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Ma Operio, 61, was found unresponsive with a zip tie around her neck Wednesday in the 4400 block of Natchez Avenue. She died Sunday evening. A suspect is in custody.
“This league has the potential to really break through in terms of being a really successful business,” Ricketts said. “I’ve invested in a lot of things that uplift women and focus on equity. For me, personally, this is in that sweet spot.”
The four girls were in a Honda Civic that crashed with a dump truck in Bartlett. Two of the students and the truck driver were injured.
Wednesday’s blue moon also was a super moon, which means that it was at the perigee of its elliptical orbit — about 18,000 miles closer to Earth than average.
The village board approves new rules Monday requiring $100 one-year licenses, and only 20 will be available. Sales of meat and eggs will also be barred.
The train was carrying about 600 passengers but no injuries were reported.
He rocked hard with the Effigies, oversaw grand juries for the state attorney general’s office and survived the Highland Park Fourth of July parade massacre with a graze wound.
At a hearing in Waukegan, Judge George Strickland ruled against Robert Crimo Jr.’s motion to dismiss charges of reckless conduct for helping his son obtain a gun license even though the then-19-year-old had threatened violence.
Around 250 teens crowded the AMC Cicero 14 theater Sunday evening, then moved to the nearby Aldi, where gunshots were fired.
Only three classical dressage performances of the Lipizzan horse breed remain at the horse farm in Old Mill Creek an hour north of Chicago.
Gregory Johnson, 42, of Austin, who prosecutors say has multiple felony convictions, was denied bail on Sunday. He allegedly fired multiple shots at a vehicle. No one was hurt.
Emotional support animals — sometimes referred to as comfort or assistance animals — offer companionship and can help manage depression, anxiety and specific phobias, according to the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Three top officials at IEMA, the state agency tasked with responding to disasters across the state including the COVID pandemic and a record number of tornadoes this year, were pushed out late last month.
Todo Para Todos, an independent shelter in Pilsen, is set to close on Sept. 3, due to staffing and insurance-related reasons. They’re aiming to house 80 remaining residents by then.
The individual, who was in their 90s, had an “onset of symptoms” of the virus earlier this month and died shortly after, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Stephen Lee, a 70-year-old Lutheran minister, was charged for his alleged involvement in a scheme to pressure an election worker in 2020. His bond was set at $75,000.
A student was shot dead off-campus this month. The use of a single weapons detection device each at the Highland Park and Deerfield campuses is inadequate, parents say.
PickleMall Inc., which recently opened a 24-court site in Arizona, is looking to convert a vacant space in Vernon Hills as part of its plan to open 50 centers in two years.
The officer was shot twice Sunday night before the suspect barricaded himself in his home, police said. The officer is expected to make a full recovery.
Arnieta gave birth to a female calf Saturday after being on baby watch for 15 months. The calf stands at about 6 feet tall and weighs about 130 pounds, the zoo said.
Chicago Public Schools open Monday with a new mayor and a school board who want to shake up how the school district is run.
Cook County residents whose homes were damaged in record-setting rainfall in June and July can apply for federal funds to help cover losses. The deadline is Oct. 16.
In a statement, Northwestern University President Michael Schill said they have taken into consideration neighbors’ concerns and will drop the number of concerts held in a year from 10 to six.
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