The Chicago Plan Commission has endorsed a Bally’s casino plan at the corner of Chicago Avenue and Halsted Street, which makes the $1.7 billion dream closer to becoming a reality. Per ABC7, “The Chicago Plan Commission endorsed the Bally’s proposal embraced by Mayor Lori Lightfoot which includes a 500-room hotel, a 3,000-seat theater and event center and a riverwalk. The casino would get 4,000 gaming positions.”
Do you support a casino downtown? The conversation lives on Facebook!
During a school board meeting on Tuesday night, administrators for Elmhurst District 205 made the announcement that no students will face criminal charges for their actions in an online video that surfaced earlier this week that shows students pushing down a student with Down syndrome in a bathroom brawl. Per CBS News, “The school board said the students involved will be facing significant disciplinary consequences – although they would not specify what that entails, citing confidentiality laws.”
The family of the student with special needs said even though they are choosing not to press charges, they do appreciate the school handling the disciplinary action against the students involved.
Students are calling for a variety of punishments, from expulsion to a school-wide sports suspension.
Jade Janks of Encinitas, California has been accused of drugging, strangling, and suffocating her ex-stepfather with a plastic bag on New Years Eve 2020. Janks allegedly found an explicit photo of herself on his computer while she was cleaning out his room. She allegedly confessed to killing the man to her friend Adam Siplyak, according to his testimony on Thursday. She reportedly wanted to make the death look like an overdose because he abused alcohol and drugs, according to officials.
In a series of texts, it was revealed that Janks texted a friend to confirm that he was dead and that she “dosed the hell out of him.” The defense says that the stepfather’s death was self-inflicted, saying that he died of a fatal dose of Ambien.
Janks faces life in prison if convicted.
The SNL-turned-box office superstar joins the likes of Richard Pryor, George Carlin, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus in receiving this prestigious comedic award. According to the Kennedy Center, the Mark Twain Prize “recognizes individuals who have had an impact on American society in ways similar to the distinguished 19th-century novelist and essayist Samuel Clemens, best
known as Mark Twain.”
Kennedy Center President Deborah F. Rutter said in a statement, “Adam has created characters that have made us laugh, cry, and cry from laughing.” Sander’s movie credits include Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, Grown Ups, Big Daddy, The Wedding Singer, to name a few.
Did Sandler deserve this award? The conversation lives on Facebook!
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According to the almighty science (specifically researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder), flushing a public toilet, or a home toilet with the lid open, is a horrific germ spreader. The scientists concluded, “Blasting aerosols are a health concern since they can spread pathogens like E. coli or noroviruses, contagious viruses that can cause diarrhea and vomiting. Those pathogens can also hang around in a toilet bowl, potentially impacting multiple users.”
Further research showed, “The particles made their way through the air, reached the ceiling of the lab and even spread out into the room. While larger particles can settle quickly, smaller particles tend to float for longer.”
As you go throughout your day, remember that nothing is safe and everything is gross. Sorry.
The Michael Jordan Trophy, which will be awarded to the NBA’s regular season MVP, is one of six newly designed awards created to honor “the league pioneers who helped define the standards of excellence that these trophies represent.”
The MJ bronze trophy is 23.6 inches tall and weighs 23.6 pounds, representing Jordan’s iconic jersey number (23) and number of NBA championships (6).
Smashing Pumpkins played a show in Milwaukee and people are shocked that Billy Corgan took a snack break during the set. Have you ever seen Smashing Pumpkins live? If so, than you know a Jimmy Chamberlin drum solo can go for a long time. Anyone would get hungry… #LeaveBillyALone <3 Lauren
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A video has surfaced of students at York High School in Elmhurst bullying a special needs student. In a letter to parents, the school’s superintendent described the events depicted in the video as “an aggressive physical altercation by a student toward another student with a disability, while a group of bystanders watched and laughed.”
This video is disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised.
Students are considering a walk out on Friday to show support for the victim.
Our hearts go out to the student, the family, and anyone else affected in Elmhurst.
If you have victimized by a so-called short king, you may be entitled to compensation.
A group of Polish scientists have found that short men “may actually be evolutionarily hardwired” to what’s known as the “dark triad” personality traits, associated with more confrontational behavior. Basically, those include psychopathy (lack of empathy and anti-social behaviors), narcissism (self-centredness), and Machiavellianism (manipulation and indifference towards mortality). If you read these traits and someone you know comes to mind, there’s a good chance they are below 5’8″.
If you find yourself being victimized by a short man, remember, it’s not his fault. Science shows that they’re just more damaged than men who are vertically blessed.
The Long Beach rapper-turned-media mogul is being thwarted in his attempt to change the cereal game. In August, Mr. Dogg, alongside Master P of the No Limit Soldiers, launched “Snoop Loopz”, a cereal that donates a portion of sales to Snoop’s homeless charity, Future Bosses. Now, for reasons that are unclear at press time, the rapper is being asked to discontinue his cereal. This is likely due to Kellogs and their Fruit Loops brand. In an Instagram video, Snoop noted, “There’s enough room for all of us to be successful…This is bigger than us, we are fighting for the next generation of entrepreneurs. We’re no longer just being consumers, we’re educating the culture building our own brands, and passing down generational wealth.”
