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Fox Valley protesters call Trump immigration policy 'the thickest smack in the face'
For protesters in downtown Aurora Tuesday, President Trump's decision to scrap the Deferred Activity for Childhood Arrivals program was private. Chuck Adams, executive director of the group Indivisible Aurora, which staged the protest, said the president's act is, “an issue of critical importance.
East Aurora leader's resignation likely tied to magnet academy turmoil
Deaths of stepfather, stepson found in Aurora basement likely drug-induced, police say
School District three hundred eight says debt plan will raise taxes
Aurora seeks nominations for Heritage Tree Registry
Chicago-area high school football Week three rankings
Suburban summer festival guide
Gigi Crescenzo’s hitting and defense lead St. Charles North past Geneva
District two hundred four ditches natural gas contract to save money
District three hundred eight may stir forward with plan for former kindergarten center
Mack Lemieux gets pitching commence for Cougars in Midwest League playoff opener
West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Sept. 6
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Alyssa Edwards, Yorkville look to keep dynasty going in women cross country
Alyssa Edwards and her Yorkville teammates faced a daunting two-pronged obstacle last November at Detweiller Park in Peoria. Pitted against nationally ranked women cross country programs Naperville North and Minooka, Yorkville was seeking a record sixth consecutive state championship but its very first.
West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Sept. Five
Scores and highlights may be emailed to [email protected] Note: Schedules are subject to switch because of weather and other factors. FOOTBALL HIGH SCHOOLS WEEK three FRIDAY'S GAMES BIG NORTHERN Rock Falls at Genoa-Kingston, seven p.m. CATHOLIC GREEN Marmion at St. Francis, 7:30 p.m. DUPAGE VALLEY Metea Valley.
Kaneland senior Brian Bartholomew adds football to his schedule
It hasn't taken long for Brian Bartholomew to get used to playing two sports this fall. Few athletes are afforded such an chance, but the Kaneland senior is playing soccer and football. Bartholomew hadn't played football before. But with a strong foot and a desire to attempt something fresh, he landed.
Connor Grey throws very first flawless game in Kane County Cougars' 27-year history
Cougars pitcher Connor Grey was well aware of what was happening Friday after retiring down Clinton's lineup in order each of the very first through times through the batting order. The right-hander even remained tranquil as he set down the very first twenty six LumberKings. The calmness shortly left him with two outs.
Aurora community posts
Civic Awareness Series at Cantigny Commences Sept. 21
NICHOLAS KNUDTSON JOINS TEAM AT KONEN INSURANCE
Affordable Dentures & Implants® To Open In Aurora
Civics refresher: Legislative process, how to get involved
Temple B’nai Israel’s Interactive Treatment to Religious School Embarks September 10th
Walmart and the Walmart Foundation Announce up to $20 million toward Hurricane Harvey Ease and Recovery
Lifestyles
DNA testing kits, TV help make genealogy a hot hobby
The era of DNA testing kits and massive amounts of information on the internet and TV has made genealogy a popular hobby, but local fans say it has been an addictive one for a long time. “I think that interest has grown and a big contributing factor has been television shows on family history as.
'Lifetime of friendships' best bounty for retiring Kane employee
Quiet and unassuming, Janet Halsey would have preferred to close out her 47-year career working for Kane County in a less formal way. However, the colleagues who came to know her over the years weren't going to let that happen. They gathered Thursday afternoon in the Kane County Judicial Center.
Have a ball in fall at area festivals
The summer is over, the kids are back in school and pumpkin spice everything is everywhere. It's time to feast fall and the harvest, and one doesn't have to look very far to find a fall festival. From arts and craft fairs to Oktoberfests, there is slew of weekend joy to be had. Witness for upcoming.
St. Charles event to raise awareness of suicide
Suicide Prevention Services is hosting its 10th annual Suicide Prevention and Awareness Walk Sept. 9. The event will be held at Pottawatomie Park, eight North Ave. in St. Charles. The event will begin at eight a.m. with registration, and a balloon launch will happen right before the Three.1-mile walk along.
Opinion
Column: Are Labor Day parades floating into the past?
