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Chicago
Tuesday, May 27th, 2025
Good morning, Chicago. Here's your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 27th of May.
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ A 77-year-old man in McHenry fired several rounds from his 9mm Glock on the 600 block of Silbury Court Sunday evening during a domestic dispute to scare a woman before police took him into custody, and he now faces charges for aggravated discharge of a firearm, aggravated use of a weapon, aggravated assault, domestic battery, and attempted aggravated use of a weapon. Daily Herald
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ Union employees at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry gathered on the museum’s front steps last Thursday to demand their first contract after voting to unionize over two years ago. About 50 workers marched along 57th Drive, saying wages starting at $16.20 (the city minimum) have not kept pace with Chicago’s living wage requirements. Hyde Park Herald
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