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Massive backup on I-80/94 in Northwest Indiana due to semi crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:36 GMT

LAKE COUNTY, Ind. — A crash involving multiple semi trucks is causing a massive backup Wednesday morning on I-80/94 in Northwest Indiana.The crash involves three semi trucks and other vehicles. Initially, Indiana State Police said all westbound lanes are blocked near Cline Avenue.As of now, one lane is getting by — but traffic is backed up all the way to I-65.Police urge motorists to use the toll road, US 20 or Ridge Road.It's unknown if there are any injuries at this time.WGN News will update this story.

Skokie man charged with hate crime after allegedly using pepper spray at Skokie rally

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:36 GMT

SKOKIE, Ill. — A man has been charged with a hate crime after a confrontation with pro-Palestinian protestors at an Israeli rally in Skokie over the weekend.Zevulen Ebert, 33, faces two felony counts of aggravated battery and two felony counts of hate crime charges. He will appear for a pre-trial hearing Wednesday.According to the Skokie Police Department, Ebert was arrested in relation to the pepper spray incident at the private Solidarity with Israel event on the 3400 block of West Touhy Avenue on Sunday. He is believed to have targeted pro-Palestinian protestors. ORIGINAL: Tensions rise amid clashing rallies in Skokie Around 1,000 people had gathered to show solidarity with Israel at Ateres Ayala, which is a banquet hall, according to event organizers.Attendees told WGN-TV that a counter-rally was then organized for the same time, in the same area by Palestinian supporters. No charges for man who fired gun in the air near rallies in Skokie Skokie police say during the protes...

Woman, 22, killed in hit-and-run crash on West Side

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:36 GMT

CHICAGO — A 22-year-old woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash on the city's West Side.It happened around 11:21 p.m. Tuesday in the 600 block of South Laramie Avenue in the Austin neighborhood.Police said the woman was driving a tan colored sedan westbound on Flourney when she was struck byt the driver of a black Audi sedan.The woman was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Man in custody after Illinois State Trooper shot in Springfield The driver and occupants of the Audi fled the scene on foot. No one is in custody.The Major Accidents unit is investigating.

'Taco Tuesday' trademark can now be used nationwide after lone restaurant relinquishes claim

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:36 GMT

(KTLA) -- Taco Bell's legal fight over the “Taco Tuesday” trademark has ended after a restaurant in New Jersey parted ways with the term, allowing taco restaurants nationwide to use the phrase.The months-long effort to make the phrase available for restaurants nationwide ended on Tuesday after Gregory’s Restaurant and Bar in Somers Point, New Jersey, forfeited its “Taco Tuesday” trademark.The restaurant held the “Taco Tuesday” trademark in New Jersey for over 30 years. The restaurant’s decision to relinquish the claim comes after Taco John’s, a Wyoming-based “West-Mex” restaurant chain, relinquished its claim to the trademark in July.Taco John's had held the trademark for over 40 years in the 49 other U.S. states. Taco Bell testing new chicken nuggets in 1 city Earlier this year, Taco Bell filed with U.S. trademark regulators to get Gregory’s and Taco John’s to abandon their trademarks, saying the term had become too widely used to belong to any one person or business.“When we set...

SXSW 2024 initial keynote speaker announced; Dylan Mulvaney and Chuck D among featured speakers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:36 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – The South by Southwest Conference and Festivals said Tuesday the leader of a semiconductor company with offices here in Austin will be the initial Keynote for the 38th edition of the conference next spring. SXSW takes place March 8 through March 16, 2024 in Austin. The conference said Lisa Su, who is chair and CEO of Advanced Micro Devices, will be the initial keynote speaker. SXSW ups musician pay for 2024 festival Among those speaking at the conference include rapper Chuck D; transgender influencer and actress Dylan Mulvaney; Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Oates; and CEO of Uber Dara Khosrowshahi, according to SXSW. A full list of speakers can be found online. "Every year at SXSW, we’re privileged to host leaders and trailblazers who have risen to the top of their fields through hard work, thought leadership, and passion for their craft,” said Hugh Forrest, Co-President and Chief Programming Officer in the announcement. “Our first announced Keynote Speaker, Cha...

Colonie Police looking for missing person

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:36 GMT

COLONIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Colonie Police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing vulnerable adult. Jeanne Diehl-Dufort is 63 years old, is 5'4" tall, and weighs 100 lbs. She has reddish-gray hair with green eyes and was last seen on Tuesday.Image provided by Colonie Police Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Anyone with any knowledge of the whereabouts of Diehl-Dufort is asked to contact 518-783-2811 regarding incident number 23-080196.

Trial for Kevin Monahan postponed

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:36 GMT

FORT EDWARD, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The trial for Kevin Monahan has been postponed, according to Arthur Frost, Monahan's lead counsel. Monahan is charged with murder, reckless endangerment, and tampering with physical evidence in the death of Kaylin Gillis. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Frost confirmed the postponement to News10's Skylar Eagle and said attorneys will meet next week to pick a new trial date. Monahan's trial was slated to begin Oct. 30 with preliminary jury selection set to begin Oct. 27.

Guns 'N Hoses fundraiser at Anthonino's

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:36 GMT

ST. LOUIS - On Tuesday night, tons of people headed to The Hill to dine at 'Anthonino's Taverna' and support a good cause.The restaurant hosted a fundraiser for this year's Guns N' Hoses. The annual event features first responders going head-to-head in boxing and m-m-a matches. The event raises money for BackStoppers, which helps families of fallen first responders across the area. Local cops unmask international suspects’ clever crime tricks It has raised around $11 million since 1987. The main event is November 22 at 6:30 p.m.We'll have a live broadcast right here on FOX 2.

EPA hosting two meetings today on air quality

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:36 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The EPA hosts two community meetings on Wednesday on air quality. This comes after complaints about odors in the air in parts of south St. Louis.Both meetings are at the Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center on Lemp Avenue. The first is from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The second is from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. ‘Basketball Wives’ star Brittish Cierrah Williams sentenced to prison Meanwhile, the EPA is awarding a $500,000 grant to the 'United Congregations of Metro East' for an air pollution monitoring project.

The best and worst Colorado ski films of all time

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:36 GMT

The return of ski season isn’t just an athletic and leisure concern; it’s also a cultural reawakening. At least in Colorado, where our high-country identity has long been tethered to the beloved snowsport that drives both tourism and choking highway traffic.Nonfiction ski and snowboarding movies, along with the Warren Miller extreme-sports docs cranked out on a regular basis, continue to sell the idea that anyone can embark on solo exploration in soft powder — but only the best of us can jump out of a helicopter on a custom snowboard. (It’s expensive to be a free-skiing genius, you know.)Related: The Warren Miller ski movie brand isn’t dying a slow death after allMost fictional movies depict our slopes and backcountry as places for romance, disaster and comedy. Few of these productions have had solid budgets and, predictably, not all of them were filmed here.As with our role as a favorite setting for apocalypse and horror stories, as well as copy-and-paste Ha...