by GLC Staff | Oct 2, 2026 | business, chicago, civil, crime, illinois, legal, politics, united states
(Photo: FBI) Chicago, IL — October 2, 2026 — More than $22 million in client funds. Nearly a decade of alleged financial misconduct. And a former chief executive who has now pleaded guilty to wire fraud. Michael Calomino, the former CEO of an Illinois-based railcar...
by GLC Staff | Jul 22, 2026 | business, charity, chicago, civil, crime, culture, illinois, legal, politics, sports, united states
(Photo: Imagn Images and X) CHICAGO, Illinois — July 22, 2026 — Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick has paid for an independent autopsy of Nolan Xavier Wells, an 18-year-old Black student whose body was found off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast after a Fourth of July...
by GLC Staff | Feb 1, 2026 | business, chicago, civil, crime, culture, economy, election, illinois, immigration, legal, politics, united states, violations
(Photo: City of Chicago) Chicago, IL — February 1, 2026 After months of tension surrounding federal immigration enforcement operations in the city, Mayor Brandon Johnson signed the “ICE On Notice” executive order on January 31, directing the Chicago Police Department...
by GLC Staff | Dec 20, 2025 | business, chicago, civil, construction, crime, illinois, legal, united states
(Photo: HomePros) FRANKFORT, Ill. — Dec. 20, 2025 A south suburban Chicago contractor has been charged with felony offenses after multiple customers reported paying thousands of dollars for work that was never completed or was done poorly, authorities and local news...
by GLC Staff | Dec 17, 2025 | business, chicago, culture, illinois, united states
(Photo: LMCS) December 17, 2025 — WINTHROP HARBOR, IL — Officials say the future of North Point Marina, the largest marina on the Great Lakes, is uncertain after the marina’s operator informed state authorities it will terminate its management contract, raising...
by GLC Staff | Nov 1, 2025 | business, chicago, culture, home life, illinois, STEM, technology, technology, united states
(Photo: 1X Technologies) Chicago, IL — November 1, 2025 A new era for home technology may be arriving in households across the Great Lakes region as 1X Technologies has officially opened pre‑orders for NEO, a humanoid home assistant robot designed to handle everyday...
