Brody Englebrecht

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Another 3M unemployment claims

Last week, another 3 million U.S. workers had filed for unemployment. Over the last eight weeks of the coronavirus pandemic,…

5 years ago

Taliban say there are ready to counter Afghan forces’ attacks

Ashraf Ghani, the president of Afghanistan, announced to conduct aggressive operations against terrorist organizations, including the Taliban. Taliban replied to…

5 years ago

EXPO CHICAGO dates shifted from September 2020 to April 2021

The International Exposition of Contemporary and Modern Art, EXPO CHICAGO, made an important announcement today related to its ninth edition.…

5 years ago

DuPage Physician says Pritzker’s Restore Illinois plan could take a year or more

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s COVID-19 plan is to reopen the state in five stages. A DuPage physician says that it…

5 years ago

India: Hundreds of policemen become victim of coronavirus

India has the biggest lockdown in the world due to the coronavirus pandemic. There are 3 million policemen on duty…

5 years ago

May 5 declared ‘Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives Awareness Day’

United States President Donald Trump has signed a new proclamation that has declared May 5, "Missing and Murdered American Indians…

5 years ago

Chicago Arts Groups & #GivngTuesdayNow

Every year, #GivingTuesday comes around the holiday shopping and donation season gets underway. This time, the new global day of…

5 years ago

One Illinois county goes against governor’s stay-at-home

Greg Minger, the state’s attorney of Woodford County, issued a statement related to the extension of the stay-at-home order given…

5 years ago

City of Elgin: Golf Courses to open with limited services

The City of Elgin’s golf courses will open to the public with limited services on May 1. The golf courses…

5 years ago

Single family homes to be built in Chicago

Chicago will see "modular" and "prefabricated" single-family homes in Back of the Yards as Chicago Cityscape reports on a new…

5 years ago

Northern Illinois’ State and Local Government Entities Receive more than $20 Million

United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, John R. Lausch, Jr., has announced today that to combat the…

5 years ago

Over $8,000 raised for Wounded Warrior Project

The Chicago Steel’s March 14 Appreciation/Hometown Heroes Night was cancelled due to COVID1-9, but it didn’t stop the fans from…

5 years ago

Elgin Fire Department firefighter tests positive for COVID-19

An Elgin Fire Department firefighter tests positive for COVID-19. This is the first time a firefighter has tested positive. April…

5 years ago

Former Firefighter dies battling COVID-19

A former Sugar Grove Fire Protection District Firefighter dies after battling with Coronavirus infection for three weeks. The former fighter…

5 years ago

More unemployment claims

The nationwide jobless claims may have dropped from the previous week, but the new claims remained near record levels. The…

5 years ago

Foundation work on new Salesforce Tower receives $50 million permit

The COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on construction may have affected other projects. Still, it didn't stop the progress of the preparation…

5 years ago

5 activities to keep small kids busy while staying at home

Not everyone has experience of working from home or simply staying at home and taking care of their kids 24\7.…

5 years ago

Naperville PSAP responds to structure fire in Havenshire Court

The Naperville Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) responded to an automatic fire alarm (AFA) for a multifamily residence on April…

5 years ago

Social Distancing ‘Grade D’ for Stephenson County

You’re probably contributing to a massive surveillance system if you possess a smartphone. The surveillance system is showing where and…

5 years ago

Masks sewed by JJC students to donate amid COVID-19 pandemic

Junior Joliet College has already closed its on-campus activities due to the coronavirus pandemic. But the fine arts students of…

5 years ago

Gov. Pritzker and President Trump trade shots

It seems unlikely that Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and President Donald Trump will make truce as the latter had called…

5 years ago

6.6 million Unemployment claims; double of last week

New nationwide employment claims reported Thursday that 6.6. Million Americans filed unemployment claims that are double of last week's record…

5 years ago

Joliet issues Second Declaration of Local State of Emergency

On April 2, 2020, a Second Declaration of Local State of Emergency (Second Declaration) has been issued by Joliet Mayor…

5 years ago

Dubai indefinitely bans Mini Bus Service

The United Arab Emirates including Dubai have taken many steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The government's steps are…

5 years ago

Interactive Maps & COVID-19

The coronavirus is spreading across the state indicated through the interactive maps but Sen. Andy Manar suggests that the maps…

5 years ago

COVID-19 impacts US economy and commercial real estate

The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are not limited to the physical health of US residents. The economic health of…

5 years ago

COVID-19 death toll in Spain and Italy rises above China

The COVID-19 outbreak started in China in the mid of December. According to the recent stats, 3163 people died in…

5 years ago