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Top Chicago news: Veterans Day observed across city; post office named in honor of Tuskegee Airman

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Published on November 11, 2019
Top Chicago news: Veterans Day observed across city; post office named in honor of Tuskegee AirmanPhoto: edward stojakovic/Flickr

Here's what you need to know about what's happening in Chicago.

Post office named in honor of Tuskegee Airman

A suburban Chicago post office has been named in honor of an original member of the famed all-black Tuskegee Airmen who flew scores of missions in World War II. Gabrielle Martin told the Daily Southtown on Wednesday during a ceremony for Robert Martin at Olympia Fields Village Hall that her father would have been surprised by "all the fuss." 

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Cook County warming centers open as area braces for snow Monday

The Cook County Department of Emergency Management and Regional Security announced on Sunday that warming centers have opened.

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Where to celebrate the nation's veterans around Chicago

People across the city and suburbs are holding events honoring our nation's veterans.

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Hunger Resource Network to host Community Outreach Day

The Community Outreach Day on Nov. 16 is aimed at helping those in need.

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3 people traveling from Chicago in helicopter crash

While landing in a field in Lebanon, a Sikorsky SK-58 helicopter clipped a parked semi truck trailer, according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration.The pilot reported a minor injury, the FAA said. No other injuries were reported.

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