The Plastics Pioneers Association recently announced they have named four new members to their organization, According to PlasticsNews.com. The Plastic Pioneers Association (PPA) is a non-profit organization based in McHenry, IL, and contains over 200 members. Every member has at least 25 years of experience in the plastic industry and the new inductees are no
This isn’t the first time Latoya King has tangled with the law, but perhaps for her sake it will be the last. According to ABC 7 Chicago, King, 32, was pulled over at approximately 2:30 a.m. a couple of Saturdays ago in the 3200-block of Harlem in Riverside for speeding. She subsequently failed six field
If you’ve ever eaten at the world-famous Next restaurant in Chicago, then you no doubt know who Dave Beran is. Unfortunately, for those that enjoy his innovative and delectable style of cooking you will no longer be able to enjoy it in the Windy City. In fact, you’ll have to make quite a trek to
In an attempt to ease qualms about the legitimacy of healthcare provided at walk-in clinics, CVS has decided to share the medical information of patients who use their walk-in clinics with the University of Chicago. The retail giant provides clinical support, medication counseling, chronic disease monitoring, and wellness programs at the medical clinics associated with
Cresco Labs, a medical marijuana business in Illinois, is launching a $1 million marketing campaign that’s going to include print advertising, radio commercials, billboards, social media campaigns, and notices in health publications. The only problem is that there’s a ban on advertising by growers in the Prairie State. “Cultivation centers may not advertise through any
Rhonda Rasche and Danny Chasteen thought their luck had changed, they took a chance and would be rewarded in money. At least that’s what should happen. Rasche and Chasteen are two of the reportedly dozens of lottery winners in the state of Illinois that are being told they can’t collect their winnings, according to the
The Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences certainly provides plenty of entertainment and educational experiences that normal American high schools never see, but even this school never dealt with cows on the loose — until the first day of September, that is. Principal William Hook said that he was getting ready to go home around
The Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings are North Division rivals in the National Football League’s (NFL) National Football Conference (NFC). There is little love lost between fans and players when they meet on the field, but those emotions become suddenly frivolous when something happens like it did at the end of August. One unidentified roofer
You don’t need to be too familiar with the Internet to know that most everyone on it loves cats. On average, Internet users conduct 12 billion online searches per month, many of which involve videos of cats. There are more than two million cat videos on YouTube, which get more average views than dog videos
The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago has a simple mission: to protect the region’s waterways from dangerous pollutants. Yet according to a blistering editorial in the Chicago Sun-Times, the District is leasing government-owned land to serial polluters like Olympic Oil, the company being sued by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan for violating environmental regulations