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Melissa McCarthy on ‘Gilmore Girls’ return: ‘I got so sentimental’
Melissa McCarthy got emotional Tuesday as she recalled filming the “Gilmore Girls” revival earlier this month.
“Oh, my God, it was so sad. I got so sentimental,” McCarthy told People magazine at the Time 100 Gala in New York. “And it felt like the greatest idea in the world. It was lovely.”
Manker: Dad grows nostalgic watching his kids trade baseball cards
If you’re ever yearning for one of those cycle-of-life moments, you’ll get it when you see your children engaging in the same hobbies you did as a child.
If there were one singular activity that defined my youth ages 8 to 18, it would be collecting baseball cards. Sports-minded family that we are,…
Cook County Jail chess program teaches inmates self-empowerment
Throughout history, the game of chess has served as an apt metaphor for everything from love and war to racial politics and inner-city drug operations; its myriad lessons adaptable to one’s present place, time and personal circumstances.
At the Cook County Jail, where an innovative chess program…
Former Motorola campus in Harvard sold for $9.3 million, officials say
A former Motorola plant vacant since 2003 has been sold, economic development and city officials said Tuesday.
The 1.5 million-square-foot Harvard campus was purchased in an online auction for $9.3 million, said Harvard City Administrator David Nelson, adding that the minimum bid was $2.7 million.
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Dennis Hastert learns his fate today: prison or probation
It’s been six months since former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert pleaded guilty to paying $1.7 million in hush money to cover up wrongdoing from his days as a teacher and wrestling coach decades earlier.
In that time, the man who was once the third-highest ranking elected official in the country…
Clinton calls for manufacturing renaissance
Surrounded by Munster Steel employees at her first campaign event in Indiana, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton touted the importance of American manufacturing jobs and her plans to invest in the sector while also fighting Chinese steel dumping Tuesday afternoon in Hammond.
“It’s…
District 65 committed to dismantling racism in education system, board member says
A parent of a District 65 student and a safety officer at Evanston Township High School, Daniel Featherson, said he witnesses black high school students “treated unfairly all the time every single day.”
Featherson spoke as a member of a community panel during a special meeting on Evanston Skokie…
Arlington International, horsemen’s association still working on new contract
Officials at Arlington International Racecourse and the Illinois Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association were still scrambling Tuesday to forge a contract that would reopen the track’s shuttered backstretch and ensure a smooth start to the summer racing season on May 6.
Mike Campbell, president of…
Dave’s Italian Kitchen may be back in business soon
Dave Glatt, longtime owner of the popular Dave’s Italian Kitchen, may be returning to the restaurant business sooner than expected.
Glatt said he is close to signing a lease on a space on Noyes Street that formerly housed DMK Burger & Fish and Arien’s Chicken.
He said he never anticipated getting…
Oak Park police seek man who attempted to abduct child
The Oak Park Police Department on Tuesday was still searching for a man who witnesses say attempted to abduct a child Monday morning from a public park in southern Oak Park.
According to a release from the department, officers responded at 10:30 a.m. to Fox Park, 624 S. Oak Park Ave., for a call…
Wild Harvey council meeting ends with officials debating if they passed levy
In one more twist to an already heated and highly unusual political battle, Harvey city officials can’t even agree whether two aldermen were in the room during a crucial vote Monday night.
At stake is the city’s ability to collect property taxes and, the mayor says, avoid massive layoffs.
The latest…
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Candace Parker left off Rio roster: report
Candace Parker was left off the U.S. women’s basketball Olympic roster, according to people familiar with the decision.
The two-time Olympic gold medalist won’t be one of the 12 players revealed when the team is announced, likely Wednesday, for the Rio de Janeiro Games in August. The people spoke…
Roselle man gets jail time for head-butting Metra conductor in fare dispute
A Roselle man who head-butted a Metra conductor in a dispute over a fare last year was sentenced to 60 days in DuPage County Jail on Tuesday after pleading guilty to aggravated battery charges.
