Good afternoon, Chicago.
Former Chicago Ald. Edward Burke will learn his fate soon as his sentencing hearing is underway today in a corruption case that rocked city politics and ended his storied and controversial six-decade career.
Burke walked into the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse shortly after 9:15 a.m., dressed in a dark suit, green tie and black pocket square, passing a horde of news cameras in the lobby without comment. He was accompanied by his wife, former Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke.
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Buckingham Fountain reopened after vandalism by anti-war protesters
At around 11 a.m. Sunday, the Chicago Park District announced that the fountain was back in operation after its jets had been turned off since the previous morning. Read more here.
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Netanyahu says he won’t agree to a deal that ends the war in Gaza, testing the latest truce proposal
Benjamin Netanyahu’s comments did not deviate dramatically from what he has said previously about his terms for a deal. But they come at a sensitive time as Israel and Hamas appear to be moving further apart over the latest cease-fire proposal. Read more here.
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