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☆ Ken Griffin's move to Florida means losing millions on homes he never even lived in
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Lian Kit Wee | Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ken Griffin's Chicago penthouse — listed for $10 million less than he paid for it — has a buyer. A representative for Griffin said that his real-estate investments in Florida make up for the loss. AdvertisementGriffin and the listing agents for the Chicago penthouse did not respond to requests for comment sent by Business Insider. In 2023, he added, only four properties sold for that amount. AdvertisementAccording to Rafael Murillo, a Compass agent in Chicago, properties that cost eight figures are not a regular occurrence.

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☆ Chicago homeless migrants shelter faces backlash
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Eric Cox | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] Migrants, without a place to stay upon arrival in the city, seek safe shelter inside the District 12 station of the Chicago Police Department in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. May 17, 2023. REUTERS/Eric Cox/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCHICAGO, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Chicago is grappling with local backlash against moving homeless migrants into a new government-run tent encampment as temperatures drop and more migrants continue to arrive. Hundreds of migrants are still sleeping on floors or in tents outside city police stations. Community members in Brighton Park are suing the city to try to stop construction, saying it violates Chicago zoning laws. "In May, Mayor Johnson welcomed migrants to Chicago, saying the city has 'enough room' for them," Eze said in a statement.

Persons: Eric Cox, Ricardo Palacios, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, Johnson, Greg Abbott's, Abbott, Renae Eze, Mayor Johnson, Eze, Ted Hesson, Mary Milliken, Sandra Maler Organizations: Chicago Police Department, REUTERS, Rights, Chicago, O'Hare International, Chicago Mayor, Democrat, Republican, Texas, Democratic, Thomson Locations: Chicago , Illinois, U.S, Chicago, Chicago's Brighton Park, Illinois, Brighton Park, Texas, Mexico, Venezuela, Chicago , New York, Los Angeles, Washington

It was unclear the exact charges against Brown, however a warrant for his arrest cited first-degree murder, according to a news release from Maywood, Illinois police. Relatives had told officers that they could not find Sergio Brown or Myrtle Brown. Following her death, police began checking the authenticity of Instagram videos that appear to show Sergio Brown discussing her death. In a video posted Sept. 18 to an Instagram page that appeared to belong to Sergio Brown, a man resembling Brown calls reports about his mother's death “fake news.”“Fake news, fake news, fake news. Sergio Brown, who graduated from Proviso East High School in Maywood, played college football for Notre Dame before his time with the NFL.

Persons: Sergio Brown, Brown, Steve Walker, Walker, Myrtle Brown's, Relatives, Myrtle Brown, ”, “, ____ Williams Organizations: NFL, San, San Diego District, Associated Press, Maywood, WMAQ, FBI, Chicago Tribune, East High School, Notre Dame, New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Buffalo Bills Locations: Southern California, United States, Mexico, Chicago, San Diego County, Illinois, Maywood , Illinois, Maywood, Mexican, Sinaloa, West Bloomfield , Michigan

☆ 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?

Persons: Sergio Brown, Myrtle Brown, they’d, “, Sergio, ” Nick Brown, ” Sergio Brown, Myrtle, Natalia Derevyanny, Sergio Brown's, Carlos Cortez, ” Cortez, Cortez, Sergio Brown’s, Instagram, Nick Brown, ”, Kevin Grayer, ” Grayer, Mom Organizations: CNN, NFL, Maywood Police Department, Office, Notre Dame, New England Patriots, Patriots, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Buffalo Bills, Police, WBBM, Maywood police, “ Maywood Police, Browns, “, WLS Locations: Chicago, Cook County, Maywood, Maywood –

☆ What causes someone to become a serial killer? Criminology experts explain
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Alaa Elassar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

CNN —For decades, criminologists and true crime documentaries have attempted to understand what causes serial killers to commit the atrocities they do. CNN spoke with three forensic psychologists and serial killer experts to better understand what causes people to become serial killers. Scott Bonn: Not all psychopaths are serial killers, and not all serial killers are psychopaths. In the case (of a serial killer who) is a psychopath, their brain functions differently than a normal human brain. Are all serial killers serial sexual murderers?

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☆ Joseph Pedott, 91, Dies; Made Chia Pets an ‘as Seen on TV’ Sensation
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Alex Traub | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Joseph Pedott, whose decades of commercials for the zany plantlike figurines known as Chia Pets launched them into the pantheon of American consumer culture, died on June 22 in San Francisco. The origins of the Chia Pet’s popularity can be traced to March 1977, when Mr. Pedott (pronounced PEE-dot), an independent advertising executive, wandered around a Chicago home and housewares trade expo looking for new clients. “He said, ‘There’s this stupid item called the Chia Pet. I don’t know why anybody buys it,’” Mr. Pedott later recalled. The sales executive faxed Mr. Pedott a picture of the stupid item in question.

Persons: Joseph Pedott, Chia Pets, Sherry Ettleson, Pedott, ’, faxed Mr Locations: San Francisco, Chicago, Oaxaca, Mexico

This week, The Wall Street Journal’s Mansion section is rolling out stories from our special food and wine issue, like this one on restaurateur Daniel Alonso’s Chicago home, which he uses a testing ground for his eating establishments. Minneapolis chef Gavin Kaysen operates high-end Twin Cities restaurants, spent seven years running a Michelin-star kitchen in New York and regularly hobnobs with the world’s top chefs. So you can imagine what his private kitchen is like at his five-bedroom, five-bathroom home in east Edina, a tony Minneapolis suburb.

☆ Woman who watched boyfriend kill 6 of his family members in Chicago robbery sentenced to 25 years in prison
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

CHICAGO — A woman who watched her former boyfriend kill six members of his family, including two young boys, at their Chicago home then helped him steal their property was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in prison. Jafeth Ramos, 25, pleaded guilty to armed robbery under a deal with Cook County prosecutors in which she agreed to testify against the former boyfriend, Diego Uribe Cruz, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. Ramos declined to give a statement at her sentencing hearing. As she was led out of the room, Ramos waved to family members in the gallery and made a heart shape with her hands. The family declined to comment afterwards.

Aubrey and Dave Appel went viral this week for their "Stranger Things"-inspired decor, which depicts a scene from the Netflix hit series in which character Max Mayfield levitates. Just like the show, the Max figure int the Appel's Chicago home also floats — and no one on social media can figure out how. The couple appreciates how practical effects in horror films can look incredibly real, which is what inspired some of their practical Halloween props. Aubrey and Dave Appel created a floating replica of Max from “Stranger Things,” which has gone viral on social media. Remind me when the reveal video is up please," one person commented on the Appel's TikTok video.

So how are politicians spending election night in the time of coronavirus? Others will be drinking beer and flipping channels between old movies and election results. That announcement helped kickstart a 36-day saga that finally ended with Bush winning the presidential election. There, she's having an election night party that's being live-streamed. "It's the ultimate easy comfort food for an election night that will be filled with a lot of anxiety early on, and hopefully a lot of joy later on."

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