Author: Living Legends
Mark Mir, Former Serviceman, Dies by Suicide at Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital in San Antonio, Texas San Antonio, Texas – The San Antonio community is mourning the loss of Mark Mir, a former serviceman who tragically died by suicide at the Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital (ALMMVH) earlier this week. This devastating event has sent shockwaves through both veteran and local communities, highlighting the ongoing challenges many military veterans face long after their service has ended. Remembering Mark Mir: A Life of Service and Dedication Mark Mir was known for his unwavering dedication, courage, and a deeply…
Growing up in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Lansing Mayor Patty Eidam said she knew from a young age that she wanted to become a police officer. “My Uncle Wayne, my mother’s brother, was a local police officer, and I just worshipped that man,” Eidam said. “I just thought that was the coolest thing, that he helped people and always seemed to be so happy and went out of the way to do extra things for our little town. I never wanted to be anything else.” By 1966, Eidam had graduated high school and planned to enroll in a community college to…
Today is Thursday, April 10, the 100th day of 2025. There are 265 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 10, 1998, the Northern Ireland peace talks concluded as negotiators signed the Good Friday Agreement, a landmark settlement to end 30 years of bitter rivalries and bloody attacks. Also on this date: In 1866, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was founded in New York by Henry Bergh. In 1912, the British liner RMS Titanic set sail from Southampton, England, bound for New York on its ill-fated maiden voyage. In 1963, the nuclear…
ROME — Pope Francis met privately with King Charles III and Queen Camilla on Wednesday at the Vatican during the royal couple’s four-day state visit to Italy and on the occasion of their 20th wedding anniversary, the Vatican announced. It was the first known meeting since the pope’s return to the Vatican after five weeks in the hospital for life-threatening double pneumonia. Francis had planned to have an audience with Charles, but the official state visit to the Vatican was postponed due to the pope’s health. The pope issued a new invitation for a private audience, but it was subject…
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 10, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago) High temperature: 90 degrees (1930) Low temperature: 18 degrees (1989) Precipitation: 2.53 inches (1922) Snowfall: 0.8 inches (1973) 1848: The Illinois & Michigan Canal opened. A riverboat laden with sugar and other goods from New Orleans became the first vessel to make its way along the 96-mile route from downstate LaSalle-Peru to Chicago. It took nearly a dozen years and thousands of men,…
The Indiana legislature moved a bill aimed at attracting the Chicago Bears to Northwest Indiana just yards from the end zone, with final approval by the Senate Tuesday. House Bill 1292, authored by Rep. Earl Harris, D-East Chicago, would establish a Northwest Indiana professional development commission and a professional sports development fund. The commission would be tasked with exploring and implementing strategies to attract one or more sports franchises to Northwest Indiana, Harris said. The bill passed the Senate 46-2. The bill was amended in the Senate, which Harris supported, so it has to go back to the House for…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service is seeking a rate increase this summer that includes hiking the cost of a first-class stamp from 73 cents to 78 cents. The request was made Wednesday to the Postal Regulatory Commission, which must OK the proposal. If approved, the 5-cent increase for a “forever” stamp and similar increases for postcards, metered letters and international mail would take effect July 13. The proposed changes would raise mailing services product prices approximately 7.4%. The Postal Service contends, as it did last year when it enacted a similar increase, that it’s needed to achieve financial stability.…
CLEVELAND — Andrew Benintendi worked his way back from a right hand injury during spring training in time to be with the Chicago White Sox on opening day. He’s looking to make another quick recovery after being placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a left adductor strain. The move is retroactive to Monday. “I think that in the last few years, it’s been kind of unfortunate with how it’s panned out with some injuries,” Benintendi said Wednesday at Progressive Field. “But I think that it’s better to catch it early. “And if you can kind of get over…
Musk encouraged investors to hold their shares and joked that he can’t walk past a television without seeing a Tesla on fire, then said, “I understand if you don’t want to buy our product, but you don’t have to burn it down. That’s a bit unreasonable.” Tesla owners have been turning in their cars at record levels since Musk launched the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, according to Edmunds. From Jan. 1 to March 16, the automaker saw its highest share of trade-ins at auto dealerships, according to Jessica Caldwell, head of insights for Edmunds. “These shifts in Tesla…
Three upcoming, monumental dance events, all with deep ties to Chicago, are on a collision course with your calendar. But it is possible to see the Joffrey Ballet, Twyla Tharp and Parsons Dance next weekend — and you should. Parsons Dance David Parsons launched his dance company in 1985. Three years later, he opened the season at Columbia College Chicago. “For some reason, they gave us a white limousine,” Parsons said in a recent phone interview. “I remember that gig. And I’ve done a lot of gigs.” Born in Rockford and raised in Kansas City, Parsons credits Chicago with putting wind in…