The new Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Hoffman Estates opened Thursday. Steve Zalusky/szalusky@dailyherald.com Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 has officially moved forward. Improvements at all 12 buildings targeted by the successful $93 million Moving 15 Forward 2022 referendum are complete, on time and on budget. The district celebrated one of the projects, the … Read more
Former President Donald Trump told attendees at the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) annual leadership meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Thursday that they must convince other Jews to vote Republicans to save Israel, and America. Trump, who has addressed the gathering in person several times before, spoke via satellite from the campaign trail. He promised to … Read more
First base became a revolving door for the Cubs after they dealt Anthony Rizzo, a fixture of their World Series team, to the Yankees at the 2021 trade deadline. Players such as Alfonso Rivas, Frank Schwindel, Matt Mervis and Trey Mancini have had shots at the job. But no one performed well enough to warrant … Read more
After the last game Anthony Rizzo played at Wrigley Field, he and his family stayed and roamed the outfield, snapping photos and adding one more memory to the trove they already had. Rizzo leaned back into the ivy, letting the vines and brick support him, before saying goodbye. It was the summer of 2021, on … Read more
LAWRENCE – Growing pains are bound to come with young talent filling key positions, but the Central Catholic football team proved its character is far more meaningful than perfection in its season opener Thursday night.Visiting Franklin (0-1) was 13 yards away from rallying back from a two-score deficit in the fourth quarter after the Raiders … Read more
The Associated Press ignited massive backlash on Thursday when it blatantly misquoted vice presidential pick JD Vance on school shootings. Speaking at a rally in Phoenix, JD Vance said he does not like that school shootings have become a “fact of life” while calling for better security. “If these psychos are going to go after … Read more
During the 2023 season, Travis Kelce’s girlfriend, pop star Taylor Swift, and Brittany Mahomes, wife of Chiefs star Pat Mahomes, were inseparable. One game into the 2024 season, the two seem very separable. Taylor Swift did not sit with Brittany Mahomes during Thursday night’s season opener. Coincidence? Maybe. Maybe not. The separation comes after Brittany … Read more
Campaign staffers say presidential candidate Kamala Harris has reversed her 2019 pledge to ban plastic straws for climate change. In 2019, during a CNN Town Hall, Kamala Harris said America should ban plastic straws to fight against the climate crisis while acknowledging paper straws could be difficult to drink from. “I think we should, yes,” … Read more
The father of Colt Gray, the teen suspect in the Apalachee High School shooting, has been arrested, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced Thursday. Colin Gray, 54, is being charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder and eight counts of cruelty to children, GBI said. The 14-year-old shooting suspect has … Read more
As a parent of three and a Georgia State Senator, the safety of my children and the well-being of all students in our state is always at the forefront of my mind. Yesterday’s tragic shooting at a Georgia high school is another painful reminder that we must act decisively and thoughtfully to end the all-too-common … Read more