AP: Burger chain Wendy’s looking to test surge pricing at restaurants as early as next year
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Wendy’s is looking to test having the prices of its menu items fluctuate throughout the day based on demand, implementing a strategy that has already taken hold with ride-sharing companies and
Raju: New birth center to open on Chicago’s South Side as Pritzker touts proposed maternal health spending
Leaders say new site was made possible by 2021 change to state law By DILPREET RAJU Capitol News Illinois draju@capitolnewsillinois.com State and community leaders on Monday celebrated the planned opening of a new freestanding birth center on
AP: Biden and party leaders implore Speaker Johnson to help Ukraine in ‘intense’ Oval Office meeting
By COLLEEN LONG, KEVIN FREKING and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders emerged from an “intense” Oval Office meeting with President Joe Biden on Tuesday speaking optimistically about the prospects for avoiding a partial
Springfield woman faces charges in connection with threats levied at Springfield Ward 1 Alderman Chuck Redpath
A Springfield woman is accused of threatening a local alderman. Samantha White is now facing charges of threatening a public official after she allegedly called 911 and threatened to kill Alderman Chuck Redpath. Authorities were sent to
Escaped Louisiana inmate captured in hotel in New Orleans
Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office (NEW ORLEANS) — A convicted felon who escaped custody on Sunday after pepper spraying his transporting deputy and stealing her car was captured in New Orleans on Tuesday, authorities said. Leon Ruffin, 51,
Hunter Biden interview marks pivotal moment for GOP-led impeachment inquiry
Kent Nishimura/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Hunter Biden will come face to face this week with the Republicans lawmakers he once accused of trying to kill him to harm his father’s political career in a highly anticipated
Illinois quick hits: Sheriff promoting ‘red flag’ laws; Motley Crue to play state fair
Sheriff promoting ‘red flag’ laws The Cook County Sheriff’s Office is introducing a new campaign to raise awareness about Illinois’ “red flag” laws. The laws allow the judicial system to revoke firearm ownership for people who are
Nike, National Women's Soccer League create new team kits
Jacqueline Laurean Yates via GMA (NEW YORK) — Just in time for the 2024 season, which kicks off March 15, the National Women’s Soccer League and Nike have teamed up to reveal new primary and secondary uniforms
7th measles case confirmed in outbreak linked to Florida elementary school
Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (WESTON, Fla.) — The seventh case of measles linked to an outbreak at a Florida elementary school was confirmed by Health officials Tuesday. Broward County Public Schools (BCPS)
Nashville Police Department, FBI investigating bomb threat at Covenant School
Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — The Covenant School, which was the site of a 2023 mass shooting, received a bomb threat on Monday, according to a Nashville Police Department spokesperson. “Yesterday an employee of Covenant School