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DALLAS — It all started at brunch, when Dallas women Nicole Craven and Alexis Smith would order an espresso martini — just the right mix of caffeine and booze for a weekend cocktail, they say. When the pandemic struck and the workout buddies turned to hosting small dinner parties instead of going to restaurants and bars, they found that making an espresso martini at home just wasn’t the same. Why isn’t this available for sale in a can, they wondered? They quit their jobs in public relations and formulated their own canned espresso martini, a yearlong process that involved going into a “flavor house” in California to taste concoctions mixed up by people in lab coats. Their boozy-brew dream worked, and now, three gluten-free, dairy-free espresso martinis are available for sale online in 40 states. Their new company Après Hours has cans for sale now in about two-dozen Dallas-area retail stores like Pogo’s Wine & Spirits, Lucky’s Liquor, Buddy’s Booze and Uptown Liquor. … [Read more...] about Mimosas out, espresso martinis in? 2 Texas women launch boozy coffee in a can

1 Community Corner Officers and residents gather at mobile memorial in Hometown to remember fallen officers James Kouski Jr., Gary Hibbs and Ella French. Lorraine Swanson , Patch Staff Posted Reply Chicago police officers gather Sunday in front of CPD Officer Ella French's on the Beyond The Call of Duty mobile memorial. Officer French died one year ago Sunday. The names of 608 police officers who died in the line of duty in 2021, on the Beyond the Call of Duty mobile memorial. Fallen police officers' images wrap around the Beyond the Call of Duty mobile memorial. A Chicago police officer stands in front of the photo-wrapped trailer of the Beyond The Call of Duty mobile memorial. A blue rose decorates the photo of Lt. James Kouski Jr., who was hit by a drunk driver April 3, 2021, while investigating a separate accident. Chicago Heights P.O. Gary Hibbs died March 12, 2021, when he … [Read more...] about Beyond The Call Of Duty Remembers Local Officers Lost In Line Of Duty

0 Schools The new member holds degrees in accounting and business administration. David Giuliani , Patch Staff Posted | Updated Reply HINSDALE, IL – The Hinsdale School District 181 board appointed a new board member Monday. Asim Aleem is filling the vacancy left by Sarah Jakobsen. In early June, she resigned with the expectation she would soon move out of the district, according to a District 181 news release. Aleem is the chief financial officer at Midtown Athletic Clubs in Chicago, a position he has held since January 2020. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in accounting from the University of Illinois, completing them in 2002 and 2003, respectively. In 2012, Aleem also received a master's degree in business administration from the University of Chicago, with a focus on finance, entrepreneurship and strategic management. "The District has done a tremendous job of establishing a high standard … [Read more...] about Hinsdale D-181 Gets New Board Member

5 Politics & Government Village leader's statement contradicts what the village attorney said in 2019. David Giuliani , Patch Staff Posted | Updated Replies HINSDALE, IL – Hinsdale has spent $1.5 million fighting fair housing lawsuits filed by the federal government and a sober living house. In the summer of 2019, Trinity Sober Living opened in the house at 111 N. Grant St. Neighbors complained. The village said the home violated its code because more than three unrelated people lived there and it was a commercial operation in a residential neighborhood. In November 2020, Trinity filed a federal lawsuit alleging the village violated its rights under the federal Fair Housing and Americans With Disabilities acts. A year later, the U.S. Department of Justice sued the village, making similar allegations . The village confirmed its legal costs this week. Its law firm in the matter is Chicago-based … [Read more...] about Hinsdale Spends $1.5M To Fight Fair Housing Suits

0 Kids & Family Celebrate Valentine's Day at the Little Sweetheart Dance on Feb. 10. Andrea Earnest , Patch Staff Posted Reply WESTERN SPRINGS, IL — Enjoy Valentine's Day with your little one at the Little Sweetheart Dance on Sunday, Feb. 10 in Western Springs. Dads can bring daughters can moms can bring sons (grandparents and special friends allowed, too) for the dance, which will be held from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Grand Avenue Community Center. The Western Springs Recreation Department said there will a mirror ball and a DJ at the dance. All ages are welcome to the event, and tickets are $5 per person if purchased before Feb. 8, or $6 at the door. Image via Shutterstock. Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. Thank Reply Share Little Sweetheart Dance Planned In Western Springs The … [Read more...] about Little Sweetheart Dance Planned In Western Springs

