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Month: June 2026
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Former MMA fighter helps subdue passenger who tried to open exit door on Chicago-bound flight
Josh Longood thought he was heading home to Chicago after celebrating his brother’s bachelor party in Puerto Rico. Instead, the former MMA fighter and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt found himself restraining a fellow passenger who allegedly tried to open an emergency exit door mid-flight, causing the plane to divert to Miami.
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Back of the Yards
Judge removed ankle monitor 2 weeks before teen shot and killed man in Back of the Yards, prosecutors say
A 17-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting a man in Back of the Yards last summer was free at the time because a judge had removed his ankle monitor two weeks earlier, prosecutors say, making him the 24th person charged with killing or trying to kill someone in the city last year while on felony pretrial release.
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Near West Side
Doctor may never practice again after being struck by hit-and-run driver, prosecutors say
A respected Chicago rehabilitation doctor suffered catastrophic injuries and may have lost the career he devoted to helping others when a driver ran a red light, struck him as he rode his bicycle, then fled the scene, prosecutors say. More than seven months later, prosecutors have charged the man they say was behind the wheel: 35-year-old Tavis Roark.
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