Extra Extra: United? Not So Much As NU Employee Claims Airline Made Racist Remarks
Northwestern's associate chaplain and director of interfaith engagement, Tahera Ahmad, claims an attendant on a recent United flight swore at her and made anti-Muslim remarks after she requested a can of soda. [Sun-Times]
Great America celebrates its 40th operating season this year and marks the occasion with the Lady Bugs, Red Baron Planes and Tot's Livery surrey carriages, three rides that haven't been seen since the theme park opened shop in 1976. [Tribune]
Pilsen's Simone's Bar was the scene of a ghastly crime early Saturday morning as 43-year-old Rudy Avina was found dead with his throat slashed. Police are investigating and say someone is in custody. [ABC7]
Traffic alert: The Cortland Bridge, long considered the gateway between Bucktown and Lincoln Park is closing Monday for six months for a repair project. Find alternate routes. [DNAinfo Chicago]
On Friday, the Field Museum unveiled a new exhibit with photos of Michael Jordan taken by Walter Iooss. It will be on display until September. [RedEye]
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