When Pete Hatemi, a political science professor at Pennsylvania State University, got an email from a student he didn’t know asking him to become a faculty adviser for a conservative group on campus, he did some research on the organization, …
Philly on the rebound: Over 100,000 people walked through Center City last week
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The ultimate sign the city is inching its way back to pre-pandemic life? Philadelphians are walking around …
Man who was with Adam Toledo, 13, at time of fatal shooting charged with felony gun charges
Ruben Roman, 21 (Chicago Police Department)
CHICAGO — The man who was with 13-year-old Adam Toledo when he was fatally shot by Chicago police has been charged with felony gun charges.
Ruben Roman, 21, was charged with felony reckless discharge …
Toddler shot on Lake Shore Drive is out of medically induced coma, remains on ventilator
CHICAGO — A toddler who was injured after a shooting on Lake Shore Drive is out of a medically induced coma, according to doctors at Lurie Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Marcelo Malakooti, associate chief medical officer and medical director at Lurie …
Illinois health officials report 3,630 cases of COVID-19, 13 deaths
CHICAGO — The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 3,630 new cases of COVID-19 and 13 deaths.
The deaths were reported in the following counties:
Cook County: 1 male 40s, 2 males 50s, 1 male 70s, 1 female 90sJo Daviess …
Prince Philip’s funeral April 17 at Windsor Castle; Harry to attend
LONDON — Prince Philip’s royal ceremonial funeral will take place April 17 at Windsor Castle — a slimmed-down service amid the COVID-19 pandemic that will be entirely closed to the public.
Philip, also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, took …
Showers throughout the day Saturday
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White Sox game postponed due to weather
CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox game against the Kansas City Royals was postponed Saturday due to inclement weather.
The team’s Twitter page said the game will be part of a split doubleheader on May 14. The first game will …
Woman, 73, dead after Bronzeville fire
CHICAGO — A 73-year-old woman was killed after a fire in Bronzeville.
The medical examiner identified the woman as 73-year-old Benita Frieson. She was on the third floor of an apartment building near 49th Street and Vincennes Avenue when a …
Stimulus checks: What we know about how people are spending the $1,400
(NEXSTAR) — Americans are proving remarkably reliable in how they are spending their federal stimulus payments.
The New York Federal Reserve released a study this week that showed Americans are using most of the money for paying down debt and …