Poor Labor Day. It's a holiday without an identity. A day off without a cause. We eat. We drink. We bemoan summer's end. And, of course, we shop those ubiquitous Labor Day sales, where as one advertisement proclaimed, “We can feast your hard work with some retail therapy.” But unlike Memorial.
Fearing for her future, Rotary families bring Venezuelan student back to Aurora
When exchange student Victoria Garcia said goodbye to her host family after her senior year at West Aurora High School, she did so with slew of mixed feelings. After almost a year away from her mother, father and big brother in Valencia, Venezuela, the petite dark-haired teenage was excited about going.
Letters to the editor: Pension law won't save money, Rauner caused chaos
Pension law won't save money The latest front page article applauding the enactment of HB four hundred eighteen preventing police officers from “dual dipping” pensions was fairly misleading. Very first, in the article Rep. Grant Wehrli stated that the bill “commences to address Illinois' mounting pension problems.” That.
West Aurora band uniform sale a noteworthy project
When the 312-member West Aurora High School marching band, the largest in the history of the school, steps onto the field for Friday's very first home football game against Waukegan, the group also will be debuting brand fresh uniforms. Which has to be titillating for these youthful musicians. But it's also.
Aurora crime
Aurora man was 'jealous and controlling' before shooting, records say
Latest court filings in a two thousand fourteen shooting on Shamrock Court in Aurora portray a bruised marriage that culminated with a violent confrontation inbetween Jermaine Baker and the man he believes began a romantic relationship with his wifey six months earlier. Kane County prosecutors shed light on those.
Aurora man charged with violating Hookup Offender Act
Aurora Bryant Moore, 49, six hundred block of Edison Avenue, Aurora, was charged with a disturbance of the Lovemaking Offender Registration Act and resisting a peace officer at 12:59 p.m. Thursday at the Aurora Police Department, Aurora police said. Christian Reyes, no age or address provided by police, was cited.
Man sought in $6,000 Naperville-Aurora credit card scam
A man who used stolen or lost credit cards to obtain more than $6,000 in merchandise from two electronics stores is being sought by Naperville and Aurora police. Naperville Crime Stoppers has posted a prize of up to $1,000 for information leading to the man's arrest and conviction. On Aug. Ten.
1 arrested, another sought in connection with Lollapalooza ticket robbery
One man is under arrest and another is being sought in connection with the armed robbery of a woman hoping to buy Lollapalooza concert tickets from a man she met near Portillo's Hot Dogs in Naperville, police said. Jeremy L. Mitchell, 20, of of the four hundred block of Valley Forge Court in Aurora, was.
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Deaths of stepfather, stepson found in Aurora basement likely drug-induced, police say
The deaths of an Aurora stepfather and stepson found in their basement Monday morning show up drug-related, according to police. Jesus Mancilla-Nunez, 57, and his 29-year-old stepson, Jamie Vazquez Jr., were found dead about 9:45 a.m. Monday in the basement of their home on the eight hundred block of Columbia.
East Aurora leader's resignation likely tied to magnet academy turmoil
Just like that, East Aurora School District is again switching leadership. Which seems to happen with such regularity, I'm not sure it's even that big of news anymore. Except for the timing. Marion Hoyda, one of two interim superintendents for District 131, resigned on Thursday, less than a week.
Death of NFL unpreventable as middle class abandons the game
To witness the death of the multi-billion dollar National Football League, you indeed don't need to see sportswriters squashing their forearms over the moral dilemma of covering America's Roman circus of brain trauma. And you don't need to see multi-millionaire football starlets, coddled for most of.
Why the Bears' conservative plan for Mitch Trubisky is working
The Bears have eventually arrived at the regular season, which means Mitch-a-palooza is headed to a hiatus. The band's very first set is over and the party can chill for a bit. After all, it's Mike Glennon's year, as you might have heard. Mitch Trubisky will shift to the background now that the games count.
Robert E. Lee descendant resigns as N.C. church's pastor over racial justice comment
A descendant of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee says he stepped down as pastor of a North Carolina church after negative reactions to his comments supporting racial justice during an MTV awards showcase “made it clear that I was no longer welcome there.”The general's distant nephew, the Rev. Robert.
