. GHS took possession of the structure several years ago amid demolition fears. GHS officials said they were previously aware of the large decline in Glencoe’s Black population in the 1920s, but they […]
Appeals court hears potential wrongful conviction case following special prosecutors’ report
A panel of Illinois Appellate Court judges Tuesday heard arguments in the case of Kevin Jackson, a man seeking release from prison more than two decades after he was found guilty in a fatal South Side shooting.
Pedestrian apparently killed by Amtrak train north of Glenview
Information about the victim was not immediately available, though Amtrak released a statement saying the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office was called to the scene, which would indicate the victim was killed.
Kane County report highlights youths’ self-identified mental health needs
Kane County’s youth need better access to mental health care, safer environments and relationships, more community support and an increased understanding of mental health challenges by the adults in their lives, according to a new report from the county’s health department. The recently-released report was created from the input of 80 students from schools across […]
Where to watch the vice presidential debate in Chicago
Republican Sen. JD Vance and Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will face off at 8 p.m. Tuesday for the only scheduled vice presidential debate before the November election.