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Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Automotive
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Evanston man has had 3 different cars smashed by trees on his block
EVANSTON, Ill. — A man has had three vehicles smashed by different trees on his block in Evanston. Tim Heuer says it started back in 2014 when a tree limb dropped on his wife's car. The vehicle was repaired, and Heuer's wife still drives it. That tree was eventually removed. Then in 2016, a second tree dropped a limb that totaled his blue Honda CRV, that he had for about one month. And just this past April, a parkway tree dropped a limb on Heuer's green Subaru — that he's only had for about eight months. Heuer joined WGN Morning News Wednesday to talk about his lousy luck with trees. 'So the trees are all maple trees. When the elm trees all died with Dutch elm disease, they replaced them all with maple trees. Now the maple trees are mature and about ready to die. And they're dying on me,' Heuer joked. He tells WGN Morning News he does not have a garage, so he parks his car infront of his home. Heuer said all three incidents involved different trees. 'The first tree that dropped on my wife's car is dead and gone. The second tree that dropped on the blue car is dead and gone. And I'm assuming the third tree is going to be taken out at some point and time,' he told WGN. The city of Evanston does not cover damages caused by falling tree or limbs. Heuer joked his next car may be a Dodge. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Dean's A-List Interview: Nonnas stars Lorraine Bracco, Susan Sarandon and Brenda Vaccaro
WGN Entertainment Reporter Dean Richards sits down with acting legends Lorraine Bracco, Susan Sarandon and Brenda Vaccaro to talk about the new movie Nonnas. Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Sign up and subscribe to our WGN Morning News newsletter. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
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Award-winning actor Gary Sinise on helping veterans with Gary Sinise Foundation
The WGN Morning News team spoke to award-winning actor Gary Sinise on Tuesday. Sinise has become known for his advocacy for veterans and military members. He is deeply involved with military families through his foundation, the Gary Sinise Foundation. The foundation supports military and first responder families through various programs, including the Snowball Express, a healing retreat for children and surviving spouses/guardians of fallen heroes, and the R.I.S.E. program, which builds specially adapted smart homes for severely wounded veterans and first responders. Check him out: Instagram: @garysinisefoundation X: @garysinisefoundation Facebook: @garysinisefoundation 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! Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Health
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A tradition full of empathy and awareness: Patrick Elwood shaves his head for St Baldrick's
CHICAGO — St. Baldrick's is the ultimate show of solidarity. Often times the rigors of cancer fighting treatments leads to patients losing their hair. So out of an abundance of empathy, supporters knowns as 'shave-ees' pledge in a mission of mercy to lose their locks and raise money. The Streamwood Fire Department did earlier this week in honor of Austin Fox. Austin is an 18 year cancer survivor. His dad is a firefighter and it's his dad's 22nd year shaving. More from the WGN Morning News St Patrick's Day Extravaganza! In WGN's Patrick Elwood's hometown of Evergreen Park, friends and neighbors are rallying for 12-year-old Patrick Juarez who has an aggressive type of soft tissue cancer. The money raised will go to seven research hospitals right in Chicago and the suburbs. This is Pat's 21st year of going bald. His wife Katie and sons Marty and Grady joined in. His daughter Kallista has battled brain tumors in the form of Cushing's Disease several times since 2015. And in the last few months his sister Peggy has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer and is currently undergoing chemo. More News, Weather and Headlines at Cancer cure rates at the kids' level are around 80% overall, but many loved ones are losing their battles. With the recent cuts to funding by the Trump Administration to the National Institutes of Health, which underwrites cancer research at hospitals and universities across the country, privately funded charities like Baldricks have taken on an even more important role. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-03-2025
- Climate
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25th annual Tinley Park Irish Parade steps off Sunday afternoon
TINLEY PARK, Ill. — St. Patrick's Day festivities kick off in Chicagoland on Sunday afternoon in the south suburbs. St. Patrick's Day 2025: A complete Chicago guide to river dyeing, parades and celebrating all things Irish The 25th annual Tinley Park Irish Parade steps off at 1 p.m. The route begins at 179th Street and proceeds north down Oak Park Avenue to the Subway parking lot at 17219 Oak Park Ave. Andrew High School staff members Jeff Keane and John Tadla return to announce this year's parade. A sensory-friendly quiet zone will also be set up at the start of the parade route. For this year's parade, 90 floats, vehicles, marching bands and walking groups are all participating. Starting at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Oak Park Ave. will be closed from 183rd to 179th streets. From 12:30 p.m. to about 4 p.m., Oak Park Ave. will be closed through 171st St. WGN Morning News to Host LIVE St. Patrick's Day Celebration on Friday, March 14! Also, no eastbound traffic will be allowed on 171st St. at Oak Park Ave. from 1:15 p.m. until the completion of the parade, and 172nd St. will be closed for the duration of the parade. Read more: Latest Chicago news and headlines Additionally, the western end of the Oak Park Ave. train station parking lot will be closed through Monday morning. All other areas of the lot will remain open for both commuter and event parking. Visit for more information. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
