Editorial: Avoiding a summer energy crisis and heat tips
The piece urges readers to conserve electricity during peak heat days amid rising demand and aging infrastructure. It criticizes ComEd for crisis planning, calls for public action to reduce AC use, and suggests modest thermostat settings and daylight vigilance to prevent rolling brownouts and outages. It notes weather patterns point to a hot summer and hopes averages will eventually favor relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Weather Service
Chicago
Commonwealth Edison
ComEd
Four months in jail for former Sandburg teacher in crash case
Peter Watson, 24, returning from sentencing, begins a four month prison term plus 500 hours of community service for reckless homicide and contributing to the delinquency of a minor after a drunk driving crash that killed Erin Olmsted, 17. He and three others were drinking at a Frankfort motel before the Town Line Road crash.
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Peter Watson
Sandburg
Erin Olmsted
Mokena
Watson
Town Line Road
195Th Street
Keith Sutton
Michelle Quinlan
Olmsted
Valley View
Frankfort
Sandburg and
Orland Park
Alliance
Lottery Sales Dip. Spokesman Vows Future Growth
Illinois Lottery spokesman Michael Lang says the lottery is offering what players want and expects increases despite current sales drop. He stresses ongoing confidence and notes revenue remains significant while time will tell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Lottery
Michael Lang
Pressgate critique of press during Lewinsky era sparks self review
Dennis R Wheeler reflects on Brill's Content article Pressgate, which attacks media handling of the Lewinsky story and contrasts it with Watergate reporting. He notes the piece calls for tighter verification, independent sourcing, and ethical restraint, urging newsroom self-examination. Wheeler invites colleagues to read and discuss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monica Lewinsky
Steven Brill
Brill
Independent Voice of the Information Age
Pressgate
American Lawyer
Washington Post
Clinton
Lewinsky
White House
Som
Whitewater
Kenneth Starr
Starr
Grand Jury
Act of police aid for mother at hospital death
A nurse from St. James Hospital Chicago Heights thanks Sgt. Brink Lt. Pinnow and Officer Ken Newquist for escorting a grieving mother to Loyola Medical Center to be with her dying child after a car crash. The officers provided hours of transport and support without time limits, earning praise from hospital staff and the mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James Hospital and Health Centers
Chicago Heights
Osteopathic Hospital
Loyola Medical Center
Loyola
Vernon Williams
Sgt. M. Brink
Police Department
Sgt. Brink
Newquist
St. James
Ciambrone
Brink
Pinnow
Gulden Pruitt
St. James Hospital
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TWIE
Norman A. Rosinski
James S. Meidell
Peter Neill
Gerald R. Smith
Franklin Shaftan
Margaret Seltzner
Dennis R. Wheeler
Joanne M. Zerkel
Paula Carlson
National Newspaper Association
Illinois Press Association
Suburban Newspapers OF America
Northern Illinois News
Srr1 Association
Deep Throat
Bob Woodward
Dwheel
Interaccess.com
Axanugh
Sheez
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