Financial abuse is a silent weapon in domestic violence, often controlling victims through subtle but devastating means. During YWCA Northwestern Illinois' Week Without Violence, the organization sheds light on this hidden issue and offers tools for prevention.
Currently, 7-Eleven has over 100 stores in the Chicagoland area, part of the 315 locations overall throughout the state of Illinois. With the announcement that hundreds of 7-Eleven stores will be closed or sold off, the question is how many Illinois 7-Eleven locations will be shuttered permanently.
Many hope to start a new year with goals and resolutions. Unfortunately, for hundreds in Illinois the start of the new year in 2025 will mean they will be without jobs.
Get Ready Wisconsin, changes are coming to Walmart, and you won’t want to be caught off guard. Shoppers across the state will be affected as every single Walmart store in the Midwest will be shut down this holiday season.
Although Northern Illinois' first snowfall is probably a few weeks away (it normally happens around Halloween each year), some winter weather experts have checked the maps and crunched the numbers trying to put together an accurate prognostication of how much snow Illinois will be looking at once snowfalls become a regular occurrence. You know you'll be needing your snow shovel...but how often?