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The city of Aurora will commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Henry Pratt workplace mass shooting with a candlelight vigil on Feb. 15.
On Feb. 15, 2019, five employees of the Henry Pratt Co. on Aurora’s near west side lost their lives in a shooting after a disgruntled co-worker opened fire during a termination meeting inside the Pratt warehouse. Five Aurora police officers were wounded during the mass shooting – John Cebulski, Marco Gomez, James Zegar, Adam Miller and Reynaldo Rivera.
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Chicago Fire Department personnel checks the damage from an early morning fire in a two-story building in the 3800 block of South Kedzie Avenue that left one person in critical condition and several people displaced on Feb. 5, 2024.
One person critically injured in Brighton Park residential fire
Firefighters first responded to the blaze at 3857 South Kedzie Ave. around 3:15 a.m., according to Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford. Read more here.
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Michael Fassnacht, CEO of World Business Chicago on Sept. 12, 2017.
World Business Chicago CEO joins Clayco, real estate firm behind Obama Center and O’Hare expansion projects
Michael Fassnacht, the outgoing CEO of World Business Chicago, has landed a new gig as president of the Chicago region and chief growth officer for Clayco, a real estate development and construction powerhouse. Read more here.
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- Metra riders continue to experience glitches on Ventra app
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Richard Feuz.
Chicago Red Stars name executive Richard Feuz as general manager ahead of next month’s season opener
When Feuz, named to the GM position Monday, breaks down what it will take to create sustained success for the Red Stars, it goes beyond accumulating wins when the National Women’s Soccer League season begins next month. Read more here.
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Chicago Symphony music director emeritus Riccardo Muti addresses the audience at Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy, on Jan. 27, 2024.
The CSO on tour: A high point for the Muti-CSO era at La Scala, and Muti awarded the Legion d’Honneur in Rome
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra capped its 2024 with triumphant performances in the birthplace of its music director emeritus Riccardo Muti. Read more here.
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Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla leave The London Clinic in central London on Jan. 29, 2024. King Charles III was in hospital to receive treatment for an enlarged prostate.
King Charles III has cancer and is receiving treatment, Buckingham Palace says
The palace says the cancer is not related to the king’s recent treatment for a benign prostate condition. It did not say what form of cancer the 75-year-old monarch has. Read more here.
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