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Chance for snow Friday night into Saturday

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 01:38:08 GMT

CHICAGO — Temperatures in the mid 30s Friday with mostly cloudy conditions. Winds: SE 0-5. High: 36. Interactive Radar: Track showers and storms here A chance for snow Friday evening with mostly cloudy conditions. Winds: SE 0-5. Low: 30. Skilling: Cloudy, chilly weekend ahead with possible snow coming to Chicagoland Saturday Forecast: Snowy at times—perhaps some mixed drizzle as the day proceeds. Modest half inch to inch and a half accumulations likely. Winds: ESE 0-5. High 36.Full forecast details and more at the WGN Weather Center blog

Illinois Lottery player on city's South Side wins $500K prize in latest Powerball drawing

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 01:38:08 GMT

CHICAGO — Nobody won Wednesday night's $20 million Powerball jackpot.But one lucky Illinois Lottery player on the city's South Side woke up Thursday feeling like a half-million bucks.A winning Powerball ticket of $500,000 for Wednesday's drawing was purchased at Jewel Osco, 443 E. 35th Street, in the city's Douglas neighborhood. The winner matched four numbers and the Powerball, plus they added the game’s "Power Play" feature to win the large prize.The winning Powerball numbers in Wednesday's drawing were 30-31-38-48-68, and the Powerball number was 8.The Jewel Osco that sold the winning $500,000 ticket will receive a 1% selling bonus, or $5,000.In total, almost 13,000 winning tickets were purchased by Illinois Lottery players for the Wednesday's Powerball drawing, netting players nearly $700,000 in prizes.The Illinois Lottery encourages all winners to write their name on the back of their ticket and keep it in a safe place until they’re ready to claim their prize. Winners have one ...

Infuse Pantone’s 2024 'Color of the Year' into your beauty routine, closet and home

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 01:38:08 GMT

BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission. Details.Embrace all things ‘Peach Fuzz’ in the new yearEvery year since 1999, Pantone has announced a hot new color to be its “Color of the Year,” with the kink that it’s for the upcoming year, not the year that’s coming to an end. This year, the 25th anniversary, the winner is “Peach Fuzz,” or Pantone code 13-1023.With that announcement comes an explosion of “Peach Fuzz”-colored goods, from makeup products and clothes to toys, towels and tablets. And this is only the beginning. Pantone colors of the year are meant to shine a light on the intersection of color and culture, and it usually works. So get ahead of the style curve and get your “Peach Fuzz” goods now, rather than wait for all the fervor to die down.Shop this article: AD Beads Silk Tassel Earrings, Amazon Essentials Pullover Hoodie and L’Oreal Paris Lipstick ‘Peach Fuzz’ in ...

Sunshine returns and stays through the weekend

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 01:38:08 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- After a widespread 0.1"-0.5" of rain overnight, showers will clear mid-morning to a sunny and dry afternoon. More of the same this weekend!Your weekend weather looks great with cold mornings transitioning into mild afternoons. Temperatures will warm into the low to mid-60s both Saturday and Sunday - normal for this time of year.Weekend forecastAnother storm system dives into Texas late Sunday into Monday, bringing a chance of rain and thunderstorms Monday afternoon followed by colder temperatures and feisty winds. Newest data is pointing towards less of a severe weather threat on Monday than initially anticipated, however, there is concern for damaging winds ahead of and behind the cold front. Cold front plows in on MondayWind gusts could top 40-50+mph Monday into Tuesday - be sure outdoor furniture, hanging plants, holiday decor, etc. is secured.Strong winds ahead of & behind Monday's cold front NEW: 2023 was Austin's hottest year on record Winter Weather ...

Which parts of Austin had the most fireworks complaints over the New Year's holiday period?

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 01:38:08 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — More than 800 fireworks complaints were made to Austin 311 over the New Year's holiday.Between Dec. 29, 2023, and Jan. 1, 2024, Austin 311 received a total of 841 firework-related service requests. South Austin had the most fireworks complaints over Fourth of July holiday A breakdown by zip code shows which parts of Austin submitted the most complaints. The three zip codes with the most complaints were all in north and northeast Austin: 89 complaints in 78758, 63 complaints in 78753 and 58 complaints in 78754.More than 50 complaints were received from both 78748 and 78744 in south Austin.At least one complaint was received from a total of 38 zip codes across the city over the holiday period.Austin 311 received fewer complaints over the New Year's holiday than the Independence Day holiday period in 2023. Between July 2 and 5, the city received 929 fireworks complaints, 699 of which were on the Fourth of July itself.

