Good afternoon, Chicago.
Krazy Kaplans in Hammond is one stop light away from the first I-94 exit into Indiana coming from Illinois. On Tuesday, the parking lot was filled with vehicles with Illinois license plates.
Greg Kaplan,owner of Krazy Kaplans, said Illinois residents make up 80% to 85% of his customers. Hoosiers tend to buy fireworks a few weeks ahead of the Fourth of July, he said.
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With nests on telephone poles, once-endangered osprey are flying high in Cook County
The Forest Preserves program now bands up to 30 chicks a year, all raised by wild osprey — also known as sea hawks — that choose to build their massive nests on human-built platforms standing 50 to 80 feet above the ground. Read more here.
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- Crown Point resident expresses concern over fireworks debris
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Ferrara to close North Chicago Jelly Belly plant
In a statement, Ferrara said the Jelly Belly workers are being offered transfers to jobs at the candy company’s five other Chicago area manufacturing facilities. Read more here.
More top business stories:
- GM will pay $146 million in penalties because 5.9 million older vehicles emit excess carbon dioxide
- Three young business owners open Makers Cafe and Markets in Oswego
Should the Chicago Bulls trade Nikola Vučević? How the front office could continue breaking up the ‘Big Three.’
Despite being the first move of a 2021 roster reconstruction, Vučević’s tenure in Chicago has been defined by feeling out of place and out of position. Read more here.
More top sports stories:
- Chicago White Sox’s Garrett Crochet named American League Pitcher of the Month for June
- Rick Ball says he’ll bring an ‘old-school’ style as the new Chicago Blackhawks play-by-play man
‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F’ review: The heat is (back) on
Eddie Murphy returns in the fourth installment of the franchise as the playful and authority-thwarting Detroit detective Axel Foley, who makes his way to back the sunny climes of Los Angeles when his daughter’s life is threatened. Read more here.
More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories:
- New restaurant to open in Park Ridge; owner pledges fair conditions for staff
- Chicago Duo Piano Festival returns to Evanston next week
Biden vows to keep running after his disastrous debate. ‘No one is pushing me out,’ he says
Biden and Harris made a surprise appearance on a Democratic National Committee call, according to three people familiar with the matter who were given anonymity to discuss the private conversation. Read more here.
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