'May God protect us all': Hurricane Irma bears down on Caribbean with one hundred eighty five mph winds
The most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history bore down on the islands of the northeast Caribbean late Tuesday, following a path predicted to then rake Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba before possibly heading for Florida over the weekend. At the far northeastern.
Bears bring in four WRs for tryout; look at former Lions third-round pick
Three days after making cuts to reach the 53-man roster limit and a day after placing safety Deiondre’ Hall on injured reserve to make room for defensive tackle John Jenkins, the Bears had eight players at Halas Hall for a tryout. An NFL source said the Bears brought in four broad receivers and.
Fact check: What the Trump administration said about DACA
The White House took a hard stance on Tuesday in outlining why an immigration program created by President Barack Obama needs to be eliminated. President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions described the Deferred Activity for Childhood Arrivals program as an unconstitutional act that.
Amazon lowering Entire Foods prices will hurt those who think they're better than you
Entire Foods has long been a top grocery destination for shoppers anxious to spend unnecessarily large amounts of money on food that makes them feel superior to others. Sadly, that dynamic is about to end. Online retailer Amazon is expected to close on its acquisition of Entire Foods next week and.
N.C. man who told nine hundred eleven he took cold medicine, woke up to find wifey stabbed to death, could face death penalty
A North Carolina man who told a nine hundred eleven operator that he took cold medicine and woke up to find his wifey fatally stabbed appeared in court Tuesday. Matthew Phelps, 28, was arrested last week and has been charged with one count of murder in the death of his 29-year-old wifey, Lauren Phelps. He did not.
Floridians prepare to evacuate as monstrous Hurricane Irma nears
Hurricane Irma's size and strength put the entire state of Florida on notice Tuesday, and residents and visitors ready to leave in anticipation of catastrophic winds and floods that could reach the state by this weekend. Via South Florida, officials readied evacuation orders and people.
Major 'Saturday Night Live' exhibit opening in Chicago
Live from Sea North, it’s going to be “Saturday Night Live: The Practice.” A major, 500-artifact showcase chronicling the four-plus decades of NBC’s late-night topical humor warhorse is coming to the Museum of Broadcast Communications in October, the museum will announce Wednesday. “It’s a grab.
Northlight Theatre unveils plans for a bold come back to Evanston
The north suburban Northlight Theatre plans to come back to Evanston, the city of its birth, in a spectacular way: as the street-level centerpiece of a shimmering-rise, 37-story development replete with a boutique hotel, a restaurant, high-end rental apartments and two hundred fifty parking spaces. The fresh proposal.
Library official liquidated from office after reported comments on homosexuality
Downers Grove leaders voted late Tuesday to eliminate a library board member from office after a civic group reported that he'd made comments about homosexuality during a board meeting. Village leaders, without comment, voted 6-0 to revoke Arthur Jaros' seat on the library board, prompting applause.
Hillary Clinton's subtly savage takedown of Bernie Sanders in her fresh book
Hillary Clinton's book is due out next week. And judging by a page that was just tweeted by one of her staunchest supporters – not to mention slew of other evidence – it's likely to include a heaping dose of score-settling. That includes with Bernie Sanders. In the passage that was tweeted out.
Utah hospital imposes fresh policy in response to nurse's manhandling and arrest
The University of Utah Hospital, where a nurse was manhandled and arrested by police as she protected the legal rights of a patient, has imposed fresh limitations on law enforcement, including barring officers from patient-care areas and from direct contact with nurses. Gordon Crabtree, interim.
Chicago DACA recipients spurred to act after Trump completes program
A morning of heartbreak turned into an afternoon of determination for Chicago-area recipients of the Deferred Activity for Childhood Arrivals program, who vowed to turn fear into activity after the Trump administration announced it would rescind the government program. Ere Rendon said she had to step.
With DACA decision, Trump and Republicans face 'a defining moment' on immigration
President Donald Trump is hurtling toward a crossroads on immigration – his signature campaign issue and a key source of his law-and-order reputation – where each path before him comes with significant political risks. Trump has temporarily placed the fates of toughly 800,000 undocumented immigrants.
