All Stories from November 9, 2024 (Change date)
-
Man charged with murder in fatal shooting of 2 workers at Chicago's Navy PierNov 09, 2024 3:24 pm - CHICAGO — A Chicago man has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of two workers at the city's popular Navy Pier tourist attraction, authorities said Saturday. R...
-
Unattended fire pit causes Wauconda structure fireNov 09, 2024 3:03 pm - Wauconda firefighters quickly extinguished a fire caused by an unattended fire pit.
-
Palatine festival celebrates Norwegian heritageNov 09, 2024 2:04 pm - A demonstration of traditional Norwegian dance helped kick off the Sons of Norway Skjold Lodge’s 32nd annual Norwegian Heritage Festival Saturday at All Saints Lutheran C...
-
How Illinois’ congressional Democrats are preparing for the political battles aheadNov 09, 2024 1:45 pm - With a second Trump administration on the horizon, members of Illinois’ Democratic congressional delegation are girding for the political fights ahead and urge like-minded Americans to do the same.
-
Furtive GOP votes, blue-state security blanket: What were suburbanites thinking this election?Nov 09, 2024 1:30 pm - Secret Trump votes, blue-state laissez faire — all part of presidential election eye-openers in the suburbs.
-
You may see more coyotes this time of year. Here’s why and what you should doNov 09, 2024 1:15 pm - Suburban residents may see more coyotes between now and February as the young leave their parents to find mates and stake out their own territories.
-
Realignment has changed college sports. That’s left basketball to adjust in a football-driven worldNov 09, 2024 12:00 pm - Football has driven conference realignment and left basketball to adjust to a new landscape. The Atlantic Coast Conference and Big Ten each added schools out west to take a coast-to-coast footprint. Leagues and schools made those moves to chase lucrative TV deals that rely primarily on football. That's left basketball largely in a backseat role despite having its own lucrative TV contract for "March Madness.“
-
Rich get tax breaks, income gap growsNov 09, 2024 11:15 am - Much is said about the idle poor. According to the hard-right and their enablers, the poor sit around doing nothing while collecting government handouts and food stamps ...
-
It’s past time to upgrade Route 20Nov 09, 2024 11:14 am - Rebuild Illinois has $33.8 billion earmarked for Illinois roads and bridges. US Highway 20 in northwest Illinois needs to be on this list. US 20 is the longest US highway...
-
Why the delays on electric buses?Nov 09, 2024 11:13 am - I walk my dogs every morning. Each morning I’m subjected to the foul, fetid odor of diesel exhaust from school buses. What’s worse, our school children are stewing in thi...