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Disgruntled fired employee kills two workers at Chicago's Navy Pier, police say
CHICAGO (AP) — A man who was recently fired from his job at Navy Pier returned to the Chicago tourist attraction and killed two workers before fleeing, police said. The attack happened Tuesday afternoon after the fired worker gained access to an office space near a loading dock at...
AP Race Call: Democrat Frank Mrvan wins reelection to U.S. House in Indiana's 1st Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Frank Mrvan won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Indiana on Wednesday. The second-term congressman represents a district in the northwest corner of the state near Chicago and Lake Michigan. Republicans had also targeted this district in 2022, but Mrvan won that election by about 6...
AP Race Call: Democrat Mike Quigley wins reelection to U.S. House in Illinois' 5th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Mike Quigley won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Illinois on Tuesday. Quigley, who first won the Chicago area district in 2009 special election, was among the first congressional Democrats to call on President Joe Biden to leave the presidential race after a dismal debate performance...
AP Race Call: Democrat Janice Schakowsky wins reelection to U.S. House in Illinois' 9th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Jan Schakowsky won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Illinois on Tuesday. Schakowsky, 80, has focused on healthcare and issues affecting senior citizens in recent years. A former Illinois state legislator and onetime public school teacher, she was first elected to Congress in 1998. She...
Avian enthusiasts try to counter the deadly risk of Chicago high-rises for migrating birds
CHICAGO (AP) — With a neon-green net in hand, Annette Prince briskly walks a downtown Chicago plaza at dawn, looking left and right as she goes. It’s not long before she spots a tiny yellow bird sitting on the concrete. It doesn't fly away, and she quickly nets the bird, gently...
Boat sinks during search for missing diver in Lake Michigan
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin officials were working Thursday to retrieve a boat that sank during the search for a missing diver in Lake Michigan. Multiple agencies joined the search for Patrick Kelly, 72, of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, after he failed to surface Tuesday while...
Diver's body is recovered from Lake Michigan shipwreck
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Authorities have recovered the body of a diver who went missing while exploring a Lake Michigan shipwreck. The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release that authorities recovered the body of 72-year-old Patrick Kelly of Winthrop Harbor,...
Ultra swimmer abandons attempt to cross Lake Michigan again
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — An ultra swimmer nicknamed The Shark was back on shore Wednesday, having given up on yet another quest to cross Lake Michigan after 40 hours in the water. An online tracker showed Jim Dreyer returned to Grand Haven, Michigan, where he started his planned...
Swimmer known as the The Shark is trying again to cross Lake Michigan
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — An ultra swimmer is trying again to cross Lake Michigan, from Michigan to Wisconsin, just a few weeks after trouble with a GPS device forced him to give up after 60 miles (96 kilometers). Jim Dreyer set out after 6 p.m. Monday in Grand Haven. He said the...
