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Chicago to move migrants from police stations to tent camps before winter

CHICAGO (AP) — Nearly 1,600 migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. will be relocated from Chicago police stations to winterized camps with massive tents under a plan by Mayor Brandon Johnson, according to a report released Thursday. The relocations will occur “before the weather begins to ...

MSP seeks suspect who set fire to, and shot at, police cruisers

By DREYMA BERONJA Journal Staff Writer and the Associated Press SAULT STE. MARIE — Authorities said Wednesday that they are searching for a male suspected of shooting at and setting fire to four unoccupied Michigan State Police cruisers at one of the agency’s posts in the Upper ...

Ryan Street Community Garden raising funds to preserve site

HANCOCK — The Ryan Street Community Garden is raising funds to purchase the land and keep it open to the public as a Hancock city park. The garden was started in 2010 on property owned by Finlandia University, which went into receivership when the university closed this year. The goal is ...

Laplander dives into role

HANCOCK — Houghton Canal View’s new leader officially started work Friday. Adam Laplander was named as the Houghton County medical care facility’s new chief executive officer and administrator in August. Prior to his new position, he served as Canal View’s comptroller for the past ...

Island executive chef draws on experience

HARRIS — Executive Chef Kristina Pomeroy — originally from Stonington but now based in Escanaba — has worked in the kitchens of the Island Resort and Casino for 22 years. During her teen years, she worked as a dishwasher at Jack’s Restaurant in Rapid River. Her introduced to food ...

U.P. native who died during Pearl Harbor attack to be laid to rest

By Journal Staff BESSEMER — Ensign William Finnegan, who was born in Bessemer and died during the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, will be buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu on Thursday. Finnegan was born on April 18, 1897, in Bessemer, although his ...