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View Article 4:01 p.m. November 28, 2023 NBC Local 5 ways to celebrate Giving Tuesday in the Chicago area https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/5-ways-to-celebrate-giving-tuesday-in-the-chicago-area/3289205/ Join in on the spirit of giving this Tuesday. Giving Tuesday is an annual event that occurs on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving, encouraging people around the world to contribute to charity. The event was introduced in 2012 by the [ 92nd Street Y ][1] in New York and the ...
View Article 4:01 p.m. November 28, 2023 Fox Chicago Former President Jimmy Carter emerges in rare public appearance at wife Rosalynn's memorial http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/former-president-jimmy-carter-emerges-in-rare-public-appearance-at-wife-rosalynns-memorial #### Rosalynn Carter funeral services today Former first lady Rosalynn Carter to be honored in private tribute service. Our team at Fox 5 Atlanta has more from the Carter Center. ** ATLANTA ** \- Former President Jimmy Carter made a rare public appearance [ at the memorial for his wife, ...
View Article 4:01 p.m. November 28, 2023 Fox Chicago Serial bank robbery suspect targeting Chicago financial institutions, FBI says http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-serial-bank-robbery-suspect-fbi ** CHICAGO ** \- The FBI is asking for the public's help identifying a [ serial bank robbery suspect ][3] who's been popping up every few weeks in [ Chicago ][4] . The male suspect first tried robbing a bank on Sept. 19 at 100 S. Michigan Ave., according to ...
View Article 4:01 p.m. November 28, 2023 Fox Chicago Doris J. Crosby: Missing suburban woman, 74, last seen in Chicago http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/doris-j-crosby-missing-woman-74-last-seen-chicago ** COOK COUNTY ** \- Police in south suburban [ Lynwood ][1] are asking for the public's help locating a 74-year-old woman who has dementia. Doris J. Crosby was last seen in the 6200 block of S. Damen Ave. in Chicago's West Englewood neighborhood on Nov. 19., according to Lynwood ...
View Article 4:01 p.m. November 28, 2023 Chicago Tribune Charlie Munger, Warren Buffet’s sidekick at Berkshire Hathaway, dies at 99 https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-obit-charlie-munger-20231128-zhmdineuobf6vl5rbwecyjqjei-story.html#ed=rss_www.chicagotribune.com/arcio/rss/category/news/ OMAHA, Neb. — Charlie Munger, who helped Warren Buffett build Berkshire Hathaway into an investment powerhouse, has died at a California hospital. He was 99. Berkshire Hathaway said in a statement that Munger’s family told the company that he died Tuesday morning at the hospital just over a month before ...
View Article 4:01 p.m. November 28, 2023 Chicago Sun-Times Chicago fishing: Ice in the Northwoods and perch on the lakefront https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/11/28/23979207/chicago-fishing-ice-northwoods-perch-lakefront Ice fishing finally getting underway in the Northwoods (maybe closer to home) and the continuation of perch fishing on southern Lake Michigan lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report. ** Jeffrey Williams ** messaged the photo at the top. His explains the snowy Sunday outing in the Chicago River report. ...
View Article 4:01 p.m. November 28, 2023 Chicago Sun-Times Upon Further Review: Analyzing Bears QB Justin Fields’ ups and downs https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2023/11/28/23979954/bears-vikings-12-10-upon-further-review-justin-fields-ups-downs-analyzing-dj-moore-two-fumbles-nfl Coach Matt Eberflus had just given out game balls to the entire team — they’ll have the word “Finish” painted on them — when quarterback Justin Fields asked for a moment to address the [ Bears ][19] in the locker room Monday night. “Those two fumbles, bro,” he said. “Appreciate ...
View Article 4:01 p.m. November 28, 2023 Chicago Sun-Times Push back against the world’s woes https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/11/28/23979465/giving-tuesday-newsday-donations-sun-times-chicago-public-media-tax-deductible-steinberg Scary times, these. If you’re not terrified, you’re not paying attention. With [ wars in Ukraine ][8] and [ Gaza ][9] — the latter on pause, for now, but that will change, and either could easily explode into a greater conflagration — and thousands of migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees flowing ...
View Article 4:01 p.m. November 28, 2023 Chicago Sun-Times Chicago wrongly limited affordable housing with aldermanic prerogative, HUD says https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2023/11/28/23979913/aldermanic-prerogative-affordable-housing-hud-chicago-discrimination The city of Chicago wrongly limited affordable housing by allowing City Council members to reject developments in their wards through the use of their aldermanic prerogative, federal investigators say. Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is being asked to enter talks for an “informal resolution” of an almost five-year civil rights investigation ...
View Article 4:01 p.m. November 28, 2023 Chicago Sun-Times No longer a traveling troupe, American Blues Theater unveils its first permanent home https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/11/28/23978485/american-blues-theater-chicago-permanent-home The arm of an excavator rotated into place, before dumping a bucketload of gravel into a gaping hole in front of the building. The distant whine of a drill from somewhere inside the building poured out into the lobby. Things were a little frantic Monday, as American Blues Theater prepared ...
