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17-year-old injured in Bolingbrook shooting

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:48 GMT

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. — A teenage girl was shot in Bolingbrook Friday afternoon.According to police, the 17-year-old was shot in the area of Lexington Drive and Lee Lane. She was taken to the hospital where she has stabilized.Police believe two male teens are responsible for the shooting and are searching for them.Police say the shooting is not random but they have issued a shelter in place alert for residents in the area.Anyone with information about this incident can contact the Bolingbrook Police Department Investigations Division at 630-226-8620 or to remain anonymous call Crime Stoppers at 630-378-4772

What's the outlook for the Cubs, White Sox as June begins?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:48 GMT

Jared Wyllys of CHGO joined WGN News Now's "9 Good Minutes" to discuss the Cubs & White Sox as they start the month of June.CHICAGO — Many consider Memorial Day or the end of May as the first place to take a look at the progress of a Major League Baseball team. Many Cubs and White Sox fans are doing that right now, and to be frank, it could be a little bit rough. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)For those on the south side, the disappointment is much greater than those on the north considering the pressure on that group in 2023. With perhaps their current era in the balance, the White Sox were 8-21 at the end of April and were only able to pick up one game in May (15-14). Key starting pitchers Dylan Cease (3-3, 4.88 ERA) and Lance Lynn (4-6, 6.55 ERA) have not been able to find their groove while the lineup has once again dealt with a fair amount of injury. Only a mediocre division has kept the White Sox in a postseason conversation as their 23-35 record has them 7 1/2 games b...

4 injured in late-night multivehicle crash in Skokie, police say

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:48 GMT

SKOKIE, Ill. — Four people were hurt in a serious crash in Skokie late Thursday night. The crash occured just after 11 p.m. in the area of Monticello and Lee when a vehicle traveling northbound struck another car traveling east, Skokie police said. Bicyclist, 56, hit by car in Hoffman Estates The driver failed to stop at a posted sign and crashed into another car, police added. The impact of the crash sent one of the vehicles onto a nearby neighbor's lawn, just feet from crashing into the nearby home. No charges expected after teen riding bike critically injured after driver hits him in Batavia According to police, one occupant had to be extracted from the wreckage. All four people were taken to nearby hosptials with non-life-threatening injuries. An investigation is ongoing.

Lawmakers passed police transparency bill, so why hasn't it reached the governor?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:48 GMT

Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for June 2, 2023.AUSTIN (KXAN) — A bill passed by Texas lawmakers to make police records less secret appears to have gone missing itself. The unusual way it has stalled before being sent to Gov. Greg Abbott for review has many of the main players involved keeping quiet and KXAN digging into a winding legislative timeline that threatens to derail policy years in the making.Nearly a week after a final version of House Bill 30 was approved overwhelmingly in both the House and Senate, listed as enrolled online and signed by Speaker Dade Phelan, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick had yet to sign the measure in the Senate. This step is a legal requirement in the Texas Constitution before going to the governor to sign or veto.As unfinished business from the regular session’s final days spilled into a special session with high-profile divisions among those three Republican leaders on other issues, questions are now swarmi...

Mother successful in campaign for safer streets after son hit by car

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:48 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – A mother’s campaign to make an intersection safer after her 8-year-old son and his babysitter were hit by a car was successful. On May 12, Kirsten Matetich’s son, Ross, and his babysitter were walking home from a restaurant when they entered the intersection of Windsor Road and Winstead Lane – a MoPac Expressway exit lane in Tarrytown – when the pedestrian signal indicated to walk. PREVIOUS: 8-year-old boy hit by car, mother insists city make intersection where it happened safer As they entered the road, a car turning left onto Windsor Road from MoPac slowly ran into them. While the driver should have yielded, the light was green, Matetich said. Her son and babysitter sustained some minor injuries but are doing fine now physically.Matetich started a petition demanding changes to the intersection. Nearly 700 people signed the petition.City officials –  including District 10 Council Member Alison Alter, whose jurisdiction the area is in – heard Matetich’s call for ac...

