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How to watch WGN's Chicago Mayoral Debate

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:55 GMT

CHICAGO — The two remaining candidates for Mayor of Chicago will face-off on WGN's debate stage with two weeks remaining before Election Day.The Your Local Election Headquarters: Chicago Mayoral Debate will take place Tuesday from 7 to 8 p.m. at WGN's studios on Chicago's North Side. WGN News anchors Lourdes Duarte and Tahman Bradley will moderate the debate between candidates Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson. Election Results for the mayoral runoff will be available here on April 4 The entire event will be broadcast live on WGN-TV, the WGN+ streaming app on Roku, Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV, the station's website at WGNTV.com/Live and the WGN News mobile app. The audio of the debate will also be simulcast live on WGN Radio 720 AM.Additional coverage, including reaction and analysis, will follow on WGN News at Nine with anchors Ray Cortopassi, Dina Bair and political analyst Paul Lisnek.

The Offspring, Simple Plan and Sum 41 coming to Tinley Park

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:55 GMT

CHICAGO -- Attention pop punk fans!The Offspring, Sum 41, and Simple Plan will be heading to the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park on Saturday, August 26."The only thing better than being on tour is touring with your friends!" The Offspring wrote on their website.The pop punk trio will be stopping in the Chicagoland area as part of the "Let The Bad Time Roll Tour," an extension of their past year touring together. Pitchfork Music Festival announces 2023 full lineup and concert dates The Offspring are best known for their hits "The Kids Aren't Alright," "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid," and "Pretty Fly."Sum 41 became wildly known for their hits "In Too Deep," "Fatlip, and "Still Waiting.""We had such a blast touring Europe with Simple Plan and Australia with The Offspring last year that all 3 of us are hitting the road together this August & September for 24 dates across the US," Sum 41 wrote on their website.Simple Plan hit the main stream charts in the early 2000's with ...

Colorado dentist accused of murdering wife searched for 'poisons they don't test for': affidavit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:55 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — A Colorado dentist accused of fatally poisoning his wife allegedly Googled "how many grams of pure arsenic will kill a human" and ordered multiple "undetectable poisons."James Toliver Craig, 45, of Aurora, was arrested on a first-degree murder charge Sunday for the death of his wife Angela Craig. According to an arrest affidavit obtained by KDVR, the Aurora Police Department believes James, in a bid to begin a new life with another woman, laced his wife's protein shakes with multiple types of poison. What’s the most popular last name in your state? According to the affidavit, Angela said she was suffering from dizziness, headaches and the feeling of being drugged beginning on March 6 through March 15. Angela became sick multiple times within that week and was admitted to the hospital three separate times. Co-workers become suspicious of JamesAccording to the arrest affidavit, James' office manager became suspicious of his behavior on March 6, the first day A...

Anti-trans rant at San Francisco Cheesecake Factory caught on video

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:55 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) - A transgender woman enjoying her meal at The Cheesecake Factory in San Francisco's Union Square was faced with an anti-trans rant from a fellow diner, and she caught it all on a TikTok livestream. Lilly Contino is a full-time content creator living in San Francisco. She was dining at the Union Square Cheesecake Factory on Geary Street on March 9 when she began livestreaming to her TikTok followers. "Everything was pretty normal until a woman with a walker entered the restaurant. She sat down a couple of tables nearby, definitely within earshot, no more than 5-10 feet from me," Contino told Nexstar's KRON.At first, the interaction seemed innocuous; the woman told Contino several jokes before offering to show off a scar on her stomach from a recent surgery. When Contino refused to take a look, the woman said, "I'll show you if I want to show you, son." Amanda Bynes placed on psychiatric hold after roaming L.A. streets naked: Report When Contino heard the poin...

New climate report: Drastic, accelerated changes needed now to avert crisis

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:55 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) sixth and final assessment report was released Monday. The sixth assessment report is the product of the collaborative work of hundreds of climatologists and scientists who have contributed thousands of peer-reviewed scientific papers to the panel. Warming climate leading to allergy seasons starting sooner The report states current climate actions are being implemented too slowly, and we must instead take more drastic, accelerated steps to avert a global disaster. The report wields together a more complete picture of how human-caused climate change is impacting our lives and what steps can be taken now and in the future to address it.With the warming of the atmosphere up around 1.1°C (2.0° F) since the late 1800s, the report suggests our goal of limiting warming up to only 1.5°C (2.7° F), set as part of the Paris Climate Agreement, is highly unlikely now.Time is running outThe report highlights the importance o...

