Good afternoon, Chicago.
A body was found in a wheel well of a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Hawaii, authorities said.
The body was found in the well of one of the main landing gears after flight 202 landed at Maui’s Kahului Airport on Christmas Eve, a spokesperson for United Airlines said. The wheel well was only accessible from outside the plane, and it wasn’t clear Wednesday how or when the person accessed the space, according to United.
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Cardinal Blase Cupich celebrates Christmas Mass with Cook County Jail detainees
The Christmas morning Mass at the jail is an annual event for Cupich, who sought to use it to remind the men who were spending the holiday in jail that they were not forgotten. Read more here.
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This last year was busy on Broadway, with new musicals and several impressive plays featuring ensemble casts. Read more here.
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Finnish authorities have detained a Russia-linked ship as they investigate whether it damaged a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables, according to police and news media reports, in the latest incident involving disruption of key infrastructure. Read more here.
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