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Peoria home designed by noted Chicago-area architect Paul Schweikher listed for $975,000
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (216+ words) A four-bedroom, 4,687-square-foot mid-century modern house on a 3.5-acre, sloping lot on a bluff overlooking the Illinois River on Peoria's north end recently was listed for $975,000. Features include four bathrooms, four fireplaces and a three-car garage tucked under the house....
Bobby Narang’s high school girls basketball rankings and player of the week for Lake County
2+ hour, 52+ min ago (309+ words) Waukegan and Highland Park move up, Grayslake North debuts, and Carmel's Liv Johnson is the player of the week. With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses. 1. Carmel 15-5 (1) Josie Hartman and Maliyah Mays are tenacious on defense for the…...
City lawyers call for $22M payout to family of man killed in police crash
17+ hour, 51+ min ago (284+ words) City attorneys are recommending aldermen approve a $22 million settlement for the family of a 25-year-old man killed in a car crash that occurred as police chased somebody else. Lawyers representing the estate of Angel Eduardo Alvarez Montesinos say police recklessly…...
Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot sued over credit card debt
18+ hour, 9+ min ago (315+ words) Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot was sued late last year for unpaid credit card debt, records show. Lightfoot was served in October at her Chicago home with a lawsuit from JPMorgan Chase Bank for allegedly failing to pay about $11,078 in bills,…...
Illinois and Chicago sue DHS over ‘militarized’ immigration-enforcement tactics
19+ hour, 36+ min ago (792+ words) Saying immigration agents have acted more like an occupying military force than law enforcement, lawyers for the state of Illinois and Chicago sued the Trump administration in federal court Monday seeking to bar agents from using tear gas without sufficient…...
Rams QB Matthew Stafford (finger sprain) expected to play vs. Bears, but CB Ahkello Witherspoon out for season
22+ hour, 58+ min ago (380+ words) LOS ANGELES " Quarterback Matthew Stafford is expected to play for the Los Angeles Rams this weekend after tests revealed only a mild sprain of the index finger on his throwing hand. Stafford injured his finger in the first half of…...
Drew Commesso gets his 1st NHL victory with a 37-save shutout as Chicago Blackhawks win 4th in 5 games
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (227+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. " Drew Commesso made 37 saves for his first NHL shutout and victory, Connor Bedard set up the first two goals and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Nashville Predators 3-0 on Saturday night. Called up from Rockford of the American Hockey…...
Sand being relocated from Mout Baldy’s parking lot for beach nourishment
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (1027+ words) The parking lot at Indiana Dunes National Park's Mount Baldy will grow bigger this year as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shaves the back of the dune to nourish the front. Saves the Dunes Executive Director Betsy Maher praised the…...
Congress is debating possible consequences for ICE and even Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in the wake of Renee Good’s killing
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (1090+ words) WASHINGTON " The killing of a Minnesota woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer is reverberating across Capitol Hill where Democrats, and certain Republicans, are vowing an assertive response as President Donald Trump's aggressive deportation operations spark protests nationwide. Lawmakers…...
Newly released video of Minnesota ICE shooting shows officer’s angle
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (538+ words) Newly released video of Wednesday's ICE shooting in Minneapolis appears to show the officer's point of view just moments before he opened fire, leaving a 37-year-old mother of three dead. Footage obtained by Minnesota outlet Alpha News on Friday begins…...