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Investigation underway after body recovered from Chicago River: CPD

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:47 GMT

CHICAGO -- An investigation is underway after a body was recovered from the Chicago River near the Loop Friday morning, CFD said. According to police, the body was found in the 100 block of E. Wacker Drive around 9:37 a.m. The body was identified as an adult male and was pronounced dead on the scene. Charges pending in shooting of 9-month-old girl in Washington Park: police An autopsy is pending, and police are investigating the incident.WGN is following the incident and will update as more information is recovered.

Countess Luann on tour with Countess Cabaret and The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: RHONY Legacy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:47 GMT

Countess CabaretDecember 1 and 2Park WestandThe Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: RHONY LegacyPremieres on Peacock December 14thwww.countessluann.comCountess Luann de Lesseps is an original cast member of one of the most successful franchises in television history, The Real Housewives of New York City and she stars in The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip and she's at The Park West tonight and tomorrow with her new show, Countess Cabaret. 

CPD: 18-year-old shot multiple times, critical after shooting in Albany Park

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:47 GMT

CHICAGO — An 18-year-old male is clinging to life after Chicago police say he was shot multiple times in the city's Albany Park neighborhood.According to police, just before 8 p.m., the victim was walking on the sidewalk in the 4500 block of N. Monticello when an unknown male offender opened fire. The victim suffered gunshot wounds to the head and body, police added. Charges pending in shooting of 9-month-old girl in Washington Park: police City paramedics rushed the male to Illinois Masonic Hospital in critical condition. As of Friday, there is no update on the victim's condition. No one is in custody at this time. Suspect charged in Loop attack from 2022 Anyone with information may leave an anonymous tip at cpdtip.com.Area Five detectives are investigating.

How Texas representatives voted in George Santos' House expulsion

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:47 GMT

Editor’s Note: The video at the top of this story shows KXAN’s morning headlines for Friday, Dec. 1, 2023.AUSTIN (KXAN) — George Santos, R-New York, was expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, making him the sixth lawmaker ever ousted from the lower chamber.According to The Hill, the move took three attempts over six months. RELATED: House expels George Santos in historic vote Santos faces 23 criminal counts, which stem from allegations he misled donors, fraudulently received unemployment benefits and charged donor credit cards without authorization.Following the 311-114-2 expulsion, here’s how Texas’ representatives voted:YEA - 19Colin Allred (D)Michael Burgess (R)Greg Casar (D)Joaquin Castro (D)Dan Crenshaw (R)Jasmine Crockett (D)Henry Cuellar (D)Monica De La Cruz (R)Lloyd Doggett (D)Jake Ellzey (R)Veronica Escobar (D)Lizzie Fletcher (D)Sylvia Garcia (D)Tony Gonzales (R)Vicente Gonzalez (D)Kay Granger (R)Nathaniel Moran (R)August Pfluger (R)Marc Veasey (D...

Executive Director of Texas sheriff's association accused of misappropriation of funds, AG's office investigating

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:47 GMT

SMITH COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – The executive director of the Sheriff’s Association of Texas has resigned in lieu of termination after being accused of misappropriation of funds.Smith County Sheriff and President of SAT Larry Smith announced on Thursday that Executive Director Steve Westbrook is accused of misappropriating the association’s funds after receiving two tips from employees on Nov. 16. On Nov. 17, Smith received confirmation that the Texas Attorney General’s Office was investigating the case and secured documents. Smith said the association is fully cooperating. Once it was determined that the Attorney General’s Office had been in contact with Westbrook, the Board of Directors of the association unanimously decided to put Westbook on leave pending the outcome of the investigation. Based on additional information that the association received in the past several days, the association’s board of directors met in the Austin office and accepted Westbrook’s resignation...

