LAKE MARY, Fla. (FOX 35 ORLANDO) – Orlando Pride (4-11-2, 14 points) earned a 2-1 decision over the Chicago Red Stars (9-7-2, 29 points) on Wednesday night at SeatGeek Stadium. The victory served as the Pride’s third-consecutive on the road against the Red Stars, having earned wins in their two contests in Bridgeview last season. […]
CHICAGO (CBS) — Conservative talk show host and former Republican congressman Joe Walsh might jump into the 2020 race for president, to challenge President Donald Trump in the GOP primary. “I’m strongly, strongly considering it,” Walsh told CNN’s John Berman on “New Day” on Thursday morning. “If somebody’s going to get in there and go […]
Published 5:12 am PDT, Thursday, August 22, 2019 CHICAGO (AP) — A lawyer says Chicago has benefited from 22,000 uncashed checks worth $11 million, some going back to the 1980s. The Chicago Sun-Times says attorney Clint Krislov made the discovery through a public-records request during a legal dispute between the city and retirees. He says Chicago […]
Article 0 Comments Nearly three dozen people have sued the operator of a suburban Chicago medical equipment cleaning plant they claim emits fumes that have adversely affected their health, lawyers for the plaintiffs announced. The 32 lawsuits filed against Sterigenics LLC this week in Cook County seek damages from the company, which operates a plant […]
Farmland values across the midwest region fell by one-percent during the second quarter compared to a year ago but they rose one-percent in Iowa, according to a report from the Chicago District Federal Bank report. Sam Funk is director of ag analytics and research for the Iowa Farm Bureau.”If anybody out there thought that land […]
CHICAGO (CBS) — In an effort to address a statewide teacher shortage, Gov. JB Pritzker has signed legislation gradually raising the minimum salary for Illinois teachers to $40,000 a year. Since 1980, the minimum salary for teachers in Illinois has ranged from $9,000 to $11,000 a year, depending on what degree they hold. Under legislation […]
Chicago suburbs are set to play a major role in the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee next July. As Democratic Party leaders meet in San Francisco, where they are expected to announce the hotel assignments for the 2020 convention, NBC 5 has obtained a list from a source within the Illinois Democratic Party. According to […]
With more than 310 RSVPs and approximately 200 in attendance, it National Black MBA Association’s largest showing for Scale-Up Pitch Challenge since its inception in 2017. Along with Chicago Chapter membership, there were several Google executives on hand to witness the event and Melinda Jordan, Entrepreneurship Chair; Amelia Jackson, NBMBAA Chicago Chapter President; and Jon May, Google, were responsible […]
Chicago Housing Authority CEO Eugene E. Jones released a statement about his resignation: Today, I have tendered my resignation to Mayor Lori Lightfoot as CEO of the Chicago Housing Authority. I want to thank her for the opportunity to stay on and serve CHA’s residents and to be a part of the larger efforts to […]
State Sen. Andy Manar gathered with community members, veterans groups and the family and friends of Marine Lance Cpl. Charles Heinemeier in Bunker Hill Wednesday for a road-naming ceremony in honor of the Vietnam veteran. Earlier this spring, the Illinois General Assembly adopted Manar’s Senate Joint Resolution 9, which designates a stretch of Illinois 159 […]
