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First brick-and-mortar Wayfair store to open in Wilmette this May
The doors are about to open for shoppers at the new Wayfair store in Edens Plaza. Wayfair officials have set Thursday, May 23 for the opening of its new approximate 150,000 square foot store in the shopping center at 3232 Lake Avenue in Wilmette. “The store is a one-stop shop for all things home including…
Habitat for Humanity ReStore moving from Fox Valley Mall to Naperville, new restaurants open and coming
In the latest comings and goings of Naperville businesses, the Habitat for Humanity home improvement shop is moving from one local shopping center to another while new restaurants continue to pop up around the city, some recently opened and some on the way. Naperville ReStore relocating Habitat for Humanity’s Naperville ReStore is moving — but…
Val Gray Ward, ‘the Martin Luther King of the theater community in Chicago,’ dies
An accomplished actress, director and producer, Val Gray Ward founded Kuumba, a pioneering African American theater company in Chicago. “I like to call her the Martin Luther King of the theater community in Chicago,” said Jackie Taylor, the founder and CEO of Chicago’s Black Ensemble Theater Company. “She had nationalism and tenacity at a time…
CT town asks advocates who opposed geese killing to help fund alternatives
After more than 300 Bristol residents, animal rights activists and geese aficionados flooded a Board of Parks meeting on whether to use lethal means to deal with the abundant flock and its waste, officials are now seeking help raising money for alternatives. At the meeting April 17, the Board of Parks Commissioners decided to table…
Trump could avoid trial this year on 2020 election charges. Is the hush money case a worthy proxy?
By GARY FIELDS (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump faces serious charges in two cases over whether he attempted to subvert the Constitution by overturning the results of a fair election and illegally remain in power. Yet it’s a New York case centered on payments to silence an adult film actor that…
US government agrees to $138.7M settlement over FBI’s botching of Larry Nassar assault allegations
By ED WHITE (Associated Press) DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department announced a $138.7 million settlement Tuesday with more than 100 people who accused the FBI of grossly mishandling allegations of sexual assault against Larry Nassar in 2015 and 2016, a critical time gap that allowed the sports doctor to continue to prey on…
Springfield man sentenced to physical castration, 50 years in prison for impregnating juvenile
LIVINGSTON – A man from Springfield was sentenced to 50 years in prison and physical castration after pleading guilty to raping a 14-year-old girl multiple times. District Attorney Scott Perrilloux’s Office said 54-year-od Glenn Sullivan Sr. pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree rape on Wednesday. The DA’s office said in July of 2022, a…
National Championship coach Jay Clark stops by to talk title times
BATON ROUGE – LSU gymnastics coach Jay Clark stopped by the WBRZ studios just days after his Tiger team won the school’s first ever national championship in the sport. Clark and the Tigers took home the title in Fort Worth, Texas on Saturday beating Cal, Utah and Florida for the programs first national title. LSU…
Apartment resident said they forgot they were cooking, started fire Tuesday morning
BATON ROUGE – Firefighters were called to a scene on Cloverfield Avenue in response to a house fire Tuesday morning. The Baton Rouge Fire Department arrived to the apartment building on Cloverfield at Gladiola Street shortly after 7 a.m.. The building sustained heavy smoke and water damage and two residents were displaced. There were no…
America’s child care crisis is holding back moms without college degrees
By MORIAH BALINGIT and SHARON LURYE of The Associated Press and DANIEL BEEKMAN of The Seattle Times AUBURN, Wash. (AP) — After a series of lower-paying jobs, Nicole Slemp finally landed one she loved. She was a secretary for Washington’s child services department, a job that came with her own cubicle, and she had a…