Upon first meeting Louise Cantillon and Doireann Ní Ghlacáin, it becomes clear that I need to focus. It’s not that I expected to sit back, relax, and coast through our conversation, but I hadn’t anticipated just how much Gaeilge would weave its way into their everyday speech.
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Friday marked five years since a suburban hospital announced it was treating the first confirmed COVID-19 patient in Illinois. At the time, it was only the second COVID case in the United States. COVID 19 ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team Friday, January 24, 2025 10:55PM It has been five years since St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates announced it was treating the first COVID-19 patient in Illinois in 2020. HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (WLS) — Friday marked five years since a suburban hospital announced it was treating the first confirmed COVID-19 patient in Illinois. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click…
Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty looked to the past on Thursday when he declared in the Dáil: “Let me put some new information on to the record. Deputy Lowry had 57 meetings in relation to the Doncaster deal, including here in the houses of the Oireachtas.
Most of the world no longer needs any convincing about climate change, despite Donald Trump’s “Drill, baby, drill!” declaration endorsing fossil fuels this week.
On the morning of January 6, 1839, the people of Ireland woke up to a large blanket of snow that had fallen overnight.
A short documentary about a police shooting that took the life of a Chicago man has been nominated for an Academy Award. documentary South Side barber Harith Augustus killed by CPD in July 2018 Friday, January 24, 2025 11:18PM A documentary about the fatal Chicago police-involved shooting of barber Harith Augustus is apart of the Oscar nominations for the Academy Awards. CHICAGO (WLS) — A short documentary about a police shooting that took the life of a Chicago man has been nominated for an Academy Award. Some of the video included in the documentary can be disturbing. ABC7 Chicago is…
The statue will be unveiled on July 11 The statue will be unveiled on July 11 Getty Images Mark Buehrle, one of the greatest pitchers in Chicago White Sox history, will be honored with a statue at Rate Field this season, the team announced at Sox Fest on Friday. The statue will be placed along the outfield concourse and unveiled on July 11. Here is the team’s announcement: “You don’t play this game for all that stuff,” Buehrle said when asked about the statue. “I always played to have fun. Try to win games. All of the other stuff will…
If you want to store energy from your solar panels to use at night or during power outages, consider investing in a solar battery.If you want to store energy from your solar panels to use at night or during power outages, consider investing in a solar battery. If you want to store energy from your solar panels to use at night or during power outages, consider investing in a solar battery. With electricity costs rising, solar panels are an excellent way to capture free, clean energy from the sun. A recent CNET survey found that 78% of surveyed US adults are…
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The fear of mass deportations has had a chilling impact on many communities with large Latino populations. This comes as Governor JB Pritzker is suggesting planned ICE raids could be political payback. CHICAGO (WLS) — Concerns about immigration raids are already impacting school attendance in some areas of Illinois, and the state superintendent of schools said he’s concerned. This comes as Governor JB Pritzker is suggesting planned raids in Illinois could be political payback. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch The fear of mass deportations has had a chilling impact on many communities with large Latino…
If you prefer working out at home, we’ve found the best YouTube channels to help you on your fitness journey. There’s something for everyone, including Pilates, HIIT, weight training or a mix of all three.If you prefer working out at home, we’ve found the best YouTube channels to help you on your fitness journey. There’s something for everyone, including Pilates, HIIT, weight training or a mix of all three. If you prefer working out at home, we’ve found the best YouTube channels to help you on your fitness journey. There’s something for everyone, including Pilates, HIIT, weight training or a mix…
A woman who was born at the gates of a concentration camp after her mother volunteered to follow her husband to Auschwitz has said she survived because of “luck”. Eva Clarke, 80, was born at Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria on April 29 1945, one day after it ran out of gas for the gas chamber. Ms Clarke’s father Bernd Nathan, who was German and Jewish, met her mother when he travelled to Prague to escape the Nazis. The couple married in May 1940 and were among the first people to be sent to Theresienstadt labour camp as they were…
