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1 week ago |
wgntv.com | Jenna Barnes |Marisa Rodriguez |Eli Ong
CHICAGO (WGN) — A suburban man has been charged with bringing a gun into Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. Besnik Ismajlaj, a 53-year-old St. Charles resident, faces one misdemeanor count of carrying a concealed firearm at an airport. Police said the incident happened just before 1 p.m. Tuesday at O’Hare. Ismajlaj was taken into custody after a firearm was discovered in his bag. No injuries were reported.
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1 week ago |
wgntv.com | Erik Runge |Jenna Barnes |Marisa Rodriguez
CHICAGO — Chicago police are warning business owners and people who live near Millennium Park to prepare for a possible “teen takeover” Friday night. The warning has prompted some city leaders to renew their effort to move the city’s curfew time back from 10 p.m. to 8 p.m. after an earlier attempt failed. 2nd Ward Ald.
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3 weeks ago |
wgntv.com | Stan Choe |Jenna Barnes
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street shuddered, and a level of shock unseen since COVID’s outbreak tore through financial markets worldwide Thursday on worries about the damage President Donald Trump’s newest set of tariffs could do to economies across continents, including his own. The S&P 500 sank 4.8%, more than in major markets across Asia and Europe, for its worst day since the pandemic crashed the economy in 2020.
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3 weeks ago |
newsnationnow.com | Ethan Illers |Jenna Barnes
( NewsNation) - One of the four U.S. soldiers who died in a training exercise in Lithuania last week was from Illinois. The family of Sgt. Jose Duenez Jr., 25, was hoping for a miracle as the search carried on last week. Duenez is now being remembered for his service and the young family he leaves behind. "He loved what he did. He loved serving his country. He loved helping people," Duenez's sister Eva Jasso told NewsNation local affiliate WGN. "I'm so proud to be his sister.
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3 weeks ago |
wgntv.com | Jenna Barnes |Ethan Illers
JOLIET, Ill. – One of the four U.S. soldiers who died in a training exercise in Lithuania last week was from Joliet. The family of Sgt. Jose Duenez Jr., 25, was hoping for a miracle as the search carried on last week. Duenez is now being remembered for his service and the young family he leaves behind. “He loved what he did. He loved serving his country. He loved helping people,” Duenez’s sister Eva Jasso said. “I’m so proud to be his sister.
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