GBPD look to identify driver in property damage hit-and-run

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 01:38:08 GMT

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. (NEWS10) -- The Great Barrington Police Department is attempting to identify the driver of a truck involved in a hit-and-run property damage crash that happened around 9:16 p.m. Wednesday. Police say the truck appears to be a late-model Ford or Mazda. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! In a video posted online by the Great Barrington Police, the truck drives over a median and knocks over a street sign before getting back on the road and driving off. Police say the truck appears to have suffered a flat tire amid the crash.Image via Great Barrington PoliceImage via Great Barrington PolicePolice say the crash happened at the town Rotary. Anyone with information is asked to call (413) 528-0306 and use extension 3.

St. Louis Health Dept. recommends masks as flu, COVID, and RSV cases surge

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 01:38:08 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The director of the St. Louis City Health Department recommends a face mask on Friday morning as respiratory illnesses are rising in the area.The director there says that respiratory illness data shows significant increases and more precautions are needed to avoid straining our healthcare system.The city health department director is recommending that all residents wear face masks when indoors in public spaces and in crowded environments where social distancing is not possible. This recommendation comes after increases in the area of illnesses, including the flu, RSV, and COVID-19.We're told that while none of these viruses are new or more deadly than in the past, the rapidly rising number of cases and hospitalizations is cause for concern. In St. Louis County, flu cases showed a 64% increase over a week ago. Positive RSV cases are up 46% from the prior week and COVID cases reveal a 7-day average of 183 reported cases per day.     When is Missouri & Illinois gettin...

Slow-speed chase takes place from Illinois to I-70 in Hazelwood

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 01:38:08 GMT

MACOUPIN COUNTY, Ill. - A slow-speed police chase from Macoupin County, Illinois, ended on I-270 in north county.This happened around 9:00 p.m. Thursday. The driver was taken into custody at Interstate 270 and I-70 in Hazelwood. Billy Joel and Sting coming to Busch Stadium for September concert Police say he choked a woman in the small town of Lake Ka-ho in Macoupin County, near Mount Olive. He crashed into a vehicle trying to block him from getting away.The police followed him slowly, from I-55 to I-270. He was taken back to Macoupin County, awaiting charges.

Dismal ski-area snowpack could get boost from weekend storm

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 01:38:08 GMT

Colorado’s ski resorts are reporting base depths far below what they were at this time in 2023, and a statewide snowpack considerably below normal — a situation that stands in sharp contrast to the abundant snowfall skiers and snowboarders reveled in a year ago.But a series of storms is forecast to arrive in Colorado’s high country over the next week — just in time for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.“They desperately need it,” Golden resident Michael Miller said Wednesday after skiing Keystone with his son. “It was rough. In between the bumps and the bottom of the bumps, lots of rocks, twigs, trees. We were checking our skis all day for shots and scratches.”At Copper Mountain, Cara Luchies of Longmont found good skiing Tuesday on groomed intermediate trails at the center of the mountain, but after exploring the upper mountain Wednesday morning with her family, she decided to call it a day at 1 p.m.“Don’t want to...

Editorial: How to get an electric vehicle for less than $6,000 in Colorado

Published Fri, 22 Nov 2024 01:38:08 GMT

Some Coloradans who play their financial cards just right in 2024 could land a new Chevy Bolt eletcric car for around $5,500, according to our calculations.That price would be after using $21,000 in incentives and trading in one qualifying beater (this doesn’t include dealer fees, taxes or any of the likely hidden costs). But beggars can’t be choosers and according to our research, only four cars — two Teslas and two Chevys — currently qualify for all three programs.Over the years, we’ve been skeptical about the wisdom of incentives for electric vehicles, given that when first implemented in the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the tax breaks were often used for the $100,000 Tesla Roadster when the luxury electric vehicles hit the market, raising questions about if the tax credits were just a drop in the bucket for many buyers all while the Congressional Budget Office estimated the program cost $1.5 billion to $2 billion per year. Could those resources ...