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Judge to issue ruling for Little Village discount mall vendors

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:49:51 GMT

CHICAGO — A judge will issue a written ruling in the next day after attorneys try to buy more time for vendors getting evicted from the Little Village discount mall.Attorneys filed an injunction this week to give vendors more time for the vendors getting evicted. They received a letter stating they have to be out of the mall by March 26. Novak Construction purchased the mall in 2019 and is planning renovations but did not reach a deal with one of two leasing companies that were operating in the area. P K Mall management said a proposed rent increase was unreasonable and unsustainable. Police: 21-year-old Navy sailor missing in Waukegan Forty vendors are being forced to leave this weekend unless the judge rules in favor of granting emergency release. There is a vacant building at 26th and Pulaski Road that could serve as a new home to vendors but that building is not ready yet. The attorney for the vendors argued that the vendors should be considered tenants with protections to sta...

Guess what's coming to KFC menus nationwide

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:49:51 GMT

ST. LOUIS (KTVI) – After removing popcorn chicken and several other items last month, KFC is adding chicken nuggets to menus nationwide.The fast-food chain says its new nuggets will be made with white meat and feature Colonel Sanders' original secret seasoning."As the original fried chicken experts, we're introducing a chicken nugget made the way only KFC can – hand-breaded with our distinctive Original Recipe of 11 herbs and spices," Nick Chavez, KFC's chief marketing officer, said in a press release.Customers can expect to see the nuggets in stores and at the drive-thru windows starting on Monday, March 27. Dunkin’s newest item sounds like something Taco Bell would offer The nuggets will be sold in 5-piece, 8-piece, 12-piece or 36-piece orders, and come served with a choice of dipping sauces. Pricing information was available for only the 5-piece orders, which start at $3.49, according to the release. The nuggets can also be ordered as part of a combo meal, with fries, a biscu...

Dean’s A-List Interviews: Laurence Fishburne talks new movie 'John Wick: Chapter 4'

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:49:51 GMT

Actor Laurence Fishburne sits down for an interview with WGN Entertainment Reporter Dean Richards to talk about new movie "John Wick: Chapter 4."Get Dean's reviews and A-List interviews delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for Dean's Downloads weekly newsletter. You'll also get his Dean Cooks recipes too!

FOUND: Amber Alert discontinued for 13-year-old last seen near Fort Worth

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:49:51 GMT

AZLE, Texas (KXAN) -- A 13-year-old at the center of a Thursday Amber Alert was found, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.Aubree Trainer was last seen Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. in the 1000 block of Boyd Road in Azle, Texas, which is about 17 miles northwest of Fort Worth. Aubree Trainer was last seen in this van, with an unknown suspect, on Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. in the 1000 block of Boyd Road in Azle, Texas. (Photo: Texas DPS)Aubree Trainer was last seen in this van, with an unknown suspect, on Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. in the 1000 block of Boyd Road in Azle, Texas. (Photo: Texas DPS)She was seen traveling with an unknown person in a white panel van with unknown license plates.

Texas moves to consolidate border authority

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:49:51 GMT

AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- The Texas Senate Committee on Border Security is set to hear a bill that would create a state crime for illegally crossing the federal border. It's the latest legislative effort to consolidate border enforcement authority at a time when Texas officials accuse the Biden Administration of ignoring the strain on border communities.SB 2424 by State Sen. Brian Birdwell (R-Granbury) would create a Class A misdemeanor for noncitizens who attempt to cross the Texas-Mexico border illegally. Additional offenses would be charged as felonies."As a result of the federal government's unwillingness to enforce federal immigration laws and secure our southern border, the State of Texas has stepped up and devoted time and resources to combat the unprecedented border crisis that the state is facing," the bill's author analysis writes.In a February interview, House Speaker Dade Phelan said he thinks the legislature "will have the opportunity to test those federal laws very soon." Hi...

