Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 13, according to the Tribune’s archives.
Today in Chicago History: Great Chicago Loop Flood cripples businesses
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Today in History: Dr. Jack Kevorkian sentenced
On April 13, 1999, right-to-die advocate Dr. Jack Kevorkian was sentenced in Pontiac, Michigan, to 10 to 25 years in prison for second-degree murder for administering a lethal injection to a patient with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. (Kevorkian ultimately served eight years before being paroled.)
Asking Eric: My favorite local pub serves inedible fries
Dear Eric: How should I let the owner know his soggy fries are running me off?
Western Michigan wins its first Frozen Four hockey title, beating Boston University 6-2
Owen Michaels scored two third-period goals to seal Western Michigan’s first Frozen Four championship with a 6-2 victory over Boston University on Saturday night.
Man, 61, killed in shootout near Blue Line station on Near West Side, police say
A 61-year-old man was shot and killed Saturday evening during a fight on a Near West Side pedestrian walking bridge, briefly halting CTA Blue Line trains at the UIC-Halsted stop, according to Chicago police. A verbal altercation between two men, aged 24 and 61, escalated into an exchange of gunfire on the bridge — located […]
‘We need a family afterwards’: Friends, family affected by gun violence remember lost loved ones
When Elizabeth Ramirez was asked to pick a memento that best described her son, she didn’t reach for the teddy bears or dolls laid in the middle of a healing circle for families who lost loved ones from gun violence.
Column: Can the Chicago White Sox dig out of another early-season hole? A walk-off win Saturday is a start.
The Chicago White Sox have been losing badly in April the last four seasons. How can they dig out of another awful start?
Apple has few incentives to start making iPhones in US, despite President Donald Trump’s trade war with China
President Donald Trump’s administration has been predicting its barrage of tariffs targeting China will push Apple into manufacturing the iPhone in the United States for the first time.
Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of failing to pause strikes after US envoy leaves Moscow
While Moscow and Kyiv both agreed in principle last month to implement a limited, 30-day ceasefire, they issued conflicting statements soon after their separate talks with U.S. officials in Saudi Arabia.
US won’t say whether it’s facilitating return of mistakenly deported man, despite judge’s order
The Trump administration confirmed to a federal judge Saturday that a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported last month remains confined in a notorious prison in El Salvador.