The Illinois State Police announced Thursday they will be increasing patrol presence during “peak criminal activity times” on Chicago-area expressways after the region has seen more than double the number of expressway shootings this year as compared to last. The Chicago area has seen a total of 185 expressway shootings so far this year as…
Month: September 2021
Bears notebook: Rookie Khyiris Tonga turning heads
Bears rookie nose tackle Khyiris Tonga had five tackles against the Browns last week. Tonga is playing in place of injured starter Eddie Goldman. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times With nose tackle Eddie Goldman practicing Thursday and possibly playing Sunday against the Lions, Tonga still could figure in the rotation. “He’s getting better every week,” Bears defensive…
Cook County TIF districts’ 2020 tax tally: $1.5 billion
Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times A new Cook County report details how revenue collected from Cook County’s hundreds of tax increment financing districts rose 11.6% for the 2020 tax year. Cook County’s tax increment financing districts sites will collect almost $1.5 billion in revenue for the 2020 tax year, even as 14 of those districts were eliminated,…
Columna: Estados Unidos debe aclarar su política de asilo
El 22 de septiembre, migrantes de Haití cruzan el Río Bravo desde Del Rio, Texas, para regresar a Ciudad Acuña y evitar una posible deportación. | AP El gobierno debe definir a quién permitirá solicitar asilo y aplicar esa política sin discriminación a nadie. Read in English Hoy en día, el campamento fronterizo improvisado para…
More collaboration? Matt Nagy asked players for offensive suggestions
Matt Nagy coaches in the Bears’ opener. | Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images The Collaborative Coach — trademark pending — is at it again. Matt Nagy doesn’t want to explain what he’s doing differently in the wake of Sunday’s offensive embarrassment. But we do know one thing he did Tuesday when crafting this week’s game…
How cryptocurrency has become the ‘currency of the alt-right,’ white supremacists, hate groups
Richard Spencer, a white supremacist, speaking in 2017 at the University of Florida in Gainesville, has dubbed Bitcoin the “currency of the alt-right.” | Chris O’Meara / AP They’re using digital currencies in ever more secretive ways to avoid the oversight of banks, regulators and courts, an Associated Press investigation has found. The Daily Stormer…
Gambling company withdraws Waukegan casino bid hours after announcing Arlington Park sale to Bears
Neil Bluhm, chairman of Rivers Casino, pictured in 2019. Bluhm and partners at Churchill Downs withdrew their proposal for a Waukegan casino shortly after the company announced the sale of Arlington Park to the Bears. | Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times The move could suggest billionaire Neil Bluhm is focusing efforts on landing the long-sought Chicago casino….
El Milagro Tortilla Factory Workers Now Claim Company Is Using Intimidation Tactics To Stop Collective Action
CHICAGO (CBS) — Workers at the El Milagro tortilla factory in Little Village continue their fight for better wages and working conditions, and now, community sponsors and elected officials are joining them. The workers at the factory at 2919 S. Western Ave. in Little Village walked out last week. They said they have worked under…
Great Relief For 117 Evacuees From Afghanistan As They Arrive At O’Hare International Airport
CHICAGO (CBS) — Late Thursday afternoon, more than 100 people evacuated from Afghanistan landed at O’Hare International Airport. CBS 2’s Jackie Kostek learned about their harrowing experiences. Everyone with whom she spoke Thursday said the last several days have been exhausting and frustrating after being stuck at the airport in Kabul for several days and…
Bears Working To Get ‘Back On Track’ For Sunday’s Game Against Lions
CHICAGO (CBS) — It’s a pull out all the stops kind of week at Halas Hall after the offense’s abysmal performance against the Browns. CBS 2’s Matt Zahn reports that includes Matt Nagy inviting the players to give their input on Tuesday. “We had a good talk with him. Take a step back and egos…