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Tuesday Forecast: Temps near 70s with lots of sun

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:32 GMT

CHICAGO — Starting Tuesday morning with areas of fog, with some dense fog along the lake. This will burn off by midmorning. Clouds will clear to mostly sunny by the afternoon with light northeasterly winds. Temperatures expected to reach the mid and upper 60s for areas inland, and upper 50s for areas lakeside. High for O'Hare expected to be 67. Interactive Radar: Track showers and storm here Quiet conditions stick around through the next few days. Wednesday highs will be into the upper 70s with mostly sunny skies, and low 80s with sunshine on Thursday. Our next chance of showers is back in the forecast on Friday with hit and miss showers expected throughout the weekend.Full forecast details and more at the WGN Weather Center blog

When will the Bears' 2023 schedule be announced?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:32 GMT

LAKE FOREST — Fans have known who the Bears will face in the 2023 NFL season for a few months now, but when they will is something they have to wait for.But that's finally going to end this week when the National Football League reveals the entire schedule for the upcoming campaign. The league is set to announce its regular season schedule for the Bears and the 31 other teams on Thursday, May 11 at 7 p.m. central time. That's when the dates and times for all 17 games of the second year of the Matt Eberflus era will be announced - and perhaps even a location change as well. Of course, it's tradition for the league to announce a few games before Thursday evening and typically a fair amount of the schedule is leaked out before that through various outlets.One of the rumored games already is a potential match-up with the Chiefs in Frankfurt, Germany, the Bears' first international game since 2019. But Peter King of NBC said that might not be a done deal as the schedule release approache...

Robert De Niro becomes a father for the 7th time at age 79

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:32 GMT

Robert De Niro has welcomed another child. The 79-year-old is now the father of seven.A representative for De Niro confirmed the birth to The Associated Press on Tuesday but said no other details or statement were expected.The Oscar winner is also a parent to Drena, 51, and Raphael, 46, from his first marriage; and twins, Julian and Aaron, 27; Elliot, 24; and Helen Grace, 11, from his second marriage.De Niro is currently promoting the new comedy “About My Father,” which opens on May 26.De Niro is a two-time Oscar winner for his supporting role in “The Godfather: Part II” and best actor in “Raging Bull.” In 2011, he was also honored with the Golden Globes’ Cecil B. DeMille Award for his impact on the world of entertainment and awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom five years later.

Is it illegal to take the tags off of mattresses?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:32 GMT

(WHTM) – When shopping for a new mattress for your bedroom, it can be intimidating since there are so many options. But there is one thing that is fairly consistent on every mattress in the U.S. – the tag on your mattress says it is illegal and punishable by law to remove it. But is it really illegal to remove the tag? The answer is both yes and no. If you are the consumer, or the buyer of the mattress, you can remove the tag after you purchase it with no consequence. But it is illegal for the mattress manufacturer to do it. According to Shovlin Mattress, the purpose of the mattress tag is to let the consumer know exactly what is inside the mattress, what the mattress consists of as a whole and when it was manufactured. It also reassures the consumer that the mattress is brand new and has never been sold previously. Shovlin Mattress says that before the 20th century, mattresses were made up of many materials of all different qualities. A manufacturer could claim the inside of a matt...

Illinois trooper shot, motorist dead in exchange of gunfire

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:32 GMT

MT. VERNON, Ill. (AP) — A state trooper was wounded and a motorist killed early Tuesday in an exchange of gunfire along an interstate highway in southern Illinois, police said.Illinois State Police said preliminary findings indicate that troopers were responding to help a motorist at about 3 a.m. along Interstate 64 when an altercation happened. Police said the motorist displayed a firearm and exchanged gunfire with troopers, leaving the suspect dead and a 16-year-veteran trooper hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.SEE ALSO: Multiple in custody after fatal shooting of CPD officer, sources say The shooting happened near Mt. Vernon, the Jefferson County seat, about 80 miles (129 kilometers) southeast of St. Louis, closing the interstate’s eastbound lanes for more than three hours.State police said the agency’s own internal investigators are handling the case, and no more details were available to be released.

