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October — typically the city’s second fastest cooling month — arrives Sunday, but Chicago's weekend temperatures more like June- and July-level temperatures

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:22 GMT

HEADLINES FROM THE WGN WEATHER DEPARTMENTTHE NEW YORK CITY FLOODINGThe NEW YORK CITY area has been hit Friday morning with RECORD RAINS. Flooding is occurring in the NYC subway6.28" of rain is reported to have fallen in Brooklyn and 6.26" has been measured at Bensenhurst/Mapleton, BY area. Central Park in New York City is reporting a new single day rainfall record of 1.96."Alex Calamia (https://twitter.com/AlexCalamiaWx), on-air meteorologist at News12LI has posted the following Friday:This is one of the worst rain events on record for parts of NYC.It's ALREADY the 2nd wettest September day at JFK (4.62” @ 11AM). It will likely break the record 5.83." ALL TIME WETTEST is 7.80" from Irene in August 20114-6” has fallen so far over Brooklyn & QueensDr. Jay Cordeira (https://twitter.com/jaycordeira) of Scripps Institution of Oceanography has tweeted the following on the drenching which has broken another record at Central Park in NYC:The previous 150-year-old hourly rainfall record ...

Search underway for 61-year old man missing from Dunning

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:22 GMT

CHICAGO — A search is underway on Friday evening for a missing 61-year-old man last seen in the city's Dunning neighborhood. According to Chicago police, Mariano Bailon was last seen by family members at his home in the 7300 block of West Roscoe around 6 p.m. on Tuesday.Police say Bailon was last seen wearing a Chicago Bulls hat, a grey Bears hoody sweater, and jeans.  ‘We are all in shock’: 3 dead after being found unresponsive in Edgewater apartment Bailon stands 5-foot-8 and weighs around 170 pounds. Police say he has grey hair and brown eyes. Police notified the public about Bailon’s disappearance in a news release on Friday evening. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of 61-year-old Mariano Bailon is asked to call CPD Area Five SVU Detectives at 312-746-6554.Tips for police can also be filed at CPDtip.com. Tips can be left anonymously.

Dangerous dogs killing cats in North Austin

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:22 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Over the past two weeks, a pair of stray dogs have killed over five cats within the Wooten neighborhood in North Austin.Carie Hendrick lives in a nearby condominium complex.She said a number of neighbors have reported these incidents of their pets being under attack to 311.Yet, help hasn’t arrived."Everyone's very much on edge with their own pets and worried about the prey instinct of these dogs,” Hendrick said.These dogs typically hunt between dawn and dusk, as numerous neighbors have tallied these attacks on a shared spreadsheet."My biggest fear is that we just keep losing more cats,” Hendrick said. “Last night, we lost a mama cat and her kittens.”Down the street, Kim Martinez shared similar concerns for her cat Weasley."My biggest concern is that Weasley could be out in the yard,” she said. “These dogs could come by and attack and kill him.”Another nearby neighbor, Meme Kyle won’t walk alone outside with her 20-month-old daughter."I will not walk her here,” she sa...

Westlake throttles Del Valle 58-0 to move to 5-0

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:22 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — While Del Valle played hard and forced Westlake to finish drives with short runs, the Chaparrals' depth and skill simply overmatched the Cardinals on Friday at Chaparral Stadium.Westlake pounded Del Valle 58-0 in a 6A-District 26 game on homecoming night and are now 5-0 overall and 3-0 in district play.REPORT YOUR SCORE: We'd love to post your team's score on our website, but we need your help to do it. Email the score of your game to [email protected] and we'll get it on our websiteDel Valle had just 41 yards of total offense and four first downs and the Chaps recorded their fourth shutout of the season."That was a pretty dominant performance on defense," Westlake head coach Tony Salazar. "A lot got to play tonight, and obviously they worked all week, so it's fun when you can get them in the game and let them work their craft and play ball with their friends."Jack Kayser scored a pair of touchdowns in the first half and Spencer Barnett hit two field goals from 39 and ...

High school football roundup: Two Rivers scores early and often in win over Highland Park

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:22 GMT

Two Rivers 45, Highland Park 13: Drew Altavilla threw a pair of first-half touchdown passes and Jayden Kinsel Arredondo added a pair of rushing scores as the Warriors improved to 4-1 on the season — their first four-plus win campaign since reaching the state tournament in 2013.Highland Park quarterback Jonah Sadowski tallied two scores for the Scots (2-3) — one on the ground and one through the air.Mahtomedi 55, Tartan 7: Alec Mahoney ran the ball eight times Friday — four of those carries went for touchdowns. Mahoney finished with 133 yards on the ground as one of the many prongs in a ground attack that compiled 453 yards and eight touchdowns.Jacob Reubish ran for 124 yards and two scores for the Zephyrs (3-2). Tartan (1-4) logged its lone score in the fourth — a scoring strike from Tyus Cappelen to Ja’Carion Green.Lakeville South 39, Rochester Mayo 17: The Cougars (5-0) fell behind 10-0 early Friday before roaring back in a major way.Jonah Shine ran i...

