NEW YORK — Venus Williams wanted just a little pick-me-up on a wet day in New York. It takes greater than caffeine to beat Elina Svitolina, although. Williams had a resurgence after some espresso was despatched her method after dropping the primary set towards the No. 5 seed, however Svitolina charged again and finally beat Williams 6-4, 6-Four in a second-round match. The cup of espresso was delivered from Williams’ staff within the stands to a ballboy, who tried to convey it to Williams. But she walked off to the court docket between units earlier than he might get it to her, so he finally dropped it off subsequent to her seat. Williams then got here
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Girl, 16, shot to dying outdoors Dolton comfort retailer
A teenage woman was shot and killed Tuesday outdoors a comfort retailer in south suburban Dolton. Akeira Foster, 16, was in a automobile outdoors the Moonlight Food Deli & Liquor retailer, 1203 E. 142nd Street, about 9 p.m. when she was shot, based on Andrew Holmes, a Dolton Village Trustee, and the Cook County health worker’s workplace. Foster was struck twice within the stomach and pronounced useless at a neighborhood hospital. Authorities consider {that a} male who had simply gotten into the automobile along with her was the meant goal, Holmes stated. After the capturing began, the male jumped into the backseat, obtained out and fled on foot whereas the shooter continued to fireplace into
Supernatural? Cubs earn uncommon street victory on evening of
NEW YORK – Four years in the past, Cubs supervisor Joe Maddon resorted to hiring a magician on the primary day of a sequence in New York to distract and shake up a slumping group – and what adopted was a Cubs sweep of the Mets. On Tuesday evening a Cubs group at an much more dire crossroads stumbled into the identical place and skilled a second that appeared extra mystical and paranormal than something Simon the Magician might pull out of a hat. What the circumstances of a 5-2 Cubs victory may imply within the bigger image, “We’re going to find out tomorrow,” mentioned Maddon, referring to Noah Syndergaard and Jacob deGrom beginning for
Great new books: ‘Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’ follow-up and
Lisbeth Salander is again, a Swedish educator tries to assist younger males navigate intercourse, and the long run seems to be, properly, scary in these new fiction and nonfiction e-book releases. ‘The Girl Who Lived Twice’ by David Lagercrantz (Knopf , $27.95, fiction) What it’s about: David Lagercrantz continues Stieg Larsson’s Millennium collection (“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”) with the sixth Lisbeth Salander journey, “The Girl Who Lived Twice.” This time, Lisbeth goes lacking in the course of the hunt for evil twin sister Camilla, whereas Mikael Blomkvist wants her assist unraveling a twisted plot. The buzz: “It all makes for good bloody fun,” Kirkus Reviews writes. 2 Chicago-area appearances: Lagencrantz will converse at
Businesses burglarized on the Near West Side: police
Chicago police are warning companies on the Near West Side of three reported burglaries in August. In every incident, the offender broke a window, entered the enterprise and took objects from inside, Chicago police mentioned. These burglaries occurred throughout the night and early morning hours Aug. 6 within the 1600 block of West Washington Street, Aug. 14 within the 1100 block of West Madison Street and Aug. 20 within the 2300 block of West Madison Street, police mentioned. One man in his 40s is suspected within the burglaries, police mentioned. Anyone with data is requested to contact Area Central detectives at 312-747-8380. Source hyperlink
John Travolta by chance fingers award to Taylor Swift’s
Call it Adele Dazeem, spherical two. Five years after John Travolta incorrectly pronounced Idina Menzel’s identify on the 2014 Oscars, the singer took the stage on the 2019 VMAs to current the Video of the Year award to Taylor Swift. And whereas Swift’s identify was simple sufficient for him to deal with, it was her face — or quite, that of Swift-impersonating drag queen Jade Jolie — that gave him hassle. Twitter had a discipline day when the cameras captured Travolta handing the Moonman award to Jolie, who appeared in Swift’s “You Need to Calm Down” video and took the stage to simply accept the award together with a number of of the video co-stars, quite
Woman hit, killed by Metra prepare in Des Plaines
A lady was fatally struck by a Metra prepare Sunday in northwest suburban Des Plaines. The Union Pacific-Northwest line prepare was touring into Chicago about 10 a.m. when it struck a pedestrian in Des Plaines, in line with tweets on the Metra UP-NW account. The 68-year-old lady was useless on the scene, in line with the Cook County medical expert’s workplace. An post-mortem Monday dominated her loss of life a suicide. Both inbound and outbound trains stay had been close to Des Plaines for over two hours, Metra mentioned. Trains resumed service about 12:15 p.m. Thank you for the message. Trains are incurring intensive delays because of a pedestrian being struck by a