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For many, Friday's verdict brought a measure of closure and justice in a case that put the nation on notice about possible backlash toward Palestinians and Muslims as the war between Israel and Hamas. After a jury found Joseph Czuba guilty of murdering 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi, advocates, family members and elected officials said more needs to be done to protect against future hate crimes. 'We can do better': Family, advocates hail guilty verdict in hate crime murder trial but say more work must be done After a jury found Joseph Czuba guilty Friday of murdering Wadee Alfayoumi, a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy, advocates, family members and elected officials said more needs to be done to protect against future hate crimes. Read Story © Copyright 2025 Chicago Tribune. All rights reserved. 1000 Albion Avenue | Schaumburg, IL 60193-4549 ...

The Trump administration terminated 5,800 USAID contracts and about $60 billion in foreign aid, including a lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A major soybean lab at the University of Illinois among the victims of President Donald Trump's termination of foreign aid. Illinois hit by Trump's cancellation of foreign aid contracts The Trump administration terminated 5,800 USAID contracts and about $60 billion in foreign aid, including a lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Read Story © Copyright 2025 Chicago Tribune. All rights reserved. 1000 Albion Avenue | Schaumburg, IL 60193-4549 Unsubscribe

The Chicago Tribune is suing the Chicago Transit Authority for allegedly violating the Freedom of Information Act after the transit agency failed to turn over records related to the 2023 Yellow Line c The lawsuit, filed in Cook County Circuit Court, cites six FOIA requests made by a Tribune reporter over 14 months in which the CTA did not respond promptly, fully or at all. Tribune files lawsuit against CTA for failing to turn over documents related to 2023 Yellow Line crash The Chicago Tribune is suing the Chicago Transit Authority for allegedly violating the Freedom of Information Act after the transit agency failed to turn over records related to the 2023 Yellow Line crash, among other requests. Read Story © Copyright 2025 Chicago Tribune. All rights reserved. 1000 Albion Avenue | Schaumburg, IL 60193-4549 Unsubscribe