Friends remember fallen Chicago police Officer Enrique Martinez for laugh, sense of service Some very close friends of fallen Chicago police Officer Enrique Martinez said his charismatic personality and his sense of service will never be forgotten. 11/7/2024 - 8:38 pm | View Link
Are Schools With Armed Police Actually Safer? The Florida law was passed in 2018 after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland in which 17 students and staff were killed. That law requires an armed individual, be it a law ... 11/6/2024 - 6:24 am | View Link
Man dead after shooting, crash near elementary school on West Side A man is dead after a shooting and crash that unfolded near an elementary school on the city’s West Side on Wednesday afternoon. Chicago police said just before 1 p.m., the ... 11/6/2024 - 5:34 am | View Link
Teen killed in car-bike collision Monday in Porter Township Police said a 16-year-old from Valparaiso died Monday evening after the bicycle he was riding was struck by an SUV on a poorly lit county road in Porter Township. 11/5/2024 - 8:18 am | View Link
Tuberculosis case confirmed at Elmhurst University, 2 more suspected; school offering free TB tests An Elmhurst University student was confirmed to have tuberculosis last week, and two more students have suspected cases, officials said. 11/4/2024 - 7:00 pm | View Link
A federal judge on Thursday struck down a Biden administration policy that aimed to ease a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants who are married to U. S. citizens.
The program, lauded as one of the biggest presidential actions to help immigrant families in years, allowed undocumented spouses and stepchildren of U.
Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Aquarius.
Happy Birthday for Friday, Nov. 8, 2024:
You are persistent and dedicated to what you value. You have tenacity. You also have strong opinions and colorful relationships. This is the last year of a nine-year cycle, which means it’s time to take inventory and let go of people, places and things that are holding you back.
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Discussions with friends and groups will be positive this morning.
Today is Friday, Nov. 8, the 313th day of 2024. There are 53 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Nov. 8, 2018, tens of thousands of people fled a fast-moving wildfire in Northern California that would become the state’s deadliest ever, killing 86 people and nearly destroying the community of Paradise.
Also on this date:
In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln won reelection as he defeated Democratic challenger George B.
AMSTERDAM — Leaders of Israel and the Netherlands on Friday condemned what they called antisemitic attacks on fans of soccer club Maccabi Tel Aviv before and after a Europa League soccer match between their team and Ajax, and Israel said it was sending planes to fly home supporters from the Dutch capital.
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The violence erupted Thursday despite a ban on a pro-Palestinian demonstration near the soccer stadium imposed by Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema, who had feared that clashes would break out between protesters and supporters of the Israeli soccer club.
Amsterdam police had no immediate comment on the violence or numbers of arrests and injuries.
For about 58 minutes, the Colorado Avalanche played a fantastic game at Canada Life Center in Winnipeg.
The problem for the Avs? The best team in the NHL to date was the opponent, and Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck looked a lot more like a two-time Vezina Trophy winner than he did the last time the Avalanche saw him.
Gabriel Vilardi scored 66 seconds in, and that was enough for the Jets to fend off the Avs in a 1-0 game Thursday night.
The glorious Joni Mitchell was born on November 7, 1943 and continues to woo audiences to this day.
Rolling Stone:
Categories don’t apply to Joni Mitchell, and they never have. She became famous in the early Seventies as the ultimate confessional singer-songwriter, but she’ll go down as maybe the greatest formal innovator in modern pop.