View Article 4:01 p.m. November 28, 2023 Chicago Sun-Times Improved Bears defense ‘gonna be something to watch’ https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2023/11/28/23980085/improved-bears-defense-gonna-be-something-to-watch Even while showing signs of progress in Matt Eberflus’ second season, the Bears’ defense struggled with takeaways — the “T” in H.I.T.S. in case you forgot. The defense had just nine takeaways in the first 10 games of the season, and four of those were in garbage time. But after ...
View Article 4:01 p.m. November 28, 2023 Chicago Reader Noor Inayat Khan: The Forgotten Spybrings a footnote of World War II center stage https://chicagoreader.com/arts-culture/theater/theater-preview/noor-inayat-khan-the-forgotten-spy-brings-a-footnote-of-world-war-ii-center-stage/ Princess. Musician. Writer. Spy. The short description of all of Noor Inayat Khan’s identities during her brief lifetime reads like the title of a John le Carré novel. Yet despite the fact that her work as an undercover radio operator and liaison between the French resistance and British intelligence during ...
View Article 4 p.m. November 28, 2023 chicago-city-wire Walls: ‘The truth about the Democratic party’ https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/652676088-walls-the-truth-about-the-democratic-party Illinois House District 34 State Representative Candidate Frederick Walls is sharing bold perspectives on the Democratic Party, by promoting an interview with Vince Ellison, an author known for his critical stance on the party’s history. Walls, in his Facebook post, amplifies Ellison’s views, emphasizing concerns about Marxism, abortion, open borders ...
View Article 4 p.m. November 28, 2023 CBS Local Blackhawks to terminate Corey Perry's contract for "unacceptable" conduct https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/blackhawks-terminate-corey-perry-contract/ ** CHICAGO (CBS/AP) -- ** The Chicago Blackhawks are cutting ties with veteran winger Corey Perry, citing undisclosed unacceptable conduct. The Blackhawks said Perry is being placed on unconditional waivers, and if another team doesn't claim him off waivers, they will terminate his contract effective immediately. Perry hasn't played in ...
View Article 4 p.m. November 28, 2023 CBS Local American Blues Theater opens permanent home on Lincoln Avenue in Chicago https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/american-blues-theater-permanent-home-lincoln-avenue-chicago/ ** CHICAGO (CBS) ** \-- Back in the 80s and 90s, the building at 5627 N. Lincoln Ave. was home to an old-fashioned Walgreens – with a turnstile in the front of the store, a wine and liquor section off to the right, and a photo department where you could ...
View Article 4 p.m. November 28, 2023 CBS Local Jurors hear wiretapped conversations between former Ald. Ed Burke, government mole Danny Solis https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/jurors-hear-wiretapped-conversations-ed-burke-danny-solis/ ** CHICAGO (CBS) ** \-- For the first time Tuesday, jurors in the [ trial of former Ald. Ed Burke (14th) ][1] heard secret recordings between the now-former alderman and government mole [ Danny Solis ][2] . At the time, Solis was also a sitting member of the Chicago City ...
View Article 4 p.m. November 28, 2023 Capitol Fax Afternoon roundup http://capitolfax.com/2023/11/28/afternoon-roundup-193/ * Press release… > Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) released a statement on additional mass layoffs facing employees at the Granite City Works steel plant. U.S. Steel has announced that approximately 1,000 employees will receive Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notices. This includes 400 workers whose employment was ...
View Article 4 p.m. November 28, 2023 block-club-chicago Shots Fired Near Northwestern’s Chicago Campus, No Injuries Reported https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/11/28/shots-fired-near-northwesterns-chicago-campus-no-injuries-reported/ STREETERVILLE — Reports of shots fired led to a campus-wide lockdown for students on Northwestern University’s Chicago campus Monday night. The University’s police department received reports of gunshots at 8:55 p.m. from an emergency blue light callbox on Chicago Avenue near Kellogg Wieboldt Hall, Northwestern’s chief of police Bruce Lewis ...
View Article 4 p.m. November 28, 2023 block-club-chicago 17 Churches To Become Migrant Shelters As City Hurries To Provide Housing For Winter https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/11/28/17-churches-to-become-migrant-shelters-as-city-hurries-to-provide-housing-for-winter/ CHICAGO — Churches across the city will be turned into temporary shelters in the latest attempt to get migrants inside as temperatures hit dangerous lows. The city will begin moving migrants into 17 churches as soon as Wednesday, Mayor Brandon Johnson said at a Tuesday press conference. The Mayor’s Office ...
View Article 4 p.m. November 28, 2023 ABC Local Cyber Monday 2023: Shop deals that are still available https://abc7chicago.com/shop-best-extended-cyber-monday-deals-last-chance-amazon/14085409/ _ As a participant in multiple affiliate marketing programs, Localish will earn a commission for certain purchases. See full disclaimer below* _ There is still time for Cyber Monday savings. If you didn't have time to pick stuff up on Cyber Monday, don't worry as many of your favorite brands ...