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Man, 30, found shot to death on South Side

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:50 GMT

CHICAGO — A homicide investigation is underway after a 30-year-old man was discovered fatally shot on the city's South Side.Police said the man was found unresponsive in the 8000 block of South Champlain just before 10 a.m. Monday with a gunshot wound to the abdomen.He was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. His identity has not yet been released.According to police, circumstances surrounding the shooting remain under investigation. No one is in custody.

Planet Fitness to give teens free gym passes for summer

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:50 GMT

CHICAGO — Planet Fitness is now offering a free summer gym pass to teenagers across the country. In the next week, teenagers between the ages of 14 to 19 can sign up for a free gym pass that runs from May 15 to August 31. Special Olympics to take off at Solider Field Tuesday Planet Fitness is also giving away $200,000 to high schools and students for teens who chose to participate in a video contest. Teens interested can sign up in person or online at Free Summer Gym Membership for Teens | Planet Fitness

Monday Forecast: Temps near 60 with showers likely

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:50 GMT

Monday: Mainly cloudy, rain showers, cooler lakeside, E 5-10 G20. High: 50, low: 56Chicago Weather | Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center's Forecast (wgntv.com)Monday Night: Evening rain chance, mostly cloudy, NNE 5-15 G20. Low: 49Chicago Area Radar | WGN TVTuesday's weather forecast is looking Mostly sunny, cooler lakeside, N 5-10 G15. High: 67, Low: 58

Suspended schedule lifted at Glenbrook North HS after fake school threat

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:50 GMT

NORTHBROOK, Ill. — Police in Northbrook responded to Glenbrook North High School after receiving a "swatting call," though the threat was deemed false. The school has since resumed its normal activities.Glenbrook High Schools District 225 announced on social media Monday that the school was under a suspended schedule.SEE ALSO | Friday classes canceled after fire at Glenbrook South High SchoolThe suspended schedule was lifted after the 'all clear' was given by Northbrook police. Last month, several Illinois counties were targeted with swatting calls, with Illinois State Police investigating nearly two dozen in one day alone. All threats were unfounded. SEE ALSO | Illinois police investigate nearly 2 dozen school threatsThe "swatting call" response comes days after classes were canceled at Glenbrook South High School on Friday following a fire the day prior. No one was injured.

Bill to raise age for semi-automatic rifle purchases clears Texas House committee

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:50 GMT

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Legislation that aims to raise the age for purchasing certain semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21 years old advanced through a Texas House committee Monday. House Bill 2744 passed with an 8 to 5 vote. Several people in the hearing room clapped and cheered after the vote.8-5, The Texas House Select Committee on Community Safety delivers a vote evoking tears of relief and gratitude from Uvalde families, nearly one year after their children were killed. This is significant progress for their calls to raise the age. pic.twitter.com/FAwq74t9si— Ryan Chandler (@RyanChandler98) May 8, 2023The bill now heads to the Calendars committee, which will decide when the bill will come up for a vote on the House floor. Time is a key factor. The House faces a deadline Thursday at midnight to give preliminary approval to legislation in order for it to have a chance to become law.The committee vote came during a recess in the House floor proceedings, following an emotional spee...

Under mounting pressure, Rep. Bryan Slaton resigns before expulsion vote in Texas House

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:50 GMT

AUSTIN (The Texas Tribune) -- Rep. Bryan Slaton resigned from the Texas House on Monday after an investigative panel found he had an inappropriate sexual relationship with a 19-year-old woman on his staff, providing her with enough alcohol before their encounter that she felt dizzy and had double vision.Pressure had mounted on Slaton to resign since Saturday, when the House General Investigative Committee released a 16-page report finding he had engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct with an aide. The committee of three Republicans and two Democrats recommended that Slaton be the first state representative expelled from the body since 1927.Texas Right to Life, a staunchly anti-abortion group that was a key supporter of Slaton’s political campaigns, revoked its endorsement Monday, saying it was a “Christian organization” that held its staff, board members, scholarship recipients and political endorsees to high moral standards.“In light of recent reports and the findings of the Texas...

$1 million scratch-off ticket claimed in northwest Austin

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:50 GMT

Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for May 8, 2023.AUSTIN (KXAN) — Someone in Austin is $1 million richer after claiming a winning scratch-off ticket in northwest Austin, according to a Texas Lottery release. Lottery trust claims $1 million winning ticket sold in Round Rock The ticket was bought at 183 Express, which is at 13296 U.S. Highway 183 between Anderson Mill Road and Spicewood Springs Road. The winner decided to remain anonymous, the release stated.The Million Dollar Loteria scratch-off game offers more than $254 million in total prizes, including eight top prizes worth $1 million. This was the sixth winning ticket claimed, the release states.

Twins at St. Edward's University help reduce the school's carbon footprint

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:50 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Like many other colleges and universities, St. Edward's University held its graduation on Saturday. One of the students who graduated is Luke Tobias from San Antonio. His twin brother, Ethan, will be graduating in the fall following a heavy course load.It's not unusual for twins to graduate during the same year, but these two bring something more to their college curriculum. They are committed to reducing the carbon footprint to help preserve and protect our environment. Luke's commitment went as far as starting a garden on campus to help fellow students learn how to grow their own food. He said the garden was laden with weeds and tall grass before he got involved in making it a food-producing source. He said he had the complete backing of the school's administration.Ethan's work not only helped sustainability efforts at St. Edward's but the City of Austin, as well. He served on a couple of commissions, most notably one that teaches colleges and universities, and ot...

St. Paul files legal appeal in public records fight over Summit Avenue bike trail

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:50 GMT

On Thursday, a Ramsey County District Court judge appointed a compliance facilitator and gave the city of St. Paul two weeks to produce internal emails, text messages and documents related to the proposed Summit Avenue bike trail, as requested by bike trail opponent Robert Cattanach.On Friday, the city fired back with a legal appeal that says, in a word, no.The city’s seven-page filing with the Minnesota Court of Appeals seeks to overturn Ramsey County District Court Judge Patrick Diamond’s May 4 order on the basis that, since last July, multiple city departments have already produced nearly 2,500 pages of documents in response to Cattanach’s 18 records requests.Calling their records searches to date exhaustive, officials with the mayor’s office indicated in an email last week they would comply with any decision of the court pending the outcome of their legal appeal, but “duplicating work already conducted by city staff at taxpayers’ expense does ...

Loons star Emanuel Reynoso’s return to MLS games ‘might be a few weeks’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:50 GMT

The biggest step has been achieved: Loons star midfielder Emanuel Reynoso returned to Minnesota on Saturday.But tedious steps remain: Reynoso passing medical tests; MLS sharing what Reynoso must do to have his suspension lifted; Reynoso returning to training sessions, mending relationships with teammates, improving his fitness and form.Then, finally, playing in games.“I’m delighted he is here,” manager Adrian Heath said Monday in Blaine. “I want to get him into the group and get him integrated back into the group because as I’ve said all along there is not a team in this league who is not better without having a really good Emanuel Reynoso. We are the same.”The Loons (3-4-3, 12 points) are winless in five straight matches over the previous month. Without their MLS All-Star playmaking midfielder, they have scored only 10 goals in 10 game this season.“We need him in the team,” Heath continued. “We’ve spent an awful lot of money bringing him here. We’ve done an awful lot to try to put ...