Afternoon Briefing: Trump administration cuts jobs at Lovell health care center
Joseph Czuba has been convicted of murdering 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi, a hate crime fueled by the Plainfield landlord's hostility toward Palestinians and his anger over the Hamas attack against Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
A Will County jury deliberated for for just over an hour before reaching a verdict of guilty. Czuba did not display any visible signs of emotion when the verdict was read.
The panel also found him guilty of attempted murder of the boy's mother, two counts of aggravated battery and two counts of committing a hate crime.
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Trump administration cuts 18 jobs at North Chicago's Lovell health care center: 'It's an outrageous betrayal'
The James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago is the only facility in the country that cares for both veterans and active-duty personnel simultaneously. Read more here.
Two reputed Mexican cartel figures brought to Chicago in historic prisoner transfer
Mayor Brandon Johnson to appoint Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa to lead Park District
American Airlines' boarding enforcement technology comes to Chicago
The software sounds a chime if a passenger attempts to board their flight before their assigned group is called, alerting the gate agent and the customer to the error. It will not accept the boarding pass of someone assigned to a later group. Read more here.
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Column: Can a Chicago White Sox investor actually buy the team — or is it just a pipe dream for angst-ridden fans?
If your dad were savvy enough to buy 1% of the Sox in 1981 for around $200,000 and left it to you when he died, you could now sell it for $18 million. Not bad for being born to the right parent. Read more here.
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Chicago Sky will host Caitlin Clark and Indiana Fever at the United Center for 2 historic games this summer
How the Chicago Bears' offseason road map could start in the middle. Brad Biggs' 10 thoughts from the NFL combine.
South Side icon Lem's Bar-B-Q wins a James Beard America's Classics award
The James Beard Foundation has named the recipients of its America's Classics Awards, meant to recognize 'locally and independently owned restaurants with timeless appeal.' Read more here.
President Donald Trump, right, meets with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine, left, in the Oval Office on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
President Donald Trump cut short talks with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy over a deal for U.S. access to that country's rare earth minerals after shouting at him in the Oval Office. Trump berated Zelenskyy for being 'disrespectful.' Read more here.
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