Illinois population shrank by 104,000 residents in a year – Chicago Tribune

By Illinois Digital News On Dec 22, 2022

Good afternoon, Chicago.

With snow falling, and temperatures expected to drop drastically in the next couple of hours, Chicagoans are making last-minute preparations for the holiday weekend as cancellations are beginning to pile up across the city, from flights to holiday attractions.

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Lana Batochir at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in August after losing both her feet in a boating accident in Lake Michigan’s “Playpen” area. (Corboy & Demetrio)

A woman who underwent a double amputation after she was struck by a boat in the “Playpen” over the summer filed a lawsuit accusing the boating company and the vessel operator of negligence. Read more here.

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Bruce Albert, right, shops at Dom’s Kitchen & Market in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood on Dec. 21, 2022, prior to a winter storm hitting the Chicago area. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)

As officials warned Chicagoans of blizzard-like conditions set to bear down on the city and surrounding area, residents hurried to get their holiday grocery shopping done early. Read more here.

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The Cubs introduce new shortstop Dansby Swanson at Wrigley Field on Dec. 21, 2022. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)

As Swanson revealed in the Cubs office building next to Wrigley Field, it didn’t take much convincing for him to sign a seven-year, $177 million deal. Read more here.

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English actress Naomi Ackie has the title role in the new feature film “Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody.” In the scene depicted here, she re-creates Houston’s performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the 1991 Super Bowl. (www.album-online.com/TNS)

The unmatchable voice of the late pop phenomenon, not just any voice but The Voice, comes through, rangy, supercharged and ever-amazing, on the big hits newly remixed from Houston’s original vocals. Read more here.

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Trump Tower in New York on Sept. 30, 2020. (Dave Sanders/The New York Times)

After obtaining more than two decades of Donald Trump’s tax returns, The New York Times traced the boom-and-bust arcs that had marked his financial history. Read more here.

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