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'Coffee, Hip Hop & Mental Health' hosts brunch to raise money for therapy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:24 GMT

CHICAGO — The coffee shop 'Coffee, Hip Hop & Mental Health' is now not only feeding the mind with healing, but also now the body with food. "The goal is to make this a safe space for people — not just a coffee shop," said Christopher Lemark, the founder of Coffee, Hip Hop & Mental Health.The shop is a way to bring free therapy to parts of the city often overlooked and is now hosting a brunch as a fall fundraiser to expand their efforts. The cafe manager, Kristen Prodehl, says their goal is to bring their services to Englewood, which is where the owner is from."I feel I found my purpose with my job here," Prodehl said. ‘It means a lot to the people’: Annual Labor Day Parade moves to Pullman Prodehl said they are attempting to raise $220,000 to send to people going through therapy. It has been a little more than a year since the café opened its doors to a permanent home on Belmont and Seminary, where they work on a donation model — order what you want and pay what you can. "...

2 dead after apparent shooting in Chicago Heights, police say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:24 GMT

CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. — Two people are dead after an apparent shooting in Chicago Heights early Sunday morning, according to the Chicago Heights Police Department (CHPD).Police said officers were called to the 500 block of West 14th Place around 4 a.m. on multiple reports of shots fired. When officers arrived on scene, they found two people with apparent gunshot wounds.The Chicago Heights Fire Department took them both to a local hospital, where the two later died as a result of their injuries. 3 teens charged in 7 robberies on Saturday across Chicago According to police, this was an isolated incident, and there is no on-going threat to members of the community.The investigation remains on-going and is being headed up by CHPD and the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force. CHPD asks anyone with information on this incident to call 708-756-6422.

Thousands attend celebration of LGBTQ+ families at The Salt Shed

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:24 GMT

CHICAGO — People gathered on Sunday at The Salt Shed for a celebration of LGBTQ+ families after the original festival date was rescheduled.5,000 people RSVP'd to attend the inaugural Queer Fam Pride Jam. Family, Friends honor life of 13-year old boy with Wiffle ball tournament "I think Chicago does an incredible job showing up for LGBT people and today is a perfect example," Kristen Kaza, the founder and producer of Slo 'Mo Party, said. "It's all about joy, it's all about fun and it's for everyone."Kaza and Keewa Nurrullah, the owner of Kido, came together to organize the event and create a space for LGBTQ+ families to feel seen and celebrated."During this time when our rights are being threatened, where there is outward violence and book bans and all of that, it was so urgent and imperative to bring families together and be visible to show everyone we're here, we deserve everything to have all the joy and opportunities just to live," Nurullah said. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson s...

Schiff says 14th Amendment disqualification ‘fits Donald Trump to a T’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:24 GMT

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Sunday said he believes the argument some legal experts are making that former President Trump is disqualified from holding elected office again because of the 14th Amendment is "valid," adding that the part of the Amendment that bans those who “engaged in insurrection” from holding elected office “fits Donald Trump to a T.”In an interview on MSNBC’s “Inside with Jen Psaki,” Schiff noted that the 14th Amendment does not say someone must be convicted of insurrection in order to be banned from holding elected office — only that they must have engaged in insurrection.“I think it is a valid argument. The 14th Amendment, Section 3 is pretty clear. If you engage in acts of insurrection or rebellion against the government, or you give aid and comfort to those who do, you are disqualified from running,” Schiff said when asked about his thoughts on the legal argument. “It doesn’t require that you be convicted of insurrection. It just requires that you have enga...

Police investigate 5 separate robbery reports in 1 day

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:24 GMT

UPDATE: 3 teens charged in 7 robberies on Saturday across ChicagoCHICAGO — It was a busy afternoon for Chicago police detectives as crews worked to investigate at least five separate robbery reports that came in on Saturday.Residents of the Near West Side community, where one of the robberies took place, say they were met with concern and confusion when they saw the commotion."When you see caution tape and police all over the place, you’re like, 'what’s going on,'" said local resident Anthony Wozniak.Many in the area are asking the same question as investigations into the robberies continue."We came out on the balcony and there were, I believe, three people cordoned off, talking to four or five police officers," said Nicole Darnall, who was in the area visiting friends. $38,000 recovered after robbery, high-speed chase in Bensenville In an area near East 48th Street & South Calumet Avenue, a woman and her family, who are preparing to move, were packing a U-Haul when they also ...

