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Students get a chance to hear Court of Appeals case at IUN
1+ min ago (653+ words) Following their hearing of an appellate case Friday, three Indiana Court of Appeals judges encouraged students to pursue a career in law. "We need lawyers in Indiana," said Appeals Court Judge Paul Felix. "We see more and more people trying…...
Basil Talbott Jr., Sun-Times political editor and longtime columnist, dies at 89
7+ min ago (688+ words) During a lengthy journalism career that involved covering bare-knuckled politics both in Chicago and Washington, Basil Talbott Jr. was the Chicago Sun-Times" political editor for a decade before moving to the nation"s capital and working as a national correspondent…...
Macaulay Culkin, Meryl Streep and more pay tribute to Catherine O’Hara, who died at 71
15+ min ago (541+ words) The death of Catherine O'Hara at 71 prompted an outpouring from the actor's co-stars and friends over the decades. O'Hara, whose legendary comic skills were on display in "Home Alone," "Schitt's Creek," "Beetlejuice" and much more, died Friday in Los Angeles…...
Curling in Sweet Home Chicago
20+ min ago (962+ words) World Curling is running an Olympic Celebration Tour at the Chicago Curling Club (CCC) in Northbrook, IL today and tomorrow. I agree with the choice, having dropped in to visit CCC as well as the Exmoor Country Club (just six miles…...
After nearly a year’s delay, big reveal for city-funded Elgin puzzle artwork being planned
31+ min ago (533+ words) Nearly a year after it was to be revealed, Elgin officials say a folk art painting of the city from which a publicly-sold puzzle is to be made " and for which the city is paying $116,000 " will finally be ready to…...
Chicago man sentenced to 65 years in prison for execution-style murder of 71-year-old in Chinatown
45+ min ago (231+ words) January 30, 2026 / 8:17 PM CST / CBS Chicago A Chicago man has been sentenced to 65 years in prison for the execution-style murder of a senior citizen in Chinatown in 2021. Alphonso Joyner, 27, was convicted in October in the shooting death of 71-year-old Woom Sing…...
Orland District 230 board puts off vote on Arabic curriculum, discussions continue
1+ hour, 17+ min ago (656+ words) The Orland High School District 230 board decided Thursday not to move forward with an Arabic curriculum, an initiative first discussed by board member Mohamed Jaber in 2023 and brought to the public in 2024. Orland residents and other Arabic advocates have pushed…...
Man to get third mental competency evaluation in ‘19 roommate’s Gary death
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (377+ words) Judge Gina Jones ordered another mental competency evaluation Friday for a man charged in January 2019 with killing his roommate at a long-term care facility in Gary. Withrow, now 35, was charged with murder in January 2019 with the Jan. 26, 2019 beating death of…...
Oak Lawn-Hometown District 123 schools close after ‘swatting incident’
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (188+ words) All schools in Oak Lawn-Hometown Elementary District 123 were closed Friday after an unsubstantiated swatting incident was aimed at Kolmar Avenue Elementary School, 10425 Kolmar Ave., officials said. At 7:16 a.m. Friday, officials issued a school safety message alerting students, families and staff that…...
‘I tried to grab his phone:’ Body camera footage sheds light on gas station confrontation with protester
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (765+ words) An immigration agent facing criminal charges in Cook County told Brookfield police officers that he tried to grab the phone of an individual who was filming him at a gas station in the western suburb, according to body camera footage…...