Author: Voxtrend News
It’s now or never for the Chicago Cubs. Either they take their Wild Card series, and set up a best-of-five NL Central playoff grudge match with the Milwaukee Brewers, or they fall to the Padres, evoke memories of 1984 and watch their season end prematurely. Here’s what you need to know about the Cubs’ NL Wild Card winner-take-all Game 3 on Thursday vs. San Diego. When will the Cubs play? Since the Yankees rallied to beat the Boston Red Sox to force a decisive Game 3 and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-0 to move on to…
CHICAGO – Chicago police are warning of a string of criminal property damages in the Hyde Park neighborhood. What we know: In the reported incidents, the offender(s) place stickers and/or graffiti antisemitic phrases on mailboxes, stop signs, Amazon lockers, emergency bells and other types of property. Dates and locations: 5100 block of South University Avenue, June 23 at 2:41 p.m. (Hyde Park) 1300 block of East 53rd Street, June 24 between 1 and 2 a.m. (Hyde Park) 1300 block of East 54th Street, June 24 at 10:07 p.m. (Hyde Park) 1200 block of East 53rd Street, June 29 at…
CHICAGO – A 4-year-old girl is in critical condition after she was struck by a minivan Wednesday evening on Chicago’s North Side, police said. What we know: The crash happened about 5:43 p.m. in the 6200 block of North Talman Avenue. Police said a 72-year-old man was driving north on Talman when the vehicle hit the girl, who was crossing the street from east to west. The child was taken to St. Francis Hospital with critical injuries. The driver was cited for failure to exercise due care to avoid a pedestrian and failure to reduce speed, according to CPD.…
CHICAGO – Federal agents briefly detained a person following a crash Wednesday afternoon on Chicago’s West Side, but they were later released, according to police. What we know: The collision happened just after 2:30 p.m. in the 2800 block of West Congress Parkway. Chicago police said a white vehicle traveling east on Congress struck a black vehicle driven by a 49-year-old woman heading north on California Avenue. The woman suffered injuries to her shoulder, neck and hip and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition. The driver of the white vehicle fled the scene, police said. No…
CHICAGO – Today was another warm day with highs in the 70s and low 80s. Skies will remain partly cloudy tonight with lows in the mid 50s for most suburbs and near 60 in Chicago. Temperatures return to the low to mid 80s on Thursday under partly cloudy skies. It’ll get even warmer Friday and Saturday when highs are expected to soar into the upper 80s. A few inland locations will once again tag the low 90s under sunny skies. Sunshine sticks around through the remainder of the weekend with highs in the mid 80s on Sunday. A few more…
CHICAGO – A new PSA series with the goal of raising awareness about sex abuse in sports is going viral. It’s called “Out of Bounds” and its viewer engagement has been off the chart since launching six weeks ago. “We got to 22 million views on some of the PSAs, and they were almost immediately being translated into different languages,” said Carrie Kehring, founder of “We Ride Together”. “I think we’re at 3 million views in Turkish. There’s over a million views in Russian.” The mission behind “We Ride Together” What we know: “We Ride Together” is the non-profit that…
RICHTON PARK – A south suburban family is asking for the public’s help in locating their missing 20-year-old son, who was last seen Saturday. What we know: Ryan Williams Jr. was last seen leaving his job at Popeyes on Governors Highway in Richton Park. Family members believe he took a Lyft to the West Side of Chicago to attend a party — an area they say he is unfamiliar with. Since then, Williams’ phone has gone straight to voicemail, and there has been no activity on his debit or credit cards, according to family members. Police say Williams’ phone last…
ROME (AP) – Pope Leo XIV has intervened for the first time in an abortion dispute roiling the U.S. Catholic Church by raising the seeming contradiction over what it really means to be “pro-life.” Leo, a Chicago native, was asked late Tuesday about plans by Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich to give a lifetime achievement award to Illinois Senator Dick Durbin for his work helping immigrants. The plans drew objection from some conservative U.S. bishops given the powerful Democratic senator’s support for abortion rights. Leo called first of all for respect for both sides, but he also pointed out the seeming…
CHICAGO – Federal agents reportedly detained multiple people outside of a homeless shelter in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood on Wednesday morning. It happened around 9 a.m. according to officials. What we know: They said five people were initially detained and one was later released. Chris Harris Sr., senior pastor at Bright Star Church Chicago, posted a video on his Facebook page in which he claimed ICE showed up at a shelter in Bronzeville and detained four people. “They showed up at our shelter here in Bronzeville,” Harris can be heard saying in the video. The video is silent for about the…
Dr. Glenn Bynum, affectionately known as “Doc” within the Chicago medical and boxing communities, has passed away, leaving behind a legacy of compassionate care and dedicated service. With decades of experience as a physician and mentor, particularly in sports medicine, Doc was a trusted presence at boxing events and in the lives of countless athletes and colleagues. A Life of Service and Dedication Dr. Bynum’s medical expertise and calming professionalism were felt throughout the Chicago area, especially within the boxing community. He was a fixture at events, offering ringside care and medical oversight, ensuring the health and safety of athletes.…