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Afternoon Briefing

Monday, June 30, 2025

Good afternoon, Chicago.

A man is in custody after a disagreement at Navy Pier yesterday led to the fatal stabbing of a 56-year-old man, according to police.

At about 5:30 p.m. in the 600 block of East Grand Avenue, a disagreement between the suspect, 64, and the victim turned physical. The victim had multiple stab wounds in the upper body and was pronounced dead at Northwestern Hospital.

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Cynthia Myers and her husband, Cheikh Fall, hug, dance and wave their arms as they are reunited outside O'Hare International Airport on June 27, 2025. Fall was detained by ICE and sent to Richwood Correctional Center in Louisiana. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Cynthia Myers and her husband, Cheikh Fall, hug, dance and wave their arms as they are reunited outside O’Hare International Airport on June 27, 2025. Fall was detained by ICE and sent to Richwood Correctional Center in Louisiana. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

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The Capitol is seen during as Senate Republicans work to pass President Donald Trump’s bill of tax breaks and spending cuts by his July Fourth deadline, in Washington, June 29, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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