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☆ Chicago police shooting: 96 shots fired in a fatal traffic stop. Here’s what the bodycam footage shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Omar Jimenez | Holly Yan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Across the country, police bodycam footage has played an increasing role in raising awareness and understanding about officer-involved shootings. A Chicago police officer gives Dexter Reed several commands before gunfire breaks out. Other bodycam videos show at least two other officers firing toward Reed from across the street in the residential neighborhood. “Upon stopping Mr. Reed, multiple officers surrounded his vehicle while giving verbal commands. “Review of video footage and initial reports appears to confirm that Mr. Reed fired first, striking the officer and four officers returned fire,” the office said.

Persons: Dexter Reed’s, Dexter Reed, ”, Reed, Dexter Reed Porscha Banks, Dexter Reed , Jr, COPA, “ Mr, “ Dexter, Steven Hart, ” Dexter Reed Porscha Banks, Roosevelt Banks, ” Banks, “, ” John Catanzara Jr, Kim Foxx, ” Foxx, –, Jack Hannah, Cheri Mossburg Organizations: Chicago CNN, Chicago, Chicago’s Civilian Office, Police, COPA Chicago “, Injury, Chicago Police, Civilian Office, COPA, “, of Police Chicago Lodge, CNN, Chicago Police Department Locations: Garfield, Chicago, Chicago's Garfield, Cook County

CHICAGO (AP) — An overnight fire caused extensive damage to an iconic Chicago restaurant that's known for its breakfasts and is filled with decades of memorabilia, authorities said. Firefighters were called to the Palace Grill around 10 p.m. Thursday, Chicago Fire Department spokesperson Larry Langford said on X, formerly known as Twitter, in a post with photos of the fire damage. The fire's cause was under investigation, but Langford told the Chicago Sun-Times a preliminary investigation indicates a grease fire started in the kitchen near a grill. Photos You Should See View All 21 Images“There is a lot of damage,” Lemperis told WLS-TV. The Palace Grill is famous for its breakfast and then-Vice President Al Gore once treated Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin to a visit to the eatery, the Sun-Times reported.

Persons: Larry Langford, Langford, George Lemperis, ” Lemperis, ”, Al Gore, Viktor Chernomyrdin, Oprah Winfrey Organizations: CHICAGO, Firefighters, Grill, Chicago Fire, Chicago’s, Chicago Sun, Times, Chicago’s United Center, WLS, Sun - Times Locations: Chicago, Russian

☆ Cyberattack on a Chicago children’s hospital has shut down its systems for a week
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Sara Smart | Andy Rose | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A children’s hospital in Chicago is still trying to restore its computer systems nearly a week after a cybersecurity incident prompted it to shut down its network. Lurie Children’s Hospital says the outage has affected email, phones and some other electronic systems. The hospital remains operational, but it said the outage has made scheduling, accessing medical records and prescription history difficult for patients and staff. Lurie has not given any details on the nature of the cybersecurity incident or whether a ransom has been demanded for full access to its systems. Late last week, Lurie established a call center for clients who are unable to reach the hospital through their regular phone number or electronic messaging systems.

Persons: Lurie Children’s, “, ” Lurie, Lurie, Andy Bernstein, Linda Burt, Andrea Palm, Sean Lyngaas Organizations: CNN, Lurie, Lurie Children’s Hospital, WLS, Ardent Health Services, Department of Health, Human Services Locations: Chicago, Illinois, St, Margaret’s, Spring Valley , Illinois, East Texas, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, America, “

☆ Mass shootings in the US: Days after the Maine massacres, US sees a series of weekend shootings that wounded dozens
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Nouran Salahieh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The weekend’s gun violence comes as America’s scourge of mass shootings drags on. After the suspect in Maine’s mass shooting was found dead Friday, President Joe Biden reiterated his call to Congress to address gun violence. Investigation into Maine gunmanAuthorities were searching for the Maine mass shooter in Durham Friday. Also now under the microscope is a visit to Card’s home by police weeks before the mass shootings. The Maine National Guard asked local police to check on the gunman after a soldier became concerned he would “snap and commit a mass shooting,” according to information shared with CNN.