There are still many questions after a suspect was shot and injured by Chicago police Thursday on the South Side. His family told ABC7 he is in critical condition, and they have not been allowed to see him. police shooting Officers responded to call of person armed with a gun, CPD says Friday, January 24, 2025 11:48PM A grandmother is demanding answers after a man was shot and injured by Chicago police Thursday on Millard Avenue in Mount Greenwood. CHICAGO (WLS) — There are still many questions after a suspect was shot and injured by Chicago police Thursday on the…
One of the UK’s major Muslim organisations is to elect its new leader, with one candidate insisting Government must realise it is a “valuable asset, not a liability”. The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), established in 1998, describes itself as the UK’s largest Muslim umbrella organisation with more than 500 members, but successive political administrations have followed a policy of non-engagement. Ties were first cut under Labour in 2009, over a reported declaration of support by a then-senior figure in the MCB for Hamas. They were restored the following year after the MCB stated its opposition to violence, but more…
Protests will take place across the country on Saturday as farmers step up their campaign against the Government’s controversial inheritance tax reforms. The National Farmers Union (NFU) warned that many farmers were at “breaking point” and could not afford increased bills. A petition signed by more than 270,000 members of the public was handed in to 10 Downing Street by NFU president Tom Bradshaw and NFU Cymru president Aled Jones on Friday, urging the Government to ditch what they described as the “devastating family farm tax”. The NFU is staging a series of events on Saturday as part of a…
As President Donald Trump’s hardline stance on immigration continues in its first week, the debate between federal enforcement and local laws and policies is hitting a boiling point, the ABC7 I-Team has learned. I Team ByBarb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Tom Jones andMark Rivera Saturday, January 25, 2025 1:24AM Illinois authorities are divided on the TRUST Act, a law forbidding local collaboration with federal immigration enforcement and deportation raids. CHICAGO (WLS) — As the threat of ICE enforcement actions looms, local leaders are aligning themselves in word and action with the state’s Illinois TRUST Act. It’s a law that only…
The holiday season is in the rear view. It’s the part of winter when many people are looking for things to do to keep our minds off the brutal cold. events Saturday, January 25, 2025 1:29AM “Secret Chicago” shared a list of fun activities to do during cold winter months, including Restaurant Week, Lunar New Year and Galentine’s Day. CHICAGO (WLS) — The holiday season is in the rear view. Now, it’s the part of winter when many people are looking for things to do to keep our minds off the brutal cold. ABC7 got some great ideas for things…
Garage doors remain one of the weak spots in your home. Here are the best ways to keep your garage safe.Garage doors remain one of the weak spots in your home. Here are the best ways to keep your garage safe. Garage doors remain one of the weak spots in your home. Here are the best ways to keep your garage safe. Not all garage doors are built equal but most of them are heavy — and surprisingly vulnerable to burglary. In fact, arages are one of the most common ways trespassers access a home, so your garage door could benefit…
Residents around Gompers Park have been demanding city officials clear out the encampment of unhoused people and find housing for them. homeless ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team Saturday, January 25, 2025 1:32AM The city of Chicago will clear out the Gompers Park encampment Feb. 24 and find housing for those experiencing homelessness, Ald. Nugent said. CHICAGO (WLS) — A homeless encampment is set to be removed on Chicago’s Northwest Side. Residents around Gompers Park have been demanding city officials clear out the encampment of unhoused people and find housing for them. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch…
President Donald Trump and his vice president, JD Vance, are celebrating gains in the anti-abortion movement with activists in the annual March for Life. President Donald Trump and his vice president, JD Vance, are celebrating gains in the anti-abortion movement with activists in the annual March for Life. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump vowed to support anti-abortion-rights protesters in his second term as tens of thousands of demonstrators rallied in Washington on Friday for the annual March for Life. “We will again stand proudly for families and for life,” Trump declared in a prerecorded video address. Protesters had come…