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In addition to the Chicago Tribune, Tribune Publishing owns The Baltimore Sun; the Hartford Courant; the Orlando (Florida) Sentinel; the South Florida Sun Sentinel; the New York Daily News; the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland; The Morning Call in Allentown, Pennsylvania; the Daily Press in Newport News, Virginia; and The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, Virginia.

“As a result of the explosion and fire, Rockton residents and others have experienced nuisance-level discomforts (respiratory difficulty, malodorous smell), their properties were covered with debris, and they generally have been impeded from using and enjoying their property, including their outdoor spaces,” the lawsuit alleges.

In 2020, State Farm paid $189.4 million in Illinois for 23,650 wind claims, which include damage to homes and buildings from high winds, storms and tornadoes. Those numbers included the aftermath of a derecho in August, which brought severe wind and tornadoes to the area.

Gasoline tankers pass by Colonial Pipeline storage tanks May 10, 2021, in Austell, Georgia. Colonial Pipeline paid cybercriminals a ransom of 75 bitcoin, then valued at roughly $4.4 million, to regain control of its computer system. Some of the funds were later recovered. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com/AJC/TNS)

Melody Billups, from left, and recent Homewood-Flossmoor High School graduates, Syncere Billups and Carrington Valentine and other family members are opening Breaking Point rage room. “We decided to do it in Homewood because we all live here,” Melody Billups said. “It’s a family business.” (Bill Jones / Daily Southtown)

There were 37 flight delays at O’Hare between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday, while Midway Airport had 10 delays and three cancellations, according to flight tracking website FlightAware. Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, which is grappling with active thunderstorms, topped the so-called MiseryMap with 63 delays and 12 cancellations Monday afternoon.

American and other airlines have had trouble matching their desire to offer flights with their ability to assemble crews, although it expects to complete training for furloughed pilots by the end of June. The airline said it dropped flights in markets that have other options for passengers and is working to make schedule changes in advance of travelers’ departure dates.

Then, after more than a year of dialing in, the physical office, in all its fluorescence, began to beckon. After a heat wave in the Northeast and triple-digit temperatures in the West, some employees started to wonder if the grass might be greener — or, at least, the cubicle cooler — on the other side.

But slowly, his company began requiring employees to come back into the office — first for two days a week, then three, then four. With so many people commuting to work in their cars, his trip from his home in Mamaroneck, New York, to the middle of Long Island could stretch to two hours each way, leaving him little time for his pastimes.

Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to deliver the message that the Civil War was over and the last remaining slaves were freed. Approved by Congress and signed into law this week, Friday became the first official Juneteenth federal holiday, since this year’s date falls on a Saturday.