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21+ min ago (116+ words) Updated on: November 30, 2025 / 4:10 PM CST / CBS Chicago The Circuit Court of Cook County will hold an investiture ceremony for incoming Chief Judge Charles S. Beach II on Monday morning. It will take place at the Ogilvie Auditorium, Chicago-Kent College of Law, at 11 a.m. The event, according to the court, marks a new chapter focused on transparency, modernization, and public service. Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice P. Scott Neville will administer the oath of office. Judge John Lyke will also serve as Master of Ceremonies, along with remarks from Judge Alfredo Maldonado, Judge Mary C. Marubio, and Judge Ankur Srivastava. The ceremony will be livestreamed on the court's YouTube channel....

30+ min ago (917+ words) Portage's new Next Chapter Cafe has a twist. It's BYOF " bring your own food. The caf" run by Taylor Cook serves a variety of nonalcoholic drinks to go along with whatever you might bring to munch on. Cook, a former bartender, calls herself a soberista, a term coined by her fianc", Portage Recovery Association Executive Director Jake Monhaut. "I kind of just gave her the keys," Monhaut said, and was surprised by what she did with the place. Monhaut originally was thinking of a concession stand in the Portage Recovery Association's lounge. A pool table, a TV showing sports on the wall, a few chairs, a small place to sell nonalcoholic drinks to the public, much like at the nonprofit's previous location on McCasland Avenue. Instead, Cook transformed it into a large area with a long counter, bar stools, tables…...

37+ min ago (316+ words) El presidente de la Asamblea y cercano colaborador del presidente Nicol's Maduro, Jorge Rodr'guez, anunci" el domingo despu's de reunirse con familiares de las v'ctimas, que se conformar' una comisi"n de diputados para investigar "los graves hechos que condujeron al asesinato de venezolanos en aguas del mar Caribe. Es la primera vez desde el inicio de las operaciones estadounidenses que el oficialismo anuncia p'blicamente un encuentro con familiares de los fallecidos. Estados Unidos despleg" desde agosto a fuerzas navales en el Caribe para combatir al narcotr'fico en la regi"n, de acuerdo con el gobierno del presidente Donald Trump. A partir de septiembre inici" con una serie de bombardeos contra peque'as lanchas que, asegur", partieron desde Venezuela con drogas a bordo. M's de 80 personas han sido asesinadas en los ataques. El ministro venezolano del Interior, Diosdado Cabello, se'al" entonces…...

52+ min ago (183+ words) Updated on: November 30, 2025 / 3:35 PM CST / CBS Chicago The Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts are reminding the public to be safe while clearing snow after a man was taken to the hospital due to a snow blower-related injury on Saturday. Fire crews responded to the 600 block of West Prairie Street shortly after 2 p.m., where they found the man who suffered deep cuts to his fingers. The department said the man was attempting to unclog the blower. He was treated at the scene by paramedics and taken to the hospital in Rockford for further treatment. "Heavy, wet snow can clog equipment quickly, and attempting to reach inside a chute can lead to serious injuries even when the machine is powered off. Residents are reminded to fully shut off equipment, wait for all moving parts to stop, and avoid placing their hands in the chute…...

58+ min ago (149+ words) TAMPA, Florida, EE.UU. (AP) " Baker Mayfield lanz" un pase de touchdown de dos yardas al tackle izquierdo Tristan Wirfs, la defensa de Tampa Bay se mantuvo firme en los "ltimos dos minutos y los Buccaneers vencieron el domingo 20-17 a los Cardinals de Arizona para romper una racha de tres derrotas consecutivas. Mayfield, quien [] Mayfield, quien comenz" despu's de no jugar la segunda mitad de la derrota 34-7 ante los Rams debido a una lesi"n en el hombro izquierdo, lanz" para 194 yardas y corri" para 27. Los Buccaneers (7-5) lideran la divisi"n Sur de la NFL. Jacoby Brissett, de titular por su s'ptima ocasi"n en lugar de Kyler Murray, lanz" un pase ancho incompleto en cuarta y dos desde la yarda 17 de los Cardinals con menos de un minuto restante. Arizona (3-9) ha perdido cuatro seguidos y nueve de 10....

