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Two 24-year-old women were walking home Sunday when they were jumped — and one of them shot — by three men in a silver SUV.
A 15-year-old was killed, and a 14-year-old was wounded about 7 p.m. Thursday. The 14-year-old is a cousin of Laquan McDonald, who was shot and killed by a Chicago police officer in 2014. The alleged gunman, a 55-year-old Chicago Park District lifeguard, told police he acted in self-defense.
El área de Chicago está bajo advertencia de calor extremo hasta la noche del lunes.
The Chicago area is under an extreme-heat warning until very late Monday night.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson joined with Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and other elected officials for the fifth annual raising of the Progress Pride flag.
Speakers ask fellow citizens to remember the attributes that tie the nation together rather than those that divide us. Among the honored guests was retired Air Force Maj. Gen. John Borling, who spent six years as a POW in the Hanoi Hilton.
Once the flowers open, cherry blossoms typically stick around for just one to two weeks, and that window can shrink depending on weather conditions, experts say.
Se requerirá una Real ID para volar dentro del país o ingresar a instalaciones federales antes del 7 de mayo. El secretario de estado de Illinois recomienda esperar para obtenerla, a menos que realmente la necesiten antes de la fecha límite.
Now is the time to admire the blooms because if anything is certain, weather is unpredictable, which could affect the flowers’ full emergence.
Real IDs will be required to fly domestically or enter federal facilities by May 7. The Illinois secretary of state advises people to wait to get one unless they really need it by the deadline.