CHICAGO (AP) – Doug Knight’s family has owned the Springfield amusement park Knight’s Action Park since 1930, even for 43 of those years. The pandemic was a bear — Knight struggled to keep his doors open, and when they closed due to COVID-19, he pushed to reopen as soon as possible. Inflation has also been … Read more
Chase Claypool: ‘I’m excited to make plays’ | Chicago BearsChicago Bears NFL trade deadline 2022 winners and losers: Bears finally appear ready to build around Justin FieldsYahoo Sports Chicago Bears acquire Chase Claypool in trade with SteelersESPN Justin Fields reacts to Bears trading Chase ClaypoolThe Spun NFL fans are happy for Justin Fields todayAthlon Sports … Read more
Illinois mobile abortion clinic opens along Missouri border – CBS News Watch CBS News Planned Parenthood in Illinois will soon begin offering abortion services in a mobile RV along the Missouri border. Advocates say it will provide opportunities for needed health care for women unable to access abortion services. But critics say the office is … Read more
Ryan Poles adresserer handel med Robert Quinn til Eagles | Chicago BearsChicago Bears Chicago Bears bytter DE Robert Quinn til EaglesESPN Bears LB Roquan Smith kæmper mod tårer, forlader pressekonferencen efter at have hørt om Robert Quinns handelYahoo Sport BREAKING NEWS: Robert Quinn byttede til Philadelphia EaglesNFL Eagles har fået Marcus Spears i gulvet efter … Read more
Locker room celebration, Matt Eberflu’s speech after victory vs. Patriots | Chicago BearsChicago Bears VIDEO: Matt Eberflu’s postgame speech was brilliantSports mockery Column: Can Matt Eberflus lift the Chicago Bears out of another extended losing streak? 29 days and counting…Chicago Tribune Postgame Pompei: Matt Eberflus shows where he is unique as Bears clobber PatriotsAthletics Matt … Read more
CNN — Three people are dead and two others injured after a drag racing and drifting event involving nearly 100 active participants and spectators took over a southwest Chicago intersection, police said. Chicago Police Chief Don Jerome said police received a call about approximately 100 cars gaining control of an intersection at 43rd Ave and … Read more
Three young men were fatally shot and two more were seriously injured early Sunday during what Chicago police called a caravan of street racers involving about 100 vehicles that took over an intersection on the city’s southwest side. That shooting happened around 4 a.m. in Brighton Park after the caravan blocked streets leading to the … Read more
CHICAGO (CBS)– Friends and family are gathering to say goodbye to Walter E Smithe. The 86-year-old, who was the founder of Walter E. Smithe Furniture and Design, died earlier this month. Smithe formerly served in the army. he also worked for General Electric and IBM before taking over the furniture business his father founded. He … Read more
It’s taken 50 years, but Illinois politicians are on the verge of delivering the ultimate gift to their most important voting bloc: They plan to enshrine public union power directly in the Illinois Constitution. A November ballot its supporters are calling the Workers’ Rights Amendment would make Illinois the nation’s extreme outlier when it comes … Read more
Governor JB Pritzker during a news conference in Chicago on September 14. Photo: Pat Nabong/Associated Press With three weeks until Election Day, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has reversed course on school elections. On Tuesday, the Chicago Sun-Times published Mr. Pritzker’s response to a graduate survey. He answered yes to the question, “Do you support Illinois’ … Read more