The rapper is now soliciting new names for his cereal.
Cardi B has made the decision to remove 95% of her butt implants. The “WAP” rapper recently took to Instagram to warn her younger fans about the dangers of implants, saying, “In August, I got surgery, and I removed 95% of my biopolymers. … If you don’t know what it is, it’s a– shots,” the 30-year-old said in the video, as reported by People. She first received implants in a New York City basement for $800 by a woman who would later go to prison after a patient died in that setting.
The rapper encouraged her fans to think twice before making this ass-altering decision.
When Dave Chappelle isn’t taking shots at trans people, the supposed anti-establishment comedian is hanging out with one of the richest men in the world. For all of the grandstanding and posturing that Chappelle has done throughout his career over being against the “elite” and the “industry”, he found immense comfort in ponying up to Musk during his surprise appearance at Chappelle’s San Fransisco show. The comedian was able to fire off a few punch lines while Musk stood there, blubbering and uncomfortable, but that didn’t stop the two from retreating backstage as boos continued to fill the arena.
Musk has taken to his own app to insist that he wasn’t being owned in a series of deleted tweets, claiming that it was “90% boos to 10% cheers” and that “a large fight broke out in the audience right when he took the stage”.
Hopefully this becomes a growing trend whenever Musk finds himself in front of an audience.
Tim Commerford, Rage Against the Machine’s bassist, has announced that he is battling prostate cancer. In an interview with Spin, Commerford noted, “I’ve been dealing with some pretty serious s—…Right before I was about to go on tour with Rage, I had my prostate removed, and I have prostate cancer.” He would go on to tell Spin, “You can find yourself in a situation like I’m in where it’s like, f—, my whole life changed. With everything that happens to me now, I wonder, am I feeling this way because I have cancer? Am I losing my hair because I have cancer? Whatever it is, it makes me wonder if it’s happening because I have cancer,” he continued. “And prostate cancer is a very, very, very tough one because it’s connected to your sexuality. It’s hard to disconnect from that and when you’re forced into that situation, it’s a brutal psychological journey…It’s very hard for me to not break down and get emotional.”
This comes off the heels of Zack de la Rocha announcing that Rage would be cancelling their 2023 tour due to a devastating knee injury that he suffered in Chicago.
Our thoughts are with Tim and the entire Rage family.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs were set to play Saturday Night Live this weekend (December 17th), but the band cancelled the appearance as guitarist Nick Zinner is recovering from pneumonia.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs released their first new album in nearly a decade this year Cool It Down.
Q101 will once again celebrate Brian & Justin by bringing in your favorite bands to your new favorite venue. On February 25, Bush and Silversun Pickups head to The Salt Shed alongside Brian & Justin for AHOY!
Every year, this show creates forever memories. The Black Keys blew the roof off of the Aragon Ballroom in 2019, then last year, Q101 was given a rebirth last year with the help of Weezer. This is more than just a concert, this is a celebration for you for being a Crew Member for Brian & Justin.
For the countless number of shows that you might attend throughout the year, none will feel quite like this one.
Tickets are going fast so gets your today!
Taco-Bout-Joy, located at 909a Greenwood Road, was once an empty taco shop with a cute name and a severe lack of customers. It wasn’t until the owner’s daughter posted a short video on TikTok noting, “It breaks my heart to see my mom watching the door everyday waiting for a customer to walk in.”
Soon, the restaurant was packed. The owner’s daughter shared an update that while the day started out with only herself and her mother in the restaurant, their family and friends, including the owners of another suburban taco shop called Nina’s Tacos in Sycamore, quickly rushed to help fulfill orders as customers flocked in.
The restaurant also said it had received a number of requests to send in donations, which they plan to use to provide meals for those in need. Details can be found here.
If you’re wondering what that stench is, it may very well be a child that has fallen victim to a terminal Fortnite addiction. The video game is the subject of a new lawsuit filed by parents in Canada that claims that the game is too addicting to children and has forced them to stop participating in basic hygienic practices like showering. The lawsuit notes that some kids have stopped eating regularly as a result of the game.
An attorney from the firm that brought the suit equated the game’s maker, Epic Games, to a tobacco manufacturer in an interview, and said the legal responsibility was “basically the same.” Epic Games responded by saying, “We plan to fight this in court. We believe the evidence will show that this case is meritless.”
Nurses in Atlanta are under fire after heading to TikTok to air their grievances about the patients they deal with in the maternity ward. A phone was passed around with nurses complaining about expecting mothers who would like to eat, shower, or know their baby’s weight.
Emory Hospital has responded with a statement disavowing these employees.
Police in Glenwood rounded up 128 stolen catalytic converters on Friday while raiding a chop shop. Police said the shop was being rented via identity theft, WBBM-TV reported. The stolen property was found in a private residence, according to WGN-TV.
Police say the approximate value of the catalytic converters was near $54,000.
