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Highland Park man dies after crashing bike in northern suburbs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:50 GMT

GLENCOE, Ill. — A man who was hospitalized after crashing his bicycle on Wednesday afternoon in the northern suburbs has died, according to the Glencoe Department of Public Safety.Officials say the 64-year-old man was hospitalized after the crash, which occurred around 4 p.m. near the intersection of Sheridan Road and South Avenue in Glencoe. North suburban bicyclist critical after hitting back of van According to an initial investigation by Glencoe Public Safety, the man, who has not been identified, was riding his bicycle northbound on Sheridan Road, past South Avenue, when he ran into the back of a stopped Dodge Ram ProMaster.Authorities say they responded to the scene around 4:15 p.m. and began life-saving measures on the man before he was taken to the hospital by ambulance in critical condition.The driver of the vehicle stayed on the scene and cooperated with authorities during the investigation. CPD: 12-year-old girl missing from Austin neighborhood The man, who was a High...

Shelter helps animals in need of shelter after Maui wildfires

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:50 GMT

CHICAGO — As the recovery and rebuilding efforts continue in Maui, there's a need that is developing to help animals who now have no home.For now, an animal shelter in San Diego is taking animals from shelters on Maui that are now inundated with pets displaced because of the wildfires. What caused the Maui wildfires? "Now more than ever, it's extremely crucial because the people in Maui lost their homes and they are having to rebuild from scratch," Jessica Gercek with the Helen Woodward Center said. "And they don't have any place to put their pets and their animals. So they are looking towards the shelters."It's something PAWS Chicago does on a regular basis. They bring homeless pets from other shelters in areas hit by natural disasters in order to make room for those pets, whose owners don't have a place for them to stay. Maui businesses remind locals, tourists that entire island isn’t closed: ‘Definitely support all those businesses’ Just like many people who survived the Maui...

Teachers arrested at Nevada school board meeting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:50 GMT

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Two teachers were placed in handcuffs and escorted out of a school board meeting in Clark County, Nevada, on Thursday.The Clark County School District and Clark County Education Association (CCEA) are engaged in tough negotiations over a new contract for teachers. According to CCEA, nearly 5,000 teachers showed up to rally ahead of the board of trustees' meeting. CCEA files complaint accusing district of overworking teachers The meeting began on time but was disrupted when dozens of teachers began shouting and chanting, asking for better pay and calling for the ouster of the superintendent.Officers from the Clark County School District Police Department placed two teachers in handcuffs. Police removed another man from the board meeting without handcuffs.School board President Evelyn Garcia-Morales tried to temper things down and restore order to the meeting on Thursday.“We cannot conduct business,” Garcia-Morales said. “CCEA is clearly interrupting the business ...

Minnesota United scratch out 1-1 draw with Seattle

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:50 GMT

Seattle Sounders center back Yeimar both hurt and helped Minnesota United on Sunday. He scored for both teams in a 1-1 draw at Allianz Field.Minnesota (8-8-8, 32 points) can be satisfied with the one point netted because they trailed Seattle in the first half and have historically struggled against the Sounders.MNUFC’s all-time MLS record against Seattle is now 1-11-2, ending a streak of four straight defeats since July 2021. The Loons have a minus-18 goal differential since 2017, and the Sounders are the only Western Conference club the Loons have not beat more than once.Seattle (10-9-8, 37 points) is currently winless in their last four MLS matches.Sunday’s first half was boiled down to two headers; Seattle made the most of it, and Minnesota missed their best chance.In the 17th minute, Yeimar won a free header in the box between Michael Boxall and Micky Tapias and it went past goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair for a 1-0 lead. It was Seattle’s only shot on target in the first half.The Loo...

High school football: Lavontae Cox’s emergence has Central oozing with optimism this fall

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:50 GMT

Central High School running backs coach Jamal Galato first watched Lavontae Cox tote the football when Cox was in eighth grade, playing at Oxford Community Center.IMG_3601Cox immediately separated himself from his peers.“He was running the ball and had a couple of cuts, in eighth grade. That amazed me,” Gelato said. “But I was like, ‘OK, let me see it in high school.’ ”And, sure enough, the following year Cox impressed in practices as a freshman. But despite Gelato’s best lobbying, Cox wasn’t a factor in the varsity backfield.But that changed last fall, finally, after injuries pushed Cox into a prominent role, and the tailback took off. Highlighted by a 176-yard outburst in Central’s 20-7 section semifinal upset of Highland Park, Cox ran for nearly 1,000 yards, and added 300 more receiving, last season to help spark the Minutemen’s late-season surge into a section final.“They kept telling me, ‘Coach, you’ve got to look at this young kid. You’ve gotta look at the young kid,’ ” Centra...

