Thursday, July 9, 2026
Time to Sell *These* Stocks
BY MATT BADIALI
POSTED
JULY 7, 2026
On June 25, 2026, the technology giant Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) increased prices for its computer products by $100 to $500. So, a new MacBook Neo went up 17%. And a new iPad Pro jumped 25%.
That, my friends, is inflation. The company cited the rising cost of memory for the need to bump up prices. Effectively passing along the cost increase to consumers.
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Chief Keef to launch 19-date tour with September hometown performance at Northerly Island !!!!!!!!!
Tickets go on sale Friday for the tour, which comes on the heels of an electrifying performance at Summer Smash. 
Chief Keef performs last month at the Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash Festival at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview and at the Obama Presidential Library.
Chicago rapper Chief Keef will launch his “Chief Keef Live” tour from Chicago in September with a homecoming show at Northerly Island.
The announcement comes on the heels of an electrifying red-light-washed performance at Summer Smash weeks ago in Bridgeview.
Tickets go on sale Friday for the tour, which lists 19 stops, including New York and San Francisco, before ending in Las Vegas. This will be Chief Keef’s first major tour since 2024.
A fan holds up an album as Chief Keef performs on Day 1 of the Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash Festival in 2026.
Why? Is it because he think's he can't win?
One of Mayor Brandon Johnson's most ardent City Council adversaries won't seek reelection in 2027
The decision by Ald. Marty Quinn (13th) not to seek reelection in 2027 will deny the renegade group of City Council members who seized control over the budget process one of its most reliable votes and best political tacticians.
Ald. Marty Quinn speaks to reporters after the Chicago City Council meeting was recessed at City Hall, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024.
Ald. Marty Quinn (13th), who learned the game of Chicago politics at the feet of now-convicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago), is calling it a career after 15 years in the City
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Scab Job
Deep Tunnel.....working as intended
The massive system of tunnels and reservoirs was built to contain Chicago’s flood water, protect area rivers and Lake Michigan. Now, there’s a risk that suburbs will flood and sewers will overflow into Chicago waterways.
The Thornton Reservoir in South Holland sits nearly full Monday after a weekend of intense rain.
For the first time in history, Deep Tunnel, Chicago’s massive system of underground tunnels and reservoirs designed to hold flood water, is almost completely full after a weekend of heavy rain.
Built over more than a half-century, Deep Tunnel sends floodwaters from Chicago and nearby suburbs through more than 100 miles of tunnels into three reservoirs located just outside of the city. It was designed to help protect area rivers as well as Lake Michigan.
Monday, July 6, 2026
These people need prayers
Police share new details on what led up to boat crash, drownings of 3 kids in Wisconsin
New details on what led up to boat crash, drownings of 3 kids in WI
Geneva Lake police shared new details on what led up to a boat crash and the drownings of 3 children as WI storm cleanup continues.
LAKE GENEVA, Wis. (WLS) -- Geneva Lake police provided more information Monday on a boat crash that led to the deaths of three children last week.
On Friday afternoon, a sudden and severe storm system swept across Walworth County and the surrounding area, officials said.
The National Weather Service said peak wind gusts were between 90 and 100 mph.
The Lake Geneva Fire Department said they responded to 75 calls for service, including a dive rescue, two structure fires, two incidents involving trees on vehicles with entrapment and 37 calls involving downed wires or electrical hazards.
Police said hundreds of trees were downed, and buildings were damaged.
The storm created extremely hazardous boating conditions on Geneva Lake.
A privately owned 25-foot 2024 Nautique P25 vessel, which features a maximum capacity of 19 passengers, was navigating the lake during the storm, officials said.
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According to the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture data, the hard wheat crop will be the smallest in 69 years. The June update revised the entire wheat crop down from 1.4 billion bushels last month to just 1.0 billion bushels. And the export variety of the grain is well down.
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Fourth of July fireworks end in teen arrests after crowd turns hostile in Joliet
The BriefSeveral teens were arrested after a disturbance broke out during Joliet's Fourth of July fireworks celebration at Bicentennial Park, police said.
Investigators say officers were assaulted, fireworks were thrown toward officers and the crowd, and pepper spray was used to disperse an increasingly hostile group.
An 18-year-old man and four juveniles face charges ranging from aggravated battery on a peace officer to mob action, trespassing and resisting arrest.
Class Act
Sunday, July 5, 2026
Is it possible that Pope Leo is getting bad advice?
Vatican excommunicates 1,000,000 followers of global Catholic movement!
Worshippers at a Mass organized by the Society of Saint Pius X in Switzerland on Wednesday
The Vatican has excommunicated followers of a conservative Catholic splinter sect, the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), a day after it consecrated four new bishops against Pope Leo XIV's direct instruction.
In a decree, it said the Society's total of six bishops were excommunicated - and, in a highly unusual move, it added that any lay members who "formally adhere" to the group "are to be considered schismatic and excommunicated".
