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On Sept. 26, 1957, renowned herpetologist and Field Museum curator emeritus Karl Patterson Schmidt died from a snakebite. He documented the process in meticulous, graphic detail.

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Indiana House Bill 1292 creates a professional sports development commission, which would develop a plan and recommendations for attracting a professional sports franchise to Northwest Indiana. https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/hoosier-state-lawmakers-bill-lure-chicago-bears-northwest-indiana/ 

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The family of Ahsan Khan fears he may have been picked up by agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/man-missing-skokie-illinois/ 

People living in Chatham deal with more flooding than anyone else in Chicago. https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/new-app-flooding-chicago-chatham-neighborhood/