Page 24 - Fred Carter News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Pat Nabong / Sun-Times A few years ago, when Mark Hodge argued that bringing an immigration detention center to Hopkins Park, the Black, rural Kankakee County community he serves as mayor, would be good for the economy, people who live there said: No, thanks. Now, Hodge is making a new development push for his town and the surrounding, historic farming community of Pembroke Township south of Chicago. He’s backing a proposal for a natural gas pipeline built by the utility Nicor that would run through a rare ecosystem to bring natural gas to the area and, he hopes, a boost to taxes and the l...

Fifty years ago next month, sports teams from New York and Baltimore met yet again -- this time, the Bullets vs. the New York Knicks in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals.

10 of 10 Jodi Langlois, who owns The Chez, discusses the bar Thursday at 45 Water St. in Waterville. The Chez has been closed since mid-March 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel WATERVILLE — Four afternoons a week for the last 40-plus years, Terry Ann Loisel sauntered through the white storm door. Every visit to The Chez Paree resulted in the same order, a beer and a shot. An Oakland native and Vassalboro resident, Loisel saw her beloved South End bar close on March 15, 2020. It has yet to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a flash, Loisel’s social l...

Locals remember Janis Joplin’s 1969 visit to Waterville, The Chez Joplin visited The Chez after performing at the Waterville Armory, and several locals recall that memorable night. Share WATERVILLE — In the midst of a blizzard, Janis Joplin was among those who piled into Mike Flanagin’s red 1969 Subaru en route to The Chez Paree on Feb. 21, 1969. Flanagin, a 20-year-old Thomas College student at the time, had helped book Joplin’s appearance that night at the Waterville Armory. Rock singer Janis Joplin performs Feb. 21, 1969, at the Waterville Armory during the winter of 1969. Photo...

( ThyBlackMan.com) Whether you are an individual living on your own or someone providing for a family, we all need to be covered by health insurance to ensure day-to-day health and cover us in the case of emergencies. That said, private healthcare isn’t always affordable for everyone. Some people may see different rates online, which can lead them to ask, why am I paying what I am paying and what can I do about it? If you have noticed that the cost of your health plan has risen, here are five things that could make your private healthcare more expensive.