After winning a pair of awards in Italy, these Marine on St. Croix chocolates are among the best in the world

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:47 GMT

St. Croix Chocolate Company’s macadamia bon bons sit in a tray on May 11, 2023. The chocolates earned the highest score in the “fillings” category and a gold award in the Americas division of the 2023 International Chocolate Awards and won bronze in the global finals. (Photo courtesy St. Croix Chocolate Company)St. Croix Chocolate Company in Marine on St. Croix took home high honors at the recent International Chocolate Awards world finals.The company, run by Robyn Dochterman, won a silver award for its burnt cinnamon and bourbon bar, which consists of — get this! — layers of real bourbon caramel and a ganache filling made by infusing flame-charred cinnamon sticks into cream, all inside brown butter milk chocolate.They also won bronze for macadamia bon bons, which include macadamia blossom honey and brown butter macadamia shortbread cookies along with Venezuelan chocolate.In the Americas division of the chocolate awards, announced in September, the bon bons earned the highest ...

St. Paul firefighter raises coming after arbitrator called in to settle contract

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:47 GMT

A long-simmering dispute over the St. Paul firefighters’ contract has been resolved by an arbitrator, who recently decided they should receive 11 percent raises during a three-year contract.The city proposed wage increases of 9.5 percent during the term of the contract, while the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 21 sought pay raises of 15 percent.The firefighters’ contract expired Dec. 31 and they’ve continued working under its terms. The City Council is scheduled to take up the new contract Wednesday and vote on it Dec. 13, which are routine steps.Local 21 made its frustrations public in August, when they held an informational picket to bring attention to their labor contract being unsettled for more than 200 days at that point. Off-duty firefighters marched on Snelling Avenue with signs saying “Firefighters, paramedics need your help,” along with signs reading “Understaffed. Overworked,” and “Without contract. Still responding.”The St. Paul fire d...

The Loop NFL Picks: Week 13

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:47 GMT

Chiefs at Packers (+6½)Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce has taken to openly flirting with gal pal Taylor Swift through social media posts. It’s now apparent that the Chiefs’ star is rapidly becoming the most obnoxiously overexposed NFL star … not counting the Packers’ previous quarterback. Pick: Chiefs by 7Taylor Swift performs on stage during The Eras Tour at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Friday, July 28, 2023. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)49ers at Eagles (+2½)Former Niners hall of famer Deion Sanders has been named Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year. The Colorado coach, who led the Buffaloes to a 4-8 record, was picked by SI’s panel of artificial intelligence experts consisting of young white male with blue eyes, middle aged brown male with bald spot and elderly black female with bifocals.Pick: 49ers by 3FILE – Colorado head coach Deion Sanders looks on in the first half of the team’s spring practice NCAA college football game, April 22, 2023, ...

Toys for Toys hits the rails to help kids

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:47 GMT

RENSSELAER, N.Y. (NEWS10) — It's not the Polar Express, but it might be just as magical. Toys for Tots partnering with Amtrak and Norfolk Southern to make sure kids in need have a present to open this Christmas. ‘Stuff the Bus’ toy drive 2023 in Colonie The gifts and necessities will be transported via train to children in need in five cities between Rensselaer and Binghamton.Toys for Tots is run by the US Marine Corp and today’s event was run like a military support operation. Volunteers led by a Staff Sergeant, loading bags onto a train car.Patrick Lurenz the US Marine Coordinator for Toys for Tots is rather humble about the military branch’s role in all of this.“This is a community program. It's here to support the community and it's being assisted by the community the Marine Corps. We’re just here driving this crazy bus to make all of this stuff happens” said Lurenz. Levi Pascher is the Field Marketing Manager for Dunkin, a long time sponsor of the event.“The holidays there's ...

Legislation would push elections to even years

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:47 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — This week on Empire State Weekly, new proposed legislation would change when several local elections take place. The bill would push some elections held on odd years to even years. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! State Senator James Skoufis, representative for District 42, sponsored the bill to move local elections to even years, the same years that larger statewide federal elections and national elections are held. He argued the move would increase voter turnout in a "broken" system."We need to fix it because it is broken. And you just have to go back three weeks to see how broken it is, where you had 20-30% turnout, per usual, in these odd-year elections, so a small minority of eligible voters coming out and choosing who should be running the town's offices, the county's offices for the entire community, 100% of the community" Said Skoufis.Also this week Tomoko Udo, an associate Professor at UAlbany's ...