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First-place Chicago Wolves win fourth game in a row Alex Lyon stops 30 shots to earn first shutout in Chicago Alex Lyon rejected all 30 shots he faced as the Chicago Wolves earned a 2-0 victory over the Iowa Wild Thursday night at Allstate Arena. Defenseman Jesper Sellgren and forward Sam Miletic scored for the…
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Chicagoland Toys for Tots Motorcycle Parade is Back, Dec. 5 Fortier “Everyone had a rough year and we want to make it better.” Chicagoland Toys for Tots Motorcycle Parade has been a Chicago tradition for forty-three years and the non-profit organization plans to make a return this year with the 44th Motorcycle Parade. In year’s past,…
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Community residents host “Black Friday Action” protest against Chase Bank funding go gas and oil projects About 60 people gathered in Evanston to urge Chase to stop being the #1 funder of new gas and oil projects. Chase has invested $317 Billion in fossil fuel projects since 2015 – 33% more than any other bank. A…
Chicago Wolves complete weekend sweep over Grand Rapids Griffins Poturalski, Leivo and Noesen score while Makiniemi stars in net Stefan Noesen scored one goal and set up two others to pace the Chicago Wolves to a 3-1 victory over the Grand Rapids Griffins Sunday afternoon at Allstate Arena. Forwards Andrew Poturalski and Josh Leivo also…
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Strong rally lifts Chicago Wolves to victory over Grand Rapids Griffins Chicago scores five times in third period to stun Grand Rapids The Chicago Wolves produced three goals in the final 96 seconds to cap a monstrous third-period rally that gave the Wolves a 5-3 win over the Grand Rapids Griffins Friday night at Van…
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Goodman Theater begins rehearsals for Nightwatch and Layalina Rehearsals have begun for the two centerpiece “developmental productions” featured in Goodman Theatre’s 17th annual New Stages Festival, a free celebration of new works by some of the country’s finest established and emerging playwrights. Cast is listed below. The two plays—Nightwatch by Max Yu, directed by Chay…
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Coalition for Free & Fair Elections trains judges This past weekend, Nov. 20, 2021, the Coalition for Free & Fair Elections trained about 200 Chicago area police officers to become election judges in upcoming elections. Organizer Scott Kaspar said that the event featured active and retired law enforcement officers who hailed from Cook, DuPage, Will, Lake,…
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Safe practices for a safe Holiday season, from Cook County As Thanksgiving approaches, we wanted to wish you and your loved ones a safe and happy holiday season. In order to ensure your health, we are sharing our holiday guidelines for safe celebrations and travel. Please take these proven precautions in all of your holiday…
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