Month: December 2024

Most of us are fairly satisfied with where we live, according to various polls. We’re not under some delusion that we’re living in Utopia, but life is for the most part good. A 2023 Federal Reserve survey data showed about three-fourths of Americans are happy with their neighborhoods, with satisfaction greatest (83 percent) among people…

ELMHURST, IL – Elmhurst School District 205 is seeking nearly $7.5 million more in property taxes next year, with school board members saying the district’s money has been well spent. On Tuesday, the school board set the levy at $158.5 million, increasing the levy to the maximum allowed under state law. By the district’s estimate,…

JOLIET — While most of Joliet’s citizens were getting a good night’s sleep in their beds, the Joliet Police Department’s overnight shift arrested a 23-year-old Plainfield citizen on charges of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful use of a weapon. Joliet police discovered that Juan Saldivar was driving the far west side of…

CHICAGO — An alleged bank bandit was nabbed on a Pace bus moments after robbing a bank in Beverly, Ald. Matt O’Shea (19th) said in an email blast to residents. Click Here: down gaa jerseys Around 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, an individual walked into the PNC Bank at 107th Street and Western Avenue and passed a…

CONCORD, NH — And it is back. Click Here: Samon Rugby Shop Supporters of The Satanic Temple “holiday display,” “occult deity,” “demonic presence,” or “demon goat god Baphomet” at Concord’s City Plaza set the display back up early Tuesday morning after a homeless man was accused of damaging it Monday night. Brian Blackden, who has…

BRIDGEWATER, NJ — Traffic flow and access to the proposed Chick-fil-A site in Bridgewater in case of emergencies were the topic of discussion at the latest Planning Board meeting. Chick-fil-A’s Engineer Zachary Chaplin spoke on Tuesday night addressing a supplemental review memo submitted by Bridgewater Township professionals to the applicant about access points to the…

NORRISTOWN, PA — After weeks of being placed on administrative leave, Norristown Police Chief Jacqueline Bailey-Davis officially resigned on Tuesday, the municipal council announced during their meeting as they voted to accept her decision. While the decision might have brought to a conclusion the turbid era of the third police chief in as many years…

DANVERS, MA — Beverly Airport Director Gabriel Hanafin said noise complaints have decreased considerably in the past year since the airport implemented a noise-abatement policy aimed at easing the angst of Danvers residents who routinely expressed outrage over the disruption pilots and planes caused at their properties in recent years. Click Here: UK football tracksuit…

LONG ISLAND, NY — Their faces wreathed in grief and streaked with tears, the families of the Gilgo Beach victims that accused killer Rex Heuermann has been charged with murdering, gathered in solidarity, a week before Christmas, to support parents facing a horror they’ve all sadly shared. On Tuesday, Heuermann was charged with his seventh…

CHICAGO — Grubhub will pay $25 million to resolve allegations from the Federal Trade Commission and the Illinois Attorney General that the Chicago-based food delivery company engaged in deceptive and unfair practices harming diners, drivers and restaurants. The settlement announced Tuesday by FTC Commissioner Lina Khan and Attorney General Kwame Raoul follows a multi-year investigation…