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Pete Crow-Armstrong made Chicago Cubs history on Friday. With a fourth-inning home run, Crow-Armstrong became the second member of the Cubs franchise’s 30-30-30 club. What we know: When Crow-Armstrong hit his 30th home run in the bottom of the fourth inning, has also started his own exclusive club. He’s begun the 30-30-30 club, meaning he’s the first Cubs player to hit 30 home runs, steal 30 bases and record 30 doubles in a single season in franchise history. This also entered him into the 30-for-30 club. Only Cubs legend Sammy Sosa was the other player to ever record 30 homers…
NAPERVILLE, Ill. – During a training exercise on Thursday, the Naperville Fire Department found a car submerged in Lake Osborne and reopened a 22-year-old cold case. What we know: Just before 11 a.m., Naperville Police were called to the scene as Naperville Fire Department officials performing training exercises found a car submerged in the southwest portion of Lake Osborne. Around 3:40 p.m., the car was pulled out of the water and identified as a 1992 Nissan Maxima. After an investigation, the vehicle was connected to the disappearance of Hiep Luu, who was reported missing in 2003. Suspected human remains were…
(Cary Fire Protection District) UNINCORPORATED CARY, Ill. – The driver of a garbage truck is recovering after being extricated from his cab following a rollover crash in unincorporated Cary Friday morning. What we know: Around 10:41 a.m., the Cary Fire Protection District responded to the intersection of Cary Algonquin Road and Klasen Road for reports of a rollover with a driver trapped inside, officials said. When crews arrived, they found a garbage truck that had gone over an embankment, causing heavy damage to the vehicle. The driver was trapped in the cab but was freed within 15 minutes. He…
WAUKEGAN, Ill. – A former Waukegan police officer charged in the 2020 shooting death of a 19-year-old man has been found guilty in a separate case. What we know: Dante Salinas, 42, of Gurnee, was convicted Friday of one felony count of official misconduct for repeatedly punching an unarmed man in the face during a baptism party in August 2019, according to the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors said Angel Salgado was standing in his in-laws’ yard after the baptism when Salinas stopped his patrol car to speak with him. The two men began arguing, and when Salinas attempted…
CHICAGO – A $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the driver who fatally struck an 84-year-old man in Chicago’s Douglas neighborhood in July. The backstory: Melton Smith was hit around 12:47 p.m. on July 24 by a silver SUV traveling southbound in the 3300 block of South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, according to Chicago police. The vehicle fled the scene and is believed to be a Mercedes, BMW, or Lexus. Officials said it may have front-end damage, including broken headlights. Smith was taken to a nearby hospital in serious condition but died…
article Provided by the Illinois Lottery MT. CARMEL, Ill. – A $5 Illinois Lottery scratch-off ticket has transformed the lives of a Mt. Carmel resident and his wife. David Sharp purchased the winning ticket at Marathon Gas, 1315 W. 9th Street, where he is a frequent customer. “I’m always drawn to the games with bigger prizes, especially the ones with multipliers. That’s what caught my eye with Cash Grab,” Sharp told the Illinois Lotter. “I scratched it in my truck and couldn’t believe what I was seeing.” After confirming the win with the retail clerk, Sharp recalled, “I was in…
Washington — Democratic leaders in Congress on Thursday dismissed the White House’s recent threat that a government shutdown could spur large-scale layoffs of the federal workforce as “intimidation,” standing firm in their position ahead of the Oct. 1 funding deadline. The White House’s Office of Management and Budget sent a memo to federal agencies on Wednesday telling them to consider reduction-in-force notices, or layoffs, for employees in programs, projects or activities that received discretionary funding. The RIF notices would come in addition to any furlough notices directing federal workers to stay home from work without pay if Congress fails to…
President Trump said Thursday he will not let Israel annex the occupied West Bank, an idea that has circulated among members of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. “I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank,” the president told reporters during an Oval Office event. “There’s been enough. It’s time to stop now.” The president’s comments come after several media outlets reported that Mr. Trump privately assured the leaders of Arab and majority-Muslim states this week that he would push back against any Israeli effort to annex the occupied territory. In recent days, several Western countries — including…
Neighbors living next to Denver’s Elati Village micro community are asking the facility in the city’s Golden Triangle area be shut down or moved “immediately” after an RV parked outside the facility burst into flames during the night of Sept. 11. “It woke me from my sleep,” said a woman who lives in a condominium complex immediately adjacent to the micro community. She said she heard a series of explosions which preceded the RV being engulfed. The woman, who represents the owners of 22 condominiums, asked that her name not be used as she feared reprisal from residents of the…
Part of an Idaho Springs community was placed on lockdown Thursday night before it was lifted early Friday. People were told to shelter in place as law enforcement officers searched for a suspect they called suspicious. The Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office released video showing the suspect trespassing on private property. He can be seen in the video armed with a gun and wearing tactical colors. Deputies say on Monday, he trespassed on two properties on Peaceful Valley Lane and stole more than $2,000 in items and caused another $2,000 in damage. Then on Thursday, he allegedly trespassed again on…