Trump completes DACA program protecting youthful immigrants
President Donald Trump on Tuesday began dismantling Barack Obama's program protecting hundreds of thousands of youthfull immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children, announcing he loves the “dreamers” who could face deportation but insisting it's up to Congress, not him, to address.
Trump's Caribbean mansion, South Florida properties in Irma's path
President Donald Trump doesn’t just have to worry about safeguarding the nation ahead of Hurricane Irma.Trump possesses a multi-million dollar mansion on the Caribbean island of St. Martin — and Category five Irma is heading straight for it.A hurricane warning is in effect for St. Martin — a French dependency.
Jake Arrieta's instantaneous response to injury a refreshing reminder for Cubs
We live in a professional sports world in which caution rules and athletes insulated by fear of injury too often protect their self-interest with bubble wrap, cautiously plotting every stir to maximize their earning potential. That safe, me-first culture at times pits cautiousness versus competitiveness.
Trump didn't have the nerve to make the DACA announcement himself
President Donald Trump never manages to take responsibility for any political failure or controversy. We witnessed this vividly in his treating of the Deferred Activity for Childhood Arrivals. He could not even manage — on an issue of such grave importance — to supply the message personally. Instead.
Ash covers Oregon cities, wildfire smoke gasps U.S. West
A growing Oregon wildfire covered parts of Portland's metropolitan area Tuesday with ash and coerced the shutdown of a lengthy open up of highway through the state's scenic Columbia Sea Gorge. It was one of dozens of wildfires searing in western U.S. states that sent smoke into cities from Seattle.
Jake Arrieta to miss at least one begin with hamstring strain; Cubs drop 3rd straight
Less than an hour after wasting a sterling pitching spectacle Tuesday night from Kyle Hendricks, the Cubs learned they will be without ace Jake Arrieta for at least one commence. Arrieta, the Cubs' 14-game winner, learned Tuesday night that he could be sidelined from seven to ten days after an MRI.
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Fox Valley protesters call Trump immigration policy 'the thickest spank in the face'
For protesters in downtown Aurora Tuesday, President Trump's decision to scrap the Deferred Act for Childhood Arrivals program was private. Chuck Adams, executive director of the group Indivisible Aurora, which staged the protest, said the president's activity is, “an issue of critical importance.
East Aurora leader's resignation likely tied to magnet academy turmoil
Deaths of stepfather, stepson found in Aurora basement likely drug-induced, police say
School District three hundred eight says debt plan will raise taxes
Aurora seeks nominations for Heritage Tree Registry
Chicago-area high school football Week three rankings
Suburban summer festival guide
Gigi Crescenzo’s hitting and defense lead St. Charles North past Geneva
District two hundred four ditches natural gas contract to save money
District three hundred eight may stir forward with plan for former kindergarten center
Mack Lemieux gets pitching embark for Cougars in Midwest League playoff opener
West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Sept. 6
Photos Post a photo
Summer festivals from around the Chicago suburbs and Northwest Indiana
Your weather photos
Local sports
Alyssa Edwards, Yorkville look to keep dynasty going in women cross country
Alyssa Edwards and her Yorkville teammates faced a daunting two-pronged obstacle last November at Detweiller Park in Peoria. Pitted against nationally ranked chicks cross country programs Naperville North and Minooka, Yorkville was seeking a record sixth consecutive state championship but its very first.
West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Sept. Five
Scores and highlights may be emailed to [email protected] Note: Schedules are subject to switch because of weather and other factors. FOOTBALL HIGH SCHOOLS WEEK three FRIDAY'S GAMES BIG NORTHERN Rock Falls at Genoa-Kingston, seven p.m. CATHOLIC GREEN Marmion at St. Francis, 7:30 p.m. DUPAGE VALLEY Metea Valley.
Kaneland senior Brian Bartholomew adds football to his schedule
It hasn't taken long for Brian Bartholomew to get used to playing two sports this fall. Few athletes are afforded such an chance, but the Kaneland senior is playing soccer and football. Bartholomew hadn't played football before. But with a strong foot and a desire to attempt something fresh, he landed.
