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Search underway for man missing from home on Northwest Side

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:40 GMT

CHICAGO — A search is underway on Friday for a man missing from his home on the city's Northwest Side, police say. According to Chicago police, officers are looking for 29-year-old Cheng Ding, who has been missing for nearly a month.  Former NU athletes share experience with racism, hazing for first time Officers say Ding was last seen at his home in the 5400 block of North East River Road, in the city's O'Hare neighborhood, just before 11 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 4. Police say Ding, who stands 5-foot-8 and weighs around 200 pounds, has black hair and brown eyes. Officers did not provide details on what Ding was wearing at the time of his disappearance.  Brighton Park residents file lawsuit against city, mayor over proposed migrant camp site Authorities notified the public about Ding's disappearance in a news release on Friday morning. Police ask anyone with information on the whereabouts of 29-year-old Cheng Ding to contact Area Five Detectives at 312-746-6554. Ti...

Didn't receive a bank deposit Friday? This may be why

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:40 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – Customers of multiple U.S. banks are reporting deposit issues Friday after an apparent industry wide technical problem.The Federal Reserve told banks that a payment processing error at an Automated Clearing House (ACH) operator is preventing some deposits from reaching accounts.According to the Fed, there was an "error" in a file that obscured account and recipient information. Have you been tipping wrong at restaurants? What experts advise Greg MacSweeney, a spokesperson for private sector ACH operator The Clearing House, confirmed to The Hill that there was a "processing issue" with a single ACH file affecting less than 1% of the daily U.S. ACH volume."TCH is working with the financial institutions who have customers that have been impacted," MacSweeney said. "Customers should contact their financial institution to resolve any issues."Bank of America, Chase, US Bank, PNC and other banks saw a spike in reports of problems with fund transfers and online banking Friday,...

Midday Fix: "Brigadoon" at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:40 GMT

Sasha Gerritson, Director  Sarah Obert, Performer  Conor Jordan, Performer Music Theater Works presents LERNER & LOEWE’S BRIGADOON NOW PLAYING THROUGH NOV. 12 North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd. musictheaterworks.com facebook.com/MusicTheaterWorks instagram.com/musictheaterworks sarahobert.com Insta - @sarahellenobert https://www.conorjordan.com/Insta- @conorjordan23 

OSHA investigation closed following airline employee death at AUS in April

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:40 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — An investigation into the death of an airline employee at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport was completed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Family member suing American Airlines for $1M after airline employee death According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the investigation was closed, and no companies were cited as a result of the investigation.On April 20, an American Airlines employee died after operating a ground service vehicle that struck a jet bridge. At the time, the Department of Aviation said it would not be identifying the employee. PAST COVERAGE: APD investigating airline employee death as accidental On the day of the incident, first responders arrived and found the man with injuries in the area where planes park to pick up and drop off passengers.

Warmer weekend with morning fog, especially Saturday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:40 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Our warming trend is only getting started with temperatures nearing record highs by early next week.We'll jump almost 10 degrees this afternoon with highs bouncing back into the mid 70s, right where we should be this time of year.Southerly winds have replaced the cold northerly direction, warming days and nights through the weekend and into next week. There are no more freezes expected in the near future as overnight lows step up noticeably, and daytime highs return to the 80s in many areas this weekend.Daylight Saving Time comes to an end early Sunday morning, so don't forget to let your clocks "fall back" one hour. BLOG: El Niño into 2024: What that means for winter and spring BLOG: NOAA releases winter forecast Austin Interactive Weather Stats (2023) FIRST WARNING WEATHER: Stay up to date with your Central Texas forecast, sign up for our weather newsletter at kxan.com/newsletters Stay up-to-date with the First Warning Weather teamFollow the KXAN First War...

