Trump's guilty verdict: A stress test for democracy Being found guilty of 34 felony counts would normally mark the end of someone's political prospects. But this week's conviction is not stopping Trump (who has built his career, and brand, on grievances) from running for another term in the White House. 3H ago Trump says "we're going to fight" in remarks a day after his conviction Former President Donald Trump was found guilty on 34 felony counts in a case stemming from a "hush money" payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels. May 31 Illinois law would limit damages companies pay for biometric privacy violations Meanwhile, Target was just hit with a class-action lawsuit from Illinois shoppers, who say the retail giant used high-tech cameras to collect face scans of its customers. May 31 Marian Robinson, mother of Michelle Obama, dies at 86 Marian Robinson, the mother of former first lady Michelle Obama, has died at the age of 86, her family announced Friday. Jun 1 Evers taps replacement for University of Wisconsin regent who refuses to step down Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has appointed a replacement for a conservative-leaning Universities of Wisconsin regent who is refusing to step down, setting up another potential confirmation stalemate in the Republican-controlled state Senate. May 31 More Political News
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Chicago public health officials declare end to measles outbreak Chicago had a total of 64 confirmed measles in April and March, but has had no new measles cases in two full incubation periods for the disease – or 42 days. May 30 UIC doctor develops app to detect mental illness just by using a smartphone "I asked myself if we can have a fitness tracker for the human body, why can't we have one for the human brain," said Dr. Alex Leow. May 29 Abortion providers in Indiana seek broader exemptions, no hospital-only requirement Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers are asking for a preliminary injunction expanding the medical exemptions and blocking the hospital-only requirement. May 29 Cook County officials aim to do more to reduce opioid overdose deaths Lawmakers applauded federal efforts to crack down on one of the most common opioids, illegal fentanyl. May 28 Powerful animal sedative likely cause of overdose spike in Chicago Chicago health officials said medetomidine has not previously been detected in Chicago. May 20 More Health News
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Jennifer Lopez cancels summer tour to spend time with family Jennifer Lopez was set to embark on a 30+ city tour to promote her new album "This is Me…Now," which dropped in February. May 31 Comedian Eddie Pepitone taping new special in Chicago In his fourth special, Pepitone gets to a new level of honesty in confronting his own battles but not without social commentary May 28 Neil Young concert at Chicago's Northerly Island called off on short notice It was not specified whether Young or someone else involved in the concert was ill, and or what the ill person was suffering from. May 23 Roll over Beatles. Lauryn Hill tops Apple Music's list of top 100 albums. "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" topped Apple Music's list while Michael Jackson's "Thriller," Stevie Wonder's "Songs in the Key of Life" and Nirvana's "Nevermind" finished in the top 10. May 23 Hundreds line up in hopes of making Broadway or touring cast of "Wicked" Those auditioning were asked to sing 16 bars a cappella from a contemporary musical theatre song to show their range. May 20 More in Entertainment
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Heat 583 people died in the mid July heat wave, making this the deadliest weather event of the century. Humidity was extremely high with dew point temperatures in the upper 70s to lower 80s.
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The only detail that we can provide is that it didn't happen. Since the start of the city's snow records in 1884-85, snow has been recorded only once in June and that was on June 2, 1910.
The latest measurable snowfall on record occurred in 1966, when the city recorded an accumulating snow on May 11. As for the final trace of snow of the year, that average date falls on April 14, according to officials. The latest trace amount of snow recorded in the city occurred on May 25, 1924.
The U.S. Weather Bureau (now the National Weather Service) began measuring and recording snowfall in Chicago 130 years ago — in 1884. In the entire period of the city's official snowfall data since then, not one flake of snow has ever been observed here during July.
The Chicago blizzard of 1967 struck northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana on January 26–27, 1967, with a record-setting 23 inches (58 cm) snow fall in Chicago and its suburbs before the storm abated the next morning. As of 2024, it remains the greatest snowfall in one storm in Chicago history.
In weather records that began on Nov. 1, 1870, Chicago's heaviest precipitation event occurred on Aug.13-14, 1987. A total of 9.35 inches of rain came down at O'Hare International Airport — 2.86 inches on the 13th and 6.49 inches on the 14th.
The coldest high temperature recorded in Chicago on Christmas actually came the following year in 1983, with a high temperature of negative-5 degrees. The low temperature that day was a positively frigid negative-17, the coldest temperature ever recorded on Christmas.
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