Connor Grey throws very first ideal game in Kane County Cougars' 27-year history
Cougars pitcher Connor Grey was well aware of what was happening Friday after retiring down Clinton's lineup in order each of the very first through times through the batting order. The right-hander even remained silent as he set down the very first twenty six LumberKings. The calmness shortly left him with two outs.
Aurora community posts
Civic Awareness Series at Cantigny Embarks Sept. 21
NICHOLAS KNUDTSON JOINS TEAM AT KONEN INSURANCE
Affordable Dentures & Implants® To Open In Aurora
Civics refresher: Legislative process, how to get involved
Temple B’nai Israel’s Interactive Treatment to Religious School Commences September 10th
Walmart and the Walmart Foundation Announce up to $20 million toward Hurricane Harvey Ease and Recovery
Lifestyles
DNA testing kits, TV help make genealogy a hot hobby
The era of DNA testing kits and massive amounts of information on the internet and TV has made genealogy a popular hobby, but local fans say it has been an addictive one for a long time. “I think that interest has grown and a big contributing factor has been television shows on family history as.
'Lifetime of friendships' best bounty for retiring Kane employee
Quiet and unassuming, Janet Halsey would have preferred to close out her 47-year career working for Kane County in a less formal way. However, the colleagues who came to know her over the years weren't going to let that happen. They gathered Thursday afternoon in the Kane County Judicial Center.
Have a ball in fall at area festivals
The summer is over, the kids are back in school and pumpkin spice everything is everywhere. It's time to feast fall and the harvest, and one doesn't have to look very far to find a fall festival. From arts and craft fairs to Oktoberfests, there is slew of weekend joy to be had. Witness for upcoming.
St. Charles event to raise awareness of suicide
Suicide Prevention Services is hosting its 10th annual Suicide Prevention and Awareness Walk Sept. 9. The event will be held at Pottawatomie Park, eight North Ave. in St. Charles. The event will begin at eight a.m. with registration, and a balloon launch will happen right before the Three.1-mile walk along.
Opinion
Column: Are Labor Day parades floating into the past?
Poor Labor Day. It's a holiday without an identity. A day off without a cause. We eat. We drink. We bemoan summer's end. And, of course, we shop those ubiquitous Labor Day sales, where as one advertisement proclaimed, “We can feast your hard work with some retail therapy.” But unlike Memorial.
Fearing for her future, Rotary families bring Venezuelan student back to Aurora
When exchange student Victoria Garcia said goodbye to her host family after her senior year at West Aurora High School, she did so with slew of mixed feelings. After almost a year away from her mother, father and big brother in Valencia, Venezuela, the petite dark-haired teenage was excited about going.
Letters to the editor: Pension law won't save money, Rauner caused chaos
Pension law won't save money The latest front page article applauding the enactment of HB four hundred eighteen preventing police officers from “dual dipping” pensions was fairly misleading. Very first, in the article Rep. Grant Wehrli stated that the bill “starts to address Illinois' mounting pension problems.” That.
West Aurora band uniform sale a noteworthy project
When the 312-member West Aurora High School marching band, the largest in the history of the school, steps onto the field for Friday's very first home football game against Waukegan, the group also will be debuting brand fresh uniforms. Which has to be titillating for these youthfull musicians. But it's also.
Aurora crime
Aurora man was 'jealous and controlling' before shooting, records say
Latest court filings in a two thousand fourteen shooting on Shamrock Court in Aurora portray a bruised marriage that culminated with a violent confrontation inbetween Jermaine Baker and the man he believes began a romantic relationship with his wifey six months earlier. Kane County prosecutors shed light on those.
Aurora man charged with violating Lovemaking Offender Act
Aurora Bryant Moore, 49, six hundred block of Edison Avenue, Aurora, was charged with a disturbance of the Hookup Offender Registration Act and resisting a peace officer at 12:59 p.m. Thursday at the Aurora Police Department, Aurora police said. Christian Reyes, no age or address provided by police, was cited.
Man sought in $6,000 Naperville-Aurora credit card scam
A man who used stolen or lost credit cards to obtain more than $6,000 in merchandise from two electronics stores is being sought by Naperville and Aurora police. Naperville Crime Stoppers has posted a prize of up to $1,000 for information leading to the man's arrest and conviction. On Aug. Ten.
