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Contractor injured at Scot Forge metal manufacturer on Winn Road in Spring Grove Wednesday, April 1, 2026


Former Cook County corrections officer Alan Kettina sentenced 60 years for murder of Niles man Mark Asber at Miraj nightclub in Niles in 2023


Skokie police investigating multiple vehicle burglaries on March 31, 2026


Women accuse massage therapists of sexual assault at Park Ridge Massage Envy March 2026


Massage Envy faces two new lawsuits accusing therapists of sexual assault (CBS Chicago @YouTube)


Bears Chairman George McCaskey speaks at the NFL Owner’s Meetings on the 2025 season and more; says “We’re comfortable at either site (elapsed time 4:36/FOX 32 Chicago @YouTube)

George McCaskey: “(George Halas) played for the Hammond All-Stars in 1919, so that’s where he got his start in football. The Hammond All-Stars happened to play many of their quote/unquote ‘home games’ at Cubs Park. He was on a decades-long quest himself to find the proper stadium solution.”


Distorted Soda and Sandwiches opens in Crystal Lake serving “Dirty Soda” April 1, 2026Distorted Soda & Sandwiches/Facebook135 N Main St, Crystal Lake, IL 60014/Google Maps


What is a dirty soda?


 ARL HTS FORECAST … 

Overnight Wednesday/Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11pm. Low around 38 about 10pm to 3am. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. High near 69 about 4pm. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible. Storm intensity likely the greatest between 1pm and 9pm.

Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Low around 48 about 7am to 8am. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 44. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

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