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Southwest Airlines weighing changes to unique boarding process, seating practices
Southwest Airlines is studying changes to its quirky boarding and seating policies as it searches for ways to raise more revenue.
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Canceled or delayed flight? You're now owed a cash refund, DOT says
Airlines still will be allowed to offer another flight or a travel credit instead, but consumers can reject the offer.
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Video released by Hamas shows Israeli-American hostage with ties to Chicago area alive
Hamas released a hostage video on Wednesday showing a well-known Israeli-American man with ties to the Chicago area who was among scores of people abducted by the militants in the attack that ignited the war in Gaza.
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Remains of Illinois soldier who died during WWII at Japanese POW camp identified, military says
Military scientists have identified the remains of an Illinois soldier who died during World War II at a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp in the Philippines.
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Skeletal remains found at home in Illinois identified as those of woman missing since 2008
Authorities say skeletal remains found at a house in Springfield have been identified as those of a woman who vanished in 2008. Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon says a post-mortem examination identified the remains as those of Michelle Renee “Shelly” Bianco of Springfield. Allmon says Bianco’s official cause and manner of death are still pending. Her skeletal remains were found...
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Chicago woman pleads guilty, gets 50 years for cutting child from victim's womb
Clarisa Figueroa strangled 19-year-old Marlen Ochoa-Lopez with a cable in 2019 after luring the teenager to her home with the promise of free clothing for her unborn child.
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Tax Day 2024: What to know about tracking your refund, filing and extension and more
According to the IRS, the average refund for this year is $3,050.
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Minnesota man guilty in fatal stabbing of teen on Wisconsin river, jury finds
A 54-year-old Minnesota man was convicted Thursday in the slaying of a high school student and stabbing of four other people who were tubing on a western Wisconsin river.
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A look back at the historic OJ Simpson chase, and his flight to Chicago the night of the killings
The night OJ Simpson’s ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her male friend Ron Goldman were killed, Simpson flew to Chicago. He was summoned home by police the next morning.
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Wisconsin woman part of ‘Slender Man' attack isn't ready to leave psychiatric center: Experts
Morgan Geyser, now 21, wants to leave Winnebago Mental Health Institute with conditions. But one psychologist said the case has taken an unusual turn because Geyser claims she had been faking psychotic symptoms, which “doesn’t line up” with years of observation and treatment.