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The city expected to clear a homeless encampment in Humbolt Park today

The city expected to clear a homeless encampment in Humbolt Park today

The city will clear a homeless encampment in Humbolt Park today after advocates for the homeless held a rally earlier this week asking for it to stay. The city wants to move the residents into transitional housing. Already over 100 have moved to transitional or affordable housing but a large number of residents remain. Alderperson…

Aurora Unveils Final Art Exhibit Of 2024

Aurora Unveils Final Art Exhibit Of 2024

(Aurora, IL) — The City of Aurora’s Public Art Division is excited to unveil its final exhibit of 2024 during an opening reception on Friday, December 6. Winter Garden of Youth features artwork by student artists from Aurora’s K-12 schools. As many as 200 pieces of artwork will be on display, including drawings, paintings, and sculptures. “Now in its 26th year, Winter Garden is always a…

The Chicago Blackhawks looking for a new head coach

The Chicago Blackhawks looking for a new head coach

The Chicago Blackhawks fired coach Luke Richardson on Thursday, with the team off to the worst start in the league nearly a third of the way through his third season. The Blackhawks are 8-16-2, two standings points behind the next-worst team, Nashville. Richardson went 57-118-15 with Chicago. Anders Sorensen of the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs was…

A Kenosha teen under arrest for bringing a gun to school

A Kenosha teen under arrest for bringing a gun to school

Police arrested a 16-year-old student after he allegedly brought a gun to his high school in Kenosha, the second time in less than a month that someone has apparently tried to bring a firearm into one of the southeastern Wisconsin city’s schools. Indian Trail High School and Academy’s resource officer learned Monday that a photo…

NIPSCO Rate Hike Meeting

NIPSCO Rate Hike Meeting

(Gary, IN) — Residents in Northwest Indiana will have a chance to weigh in on a proposed electric rate hike. NIPSCO is proposing a 20-percent rate hike which would add an extra $32 per month to a customers bill on average. The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission is holding two public meetings December 5. The first…

No one in custody after a mass shooting in Chicago Lawn

No one in custody after a mass shooting in Chicago Lawn

Eight people were shot, three of them fatally, when gunfire erupted Monday during a house party in Chicago, sending screaming people fleeing from the home, authorities and a witness said. Officers responded about 2:10 p.m. and found that eight people had been shot during a “social gathering” at the home in the city’s southwest Chicago…

White Sox Launch Impact Awards

White Sox Launch Impact Awards

(CHICAGO) — The Chicago White Sox Charities have launched their new Diamond Impact Awards that provide multiple $125,000 gifts to local non-profits. “The 2025 Diamond Impact Awards allow us to deepen our commitment to Chicagoland through grassroots partnerships that share our mission of building a stronger, healthier community,” said Christine O’Reilly, CWSC executive director and…

The Chicago Bears have a new interim head coach

The Chicago Bears have a new interim head coach

Ryan Poles will remain the Chicago Bears’ general manager and serve as the “point person” in the search for a head coach to replace the fired Matt Eberflus, team president Kevin Warren said on Monday. Warren said Poles would have the “final say” if the two have differing opinions on who should get the job.…

The Cubs make their first big move of the offseason

The Chicago Cubs have added Matthew Boyd to their rotation in their first big offseason move, agreeing to a $29 million, two-year contract with the veteran left-hander, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. The person confirmed the deal to The Associated Press on Monday on condition of anonymity because the agreement was subject…