High school football: Lakeville North finds its rhythm in victory over Eagan

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:22 GMT

In an academic sense, chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter.When it comes to the gridiron, a different kind of chemistry is something Lakeville North found Friday. Some confidence, too.The Lakeville North offense centers around running between the tackles and its stout offensive line in a mano-a-mano battle against an opponent’s defensive front. Not only was it successful, but the Panthers defense largely held the Eagan running game in check.Sawyer Wilkie ran for 155 yards and two scores, and the Panthers won 28-6 at Eagan, a game called about 30 minutes into a weather delay after three quarters due to lightning in the area. Lakeville North was about to cash in from the Eagan 1 when play was halted.“Lately we‘ve gotten into ruts where we lose our momentum, we get it back and we lose it again,” Wilkie said. “Today it seemed everything was flowing really nice all game. … Our offensive line was phenomenal; the holes were great.”Ranked fourth in Clas...

Twins’ Joe Ryan gives up six runs in final start before postseason

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:22 GMT

DENVER — Pablo López had his final tune up on Wednesday. Sonny Gray had his on Thursday. Friday, it was Joe Ryan’s turn.Minnesota Twins’ Ryan Jeffers gestures to the buillpen as he circles the bases after hitting a solo home run offr Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Gavin Hollowell in the seventh inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)The Twins have not yet announced a starter for a potential Game 3 of the Wild Card Series, but it would appear Ryan is the most likely candidate. Ryan, in the hitter’s haven known as Coors Field, gave up six runs on Friday in the Twins’ 7-6 win over the Colorado Rockies in his final start of the regular season.The starter was bitten by the longball, giving up three of them, including a three-run blast, in his five-inning outing. He gave up eight hits and did not throw a 1-2-3 inning.He finished his start with six strikeouts, falling just shy of 200 on the season. Ryan easily would have gotten to tha...

Grandview beats Eaglecrest, 39-32, in Centennial League rivalry behind Liam Szarka’s five touchdowns

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:22 GMT

AURORA — Tom Doherty knew what he was doing. There’s only one reason you leave a dynasty — to go and try to start your own.The longtime Cherry Creek defensive coordinator took over the Grandview job three years ago, and led the Wolves to the Class 5A semifinals and quarterfinals the past two seasons. And Doherty’s Wolves, the lone in-state team to beat the four-time defending champion Bruins in 2022, are looking like a title contender again this fall.As evidence of that potential, Grandview outlasted Eaglecrest 39-32 on Friday at Legacy Stadium in a thrilling see-saw game to open Centennial League play. Senior quarterback Liam Szarka, the exact mold of player that Doherty wants to build his program identity around, put the Wolves on his shoulders with five total touchdowns.So, let’s check in with Doherty — how’s he feeling about his decision to leave juggernaut Cherry Creek? Pretty, pretty good.“I like our trajectory,” Doherty sa...

Rockies hit three homers but lose, 7-6, to Twins in the ninth inning

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:22 GMT

Before Friday night’s postgame fireworks at Coors Field, the Twins and Rockies put on a pyrotechnic show that rocked LoDo.The two teams combined for six homers before a sellout crowd of 47,272 that showed up on fan appreciation night.In the end, however, the game was just another dud for the Rockies, who lost for the 102nd time this season. Minnesota scratched out the winning run in the ninth off Tyler Kinley for a 7-6 victory.Ryan Jeffers led off the ninth with a single to left and was replaced by pinch-runner Andrew Stevenson. Kyle Farmer reached on a deflected infield single that rolled into shallow right field, allowing Stevenson to advance to third. Stevenson scored on Max Kepler’s sacrifice fly to deep center.Colorado’s Alan Trejo, who got a rare start at shortstop in place of rookie Ezequiel Tovar, hit a three-run homer in the fourth to give Colorado a 5-4 lead. The lead grew to 6-4 in the fifth when baseman Brendan Rodgers blasted a 454-foot leadoff homer t...

Bear that captivated Southern California neighborhood killed by driver

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:22 GMT

Crowds of residents near San Bernardino gathered to watch as a bear led officials on a chase through town Thursday night before it was tragically killed by a driver.The female bear was first spotted in a tree at Mary and Darby Streets in Muscoy, an area north of San Bernardino.News of the chase reached local residents, bringing out large crowds of bystanders hoping to catch a glimpse of the bear.“It was just a really crazy day,” said Briseida Perez, a Muscoy resident.The bear is between three and four years old, weighs between 250 and 300 pounds and is originally from Sierra Madre, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.After posting up in a tree in Muscoy Thursday morning around 7:30 a.m., she stayed there nearly all day.Bear on the run in Muscoy on Sept. 28, 2023. (KTLA)A large crowd gathered to get a glimpse of a black bear that climbed a tree in Muscoy on Sept. 28, 2023. (KTLA)Bear on the run in Muscoy on Sept. 28, 2023. (KTLA)A large crowd gathered to get a...