Brothers charged in stabbing death of Waukegan restaurant owner

Published   Feb 11, 2025 07:39PM
Joshua Kirkwood, 51, was fatally stabbed Saturday night during an altercation at his restaurant, Forty One Fourteen Steaks and Seafood on Green Bay Road in Waukegan. ... Read more

Key things to know about how Tesla could benefit from Elon M

Elon Musk has long railed against the U.S. government, saying a crushing number of federal investigations and safety programs have stymied Tesla, his electric car company, and its efforts to create self-driving automobiles. ... Read more

Who owns the Gulf of Mexico/America? What to know about rece



President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico, but who actually owns the waterway that touches multiple countries?



The shores of the gulf touch not just the United States, bu ... Read more

When is the 2025 NFL Draft, and where is it being held this



The NFL season came to an end Sunday when the Eagles beat the Chiefs in the Super Bowl, with fans now turning their eyes toward the 2025 NFL Draft.



The next class of league stars will be chosen by teams ov ... Read more

Barnes & Noble's Paper Source to cut 107 jobs, close its suburban Chicago warehouse

Published   Feb 11, 2025 12:45PM


Paper Source will cut more than 100 jobs at its Forest Park warehouse when the stationery retailer closes its facility west of Chicago this spring.



Paper Source, owned by bookstore chain Barnes & Noble, will lay off 107 employees by April 1 when it closes its plant at 7801 Industrial Park, according to a Jan. 29 filing under the Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.



Paper Source was founded in Chicago in 1983 and bought by Barnes & Noble’s ow ... Read more

DuPage County Board votes to strip US Rep. Henry Hyde’s na

The DuPage County courthouse will no longer bear the name of the late U.S. Rep. Henry Hyde. The DuPage County Board voted 10-5 at its Tuesday meeting to remove the Republican congressman’s name from the building and related offices in Wheaton. ... Read more

VUMC receives national certification for Parkinson’s disea

by Paul Govern

Vanderbilt University Medical Center recently became the nation’s second health care organization to receive The Joint Commission’s (TJC) Gold Seal of Approval for Parkinson’s Disease Certification.

A no ... Read more

IRS says average refunds are 30% higher than previous year.



More than 11 million tax returns have been processed by the Internal Revenue Service in 2025, and so far, this year’s average refund is 30% higher than the average refund sent out during the same time period in 2024, according ... Read more