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$5 million in grants awarded to 8 Cook County domestic violence organizations

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:36:55 GMT

COOK COUNTY, Ill. — Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced Wednesday that nearly $5 million in grant money has been awarded to eight domestic violence support organizations throughout the county beginning next year.The grants range from $132,000 to $1.5 million and are supporting services from the beginning of 2024 through September 2025.The organizations that received grant funding are American Indian Health Services of Chicago, ANEW: Building Beyond Violence and Abuse, The Crisis Center for South Suburbia, KAN-WIN, Mujeres Latinas En Acción, The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence, Sarah's Inn and WINGS Program, Inc."Forms of gender-based violence including domestic violence have silently impacted our communities for generations,” said Preckwinkle. “This Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we are making an important investment in programs and services for survivors and their families. We are committed to supporting and empowering our residents impacted by g...

Chicago police investigate brawl captured on video at Soldier Field

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:36:55 GMT

CHICAGO — Chicago police have confirmed they are investigating after a viral video of a Sunday game-day brawl at Soldier Field.The video captures an unidentified man wearing a Justin Fields jersey and a Chicago Bears cap punching another man from behind, knocking him to the ground.According to police, a 50-year-old and 27-year-old man were involved in a verbal altercation with three other men when the offenders battered the victims. The 50 and 27-year-old man suffered multiple injuries and self-transported themselves to a local hospital in stable condition. 2 University of Chicago students robbed at knifepoint on campus It is unclear what caused the altercation to happen. No one is in custody. Area Three Detectives are Investigating.

Gaza hospital blast sparks protests across Middle East

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:36:55 GMT

In the wake of a deadly hospital blast in Gaza that reportedly left hundreds dead Tuesday, protests erupted across the Middle East.In Jordan, protestors attempted to storm the Israeli embassy. In Cairo, a small group of protestors were spotted near the U.K. and U.S. embassies — pushing for the country to break off ties with Israel. Protests and fighting also erupted between militant group Hezbollah, based in Lebanon, and Israel along its border. All of this comes as a backdrop to President Biden’s visit to Israel to meet with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israel officials Wednesday. The recent hospital blast is of disputed origin, with Israel blaming Palestinian militants and Hamas blaming an Israeli airstrike. Biden appeared to side with Israel’s version of events Wednesday.“The point is … that I was deeply saddened and outraged by the explosion of the hospital in Gaza yesterday, and based on what I’ve seen, it appears as though it was done by the other team, n...

Secret lounge discovered in Rikers Island jail, stashed with unused equipment

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:36:55 GMT

NEW YORK (WPIX) -- Employees from the Department of Correction allegedly built a secret lounge stocked with stolen equipment inside Rikers Island jail, according to a city investigation.New York City investigators discovered a secret lounge filled with leather couches, a giant TV screen and a stash of Correction Department equipment in 2020, according to New York Daily News. The lounge was stocked with unused snow blowers, air conditioners and other supplies that could have been used in the jail."The items were, in some cases, hidden in a hallway behind a false wall made out of plywood blocked with equipment, or in rooms behind doors secured with combination locks," the Daily News reported. Prospect Park Zoo closes indefinitely due to damage from Tropical Storm Ophelia The Legal Aid Society says a secret lounge built on Rikers Island by the Department of Correction is a "declaration of war on authority -- and the perpetrators got away with it."“While incarcerated people suffer in ...

Israel Instagram account blasts Gigi Hadid

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:36:55 GMT

(The Hill) -- Israel's government’s official Instagram account called out model and personality Gigi Hadid for a post she shared on the Israel-Hamas war. Hadid, who is half-Palestineian, took to her Instagram over the weekend to share a graphic that read: “There is nothing Jewish about the Israeli government’s treatment of Palestinians. Condemning the Israeli government is not antisemitic and supporting Palestinians is not supporting Hamas,” according to Variety.“Have you been sleeping the past week?” the State of Israel wrote on Instagram in reaction to Hadid’s post. “Or are you just fine turning a blind eye to Jewish babies being butchered in their homes? Your silence has been very clear about where you stand. We see you.”The State of Israel’s post also included a graphic that revised the original post to call out Hamas. The revised text reads: “There is nothing valiant about Hamas’ massacre of Israelis. Condemning Hamas for what it is (ISIS) is not anti-Palestine and support...