0 This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own. Kids & Family Women are 3.5 times more likely to outlive men and become widowed. Couples can take key steps to avoid being unprepared. Chris Varones , Neighbor Posted Reply No one is ever ready for the death of a spouse and, oftentimes, surviving spouses find themselves unprepared. As a continuation of its recent study "Women and Financial Wellness: Beyond the Bottom Line," Merrill Lynch conducted research in partnership with Age Wave on widowhood. The study found that 78 percent of the 20 million US widows/widowers are women. That means that women are 3.5 times more likely to become widowed. Steven Lopez , a Senior Vice President and Wealth Management Advisor for Merrill Lynch, answers several questions related to the survey. Why was this study conducted? Longevity needs to be a factor in everyone's financial planning, but … [Read more...] about Widowhood: The Loss Couples Rarely Plan for But Should

0 This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own. Kids & Family Pete Buinauskas, member of Troop 12 and sophomore at Fenwick HS, collects items for our deployed US Sailors Cathy Buinauskas , Neighbor Posted | Updated Reply Pete Buinauskas, a member of Troop 12 in Western Springs and sophomore at Fenwick High School, has attained the rank of Eagle Scout! His Eagle project was a collection to create care packages filled with non-perishable items and handwritten letters to send to our deployed Sailors in the U.S. Navy. He exceeded his goal of 10 boxes and collected enough to fill 25 boxes to send to our troops! Helping to pack the care packages were long time friends Connor Madigan, Sammy Harders, Davis Miller, family members and Mrs. Pat Leazenby of Molly's Adopt-a-Sailor. Pete researched organizations and chose to work with … [Read more...] about Local Eagle Scout supports our Troops

27 Schools While many schools were quick to confirm that they would continue to require vaccines, others will not mandate it or have yet to decide. Anna Bybee-Schier , Patch Staff Posted Replies ILLINOIS — Universities across Illinois are taking a variety of approaches to coronavirus vaccination after the state announced this week that vaccines would no longer be mandated for college students and employees. "As we continue to move toward living with this virus, my administration will relax some requirements while continuing to protect the most vulnerable and ensuring we can get every federal dollar our residents are eligible to receive," Gov. JB Pritzker said in a news release Wednesday. While vaccine requirements are over for universities, K-12 school personnel must still get vaccinated or test weekly. Northwestern, Loyola, Columbia and Roosevelt universities all plan to move forward with a vaccine mandate, the … [Read more...] about With State Mandate Lifted, IL Colleges Split On COVID Vaccine Rules

The fourth Muslim man shot to death in Albuquerque in the last nine months reportedly attended a funeral service for two of the other murdered men just hours before he met the same fate. “Being shot in that brutal manner is just the most un-American thing to do to anybody. Most inhumane thing to do to anybody,” Ehsan Shalami, the brother-in-law of 25-year-old Naeem Hussein, told the Today show on Monday. Friends found Hussein’s body around midnight Friday in a parking lot east of the city, Shalami said. “As soon as they touched him he slouched over and fell over,” Shalami explained, adding that his friends said he’d been shot in the head. Albuquerque Police are asking the public’s help to locate a “vehicle of interest” that could be linked to the recent murders . Police posted images of the car across social media on Sunday night and said it could have been used as “conveyance” in the recent homicides. The car is described as either a dark gray or silver Volkswagen … [Read more...] about Fourth Muslim Man Murdered in Albuquerque Just ‘Hours’ After Attending Funeral for Other Victims

Let's be clear up front: No one knows for sure whether Archibald Butt and Francis Davis Millet were in a romantic relationship. In the times and society in which they lived, for such a thing to become known would have meant ruin. Here's what we do know. Butt never married. Millet was estranged from his wife and had a previous relationship with a man. Butt and Millet lived together in a mansion in Washington's tony Georgetown neighborhood, where they threw parties for the city's elite - including Butt's boss, President William Howard Taft. And in the weeks before they died on the Titanic, they were vacationing together in Europe. "The enduring partnership of Butt and Millet was an early case of 'Don't ask, don't tell,' " historian Richard Davenport-Hines wrote in 2012, referring to the policy that once required gay members of the military to keep their sexuality secret. A National Park Service page for the White House memorial fountain in their honor says they were "widely … [Read more...] about Two prominent men died on Titanic – were they secretly a couple?