With fatal fires at a 2-decade high, NYC Council eyes ways to help victims
[ad_1] Anna Bessendorf's Brooklyn apartment was heavily damaged in a fire in 2022. She took this photo outside as firefighters and other emergency workers responded...
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NYC Councilmembers call for ferry connecting Staten Island with southern Brooklyn
[ad_1] Lawmakers want to reopen a ferry route between southern Brooklyn and Staten Island. The route was shuttered after the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge opened in the...
80-degree weather, afternoon showers predicted across Chicago area Saturday
[ad_1] Summer-like temperatures in Chicago are expected to approach 80 degrees Saturday before showers move across the region in the afternoon. Predicted highs ranged from...
Menendez name was once a gift for NJ representative. Now, a primary challenger eyes the prize.
[ad_1] Rep. Rob Menendez right, and his father, Sen. Bob Menendez, attend a news conference in December. Hoboken Mayor Rhavi Bhalla is looking to unseat...
Warrant names suspect in slaying of Chicago police officer
[ad_1] A Cook County judge on Friday issued an arrest warrant for an Aurora man in connection with the killing of Chicago police Officer Luis...
50 years for McKinley Park man convicted of 2016 killing Brighton Park teen, attorney general says
[ad_1] A McKinley Park man was sentenced to 50 years in prison Friday for the 2016 drive-by shooting on the city’s Southwest Side that left...
Lori Loughlin Quotes Chumbawamba: ‘I Get Knocked Down, But I Get Up Again’
[ad_1] Photo: Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images In a new interview with the magazine FIRST for Women, Lori Loughlin avoids addressing Operation Varsity Blues head...
Gary woman gets 25 years for role in Calumet Township bank robbery where guard from Tinley Park killed
[ad_1] A Gary woman was sentenced to 25 years Friday in federal court for her role in a June 11, 2021 Calumet Township bank stickup...
Lake County leads multi-city 911 dispatch consolidation into next stages; Sheriff’s Office to remain separate due to logistical concerns
[ad_1] A multifaceted emergency services consolidation is underway in Lake County, joining a dozen municipalities’ dispatch centers with the goal of providing quicker response times...
Debate heats up over how to dispose of Indian Point radioactive water
[ad_1] The Indian Point nuclear power plant shut down in 2021. The operator of the nuclear power plant has sued, saying the state wrongly blocked...