Afternoon Briefing: Man convicted in fatal stabbing of child welfare worker

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An Illinois man accused of stabbing a state child welfare worker to death as she was making a home visit to check on children has been found guilty but mentally ill in her killing.

Sangamon County Circuit Judge John Madonia convicted Benjamin Howard Reed of first-degree murder in the killing of Deidre Silas, who was a child protection specialist for the Department of Children and Family Services.

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Haneen Abu alroos, third from left, serves salad while having dinner with her children, Elaf, 3, second from left, and Baraa, 7, second from right, and the Musleh family, who are hosting the Abu alroos family, on Aug. 13, 2024, in Palos Park. Abu alroos and her children came to the U.S. from Gaza in July so Baraa could receive medical treatment after being injured by Israeli military attacks. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

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