Hays County Sheriff's Office able to recruit civilians to hire more deputies

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:36:55 GMT

Editor’s note: The above video shows KXAN Live’s top morning headlines for Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023.HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) --- The Hays County Sheriff's Office can now hire candidates that are not licensed peace officers and send them to a peace officer academy. It was a change approved by the Hays County Commissioners Court at its Oct. 10 meeting. “Right now for our recruiting, all we can do is recruit licensed peace officers,” Chief Deputy Mike Davenport said to the court. “By making this change, we will be able to recruit civilians to send them to an academy, which opens up a very broad net for recruiting versus the very isolating way that we have right now.”According to the agenda item, there were 12 deputy slots open. "Vacant slots filled with civilian candidates will be paid at a lower salary which could result in an overall savings to the operating budget," the agenda item read.

SP: Bennington man recklessly shot firearm after argument

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:36:55 GMT

PETERSBURGH, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Bennington, Vermont, man was arrested after recklessly firing a gun after an argument with a victim, according to New York State Police. Maclain Campbell, 19, faces several charges. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! On Friday, October 13, around 2:11 a.m., troopers responded to a home in Petersburgh for a report of a dispute involving a handgun. Police say their investigation determined Campbell got into an argument with the victim, brandished a handgun, and threatened the victim with it. Police say Campbell discharged the firearm recklessly into the air. The victim was able to flee the location and contacted law enforcement. No one was injured.Charges:Second-degree criminal possession of a weaponSecond-degree criminal use of a firearmSecond-degree menacingSecond-degree reckless endangerment Volleyball team’s bus catches fire after crash on I-84 Campbell was found a short time later and was arres...

109th airlift wing departs for Antarctica

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:36:55 GMT

SCOTIA, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Members of the 109th airlift wing took off for Operation Deep Freeze. The annual mission focuses on transporting scientists and supplies back and forth from the Continental U.S. to Antarctica for the National Science Foundation. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The long trips do not come without challenges, with time spent training year-round and six-day work weeks, throughout the mission. “As the worlds only ski-equipped C-130s, we can land at places that no one else can," Lt. Col. Drew Brewer said. "We can go further, we can go deeper across the continent, which is what they need to get to the different locations for their studies.” Governor Hochul travels to Israel The one-way trip from Scotia to Antarctica takes about five days. Operation Deep Freeze takes place every year from October to March.

First inductees join Queensbury sports hall of fame

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:36:55 GMT

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - The community around Queensbury Union Free School District is vast, and runs deep - in few places as much as in its sports teams. In the last year, 75 years of Queensbury school athletics history have been dusted off for new celebration - one team, and often one person, at a time. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! On Saturday night, a group of those alumni were honored at Queensbury's first-ever induction ceremony for its new Athletics Hall of Fame. At the Courtyard by Mariott in Lake George, 41 individuals and two entire teams were honored. The group spanned athletes and coaches, covering three decades of school history, ranging from the 1980s all the way back to the '60s. Some were there across all three, and more.“I showed up every day, and I worked hard, and I was very intense, and I loved the kids, I loved the school, I loved everything about it,” said John "Jack" LaBombard, an inductee who taught...

5-alarm fire destroys convenience store near Cahokia Heights

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:36:55 GMT

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - Investigators are trying to figure out what caused an intense overnight fire that destroyed a Metro East convenience store.It happened at the 'County Line Quick Stop' on Camp Jackson Road at Carol Street, very close to Cahokia Heights. A quick-moving and destructive fire completely destroyed the building. Crews got the first call just before 2:30 a.m. The Camp Jackson Fire Department was very close to the scene so crews from there were the first to arrive.Camp Jackson Fire Department Chief Chris Davis told FOX 2 that flames were already pouring from the building when he and his crews got to the scene. The fire quickly grew to five alarms, with some 30 firefighters responding from 10 different departments. There was a full second floor to the building with an apartment before the fire.The business owner did not want to speak on camera. However, he did share with FOX 2 off camera that one of his workers was sleeping upstairs when this all happened. He revealed ...