Former fire chief on Brush Fire Causes, Safety & Prevention

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:48 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) —  A Friday brush fire off Garden Place in Rensselaer had firefighters battling flames and the 90 degree heat. A former Saratoga County fire chief said crews have ways to cope in these conditions. TOP STORIES & MORE NEWS from NEWS10“We try to stay hydrated. Most departments carry water, liquids and bring it on their trucks.” said Former Clifton Park fire chief Art Hunsinger. “We try not to dress in full turnout gear”, he added. As News 10 has been reporting, the white fluff you see floating around from cottonwood trees is fueling some of the fires. But as Former Chief Hunsinger advised, that’s not the only plant you should keep your eye on.COTTONWOOD causing brush fires across Capital Region“Anything that’s dry, leaves, grass, brush, mulch, pine needles that’s fallen. Anything that’s dry will burn quickly” he warned. Even though brush fires occur in wooded areas, Hunsinger told us residential areas have begun to feel the heat:“Lately tho...

St. Louis alder-debate over proposed city gun bill

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:48 GMT

ST. LOUIS - On Gun Violence Awareness Day, a showdown unfolded in St. Louis City Hall over a bill that would limit some open-carrying in the city."We have a shared agreement [that] we must address gun violence," said Board of Aldermen President Megan Green.The room may likely settle on one thing, but how to tackle it is a different story. Woman claims weight-shaming at a St. Charles water park "Doing nothing is simply not an option," said Ward 8 Alderwoman Cara Spencer. During a news conference Friday, Green told reporters there may be some wordage issues with Board Bill 29. If approved, the bill would ban the open carrying of firearms for people who do not have a state-issued concealed carry permit."I think there are a number of structural issues with the bill as it stands," Green said. "We do not have the authority under state law to confiscate firearms, so the best we can do is assess a $35 fine."Spencer then said she wanted to make a couple corrections to the board’s president...

Plans for $350M Lake of the Ozarks resort approved, construction starts soon

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:48 GMT

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. - A $350-million family resort and entertainment district visioned for the Lake of the Ozarks region officially gets the green light. The Osage Beach Board of Aldermen approved development plans Thursday for a large resort and entertainment district known as "Oasis at Lakeport." The site will offer rides, attractions, hotels and restaurants, in addition to an amphitheater, marina and boardwalk. Woman claims weight-shaming at a St. Charles water park "Oasis at Lakeport" is planned off of Highway 54 in the city of Osage Beach. Plans have been in the works since last year, and construction is expected to begin this month.Two St. Louis-based developers SkyView Partners and Tegethoff Development are taking charge in the project. “With the development plan approved by the City of Osage Beach, we are extremely pleased to begin construction of Oasis at Lakeport, which will offer year-round attractions and entertainment for everyone at the lake to enjoy,” said Todd Schneid...

Illinois budget includes nearly $5,000 pay raise for state lawmakers

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:48 GMT

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) – State lawmakers are expected to get a pay increase when Governor J.B. Pritzker signs the budget. It will be their second raise this year.“I just think it sends the wrong message at a time when people are struggling with inflation, the cost of living, cost of energy, of gasoline, of food, and medicine has all gone up,” State Rep. Mike Marron (R-Fithian) said.In January, before the end of the previous session, lawmakers raised their salaries to $85,000 giving themselves about a 16% raise.Now, lawmakers’ base pay will go to $89,675 dollars per year once the governor signs the budget. This raise is technically required by state law. “The cost-of-living increase takes effect in relation to the fiscal year which is July 1, and it's tied to [the] federal index, which is calculated at that time,” Kent Redfield, UIS professor emeritus, said.It gives lawmakers an increase in their pay to keep up with inflation, but in previous years, they have passed on this ra...

Colorado bans betting on greyhound dog racing

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:01:48 GMT

Greyhound betting in Colorado will soon be a relic of the past.Gov. Jared Polis on Friday afternoon signed HB23-1041 into law, which will prohibit wagering on dog races conducted at out-of-state race tracks.Colorado hasn’t seen a greyhound race since 2008 and in 2014 officially banned the sport.But betting on dog racing continued here at off-track betting venues, which simulcast races occurring in states where it remained legal. Colorado gamblers placed more than $22.3 million on greyhound racing last year — the fifth-highest mark in the country.Lawmakers told The Denver Post in February that the bipartisan bill closes a loophole that has allowed Coloradans to bet on a sport that the state alreadyhad outlawed. Bill sponsors called the industry “cruel and inhumane.”“The walls are closing in on the final remnants of this cruel industry,” said Christine A. Dorchak, president of Grey2k USA Worldwide, a nonprofit working to end greyhound racing, in a s...