1 dead, 8 taken to hospitals in Chicago high-rise fire
Chicago authorities said one person has died and eight others were taken to hospitals Wednesday as firefighters responded to a high-rise apartment building fire on the city's South Side, battling flames that leaped up 10 floors as snow fell. Chicago Fire Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt said the eight people taken to hospitals were all stable by early Wednesday afternoon.
news.yahoo.comFin Addict Angler Foundation launches chapter at Harlandale High School
The Fin Addict Angler Foundation was created and resides on the South Side of San Antonio. It is a nonprofit organization that aims to bring people in our communities back to the great outdoors by combining an appreciation for the sport of fishing with respect for one of our greatest natural resources – water.
‘Tandemonium’ at Tandem San Antonio
Tandem San Antonio is a beverage bar and music venue located on San Antonio’s South side. They serve coffee products and an assortment of alcoholic drinks. It is a joint space run by a group of friends, with quick access to the San Antonio River. Tandem hosted its second annual “Tandemonium” Halloween event on Saturday,
paisano-online.comAmy Coney Barrett denies bid to stop construction of Obama library
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett rejected a petition seeking to halt construction of an Obama Foundation library to be built on Chicago's South Side, the latest in a string of judgments by the Trump appointee sure to draw fire from the Right.
news.yahoo.comPolice: 3 undercover officers shot, wounded in Chicago
Three undercover law enforcement officers were shot and wounded Wednesday morning while driving onto an expressway on Chicago’s South Side, police said. The three were in an unmarked undercover vehicle on their way to an assignment when they were shot, Chicago police Superintendent David Brown told reporters. Two of the officers were agents from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and one was a Chicago officer, Brown said.
news.yahoo.comObama: Presidential center will promote Chicago's South side
Barack Obama continued a push to build support for his presidential center on Chicago’s lakefront on Friday, urging business leaders in the city to get involved with the project. The former president announced his choice of Jackson Park on the city’s South Side in 2016 but construction for the $500 million project had been delayed because of a federal review needed in the historic parkland. Chicago officials announced in April that preliminary work at the property was underway, even as activists filed another lawsuit seeking to force its relocation to protect the surrounding environment.
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