ALDI shoppers with a sweet tooth should be aware. A dessert item sold by the Batavia-based discount grocery retailer has been recalled following concerns it may contain glass. The manufacturer Lactalis Canada recalled more than 2,800 cases of the Specially Selected brand vanilla crme brle, according to an alert from the Food and Drug Administration. ...

Cook County Sheriffs deputies are investigating after a body was found in a pond near an Illinois State Police facility. According to the department, reports of a body were received by deputies at approximately 10:50 a.m. Monday. The body was located in a pond east of the intersection of Linda and Holly Lanes in unincorporated Maine Township, just south ...

The theme of this year’s Met Gala is ‘Costume Art‘, which pairs art objects with garments to highlight the connection between fashion and art through the centuries. The dress code ‘Fashion is Art’ invites guests to “express their own relationship to fashion as an embodied art form and celebrate the countless depictions of the dressed body ...

PlayStation users may be eligible to claim a portion of a proposed settlement that would resolve a class-action lawsuit alleging consumers overpaid for certain digital games. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California in 2023, alleged Sony “unlawfully eliminated competition and monopolized the market” for ...

Led out the Hammond federal building by his wife, Gigi Rovito sported a New York Yankees cap and was quietly guided away from our news crew at the hand of a well-muscled escort. Rovito had just put up $1 million dollars in a suburban bank account that will be forfeited to the government if the Outfit-tied restaurateur vanishes. He is certainly not a ...

One person was shot by an uniformed officer and a young bystander was injured during an exchange of gunfire near the National Mall on Monday afternoon, according to the Secret Service, NBC Washington reports. The shooting happened at 15th Street SW and Independence Avenue, near the Washington Monument. Witnesses reported hearing at least five ...

Spirit Airlines said in court papers filed Monday that it was forced to ground its fleet for good over the weekend because “recent geopolitical events resulted in a massive and sustained increase in fuel prices.” While the court papers did not specify the nature of those geopolitical events, jet fuel prices have soared in the two months since the ...

For the first time ever, Illinois average diesel price hit $6 a gallon, according to the gas price-tracking website GasBuddy. Indiana also reached $6, and as of Monday, the price was a penny shy of its diesel record set back in 2022. The high fuel prices have farmers and truck drivers shaking their heads. Being a farmer requires a certain level of ...

A ground stop was put in place at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Monday evening as a round of stormy weather brought gusty winds and hail to the region. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the ground stop was put in place for flights traveling to Chicago from a number of other U.S. airports. The stop was expected to remain in ...

As travelers prepare for their summer trips, it’s not just automobile drivers that are feeling the pain at the pump, because airfares are also surging. Costs on air travel are up 14.9% over the past year, according to NerdWallet’s Travel Price Index, leading some to put their travel plans on hold or to make dramatic changes to what they intend to ...

Around 100 union workers walked off the job at Brookfield Zoo on Monday morning, calling for what they described as a a fair contract and urging the zoo to close to the public until an agreement is reached. Workers represented by Teamsters Local 727 denied the zoo’s final contract offer. The union said its bargaining committee presented a full and ...

A 20-year-old man was rescued by first responders after becoming trapped in mud up to his waist while with friends at a suburban ravine. The Lake Forest Fire Department said it was called to the scene around 2:20 p.m. Sunday for a report of a man who “became stuck in a muddy ravine following recent wet weather conditions,” the department said in a ...

A bill to improve awareness, understanding and quality of care for women going through perimenopause and menopause is working through the Illinois General Assembly. State Representative Yolonda Morris introduced House Bill 5284, the Illinois Menopause Equity and Care, in February. It passed with bipartisan support in the House in April. The bill aims ...

Thousands of Illinois Lottery players earned big prizes in a Sunday drawing thanks to a truly quirky result. The midday drawing of the Pick 4 game on Sunday yielded a truly remarkable outcome, as the winning numbers were 7-7-7-7, with a fireball number of 6, according to Lottery officials. The repeat numbers were the first to occur in the game since ...

Multiple dust storm warnings have been issued in central Illinois amid dangerous, life-threatening travel conditions on multiple interstates. According to the National Weather Service, the warnings will remain in effect through Monday evening, with near-zero visibility reported on at least three interstate highways in the central portion of the state. ...

The Chicago Bulls have hired Atlanta Hawks executive Bryson Graham to lead their basketball operations department. Graham had previously served as the Hawks senior VP of basketball operations, but will now take over a Bulls team that has completely cleaned the decks after another disappointing season. I am incredibly honored to join the Chicago Bulls ...

A Chicago high school principal was surprised Monday with one of the states top honors in education leadership. Dr. Shaka Rawls, principal of Leo High School in Auburn Gresham, received the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Leadership during a school-wide assembly a moment organizers carefully planned to keep secret. Rawls, a Leo High School ...

Police in northwest suburban Lake in the Hills asked residents to avoid the area near Costco along a busy retail corridor on Monday afternoon while officers conducted an investigation. In a post on X at 2:48 p.m., the Lake in the Hills Police Department said it was investigating an incident at the store on Randall Road north of Algonquin Road. Details on ...

Walgreens’s decision to shutter its store in Chicagos Chatham neighborhood has elicited a major response from elected officials and the South Side community. For one customer, Denitra Gardner, weekly access to a Walgreens pharmacy is key for her husbands health. “Years hes had this medication, and to have the rug pulled from under you,” Gardner ...

A cruise ship with nearly 150 people aboard was waiting for help off the coast of Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday after three passengers died and three other people were left seriously ill in a suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus, according to the World Health Organization and the ship’s operator. The MV Hondius, a Dutch ship on a ...

It’s the first Monday of May. That means Met Gala time. The annual fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art attracts a who’s who of actors, socialites, influencers, models, athletes and even some politicians. The extravagant black-tie affair tends to bring out the most unusual of outfits and accessories. It’s where Rihanna typically makes ...

Multiple Illinois lawmakers are among the sponsors of a proposed Congressional bill to dramatically increase the federal minimum wage to $25-per-hour. Under provisions of the Livable Wage for All act, Congress would raise the minimum wage for the first time since 2009, with large corporations required to pay all employees at least $25 per hour beginning ...

A driver fleeing a traffic stop crashed in a major northwest suburban intersection sparking road closures and an ongoing investigation Monday afternoon near a popular mall and shopping district, authorities said. The incident began just after 12 p.m. on Meacham Road over Interstate 90 in Schaumburg, not far from Woodfield Mall, Ikea and several other ...

Spirit Airlines has officially gone out of business after 34 years in an abrupt airline collapse that stranded travelers and shocked many, but why did it happen? The ultralow cost airline that once operated hundreds of daily flights on its bright yellow planes and employed about 17,000 people said over the weekend it had started an orderly wind-down of ...

It’s the first Monday in May and that means fashions biggest night out is officially here. The 2026 Met Gala is expected, per usual, to be a star-studded and A-list affair, with some of the biggest and most impressive names in music, movies, sports, fashion and more in attendance. The guest list is kept mostly under wraps, but there already are a ...