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Some students walk out of University of Chicago graduation as 4 diplomas withheld over protests
Hundreds of students at the University of Chicago graduated with their diplomas in hand on Saturday, but that wasn’t the case for four students who are involved in ongoing disciplinary proceedings stemming from a pro-Palestinian protest on campus.
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McDonald's says $18 Big Mac meal was an ‘exception'; says news reports overstated its price increases
The average U.S. price of a Big Mac meal, which includes a sandwich, fries and a drink, currently is $9.29.
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Severe weather leads to blowing dust, power outages in Chicago area as deadly tornadoes strike Iowa
A large system of severe weather that brought deadly tornadoes to Iowa led to dust storms and power outages in the Chicago area, following a day of near record-high temperatures.
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Red Lobster files for bankruptcy days after closing nearly 50 restaurants
Red Lobster has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection days after shuttering nearly 50 restaurants across more than 20 states, including Illinois.
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Jury finds Chicago police officer not guilty in girlfriend's 2021 shooting death
A Chicago police officer has been acquitted in the 2021 fatal shooting of a woman who was the mother of his child. A Cook County jury on Friday found 32-year-old Pierre Tyler not guilty of first-degree murder in the death of 29-year-old Andris Wofford. Prosecutors have said the two had argued over Wofford’s belief that Tyler was married and also...
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PGA Championship delays Play of Round 2 after Scottie Scheffler detained by police
Shortly after Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was detained by police Friday morning on his way to the PGA Championship, the organization said it was delaying Play of Round 2 “due to an accident near the course.”
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`Micropreemie' baby who weighed just over 1 pound at birth goes home from suburban hospital
A baby girl who weighed just over one pound when she was born prematurely has beaten the odds and gone home with her parents after six months at a Chicago area hospital. Nyla Brooke Haywood left a hospital in New Lenox, Illinois, on Monday with her first-time parents, NaKeya and Cory Haywood of Joliet. Nyla was delivered Nov. 17 at...
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Illinois basketball star Terrence Shannon Jr. ordered to stand trial on a rape charge in Kansas
A Kansas judge has ordered University of Illinois basketball standout Terrence Shannon Jr. to stand trial on a rape charge following testimony from a woman who said she was “terrified” as she was being assaulted. Shannon is accused of committing sexual assault last September at a bar in Lawrence, Kansas. A woman told police she was at a bar when...
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Joe Biden in Racine, Chicago Wednesday for speech, fundraiser
Following his visit to Wisconsin, Biden Wednesday night will visit Chicago to appear at a fundraiser for the Biden Victory Fund.
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Judge delays trial for man charged in 2017 Delphi murders
A judge on Tuesday delayed until October the murder trial of an Indiana man charged in the killings of two teenage girls after the man’s attorneys expressed concerns they would not have adequate time to present their case.