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Family files lawsuit against Amazon after tornado left 6 dead at Illinois warehouse

CHICAGO — A lawsuit against Amazon was filed Monday by the family of a delivery driver who was killed in December after a tornado hit an Amazon warehouse downstate, according to the family’s attorneys.

Chicago Tribune

Here’s who’s dying from COVID-19 during the Omicron surge — two years into the pandemic

Blacks in Chicago — as well as whites over 60 in the suburbs — are dying from the coronavirus at higher rates, a WBEZ analysis found. Also, the unvaccinated are 22 times more likely to die than those who’ve gotten shots.

Chicago Sun-Times

Courtney Vandersloot’s return to the Sky isn’t a sure thing

Vandersloot has multiple meetings scheduled, a league source told the Chicago Sun-Times Monday.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Man fatally shot in Gresham

He was in the street about 3:55 p.m. in the 8300 block of South Elizabeth Street when a vehicle pulled up and someone inside opened fire, Chicago police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Shock waves detected in Chicago after volcano eruption in Tonga

"The eruption was so powerful that the waves actually propagated all the way around the globe and then back again," meteorologist Gino Izzi said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Volunteers beautify West Side elementary school on day of service honoring King

On Monday, hundreds of volunteers gathered at Joseph Kellman Corporate Community Elementary School as part of City Year Chicago’s annual day of service to honor Martin Luther King Jr.

Chicago Sun-Times

New 464 area code comes this Friday to 708 region

The additional area code will be issued starting Friday in the 708 area code region, which covers Chicago’s south and near-west suburbs.

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Lawsuit against Amazon expected in connection with tornado that left 6 dead at Illinois warehouse

CHICAGO — A lawsuit against Amazon is expected to be filed Monday by the family of a delivery driver who was killed in December after a tornado hit an Amazon warehouse downstate, according to a news release from the law firm retained by the family.

Chicago Tribune

Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin jumps into GOP Illinois primary for governor

A slate of Republicans led by the Aurora mayor may get the backing of billionaire Ken Griffin.

Chicago Sun-Times

Les Grobstein, 670 The Score overnight host, dead at 69

The Chicago sports broadcasting icon died Sunday at his home, the station announced Monday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Examining our top candidates for next Bears general manager

Our Bears Wire staff is sharing their top three candidates for Chicago's next GM and why they would be a good fit.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Meet the cinematographer whose 'controlled naturalism' is changing the face of TV

Television, obviously, is a medium of pictures. Yet for many, many years, owing to technical, practical and economic reasons, the pictures were not much to look at: flatly lighted, stolidly framed, fashioned to convey dialogue, broad action and necessary information but rarely to communicate mood or tell their own sort…

Los Angeles Times

As opioid overdose deaths hit new record, pressure grows for safe places to inject drugs in Chicago

The toll from opioids has been increasing since 2015, when there were 647 overdose deaths in Cook County. This past year’s total is expected to be more than 2,000 once all tests are back.

Chicago Sun-Times

"I was thinking I was going to go down in history as the man who killed Howlin' Wolf": What happened when English rock royalty worked with a real blues icon

Now revered as a linchpin moment in the history of the blues, Howlin’ Wolf’s 1970 London Sessions were recorded with Eric Clapton and various Stones and Beatles. This is the story, told by those who were there

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