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Two separate juries found two men guilty of murder in the shooting death of a retired Chicago Fire Department lieutenant following a botched carjacking.
Lt. Dwain Williams, 65, was killed Dec. 3, 2020, as he was leaving a Southwest Side popcorn shop. “He put his whole heart into the city,” his wife, Karen Armstrong-Williams, told the Tribune in 2020 shortly after his death.
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Despite some people seeing them as pests, they play an important role in an urban setting that many don’t understand, one expert said. “In some ways, they’re our streets and sanitation crew.” Read more here.
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Search for missing swimmer ends after body recovered at Foster Beach Thursday morning
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The new concessions are the latest changes at Midway, which has been undergoing a modernization program. Read more here.
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United Airlines is tweaking its app to give customers rebooking options and vouchers during delays
Shakeia Taylor writes: When life gets difficult, we should return to the things that matter most to us. With sports, there’s a special attachment to the community, to the game and to ourselves. Read more here.
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The Chicago-set drama about the stress-filled, grease-splattered, cacophonous kitchen dynamics of Carmy & Co. returns for Season 2 on Hulu. Read more here.
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Pilot and 4 passengers of Titan submersible are dead, US Coast Guard says
Pilot and chief executive Stockton Rush, along with passengers Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, and Paul-Henri Nargeolet “have sadly been lost,” OceanGate Expeditions said in a statement. Read more here.
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Federal judge strikes down Florida’s ban on Medicaid funding for transgender treatment
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