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Some suburbs pressing pause on data centers as utility bills climb
36+ min ago (57+ words) The city of Naperville is weighing whether to approve a proposed new data center, amid concerns about the impact such facilities have on residents" utility bills and the environment. The city of Aurora already has placed a moratorium on such data centers due to such concerns. Some suburbs pressing pause on data centers as utility bills climb...
El agente Bovino regresa a Chicago a encabezar las redadas migratorias de la Patrulla Fronteriza
47+ min ago (408+ words) El Chicago Sun-Times fotografi" al agente Bovino, la cara visible de la represi"n migratoria de la administraci"n Trump, el martes en el barrio predominantemente mexicano-estadounidense de La Villita, mientras vecinos y activistas sonaban silbatos y gritaban. Bovino se fue de Chicago en noviembre para liderar operaciones migratorias en Nueva Orleans y Carolina del Norte. Aunque las redadas continuaron en Chicago, fueron notablemente m's moderadas, con menos confrontaciones tensas, y las acciones del martes fueron de las m's visibles desde que Bovino dej" la ciudad. "Como dijimos hace un mes, no nos estamos yendo de Chicago y las operaciones contin'an, dijo la subsecretaria del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional, Tricia McLaughlin. El gobernador de Illinois, JB Pritzker, se quej" de que no se le notific" que Bovino y agentes adicionales de la Patrulla Fronteriza regresaban al 'rea de Chicago el…...
Man shot by CPD officers at Red Line stop loses federal lawsuit
49+ min ago (50+ words) A federal jury on Tuesday declined to award any damages to a man shot by two Chicago police officers at a CTA station in 2020, siding with the officers' attorneys who argued they shot him in self-defense. Man shot by CPD officers at Red Line stop loses federal lawsuit...
Serie del Caribe 2026 en incertidumbre: México, Dominicana y Puerto Rico no irán a Venezuela
51+ min ago (351+ words) Por RICARDO GONZ'LEZ SAIZ La realizaci'n de la Serie del Caribe 2026 qued' cubierta bajo un manto de incertitudumbre luego que Puerto Rico, Rep'blica Dominicana y M'xico anunciaron que no podr'n ir a Venezuela para competir en la pr'xima edici'n del torneo que re'ne a los campeones de las ligas invernales de b'isbol. La Confederaci'n de Beisbol Profesional del Caribe (CBPC) inform' la noche del lunes en un comunicado que las ligas de Puerto Rico, Rep'blica Dominicana y M'xico citaron "situaciones externas ajenas a su control" al tomar la decisi'n durante una asamblea general extraordinaria. Se trata de tres de las cuatro ligas fundadoras del torneo. La Serie del Caribe est' programada para celebrarse del 1 al 7 de febrero en Venezuela. Los partidos se jugar'n en la capital Caracas y la ciudad portuaria de La Guaira. Tambi'n se contempla la participaci'n de…...
Aldermen advance budget plan with plastic bag tax hike, ads on light poles and city vehicles
52+ min ago (51+ words) Critics of Mayor Brandon Johnson's 2026 budget plan on Tuesday advanced an alternative spending plan that would increase taxes on plastic grocery bags and liquor sales, and allow ads on city vehicles and light poles. Aldermen advance budget plan with plastic bag tax hike, ads on light poles and city vehicles...
Itasca man charged in shooting that left woman dead at home near Harvard, Illinois
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (194+ words) Updated on: December 16, 2025 / 6:02 PM CST / CBS Chicago A man who was found shot along with a woman during a well-being check over the weekend has been charged with her killing. The McHenry County Sheriff's Office announced on Tuesday that Silvano Perri, 75, from Itasca, Illinois, was charged with first-degree murder with intended death/ great bodily harm, and first-degree murder with strong probability of death/ great bodily harm." The McHenry County Sheriff's Office said around 4:45 p.m. on Saturday, sheriff's deputies, members of the McHenry County Conservation Police Department, and Harvard Fire Protection District responded to a well-being check in the 4500 block of Island Road near Harvard, Illinois." Police arrived and found the woman dead at the scene with a gunshot wound. The man, later identified as Perri, was also suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound." He was taken to a hospital with serious…...
Medline raises more than $6.2 billion in initial public offering, one of the largest of the year
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (361+ words) Northfield-based Medline has raised more than $6.2 billion in its intial public offering, making it one of the largest initial public offerings of the year. Medline sold about 216 million shares at $29 a piece " a larger offering than the company had initially outlined. The company said earlier this month that it planned to sell 179 million shares for between $26 and $30 a share. Shares of the massive medical supply company will begin trading publicly Wednesday on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol MDLN. Nearly 6,100 of the company's more than 43,000 employees worldwide work in Cook and Lake counties, including about 850 who work at the company's flagship distribution center in Grayslake. Medline has eight facilities across the Chicago area "Becoming a public company is a responsibility that we take seriously," wrote CEO Jim Boyle in a note with Medline's registration statement filed publicly with…...
Lego store, other new businesses open at Skokie’s Old Orchard, plus holiday extras
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (216+ words) Kids and adults couldn't resist piling little blocks on top of one another at freestanding play stations inside the Lego store that opened at Westfield Old Orchard Shopping Center in Skokie two weeks ago. Plenty of yellow-aproned staff members were on hand to greet shoppers and direct them to potential holiday gifts, but they left budding architects to snap their creations together for as long as they wished. Many left the store, in the south-central part of the mall near the Cupitol cafe, with yellow shopping bags in hand. Not far away, a See's Candies store offered both free samples of chocolate and vanilla cream candies, boxes of the chocolate collections, caramels and nuts See's is known for, and display after display of Christmas- and holiday-themed candy gifts. Sweetgreen, a fast-casual restaurant which offers fresh salads and warm bowls, is…...
Warming trend continues through mid-week for Chicago Area
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (36+ words) Temperatures will continue to warm through Thursday, bringing a short break from the coldest December in 15 years. Warming trend continues through mid-week for Chicago Area Warming trend continues through mid-week for Chicago Area...
Los últimos centavos de EEUU se subastan por 16,76 millones de dólares
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (323+ words) Para aquellos que dijeron que el centavo de d'lar ya no ten'a valor: algunos coleccionistas discrepan. De hecho, desembolsaron millones por los "ltimos centavos que circularon antes de que el gobierno estadounidense puso fin a la producci'n del centavo en noviembre. La Casa de la Moneda de Estados Unidos vendi' 232 conjuntos de tres centavos por la asombrosa suma de 16,76 millones de d'lares en una subasta el jueves pasado organizada por Stack's Bowers Galleries. El conjunto n"mero 232, que conten'a los "ltimos tres centavos jam's fabricados, se vendi' por 800.000 d'lares. Ese postor tambi'n obtuvo los tres troqueles que acu'aron esos centavos de Lincoln. John Kraljevich, director de numism'tica estadounidense en Stack's Bowers, dijo que fue el tipo de subasta donde no se conoce el valor de mercado de los art'culos hasta que la gente hace sus ofertas. "He asistido a subastas…...