Fetterman 'begging' those struggling with mental health to seek treatment

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:32 GMT

(The HIll) - Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) says he’s “begging” people with mental health struggles to seek treatment after he spent weeks receiving in-patient treatment for depression. “I’m begging you. Please go look for your treatment. It works, and it’s what saved me … from my anguish,” Fetterman told MSNBC's Joe Scarborough in an interview.Fetterman returned to the Senate last month after six weeks of treatment for depression at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.The senator, who suffered a stroke as he campaigned for his seat last year, has said his race against Republican challenger Mehmet Oz “accelerated” his depression — and that his “depression was in full force” when he was sworn into his new position earlier this year.“This isn't a matter of who's tough or who's not,” Fetterman said, adding that he “would just beg men” in particular to get help when needed.He said he’ll “never forget the decision” to go to Walter Reed, saying his thinking was: “If I don't do somet...

Illinois among the best US states for broadband access

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:32 GMT

(The Hill) -- After the pandemic knocked millions of Americans back home to continue work and school, the importance of broadband access in the U.S. has come under a microscope.While the transition had sweeping effects on our mental health, the struggle was compounded in states and areas with poor broadband access. Federal and state authorities have directed billions toward closing the broadband divide, but many Americans may still have a long wait for high-speed internet in their homes. Read more from The Hill's special coverage on the future of broadband here. Here are the best and worst states for broadband internet in the U.S.Northeast dominates the best states for broadbandThere are two key considerations for how good the broadband infrastructure is in a state — overall coverage and quality of those connections.A February report from BroadbandNow Research, a research firm that conducts comparisons on internet companies using data from the Federal Communications Commission a...

Morgan Wallen postpones Austin show, other tour dates

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:32 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Morgan Wallen is postponing his Austin tour date, and six weeks' worth of other tour dates, as he goes on vocal rest, the country singer posted on social media Tuesday.In the video, Wallen said fans can expect the shows for the "One Night At A Time" World Tour to be rescheduled. The Austin show was set for May 24 at Moody Center. Kendrick Lamar, Foo Fighters, Shania Twain to headline at ACL Music Festival 2023 "We're working on rescheduling all of the dates during this timeframe. We've almost got that done," Wallen said in the video.Wallen canceled a show at the University of Mississippi in April after the singer said he lost his voice."They told me that if I do this the right way, that I'll get back to 100%. They also said if I don't listen and I keep singing, I'll permanently damage my voice. For the longevity of my career, this is just the choice I have to make. I hate it, but Iove you guys," Wallen said.Wallen was also set to stop in Houston at Minute Maid Park...

RESULTS: This is the best KXAN viewer photo of April 2023, as voted by you

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:32 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Here at KXAN, we get hundreds of photos sent to us each month by viewers just like you.We want to showcase some of the best pictures we receive, so we narrowed them down to our 10 favorites for the month. April's picks inevitably feature lots of storm clouds, including the mammatus seen across Central Texas on April 28.The winning photo will move on to represent April in the best viewer photos of the year competition once 2023 is said and done. Here are the results:#10. Flower Fireworks (3.2% of votes)Southwest Austin, April 10. Courtesy Doug Fritzsche.A closeup of a Nuttall's sensitive-briar in the Westcreek Greenway in southwest Austin on April 10, 2023. (Courtesy Doug Fritzsche)#9. Angry Skies (3.8% of votes)Bastrop, April 28.Storm clouds over Bastrop on April 28, 2023. (KXAN Viewer Photo)#7 (tie). Storm a-Comin' (4.9% of votes)Austin, April 28. Courtesy A. Mosier.Severe storms move across Austin on April 28, 2023. (Courtesy A. Mosier)#7 (tie). Taking Flight (4.9%...

Texas nursing home resident, student become pen pal friends

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:32 GMT

WIMBERLEY, Texas (KXAN) -- At the onset of the pandemic, an unlikely pair struck up a friendship. Three years later, the COVID-era pen pals met for the first time.Helen Griffith is a resident at Alexis Pointe Senior Living in Wimberley. When COVID-19 restrictions went in place in spring 2020, she signed up for a community pen pal club.At the onset of the pandemic, an unlikely pair struck up a friendship. Three years later, the COVID-era pen pals met for the first time. (Courtesy: Alexis Pointe Senior Living)At the onset of the pandemic, an unlikely pair struck up a friendship. Three years later, the COVID-era pen pals met for the first time. (Courtesy: Alexis Pointe Senior Living)At the onset of the pandemic, an unlikely pair struck up a friendship. Three years later, the COVID-era pen pals met for the first time. (Courtesy: Alexis Pointe Senior Living)Through it, she met Lillian, then a third-grader who was at home for remote learning. The two began writing one another and develope...