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Parading in caravans is nothing new and many other ethnic groups partake in similar celebrations to commemorate their Independence Day. Puerto Ricans, the largest group of Latinos after Mexicans in Chicago, also adorn their cars with their flags and parade once a year. During the September festivities, people from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua join to honor their Independence Day on Sept. 15, as do Chileans on Sept. 18.
James T. Owens, 21, was arrested and is alleged to have driven his 2001 Mazda Tribute across the center line and into oncoming traffic, crashing head-on with a Prairie Grove School District bus at 8:15 a.m. on East Crystal Lake Avenue near Hamilton Drive, the McHenry County sheriff’s office said in a news release.
Around 1:45 p.m., a 38-year-old man shot a 44-year-old man near a business strip in the 1100 block of North Pulaski Road, the Chicago Police Department said in a media notification. The 44-year-old then stabbed the 38-year-old in the back with a knife, police said.
Emily Sharp-Kellar, 33, a longtime Hyde Park resident and “Jeopardy!” fan, is set to compete on Thursday’s episode of the classic quiz show. She is director of admissions and financial aid at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. (Jeopardy Productions, Inc.)
Cronin, 61, an attorney from Elmhurst who was first elected to the board in 2010 after two decades in the state legislature, said Wednesday that while he has no plans to run for Illinois governor or any other office, he will remain active in politics, backing candidates who share what he called a vision of collaborative governance.
In typical years, said Michael Cappello, vice chair of pediatrics at Advocate Children’s Hospital in Park Ridge, “If we started seeing an RSV case at the end of September, it’s like ‘Oh, it’s a little early.’ ” Now, he said, they are seeing increasing admissions for sick kids.
A Kendall County judge ruled last week that the man who sued Hastert, seeking the unpaid balance of an alleged $3.5 million pact, would be named publicly at the civil trial. The man had filed the breach-of-contract lawsuit under the pseudonym James Doe in April 2016.
“I am writing you now to formally get the mayor’s support for pending legislation that will — FINALLY — provide an opportunity for the sky to get a gaming license,” Alter wrote. “As you know from our previous conversation, in the big gaming bill passed in (June) 2019, all the men’s professional teams were (given) the right to buy a license. The sky was not included.”
But the nuclear subsidies are only one component of the wide-ranging plan, which calls for coal, oil and natural gas power plants to close over the coming decades. It also seeks to boost the development of wind and solar energy across the state, put more electric vehicles on the road, and make it easier for Black and Latino workers and businesses to enter the renewable energy industry.
The FBI’s Chicago field office and the Chicago Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the unknown individual responsible for a violent assault at the CTA’s Argyle Red Line station on Aug. 15, 2021. (Chicago Police Department)