1 arrested, another sought in connection with Lollapalooza ticket robbery
One man is under arrest and another is being sought in connection with the armed robbery of a woman hoping to buy Lollapalooza concert tickets from a man she met near Portillo's Hot Dogs in Naperville, police said. Jeremy L. Mitchell, 20, of of the four hundred block of Valley Forge Court in Aurora, was.
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East Aurora leader's resignation likely tied to magnet academy turmoil
Just like that, East Aurora School District is again switching leadership. Which seems to happen with such regularity, I'm not sure it's even that big of news anymore. Except for the timing. Marion Hoyda, one of two interim superintendents for District 131, resigned on Thursday, less than a week.
Deaths of stepfather, stepson found in Aurora basement likely drug-induced, police say
The deaths of an Aurora stepfather and stepson found in their basement Monday morning show up drug-related, according to police. Jesus Mancilla-Nunez, 57, and his 29-year-old stepson, Jamie Vazquez Jr., were found dead about 9:45 a.m. Monday in the basement of their home on the eight hundred block of Columbia.
Irma is now the most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history
The most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history made its very first landfall in the islands of the northeast Caribbean early Wednesday, roaring along a path pointing to Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba before possibly heading for Florida over the weekend. The eye of.
Death of NFL unavoidable as middle class abandons the game
To witness the death of the multi-billion dollar National Football League, you truly don't need to see sportswriters squashing their arms over the moral dilemma of covering America's Roman circus of brain trauma. And you don't need to see multi-millionaire football starlets, coddled for most of.
Library official liquidated after reported comments on homosexuality
Downers Grove leaders voted late Tuesday to liquidate a library board member from office after a civic group reported that he'd made comments about homosexuality during a board meeting. Village leaders, without comment, voted 6-0 to revoke Arthur Jaros' seat on the library board, prompting applause.
Bears bring in four WRs for tryout; look at former Lions third-round pick
Three days after making cuts to reach the 53-man roster limit and a day after placing safety Deiondre’ Hall on injured reserve to make room for defensive tackle John Jenkins, the Bears had eight players at Halas Hall for a tryout. An NFL source said the Bears brought in four broad receivers and.
'May God protect us all': Hurricane Irma bears down on Caribbean with one hundred eighty five mph winds
The most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history bore down on the islands of the northeast Caribbean late Tuesday, following a path predicted to then rake Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba before possibly heading for Florida over the weekend. At the far northeastern.
Northlight Theatre unveils plans for a bold comeback to Evanston
The north suburban Northlight Theatre plans to come back to Evanston, the city of its birth, in a spectacular way: as the street-level centerpiece of a shimmering-rise, 37-story development replete with a boutique hotel, a restaurant, high-end rental apartments and two hundred fifty parking spaces. The fresh proposal.
Neighbors tell liquor board about big crowds outside Bottled Blonde
Neighbors of a Sea North establishment that drew attention for an unusually rigorous dress code described big late-night crowds outside Bottled Blonde, at a hearing Tuesday about whether the business has violated its liquor license rules. A city official said at the liquor board hearing that Bottled.
Why the Bears' conservative plan for Mitch Trubisky is working
The Bears have ultimately arrived at the regular season, which means Mitch-a-palooza is headed to a hiatus. The band's very first set is over and the party can chill for a bit. After all, it's Mike Glennon's year, as you might have heard. Mitch Trubisky will shift to the background now that the games count.
Pritzker gave Blagojevich campaign $100,000; Holocaust museum got $1M grant
In Illinois politics, timing is everything. Consider fall 2006. J.B. Pritzker was raising money to build a Holocaust museum in north suburban Chicago. Gov. Rod Blagojevich was raising money for his re-election campaign. Each had what the other wished. On Oct. 27, Pritzker and his wifey gave $100,000.
Major 'Saturday Night Live' exhibit opening in Chicago
Live from Sea North, it’s going to be “Saturday Night Live: The Practice.” A major, 500-artifact demonstrate chronicling the four-plus decades of NBC’s late-night topical humor warhorse is coming to the Museum of Broadcast Communications in October, the museum will announce Wednesday. “It’s a grab.