2 officers struck on I-70 shoulder in north St. Louis County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:50 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Less than 24 hours after being struck by a pedestrian vehicle on the shoulder of Interstate 70, two officers with the North County Police Cooperative were released from the hospital on Sunday.According to a crash report filed by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the incident occurred just after 8:20 p.m. Saturday in the eastbound lanes of I-70 near Jennings Station Road.State troopers claim the two officers had exited their police vehicle to attend to an abandoned car on the shoulder.The driver of a 2003 Honda Accord lost control of their vehicle, colliding with a guardrail and striking both officers. Fast and furious; Bommarito five hundred revs up following rain-delayed qualifying The two officers, both 27 years of age, were hospitalized with serious and moderate injuries, respectively.The 64-year-old driver of the Honda was apprehended on suspicion of DWI.“This could have been a lot worse, but I’m glad it’s minor injuries, and they are both recovering,”...

Broncos roster cutdown tracker: WR Kendall Hinton among first wave of cuts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:50 GMT

The Broncos’ cut down to 53 players and 16 practice squad members is underway.A couple of deadlines to keep in mind: Teams must be down to 53 players by 2 p.m. MDT Tuesday. They can place waiver claims on eligible players until 10 a.m. Wednesday. Denver is fifth in the waiver priority order, so Sean Payton and general manager George Paton have a good chance of landing a player if they like one who gets waived in the coming days.At 10:01 a.m. Wednesday, teams can start filling their 16-man practice squads.More than 1,100 players league-wide will be out of work for at least some time between now and Wednesday. Life in the bubble can be tough.“There’s going to be anxiety and you’re going to have nervousness, but at the end of the day it’s kind of out of our control at this point,” second-year safety Delarrin Turner-Yell told The Post after the Broncos’ 41-0 preseason-closing win over the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday night. “You just have ...

Esteury Ruiz’s milestone stolen bases the lone highlight in Oakland A’s loss at White Sox

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:50 GMT

Speedster Esteury Ruiz joined an elite list of A’s with 50 stolen bases on Sunday, then quickly picked up stolen base No. 51.But that was the lone highlight for Oakland on Sunday, as the White Sox beat the A’s 6-1 to split the four-game set on the south side of Chicago.After leading off the sixth with a single, Ruiz stole his 50th base of the season off of the first pitch White Sox starter Mike Clevinger threw to Ryan Noda.When Ruiz beat Chicago catcher Yasmani Grandal’s throw to second, he became just the eighth player in A’s franchise history to steal 50 bases in a season, and the first since Rajai Davis swiped 50 bags in 2010.Ruiz didn’t wait long to break his tie with Davis, stealing base No. 51 after Noda popped out and with Zach Gelof at the plate. The stolen bases helped turned Gelof’s deep fly out to left field into a sacrifice fly, scoring Oakland’s only run of the game.The Athletics players who have stolen 50 or more bases in a season are Rickey Henderson (who did so nine ...

Nick Bosa’s absence gives 49ers a break amid roster moves

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:50 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Nick Bosa’s contract holdout from the 49ers offers a stealth benefit if it drags into Tuesday.Bosa does not count on the current 90-man roster nor will the 49ers need to save him a spot on the initial 53-man list, which is due Tuesday at 1 p.m.Because he did not report when the 49ers opened training camp July 25, Bosa was placed on a reserve list, and he continued to work out at his offseason home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.That could benefit one bubble player on the roster bubble, such as an injured one who must make the 53-man roster before reverting to Injured Reserve and remaining eligible to play in the coming season. Candidates who fit that profile: tight end Cameron Latu and wide receivers Ray-Ray McCloud and Danny Gray.The 49ers still must cut more than a third of their roster. Aside from Friday’s trade of quarterback Trey Lance to the Dallas Cowboys, staff reductions began Sunday with this unsurprising wave: cornerback Nate Brooks, linebacker Ky...

Man killed, boy hurt after vehicle strikes tree in Pocket section of Sacramento

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:50 GMT

One man is dead and a boy was hurt Saturday after the car they were driving in struck a tree on the border of Sacramento’s Pocket and Greenhaven neighborhoods.According to the Sacramento Police Department, the crash happened just after midnight when the car collided with a tree near the corner of Florin Road and Park Place Court, across from St. Anthony’s Catholic Church.Police responded to multiple reports of the collision and located both victims. The male adult driver was pronounced dead by the Sacramento Fire Department. The child, whose age was not disclosed, was transported to a hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Rollover crash on I-280 leaves one dead Crashes and Disasters | Napa County collision leaves one dead Crashes and Disasters | Sonoma County authorities search for fatal hit-and-run suspect Crashes and Disasters | Two-year-old killed in Fremont parking...