HCSO to patrol US Highway 290 to slow amount of crashes in Dripping Springs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:55 GMT

DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas (KXAN) — The Hays County Sheriff's Office has a warning for drivers in Dripping Springs: drive safely and slow down. In a Facebook post, the sheriff's office said starting Monday, deputies will work with Hays County Constables Precinct 4 and Precinct 5 to enforce traffic laws on U.S. Highway 290 in Dripping Springs."This will be a zero tolerance traffic operation to reduce the number of crashes on Hwy 290," the post read. KXAN's Sarah Al-Shaikh will have more on this story. You can watch on KXAN News at 9 and 10.

St. Paul schools seek to boost math scores with $9.9M curriculum buy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:55 GMT

St. Paul Public Schools plans to spend $9.9 million on new K-12 math curricula, updating long-used materials that district leaders say are holding students back.In two recent presentations to school board members, who are expected to approve the purchases on Tuesday, administrators pointed to low test scores. Just 25 percent of district students scored proficient on the state’s math test last spring, compared to 45 percent statewide; among low-income students, those figures were 14 percent in St. Paul and 23 percent for the state.“We need to look at how we are teaching math and do something different, because what we have been doing has not been working for our students,” Maijue Lochungvu, assistant director of the Office of Teaching and Learning, said last month.St. Paul high schools have been using the same materials since 2007, and the company that made them is no longer in business. Elementary schools have had the same books for about 20 years.The new curricula will come with pr...

St. Paul Public Schools will offer $10K signing bonuses to some new hires

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:55 GMT

St. Paul Public Schools is offering more than $1 million in hiring bonuses in hopes of filling a range of special-education positions and other hard-to-fill jobs for the 2023-24 school year.“In this competitive job market, we need to do everything we can to attract the best candidates to our classrooms,” Patricia Pratt-Cook, executive chief of human resources, said in a news release Monday.In a report earlier this year from the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, 84 percent of Minnesota school district leaders said they were feeling the effects of the teacher shortage. That’s up from 70 percent two years prior.The St. Paul district, which already has the second-highest average teacher salary in the state, at $85,128 last year, is offering $10,000 bonuses to the first 70 teachers, social workers, psychologists and speech pathologists they hire who are licensed for special education.Up to 50 new educational assistants and 50 teaching assistants in special education wi...

Police: Man arrested for sexual assault against a child

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:55 GMT

NORTH GREENBUSH, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- On Monday, Douglas Deeb, 64, was arrested following an investigation into a report that he was in a 3-year sexual relationship with a child. According to the Town of North Greenbush Police, the victim was 11 years old when the unlawful conduct began and continued until last week when it was reported on March 16. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Deeb was located at a homeless shelter in Schenectady and taken into custody. Police say his family hails from the Schenectady/Amsterdam area, where it is most likely other possible victims would be from. He was charged with Predatory Sexual Assault Against a Child, Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Sexual Abuse, Course of Sexual Conduct, and Criminal Sexual Act. Deeb was arraigned at the North Greenbush Town Court and remanded to the Rensselaer County Jail without bail and could face 25 years to life if convicted.

Lawmakers react to controversial, Clean Slate Act

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:55 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) -- For years, advocates have been pushing for what some call a controversial bill: The Clean Slate Act. The bill would automatically seal criminal records three years after sentencing for misdemeanors and after seven years for felonies. It would not apply to sex crimes. Advocates say existing criminal records make it nearly impossible for those who were previously incarcerated to get a job or proper housing.  Albany advocates for Clean Slate Act "Once you’ve atoned for these mistakes, you should be able to move forward and make yourself and your families whole," said Senator Jamaal Bailey. Bailey said everyone deserves a second chance and passage of the bill will lead to lower recidivism rates, "You want to stop people from committing crimes, give them a job. You want to make sure you keep people off the street, give them a job." Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay said while the bill has good intentions, there are simply some crimes that should not be sealed...