Fact check: What the Trump administration said about DACA
The White House took a hard stance on Tuesday in outlining why an immigration program created by President Barack Obama needs to be eliminated. President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions described the Deferred Act for Childhood Arrivals program as an unconstitutional act that.
Trump's Caribbean mansion, South Florida properties in Irma's path
President Donald Trump doesn’t just have to worry about safeguarding the nation ahead of Hurricane Irma.Trump possesses a multi-million dollar mansion on the Caribbean island of St. Martin — and Category five Irma is heading straight for it.A hurricane warning is in effect for St. Martin — a French dependency.
Why a later embark to the school day could pump $1 billion into Illinois' economy
If school districts across the state moved commencing times to 8:30 a.m. so middle and high school students could sleep longer, Illinois' economy would build up $1 billion within five years, according to a investigate by the Rand Corp. The state, along with others across the country, would benefit.
Authorities seek to deport man at center of dispute over fresh immigration law
A man at the center of a dispute over Illinois' fresh law on detaining immigrants living in the country illegally will remain behind bars and is now facing possible deportation, despite his lawyers' insistence that he should be released on bail under the Trust Act. On Tuesday, a judge denied a request.
Trump completes DACA program protecting youthfull immigrants
President Donald Trump on Tuesday began dismantling Barack Obama's program protecting hundreds of thousands of youthful immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children, proclaiming he loves the “dreamers” who could face deportation but insisting it's up to Congress, not him, to address.
Steve Harvey takes a shot at Chicago's celebrity pool in fresh interview
Steve Harvey said he focused on “everyday people” for his last daytime talk showcase because there was “no need to covet celebrities when I know they're not going to be” in Chicago. “Daytime TV has switched. The (concentrate) used to be ‘takeaway’ — the woman who's at home wants to learn things. Well, digital.
N.C. man who told nine hundred eleven he took cold medicine, woke up to find wifey stabbed to death, could face death penalty
A North Carolina man who told a nine hundred eleven operator that he took cold medicine and woke up to find his wifey fatally stabbed appeared in court Tuesday. Matthew Phelps, 28, was arrested last week and has been charged with one count of murder in the death of his 29-year-old wifey, Lauren Phelps. He did not.
Antioch motorcycle crash victim ID'd as longtime postal carrier in Fox Lake
Funeral services have been set for Russell Schultz, a 57-year-old Antioch Township resident who died over the weekend in a motorcycle accident in Antioch and was well-known in the village and Fox Lake. Schultz was identified Tuesday by Lake County Coroner Howard Cooper, who said an autopsy exposed.
Amazon lowering Entire Foods prices will hurt those who think they're better than you
Entire Foods has long been a top grocery destination for shoppers impatient to spend unnecessarily large amounts of money on food that makes them feel superior to others. Sadly, that dynamic is about to end. Online retailer Amazon is expected to close on its acquisition of Entire Foods next week and.
As Soldier Field dishes fresh menu, one sandwich is literally too cool
Soldier Field will now have free Wi-Fi and roving airline-style cocktail bars, but this story is about something more significant: food. Stadium officials spinned out several fresh premium menu items Tuesday that will make their debut Sunday during the Bears season opener against the Falcons. Included.
Chicago DACA recipients spurred to activity after Trump completes program
A morning of heartbreak turned into an afternoon of determination for Chicago-area recipients of the Deferred Act for Childhood Arrivals program, who vowed to turn fear into activity after the Trump administration announced it would rescind the government program. Ere Rendon said she had to step.
Hillary Clinton's subtly savage takedown of Bernie Sanders in her fresh book
Hillary Clinton's book is due out next week. And judging by a page that was just tweeted by one of her staunchest supporters – not to mention slew of other evidence – it's likely to include a heaping dose of score-settling. That includes with Bernie Sanders. In the passage that was tweeted out.
Robert E. Lee descendant resigns as N.C. church's pastor over racial justice comment
A descendant of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee says he stepped down as pastor of a North Carolina church after negative reactions to his comments supporting racial justice during an MTV awards display “made it clear that I was no longer welcome there.”The general's distant nephew, the Rev. Robert.