Fear and worry shadow Texas oyster fishermen as another season begins with few reefs open

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:40 GMT

TEXAS CITY (The Texas Tribune) — The dreary, gray weather on Monday matched oysterman Johny Jurisich’s mood. This time of year, when workers prepare boats ahead of the Nov. 1 start to Texas’ oyster season, used to feel exciting. Now, it felt muted as the industry faced an uncertain future.Fishermen weren’t playing music, smiling or coating boats with fresh paint. None of them knew if they would make money in the coming weeks.“They love doing it; that’s why they’re here,” Jurisich said, standing by the docks he owns with his dad and brother. “But it’s hard to love anymore, because it’s just heartbreak.”Texas oysters have suffered from stronger storms and worsening droughts as the effects of climate change intensify. The state has increasingly closed public harvest areas where it considers oysters too small or too scarce, in an effort to protect them. Last year, the state opened only a small portion of the public reefs. Fishermen crowded into the available areas, catching what they co...

Wild shakeup continues during long practice Friday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:40 GMT

The Wild started this season with virtually the same team that ended the 2022-23 season with 46 victories and 103 points, the fourth-best regular season finish in franchise history.So, with his team riding a four-game losing streak and owner of only three victories in 10 games (3-5-2), coach Dean Evason was asked if he has been surprised by the team’s start.“Yeah, a hundred percent,” he said. “We should be better. We will be better. And it will start tomorrow night.”That’s when the Wild are host to the New York Rangers, 8-2-0 and riding a six-game win streak into Saturday’s 7 p.m. puck drop at Xcel Energy Center.After a long practice Friday at TRIA Rink, Evason expressed optimism that his team wouldn’t start Saturday’s game the way it did against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday, a 5-3 loss in which the Wild fell behind 3-0 early in the second period. Evason was so angry with the latest in a series of poor starts that he began his postgame comments with, “I thought the game started...

Letters: Rank the candidates on your ballot in St. Paul, voters

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:40 GMT

Rank your ballot in St. PaulSt. Paul neighbors, get ready to rank your ballot on Nov. 7. St. Paul held its first ranked voting election in 2011, and many of us have become familiar with this user-friendly way of voting.For first-time city voters, it’s easy — just rank your city council candidates in order of preference: first choice, second, etc. If a candidate receives a majority (50% + 1) of first-choices, that candidate wins. If not, then an “instant runoff” occurs. The candidate with the fewest votes is defeated, and these ballots now count toward those voters’ second choices. This continues until one candidate reaches a majority and wins.Under ranked voting, we’ve seen turnout increase and the council become more diverse in reflecting the communities it serves. It’s not just cost-effective (eliminating costly, low-turnout primaries), it’s more inclusive, civil and representative. Join me in ranking your ballot on Nov. 7 and celebrating St. Paul as a democracy ...

Pamela Paul: The Democrats are their own worst enemy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:40 GMT

This should be the Democratic Party’s moment. Donald Trump’s stranglehold has lurched the GOP toward the fringe. Republican congressional behavior echoes that of an intemperate toddler and the party’s intellectual and ideological foundations have become completely unmoored.But far from dominant, the Democratic Party seems disconnected from the priorities, needs and values of many Americans.Current polls show a 2024 rematch between Trump and Joe Biden too close for true comfort; the same is true should Nikki Haley or Ron DeSantis be the Republican nominee. Many constituents who were once the Democratic Party’s reliable base — the working class, middle-class families, even Black and Latin Americans and other ethnic minorities — have veered toward the GOP. In a development that has baffled Democrats, a greater share of those groups voted for Republican candidates in recent elections.Something worrisome has happened to the party of the people.This worry isn’t entirely new. In 2004, Thom...

Other voices: Social Security is nearing a crisis

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:40 GMT

Washington seems determined to ignore the country’s rapidly worsening fiscal picture, but sooner or later policymakers will be forced to pay attention. When they do, they’ll find that changes to Social Security are unavoidable.No doubt, any such effort will meet strong political resistance. That’s why nothing has been done for 40 years and counting. The best approach — on the merits and as a matter of political feasibility — would combine entitlement reform with fresh thinking about financial security in retirement.Thanks to relentless pressure from an aging population, Social Security is expected to exhaust its financial reserves in 2033. At that point, without offsetting action, benefits will automatically be cut by a quarter.The program’s last big overhaul, in 1983, scheduled a gradual rise in the normal retirement age from 65 to the current 67. Life expectancy will increase further over the coming decades, and longer retirements will continue ...