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North suburban food pantry directors worry that spending cuts in President Donald Trump’s sweeping megabill could seriously disrupt the lives of the most marginalized from Skokie to Northbrook, causing people to go hungry. After the Trump administration slashed the federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by a projected $186 billion nationally, food pantry directors in the Skokie and Northbrook areas said the lower-income people who come to them would likely have to make hard choices between whether to pay rent, get medicine or buy food. And it could start as soon as February, one food pantry director cautioned. “We have…
CHICAGO – A Chicago man who carjacked three vehicles at gunpoint and shot one of the drivers was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison, prosecutors said. What we know: Jamari Edwards, 23, was arrested in 2022 and has remained in custody since, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Authorities said Edwards carried out three carjackings in the West Englewood neighborhood. The first occurred in the drive-thru of a coffee shop, and the other two happened outside a convenience store at a gas station. In each case, Edwards pointed a gun at the driver and demanded the keys, officials said. …
Growing up in rural Louisiana, I always believed that hard work would lead to success. The American Dream is defined as the belief that anyone in the U.S. can achieve a prosperous and happy life through hard work, opportunity and upward social mobility, regardless of their background. A recent Wall Street Journal-NORC survey reports that 70% of people believe the American Dream no longer holds true or never did, the highest level in 15 years of surveys. Is America on the verge of collapse? Has America seen its best days? Are elected leaders’ decisions causing citizens to lose hope in…
The first time businessman Gary Rabine met Charlie Kirk, the then-18-year-old conservative activist showed up for a fundraiser at a far northwest suburban golf club to network and expand what seemed at the time to Rabine like a “little cause.” Rabine, who had founded a Schaumburg-based paving company and later went on to run an unsuccessful Republican primary campaign for governor in 2022, told the Tribune he had reservations but agreed to sit down for a quick chat with Kirk about four hours later, which was well past midnight. “He explained to me and my late wife about his goals…
Sunday’s 77th Primetime Emmy Awards arrive with clear favorites but few sure things. Will the acclaim for “Adolescence” carry it to limited series dominance, or will “The Penguin” complete a run that began with big nomination numbers and continued with a big performance at the Creative Arts Emmys? Will top overall nominee “Severance” reign like “Succession” and “Shogun” did before it? And can any comedy stop “The Studio?” Associated Press Writers Alicia Rancilio and Andrew Dalton share their predictions in 10 top categories, along with a bonus pick. Best drama Nominees: “Andor,” “Paradise,” “Severance,” “Slow Horses,” “The Diplomat,” “The Pitt,”…
WASHINGTON — Inflation rose last month as the price of gas, groceries and airfares jumped while new data showed applications for unemployment aid soared, putting the Federal Reserve in an increasingly tough spot as it prepares to cut rates at its meeting next week despite persistent price pressures. Consumer prices increased 2.9% in August from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Thursday, up from 2.7% the previous month and the biggest jump since January. Excluding the volatile food and energy categories, core prices rose 3.1%, the same as in July. Both figures are above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target.…
Fall is in the air. Chicago evenings have a crisp breeze. But something has been bugging Annie Andrews. Specifically, bees and wasps and a whole lot of sneezing. “It’s gotten to a point, like, I couldn’t stop sneezing during a shift,” said the 28-year-old restaurant server. Earlier this week, she thought, “I need to take an allergy pill again.” When she waits tables outside, the insects swarm patrons, who desperately ask her to be moved elsewhere, anywhere the bees and the wasps aren’t. Chicagoans from all over can likely relate. Pollen has concentrated in the city over the past three…
Gov. JB Pritzker called for transparency after a federal immigration agent fatally shot a man in northwest suburban Franklin Park after the agency reported the man tried to flee a traffic stop and struck the officer with his vehicle. The man who was killed was identified by the Department of Homeland Security as Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez, 38. DHS said in a written statement that Villegas-Gonzalez is a citizen of Mexico and was in the U.S. illegally, though further details were not provided. Pritzker on Friday afternoon said in a social media post he was “aware of the troubling incident that has…
NEW YORK — The Republican governor of Tennessee said Friday he was working with the Trump administration to deploy National Guard troops to Memphis as part of a new crime-fighting mission, hours after the president said the city was the latest target for his unprecedented military deployments. Gov. Bill Lee said the plan will bring in the National Guard alongside the FBI, state troopers and local police, building on an FBI task force. Lee said he planned to speak with the president on Friday to work out details of the mission. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story…
On a quiet street in Wilmette, native plants bloom in broad sweeps and bright bursts, bringing color and life to what was once an ordinary strip of lawn separating the sidewalk from the curb. The violet blossoms of blue vervain hover above clusters of frosty-white mountain mint, golden lanceleaf coreopsis, orange butterfly weed and pink poppy mallow. Monarch butterflies visit the buffet of pollen and nectar, as do wasps, bees, bugs and moths. Humans pause as well, with a passing bicyclist turning her head to look and a man in an orange Kia pulling to a full stop. “Awesome!” the…