Hwy 183 in Southeast Austin back on the radar for improvements

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:49:51 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Sidelined… by the pandemic… the process of helping ease congestion on Highway 183 in southeast Travis County is getting back on track.More cars are driving the stretch of road each day, but the road hasn't been improved to keep up. Traffic anchor Erica Brennes reports, that will soon change."This morning, I'm sailing through, right and I'm thinking why is there no traffic? It's a Wednesday--a lot of people go to the office on Wednesdays, right? And then boom, I hit the backup," Bradley Wheelis.TxDOT spokesperson Brad Wheelis knows the struggles drivers face on Hwy 183 in Southeast Austin because he deals with them every day, "Right now most of that section of 183 is a four-lane roadway. There's a big divided section there as well. But we know that we need to accommodate the growth, not only the growth we've seen so far but that in the future."On the north side of Hwy 183 at the intersection of 71, there has been a 43 percent increase in vehicle traffic since 2013.Th...

City of Austin postpones discussion on e-scooter regulation downtown

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:49:51 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- E-scooters are one of the most popular forms of transportation for people trying to get around Austin's busy downtown, but how the scooters are being used is a cause for concern for some city council members. City council member Mackenzie Kelly, district 6, placed an item on Thursday's agenda that would direct the city manager to explore possible regulations for the organization and management of the micro-mobility devices. However, council opted to postpone the item until its April 20 meeting.As part of the postponement, Kelly requested the item be taken up at a public worksession so the council can discuss any possible concerns with the proposal."We use them everyday"Kaylin Pyles and Caitlin Horvath both live in downtown and they said they use e-scooters everyday. "Like if we're going to Congress, like somewhere we want to get to where we don't have to worry about parking our cars," Horvath explained. They like the scooters for the convenience, especially when tra...

How will Gophers football program handle transfer portal this spring?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:49:51 GMT

The Gophers football program opened spring practices this week, giving head coach P.J. Fleck and his staff their first glance at what the team will look like this fall. Some positions are easy to project.Athan Kaliakmanis will be the U’s first new starting quarterback to open a season since 2018. Aireontae Ersery will be hard to move off left tackle. Cody Lindenberg will run the defense at middle linebacker, and safety Tyler Nubin will patrol the secondary.But the depth chart won’t be written in pen after the spring game on April 22 at Huntington Bank Stadium.“The great thing about spring is, and we’ve always said it, (in) spring, you will never win the job,” Fleck said before the U’s first practice on Tuesday. “You are going to set up winning the job.”That outlook is especially true in 2023 with the NCAA transfer portal routinely altering college rosters. Even this week, Fleck said receiver Dylan Wright is no longer on the team, bringing the total to 14 scholarship players wh...

Costco plans advance in Guilderland

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:49:51 GMT

GUILDERLAND, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Plans to bring a Costco to the Capital Region are moving forward. Guilderland’s planning board voted Wednesday night to approve the Crossgate’s developers' site plan to build next to the mall. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! That plan now advances the process to the zoning board.This is the first development progress in several years as legal challenges tried to halt the project, citing environmental concerns. More traffic impacting an already dense area is another big worry for some locals, specifically surrounding a roundabout planned for the Interstate-87 ramps at Crossgates Mall Road. Court rules in favor of proposed Costco at Crossgates Construction on that roundabout is slated to begin on April 3, but no date has been set on the zoning board meeting and public hearing just yet. Stick with NEWS10 for more on this story as it develops.

Ballston Spa teen accused of seriously injuring a baby

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:49:51 GMT

MILTON, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jacob E. Krall, 19, of Ballston Spa on Tuesday. They say he assaulted a 3-month-old infant in his family. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! According to police, Krall violently assaulted the baby on Sunday, causing serious injuries. The Sheriff's Office and Community Emergency Corps were dispatched to the scene of a child in respiratory distress. The baby was treated at the scene before being hospitalized. Police said that their investigation led to Krall.Saratoga County Sheriff Michael Zurlo said, “There is nothing in society more heinous than victimizing our most vulnerable." Lindsay Lohan, others hit with SEC charges for endorsing cryptocurrencies Krall was charged with second-degree assault by a person over 18 to cause injury to a person under 7 years old, a class D felony, the sheriff says. He was arraigned before Judge Timothy Brown in Milton Town ...