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Restaurant week in Chicago begins tomorrow

Restaurant week in Chicago begins tomorrow

Over 500 restaurants are taking part as restaurant week celebrates its 18th year beginning Friday. The restaurants are located in 35 Chicago neighborhoods along with 56 suburban restaurants. One hundred three establishments are making their restaurant week debut and 158 are women or minority owned. The three course menus run 30 dollars for lunch and…

Breaking: Israel and Hamas reach a ceasefire/hostage deal

Breaking: Israel and Hamas reach a ceasefire/hostage deal

Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal, mediators announced Wednesday, pausing a devastating 15-month war in the Gaza Strip and raising the possibility of winding down the deadliest and most destructive fighting between the bitter enemies. The deal, coming after weeks of painstaking negotiations in the Qatari capital, promises the release of dozens of…

Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth questions President- elect Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary

Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth questions President- elect Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary

Donald Trump’s cabinet picks are beginning their nomination process this week, starting with Trump’s choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth. The hearing opened Tuesday as senators question whether the former combat veteran and TV news show host is fit to lead the U.S. military. Here’s the latest: Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth questioned Hegseth on his…

BBB Warns Consumers of Post-Holiday Reward Scams

BBB Warns Consumers of Post-Holiday Reward Scams

(CHICAGO) — As the holiday season comes to a close and decorations are stored away, many of us find ourselves eagerly awaiting spring break. However, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns that scammers are also eagerly anticipating this time of year, targeting consumers with reward scams. During the holiday season, you likely spent a significant…

Respiratory viruses once again on the rise in Illinois

Respiratory viruses once again on the rise in Illinois

The Illinois Department of Public Health says the states overall respiratory illness level has gone from moderate to high. Hospitals are seeing an early uptick in winter hospitalizations. Emergency room visits topped 21 percent last week…that’s up 17 percent from the week before and the number of visits for the flu doubled. Covid cases were…