Jack Kamysz, 65, was ordered to surrender May 19 to begin serving his sentence after admitting guilt…
Lincoln-Way received interest in leasing North school space: records
Just last week, Lincoln-Way High School District 210 Board President Dee Molinare wrote a resident and said, “There is no organization, business or school interested in leasing Lincoln-Way North,” according to an email.
But recently released records show that the district has fielded at least two…
Facing sentencing, Hastert could be ordered to undergo sex offender exam
When Dennis Hastert appears for his long-awaited sentencing hearing Wednesday, all eyes will be on whether the former U.S. House speaker is given prison time for paying hush money to cover up alleged sexual abuse from decades ago.
But there’s another aspect of Hastert’s possible punishment that…
Wisconsin man killed in Route 173 collision
An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday on a 66-year-old Bristol, Wis., man killed in a collision this week as he drove out of the Van Patten Woods Forest Preserve in unincorporated Zion on Route 173 just east of Route 41.
Lake County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a crash with injuries at 5:45 p.m….
Bernanke draws a crowd in Evanston, says banking system is making progress
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says reforms made since the financial crisis will help avert a similar crisis from occurring again, but he stops short of saying the system is protected.
“I think we’ve made a lot of progress,” he said Monday night to a large audience of students and…
Joliet elementary teacher competing in ‘Jeopardy’ tournament
Kaberi Chakrabarty, a teacher at Sator Sanchez Elementary School in Joliet, is set to compete in the “Jeopardy” teachers tournament.
Chakrabarty is one of 15 teachers vying for $100,000 in the two-week tournament, which is scheduled to begin airing Monday. Chakrabarty faces a teacher from Connecticut…
Dave Italian Kitchen to reopen as Dave’s IK
Perhaps all of those tearful goodbyes to Dave’s Italian Kitchen were too soon. After Dave Glatt announced the closing of Dave’s Italian Kitchen, an Evanston institution for 44 years, the outpouring of grief was intense. People showered the restaurant’s Facebook page with stories about what the…
Hebron village president pleads not guilty to drug, gun charges
A Hebron resident gasped in a McHenry County courtroom Tuesday after his town’s beleaguered village president pleaded not guilty to drugs and weapons charges and requested a jury trial.
Village leader John Jacobson, 68, was arrested last month after authorities said they found cocaine and two crack…
Sprout the corpse flower finally blooms, starts stinking
After nearly a week of watching and waiting, Sprout the corpse flower has finally bloomed.
The titan arum showed its first signs of an impending bloom around 8 p.m. Monday and blossomed later that night, according to Tim Pollak, the Chicago Botanic Garden’s outdoor floriculturist. Officials predicted…
Driver dies in crash after exiting forest preserve near Zion
A 66-year-old man died Monday after his vehicle was struck while he was exiting a forest preserve near Zion, police said.
According to a news release from the Lake County sheriff’s office, the man driving a 2007 Cadillac CTS in the late afternoon had exited the Van Patten Woods Forest Preserve…
Fred Savage jokingly tries to give away art from his Chicago-area home
Though the iconic New York Jets jacket he wore on “The Wonder Years” found a home at the National Museum of American History, Chicago-area native Fred Savage said he hasn’t had luck convincing his mom to get rid of the other stuff she’s been saving over the years.
“My mom’s garage is full of, I…
Yorkville truck driver dies in crash on I-88 in Naperville, state police say
A man from Yorkville died Monday when the small tractor-trailer truck he was driving crashed into a larger semi truck after traffic had come to a stop on Interstate 88 in Naperville, Illinois State Police said.
Daniel Garcia, 25, was driving west on in the far right lane of I-88 when traffic slowed…
Ravinia has ticket woes as sales start, and rep blames credit card processor
Music fans trying to snag entry into Ravinia encountered difficulties paying for their tickets, which went on sale at 5 a.m. Tuesday, as the firm that processes credit cards for the Highland Park festival’s website experienced a technical issue.
“Authorize.net assures us that everything is normal…
Person in custody after 2 found dead at Lyons senior home
Lyons police were questioning a “person of interest” in the killings of a man and a woman found at an assisted-living home in the southwest suburb.The two victims, a man in his late 60s and a woman in her mid-40s, were found dead late Monday morning at the River Walk Senior Residences, 8019 Ogden…
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