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'March for Babies:' A Mother of a Movement, walk for families in NCIU

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:41 GMT

CHICAGO — The March of Dimes hosted their annual fundraiser 'March for Babies: A Mother of a Movement,' to help raise money for families going through the neonatal intensive care unit (NCIU) process. Ashley Thies, with the march of Dimes organization shine light on the work they do from research and programs to advocacy and education. "We have a staff member here in Chicago at Lurie's Children Hospital who provides support to families who have that experience," tease said. Volunteers, non-profit group plant trees across Little Village Thies said many families do not expect to end up in the NCIU so it is important to provide care in their time of need. From hosting NCIU holiday dinners to parent's nights, March of Dimes, Thies said it is important to provide families with care during those tense times. Thies shared that Illinois has a "D+" in the report card of maternal mortality and pre-term birth rate and the South Side Birth Equity task force identifies the cause of it. Along w...

Sunday Brunch: 'Char.CUTE.rie' style

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:41 GMT

Check out this morning's Sunday Brunch where WGN Morning News is joined by 'Char.CUTE.rie' style with their custom charcuterie boards and food artistry.Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Sign up and subscribe to our WGN Morning News newsletter.

Fired Big Lots manager says she was just trying to get shopping cart back from shoplifter

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:41 GMT

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) – You wouldn’t think that a retail store manager would have to make a decision between recovering store property and keeping her job but that’s exactly what a Big Lots manager in California says happened to her.On April 5, at a Big Lots store outside Bakersfield, a customer had apparently loaded his shopping cart with 15 big orange jugs of Tide laundry detergent and headed straight out the door. Two Big Lots managers followed him out – but not to try and detain him or even confront him. They just wanted to get their shopping cart back after he was finished with it. A week later, they were both out of jobs, Lily Oxford said. She had been the manager of the store's furniture section. Amazon driver allegedly tried to hit dogs after chase, company apologizes: family “For Christmas, we had just got 40 brand new carts,” Oxford said. “It’s March, we’re down to five carts. So, we are instructed, no carts are to leave that store whatsoever. No matter … custo...

Weekend Break: Mozart Immersive Chicago

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:41 GMT

CHICAGO — Join WGN Weekend Morning News at the Mozart Art exhibit at the LightHouse Artspace.Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Sign up and subscribe to our WGN Morning News newsletter.

How to get out of a payday loan nightmare

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:41 GMT

(NerdWallet) - When Minnesota resident Sherry Shannon was short on cash after her car broke down in 2013, she turned to a storefront payday lender for a $140 loan. She remembers the process as quick and easy — she signed on the dotted line, got the cash and was out the door within minutes.But when it came time to repay, the combination of her monthly bills, plus the triple-digit interest rate on her payday loan, meant she was short on cash again, so she took out another loan.As the amount she owed ballooned, Shannon says she soon felt trapped by her debt."I experienced homelessness once, and I didn't want to be homeless again, so I had to keep taking [payday loans] out just to pay my rent and my light bill," she says. "I didn't see any way out of this."Shannon's story doesn't stand alone. Payday lenders operate in 32 states, and about 12 million Americans use payday loans each year, according to research from the Pew Charitable Trusts. Though these loans may be advertised as a way t...

Arrest made in Minneapolis mosque fires that rattled metro-area Muslims

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:41 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis police arrested a man suspected of setting two fires that damaged mosques in the city last week as part of what the chief called “an attempt to inflict terror onto our Muslim community.”Police Chief Brian O’Hara announced the arrest of 36-year-old Jackie Rahm Little early Sunday but didn’t provide details of how he was apprehended. He was charged with second-degree arson after the fires were set on April 23 and 24 and an arrest warrant was issued.“Houses of worship should be safe places. Setting fire to a sacred facility, where families and children gather, is incredibly inhumane. And this level of blatant hatred will not be tolerated in our great city,” O’Hara said in a statement Sunday.Leaders with the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations praised the arrest after the fires that had unnerved the Muslim community in the area.“This arrest brings some relief to our community, which has been on edge for the past week,” said Jayla...

Hundreds participate in mass casualty training at SPAC

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:41 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) — With summer around the corner, State Police were conducting a mass casualty training at SPAC and had been planning this training since July. The training included almost 20 city and county agencies across the Capital Region and 200 volunteers.Police say about 400 people participated in three presented scenarios to teach first responders how to most efficiently handle a mass casualty situation while also improving public safety. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Several volunteers posed as critical condition victims and were transported to Saratoga Hospital, Albany Medical Center, and other regional health partners. The goal was to review how these situations can impact their emergency plans.“The first responders are doing well handling the emergency as we would hope and expect that they would efficiently and professionally,” Sergeant Jeffrey Santor, New York State Park Police Emergency Manage...

Knicks' Randle misses Game 1 vs Heat with sprained ankle

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:41 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Knicks All-Star forward Julius Randle missed Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Miami Heat on Sunday because of a sprained left ankle. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Randle was originally hurt late in the regular season, missing the final five games, before returning for the first round against Cleveland. But he was hurt again in the clinching Game 5 and missed the second half.Randle had done little since the Knicks returned to practice. He went through a workout Sunday morning at Madison Square Garden and coach Tom Thibodeau said he was a game-time decision, but the Knicks ruled him out about 45 minutes before tipoff. Thomas Greaney signs with Cleveland Browns Quentin Grimes is back after missing the last two games with a bruised shoulder, but the Knicks kept Josh Hart in the starting lineup at guard. Obi Toppin started in place of Randle.___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nb...

Mr. Irrelevant: Being the last pick in the NFL Draft has its perks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:41 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – We always hear about the players that get selected in the first round of the NFL Draft — Peyton Manning, Terry Bradshaw, and John Elway are all great examples — but only the guy that’s picked last gets his own title: Mr. Irrelevant. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Since 1976, that coveted title has also come with its own perks. “We established Irrelevant Week to drive home an important message — that it’s not a negative to be picked last in the NFL Draft; rather, it’s an honor to be drafted at all,” Paul Salata, creator of the award and alumnus of the NFL and Canadian Football League, explained. “The last draft pick’s demonstration of perseverance is [a] lesson that resonates not only with NFL players and fans, but also with people everywhere.” Thomas Greaney signs with Cleveland Browns At the time of its creation, the "Mr. Irrelevant" title-holder and his family were invited to spend a week in Orange County, ...

Mike Shannon, longtime Cardinals radio broadcaster, dies at 83

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:41 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Mike Shannon, a beloved radio broadcaster and two-time World Series champion for the St. Louis Cardinals, has died at the age of 83. Shannon spent more 60 years with the Cardinals organization, including 50 years as a member of the team’s radio broadcasts. On broadcasts, Shannon was well known for his "Get Up, Baby!" calls when the Cardinals delivered home runs.A St. Louis native, Shannon broke into the big leagues with the Cardinals in 1962. He patrolled third base and outfield for nine seasons and won World Series titles in 1964 and 1967. FOX 2: Cardinals legend Mike Shannon talks about new book (July 2022) Shannon's career as a baseball player was cut short due to a kidney disease, though he dedicated his life to the Cardinals well beyond. Shannon made his Cardinals Radio Network debut alongside Hall of Fame broadcaster Jack Buck in 1972, forming a bond through which the two called nearly three decades worth of games together on 1120 KMOX. Shannon officially became...