Afternoon Briefing: Deaths from domestic gun violence rose in 2023 in Illinois, report says

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The Goodman Theatre upset patrons when it canceled two weekend performances of “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,” including a Saturday night show with about an hour’s notice and a Sunday matinee that was called off right at curtain time after the audience was at the theater.

Many audience members took to social media to decry the lack of notice and said that no explanation had been given for the sudden cancellations.

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Members of the group Almas Nuevas and other mourners gather in the 2600 block of South Millard Avenue in Chicago on July 6, 2023, in memory of Karina Gonzalez and her daughter, who were allegedly killed by Gonzalez’s husband. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

Deaths from domestic gun violence rose in 2023 in Illinois, report says

The report projected that 130 people in Illinois would die due to domestic gun violence in 2024. Read more here.

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The Consumers, left, and Century Buildings, at 220 and 202 S. State St., remain in danger of demolition from the federal government's plan to protect Dirksen U.S. Courthouse, rear, on March 5, 2024, in the Loop. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
The Consumers, left, and Century Buildings, at 220 and 202 S. State St., and the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse, rear, on March 5, 2024, in the Loop. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

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USA's Dana Rettke, right, and Kelsey Robinson Cook, left, cheer on their teammates as they defeat France 3-0 to advance to the volleyball quarterfinals, Aug. 4, 2024, at South Paris Arena 1 during the Paris Olympics. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
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The summer tomato salad made with whole peeled Sungolds and blackberries in ice-cold yuzu buttermilk at John's Food and Wine. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)
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US Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 30, 2024. (Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)
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