1+ hour, 3+ min ago (179+ words) Cleveland tom" una ventaja de 8-7 al final del segundo cuarto cuando Sanders se conect" con Harold Fannin para un touchdown de 34 yardas y la carrera de Quinshon Judkins a'adi" la conversi"n de dos puntos. Pero San Francisco (9-4) anot" los siguientes 19 puntos en su tercera victoria consecutiva. Los tres touchdowns de San Francisco vinieron en jugadas cortas: dos como resultado de recuperar balones perdidos y otro despu's de un regreso de despeje de 66 yardas por Skyy Moore. Purdy complet" 16 de 29 para 168 yardas. Corri" dos yardas en una jugada personal en el tercer cuarto y luego lanz" un pase de touchdown de siete yardas a Jauan Jennings en el cuarto cuarto. La estrella de San Francisco, Christian McCaffrey, termin" con 74 yardas totales (53 por tierra, 21 por recepci"n) y un touchdown, con la mayor'a de sus yardas en la segunda mitad. Sanders complet…...

1+ hour, 4+ min ago (1027+ words) Lane Kiffin left his one-loss Mississippi team to become the coach at LSU on Sunday, taking over a program that has won national titles under three of its previous four coaches while saying he would have stayed to coach the Rebels in the postseason had he been allowed to. The move comes two days after No. 6 Ole Miss" victory over Mississippi State in the annual Egg Bowl rivalry game that all but guaranteed the Rebels a College Football Playoff berth when the bracket is announced Dec. 7. "I was hoping to complete a historic six-season run with this year"s team by leading Ole Miss through the playoffs, capitalizing on the team"s incredible success and their commitment to finish strong," Kiffin wrote in a social media post. He said Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter denied his request "despite the…...

1+ hour, 10+ min ago (218+ words) HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. " President Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence of former investment manager David Gentile, who was convicted of defrauding investors " the latest in a series of clemency actions Trump has taken in white-collar criminal cases. Gentile had reported to prison on Nov. 14, just days before Trump commuted his sentence, according to a White House official who requested anonymity to provide details of the clemency action. Gentile had been the CEO and co-founder of GPB Capital, which had raised $1.6 billion in capital to acquire companies in the auto, retail, health care and housing sectors. He had been sentenced to seven years in prison after an August 2024 conviction for his role in what the Justice Department at the time described as a scheme to defraud more than 10,000 investors by misrepresenting the performance of three private equity funds. But the…...

2+ hour, 6+ min ago (264+ words) Su deceso fue confirmado en un comunicado por su familia difundido por West Ham el domingo. El club de la Liga Premier dijo que Bonds "falleci" apaciblemente" el domingo por la ma'ana. Antiguo capit'n de los "Hammers", Bonds fue el jugador con m's a'os de servicio en la historia del club, con 799 apariciones a lo largo de un per'odo de 21 a'os. Conquist" dos Copas FA antes de retirarse a la edad de 41 a'os. Dirigi" a West Ham desde 1990 hasta 1994. "Pap' amaba al West Ham United y a sus maravillosos hinchas con todo su coraz"n y atesor" cada momento de su tiempo en el club", expres" su familia en un comunicado. "Siempre estar' en nuestros corazones y ser' eternamente extra'ado. Nos consuela saber que su legado vivir' para siempre". En 2018, los aficionados de West Ham votaron a Bonds como el…...

2+ hour, 20+ min ago (54+ words) A winter storm watch will be in effect for much of northern and central Illinois and parts of northwest Indiana until 6 a.m. Sunday, with possible snow accumulations of over 6 inches. Chicagoans dig out and enjoy the weather after over 8 inches of snow were recorded across the region Saturday and Sunday....