Persons: CNN —, “, Jane Castor, Sheriff Tony Mancuso, Joe Biden, ”, Chris O'Meara, Matt Rourke, Robert Card, Michael Sauschuck, Card, Sauschuck, ” Sauschuck, CNN’s Raja Razek, Macie Goldfarb, Andy Rose, Shimon Prokupecz, Mark Morales, Linh Tran, Rachel Clarke, John Miller, Deidre McPhillips Organizations: CNN, Tampa police, WLS, Chicago Police Department, Nashville, Kaiser Family Foundation, Tampa, Child, San Antonio Police Department, San Antonio police, Texarkana Texas Police Department, Authorities, Texarkana, AP Authorities, Maine Recycling Corporation, Lisbon , Maine Public, US Army, Maine National Guard, National Guard Locations: Maine, Lewiston , Maine, Indianapolis, Tampa , Florida, Tampa, Chicago, Lake Charles , Louisiana, Calcasieu Parish, Louisville, California, Texas, Lewiston, –, Ybor City, San Antonio, Texarkana , Texas, Durham, Lisbon , Maine, Sagadahoc County, Kennebec County

CHICAGO (AP) — Two people were injured at Chicago's O’Hare International Airport Friday evening during an accident on the ground involving an airplane preparing for takeoff and an employee shuttle bus. Two passengers on the shuttle were transported to Ascension Resurrection hospital in Chicago with minor injuries from the accident around 7 p.m., WLS-TV reported. American Airlines said there were no injuries reported aboard the aircraft, while six American Airlines employees were transported to a hospital for evaluation. An image on the WLS-TV website showed damage to the nose of the airplane, which the station reported was a 50-seat aircraft loaded with passengers. Political Cartoons View All 1202 ImagesThe airplane was taken out of service and a replacement aircraft flew passengers to Dayton, Ohio, the airline said.

Organizations: CHICAGO, Chicago's, Eagle, Air Wisconsin Airlines, American Airlines, WLS Locations: Chicago, Dayton , Ohio

“Age is just a number,” Dorothy Hoffner told a cheering crowd moments after touching the ground Sunday at Skydive Chicago in Ottawa, about 85 miles (140 kilometers) southwest of Chicago, the Chicago Tribune reported. The Guinness World Record for oldest skydiver was set in May 2022 by 103-year-old Linnéa Ingegärd Larsson from Sweden. But Skydive Chicago is working to have Guinness World Records certify Hoffner's jump as a record, WLS-TV reported. “Wonderful,” Hoffner said. After her jump, Hoffner's mind quickly turned to the future and other challenges.

Persons: Dorothy Hoffner, Ingegärd Larsson, Hoffner, “ Let’s, let’s, Geronimo, ” Hoffner, who's, “ I’ve, ” Organizations: Ill, Skydive Chicago, Chicago Tribune, Guinness, Records, U.S . Parachute Locations: OTTAWA, Chicago, Illinois, Ottawa, Sweden

☆ Sergio Brown: What we know about search for former NFL player and probe into his mother's homicide
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Nouran Salahieh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The search continues for former NFL player Sergio Brown after his mother was found dead with assault injuries near a creek behind her suburban Chicago home, according to the Maywood Police Department. The body of 73-year-old Myrtle Brown was discovered on Saturday after relatives alerted authorities that they’d been unable to find or contact her or her son, the department said in a news release. As the investigation continues, the grieving family has asked for help finding Sergio Brown. “Maywood Police Officers initiated a missing person report and began making attempts to locate both individuals,” police said in a news release. Who was Myrtle Brown?

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☆ A United Airlines plane reportedly made an emergency landing just days after an emergency slide opened midair on the same jet
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A United flight made an emergency landing after smoke filled the cockpit, per Aviation Herald. It was the same jet that recently deployed an evacuation slide midair, the Aviation Herald reported. A United Airlines plane made an emergency landing after smoke reportedly filled the cockpit just days after an evacuation slide was accidentally deployed midair on the same aircraft. The Herald reported the jet had the same registration number as the United flight that accidentally deployed an emergency evacuation slide in midair on July 17. The Federal Aviation Administration said maintenance crew discovered that the slide was missing after the jet landed at Chicago O'Hare.

