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travel-well
  • by david hall
Flight turbulence is getting worse — what to know

Following the Singapore Airlines turbulence incident, climate and aviation experts provide insight into worsening turbulence trends.

city-hall
  • by david hall
Mayor's RTA board nominee withdraws, denounces critics as 'opponents of African American empowerment'

The Rev. Ira Acree accused two Chicago City Council members who voted against his nomination of holding him to a higher standard than what's been applied to previous appointments to mass transit boards, many who had no mass transit expertise.

obituaries
  • by david hall
Wayne Smith, longtime prop master at the Theatre School at DePaul University, dead at 65

He was a "miracle worker" at helping make the dreams of young playwrights and directors come true, according to a friend and former colleague.

education
  • by david hall
FAFSA financial aid form mess has delayed college plans for high schoolers in Chicago, elsewhere

“It really put me on edge,” Samaya Acker, a senior at Air Force Academy High School on the South Side, says of the new form's flawed rollout, which has delayed financial aid awards and college decisions for many high school seniors and others hoping to attend college next year.