Fatal shooting inside apartment at I-70 and Lucas and Hunt

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:24 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – Homicide detectives with the St. Louis County Police Department are investigating a fatal shooting Sunday afternoon.According to Sgt. Tracy Panus, a county police spokeswoman, the shooting took place just after 1:20 p.m. in the 5300 block of Gladstone Place, at an apartment complex near Interstate 70 and Lucas and Hunt Road.Officers arrived to find an adult male shot to death inside a residence.The victim’s name has not been released.Detectives claim the victim and suspect knew one another.

Rockies lose 7-5 as Blue Jays score twice in ninth off Justin Lawrence

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:24 GMT

The bullpen blues struck the Rockies again on a rainy Sunday afternoon at Coors Field.Toronto scored two runs off struggling closer Justin Lawrence in the ninth inning en route to a 7-5 victory that earned the Blue Jays a series victory in the three-game set.The clutch hits came from Whit Merrifield and Ernie Clement, who delivered back-to-back RBI singles. Lawrence also walked Spencer Horwitz in the inning.Colorado wasted another big day from a rookie.Outfielder/first baseman Hunter Goodman’s first week in the majors has provided a tantalizing glimpse of what could be. He’s hit safely in five of six games for a .381 average.Sunday, Goodman drew a walk from All-Star Kevin Gausman in the second inning and stole the first base of his infant career. Goodman’s double off Gausman drove in Elehuris Montero in the fourth, and his two-run double off reliever Trevor Richards scored Brendan Rodgers and Montero to tie the game, 5-5.Ryan McMahon’s RBI double, followed up...

2 dead, 1 wounded after triple shooting in Riverside County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:24 GMT

Authorities with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department are investigating a triple shooting that claimed the life of two men and injured a third early Sunday morning, officials told KTLA.  Deputies responded to the 21800 block of Dreacea Avenue just after 2 a.m. on reports of an assault with a deadly weapon in Moreno Valley. At the scene, deputies located two men laying in the street. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.  Not long after, a third man, who authorities said was also involved in the incident, arrived at a local hospital with at least one gunshot wound. He was listed in stable condition.  Riverside County Sheriff's deputies on the scene of a double fatal triple shooting on Sept. 3, 2023, in Moreno Valley (OnScene TV)Riverside County Sheriff's deputies on the scene of a double fatal triple shooting on Sept. 3, 2023, in Moreno Valley (OnScene TV)A woman seen on her cellphone after a triple shooting Sept. 3, 2023, in Moreno Valley (OnSceneTV)It is uncle...

Oakland A’s solid two-week stretch should help to avoid ignominious MLB record

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:24 GMT

OAKLAND – The Oakland A’s got off to such an atrocious start to 2023 that there was legitimate talk as to whether they might set Major League Baseball’s modern-era record for most losses in a single season.Following what’s been Oakland’s best two-week stretch of the year, there’s no longer that concern.After being no-hit for five innings, the A’s scored four runs in the sixth and six more in the seventh on Sunday to earn a 10-6 win over the Los Angeles Angels and complete their first series sweep in close to three months.Ryan Noda and Seth Brown both hit two-run home runs in the sixth to give Oakland a 4-3 lead. After Angels outfielder Luis Rengifo hit a solo homer in the seventh to tie the game, a Tony Kemp single to center, along with a Los Angeles error, scored three more runs to give the A’s the lead for good before an announced crowd of 12.425 at the Coliseum.A two-RBI double by Shea Langeliers and an RBI infield single by Lawrence Butler rounded out the six-run inning, as the ...

No. 18 Oregon State spoils San Jose State Spartans’ home opener

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:24 GMT

SAN JOSE — San Jose State’s offense sputtered for most of the day, while No. 18 Oregon State’s transfer quarterback DJ Uiagalelei had a debut to remember as the Spartans’ bid to upset a ranked Pac-12 opponent fell short for the second weekend in a row in a 42-17 loss on Sunday afternoon at Spartan Stadium.Quarterback Chevan Cordeiro struggled in the Spartans’ nationally televised home opener on CBS, completing 18 for 32 passes for just 143 yards.The Spartans had few answers for Uiagalelei, a transfer from Clemson who accounted for three touchdowns in the first half as the Beavers took a 21-3 lead into halftime. Uiagalelei finished with five touchdowns — throwing three and rushing for two more.SJSU trailed by as much as 32 in the second half and didn’t score a touchdown until the first play of the fourth quarter when Cordeiro fumbled a 2-yard rush in the end zone but the ball was recovered by tight end Sam Olson.The Beavers’ rushing attack averaged 5.6 yards per car...