Persons: FlightRadar, N666UA, Patrick Devitt's, didn't Organizations: Aviation Herald, Morning, United Airlines, United Boeing, Chicago O'Hare, Wednesday, O'Hare, Herald, CNN, WLS, Federal Aviation Administration, United, FAA Locations: Chicago, Zurich, Switzerland, Alpena , Michigan

☆ Dick Biondi, Fast-Talking Star of Top 40 Radio, Dies at 90
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Richard Sandomir | More About Richard Sandomir | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Dick Biondi, an exuberant, fast-talking Top 40 radio personality, nicknamed “the Screamer,” who in the early 1960s became one of Chicago’s most popular disc jockeys and, thanks to the strength of his station’s signal, was heard well beyond the city, died on June 26 in Chicago. His death was confirmed by Pamela Enzweiler-Pulice, the director of a forthcoming documentary, “The Voice That Rocked America: The Dick Biondi Story.”Mr. Biondi was a yeller, though not a shock jock, at WLS-AM, which had just changed its format to rock ‘n’ roll when he was hired for the late evening shift in 1960 for $378 a week (about $3,900 in today’s dollars). The station’s reach into 38 states and Canada provided Mr. Biondi with a platform that made him a major media personality as rock music’s popularity surged. Mr. Biondi, who was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1998, quickly established himself as a Chicago star. He called himself “the Wild I-tralian”; hosted record hops and charity events; and recorded a novelty song, “On Top of a Pizza,” a parody of “On Top of Old Smoky” that in 1961 became a local hit.

Persons: Dick Biondi, ”, Pamela Enzweiler, ” Mr, Biondi Organizations: WLS, Radio Hall of Fame Locations: Chicago, America, Canada

CNN —A United Airlines Boeing 767 plane lost its emergency evacuation slide in mid-air Monday – and it ended up in the backyard of a home near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, officials and a witness said. Patrick Devitt lives in the neighborhood where the slide came down, several miles from the runways at O’Hare. When he got to the house, he dragged the slide from his backyard to the front of the home. It’s a very, very big piece of equipment that fell.”Maintenance workers at O’Hare discovered the plane was missing its slide after it landed, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. In 2019, a slide fell off a Delta flight landing at Boston’s Logan International Airport.

Persons: Patrick Devitt, Devitt’s, Devitt, ” Devitt, “ Organizations: CNN, United Airlines Boeing, Airport, WLS, Federal Aviation Administration, United Airlines, FAA, Chicago Police Department, Logan International Locations: Chicago, O’Hare, North Chester

☆ Fire rages at Illinois chemical plant, residents ordered to shelter
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Tyler Clifford | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Jan 11 (Reuters) - A chemical plant in northern Illinois went up in flames on Wednesday morning, sending up plumes of black smoke and prompting officials to advise nearby residents to shelter in place as emergency crews responded to the blaze. The fire broke out at the Carus Chemical Company complex in LaSalle, a city of less than 10,000 residents located about 100 miles southwest of Chicago. [1/4] Firefighters tackle a large blaze at the Carus Chemical Plant in LaSalle, Illinois, U.S. January 11, 2023 in a still image from video. A shelter order remained in place for residents north and west of the incident, Janick said. Reporting by Tyler Clifford; Editing by Leslie Adler and Bill BerkrotOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ US woman files lawsuit against L’Oréal, claiming chemical hair straightening products are linked to her cancer
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Jacqueline Howard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Cosmetics company L’Oréal, along with multiple other parties, is being sued over claims that its chemical hair straightening products put women at an increased risk of uterine cancer. Debrosse Zimmermann told CNN on Monday that the lawsuit marks a “watershed moment” for women of color who have used chemical hair-straightening products, such as relaxers. In the lawsuit, she claims to have no family history of cancer or uterine cancer. Black women tend to use these chemical hair-straightening products more frequently than White women, the researchers noted. “Black hair has been and always will be beautiful, but Black women have been told they have to use these products to meet society’s standards.

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