Author: Voxtrend News
George Lawrence spent his adult life sharing his love of bowling with Lake County residents. As the longtime owner of Bertrand Bowling Lanes in Waukegan, he found ways — both big and small — to make the sport fun. He let the local schools use his alley for gym classes, hosted professional tournaments and occasionally slipped doughnuts into bowlers’ bags to brighten their days. “He just went out of his way to make them happy,” his wife, Doris Lawrence, said. George Carlton Lawrence died Aug. 7 in his Gurnee home. He was 87. Born June 7, 1938, in Grayslake to…
Farmers markets are a dazzling display of America’s heartland year-round, but they shine especially during the summer months, when locals leisurely stroll the grounds, filling tote bags with just-plucked produce, enjoying live tunes and meeting the hardworking people behind the booths. Now, those folks are inviting us to come to them, opening their dining rooms and barn doors for immersive, communal feasts that offer what we crave most: connection to the land and each other. Discovery drives it all — seasonal menus from the region’s best chefs, a road trip in sight, and the chance to make a weekend of…
A 1% sales tax on groceries sold in Waukegan is under discussion by the City Council’s Finance and Purchasing Committee to replace the state’s 1% tax covering the same products currently remitted to municipalities, which expires at the end of the year. No member of the committee expressed an opinion on whether to impose the tax or not, but they shared concerns over lost revenue. Both the committee and the full council will likely vote on whether or not to impose the tax on Sept. 15 at City Hall. The City Council’s Finance and Purchasing Committee discussed the implications of…
Chicago Board of Education President Sean Harden has challenged the district’s new proposed budget, expressing doubts about its heavy reliance on revenue from special taxing districts to close a $734 million deficit. The hesitancy repeatedly expressed by Harden, who was appointed by Mayor Brandon Johnson, during two public hearings Tuesday signals further growing tension within the school board over how to address the district’s deepening fiscal crisis. Chicago Public Schools’ fiscal road map, backed by interim CEO Macquline King, runs counter to the agenda of Johnson, a former Chicago Teachers Union organizer, who has advocated both now and in the…
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The world’s leading authority on food crises said Friday the Gaza Strip’s largest city is gripped by famine, and that it’s likely to spread across the territory without a ceasefire and an end to restrictions on humanitarian aid. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, or IPC, said famine is happening in Gaza City, home to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, and could spread south to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis by the end of next month. The determination comes after months of warnings by aid groups that Israel’s restrictions of food and other aid into…
School District U-46 is officially taking suggestions for the name of the new middle school being built in Elgin. “(Tuesday) we will be officially launching the nomination process,” Chief of Staff Brian Lindholm said Monday during the school board meeting. U-46 broke ground on the 193,000-square foot, $110 million middle school at 2604 Rohrssen Road in April. It’s adjacent to Hilltop Elementary School and will house up to 1,125 sixth-, seventh and eighth-grade students when it opens for the 2027-28 school year. The district has reached out to residents and students who live near the new campus to seek their…
When the second Donald Trump administration began, many worried that it would abandon America’s long-standing, bipartisan commitment to human rights around the world. This was the concern during the first administration, too, but career foreign affairs professionals continued much of the day-to-day work that has supported human rights for decades. This time around, however, President Trump’s team ousted or undermined anyone who might try to stay the course and has taken an even more nefarious approach. Rather than ignore human rights, the administration is twisting the concept in support of a political agenda that undermines equality, justice and human security…
A teenage girl was in custody Friday night after they say she stabbed and critically injured a young woman near the 69th Street Red Line CTA station, according to Chicago police. The victim, 20, was involved in a physical altercation with a 17-year-old girl on the sidewalk in the first block of West 69th Street around 6 p.m, when the teen pulled out a sharp object and stabbed the woman twice in her torso, police said. The woman was taken to UChicago Medicine in critical condition. The teen was arrested and transported to St. Bernard Hospital for a minor injury…
NEW YORK — Cracker Barrel is marching forward with an ongoing makeover. And to the dismay of some fans, the chain’s new logo now ditches the barrel itself. Or rather, the drawing many have associated with Cracker Barrel over the years. The man leaning on that barrel is also gone, as are the words “Old Country Store.” Instead, the new emblem features a simpler design with just “Cracker Barrel” written on a gold background, which also has a semi-updated shape. “Anchored in Cracker Barrel’s signature gold and brown tones, the updated visuals will appear across menus and marketing collateral,” the…
The Morton Grove Village Board approved new regulations for electric bicycle – commonly known as an e-bike – and electric scooter use in town, joining a growing number of area suburbs looking to put some brakes on the increasingly popular vehicles. “I think we’ve made the streets a little bit safer,” Morton Grove mayor Janine Witko said at the Aug. 12 board meeting, after the new ordinance passed. The new regulations provide e-bikes, which were previously prohibited on public roads and sidewalks within the village, with legal status and guidelines for their use. E-bikes and similar vehicles have been prohibited…