Francie Swidler

1 week ago | nbcchicago.com | Francie Swidler

Editor's Note: The video in this story is from a previous report. It's officially the end of an era at Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee. Demolition on the 45-year-old suburban mall, which closed its doors in 2024, began Thursday, according to a report from the Daily Herald. Photos from the Herald show fencing up across the property, with excavators breaking down huge buildings and walls.

2 weeks ago | nbcchicago.com | Francie Swidler |Sandra Torres

A suburban substitute teacher has been charged with battery and child endangerment after reports from parents surfaced that she had chased, choked and hit a student and injured another inside a fourth-grade classroom another after becoming angry. The charges come one day after parents at a school board meeting for Country Club Hills District 160 pressed for answers from the school and police, who had provided few details about the events that transpired.

2 weeks ago | nbcwashington.com | Francie Swidler

More details are coming to light after two college students at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville on Monday were found dead inside a student residence hall in a "targeted and isolated incident," leading school officials to cancel final exams for the remainder of the week. The incident took place around 4 p.m., when police were called to Wilgus Hall for a "disturbance," the school said in a Tuesday evening update.

2 weeks ago | nbcchicago.com | Francie Swidler

Noodles & Company, a popular fast-casual restaurant with hundreds of storefronts across the country, including dozens in Illinois, plans to close up to 21 locations in 2025, the company said as part of an announcement about its 2025 first quarter earnings. At the same time, the company plans to open two new restaurants in 2025, the announcement said.

2 weeks ago | nbcnewyork.com | Francie Swidler

More details are coming to light after two college students at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville on Monday were found dead inside a student residence hall in a "targeted and isolated incident," leading school officials to cancel final exams for the remainder of the week. The incident took place around 4 p.m., when police were called to Wilgus Hall for a "disturbance," the school said in a Tuesday evening update.