Illinois News Digest

Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up today in Illinois. Questions about coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to the AP-Chicago bureau at 312-781-0500 or [email protected]. A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change. Expected stories may not develop, or late-breaking and more newsworthy events may take precedence. Advisories and digests will keep you up to date. All times are Central.

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TOP STORY:

ILLINOIS COLD CASE

CHICAGO -- The man police suspect of strangling a 16-year-old suburban Chicago girl in 1976 may have killed as many as a dozen young women and plotted to kill others before he died during a fatal knife attack on a teenage boy, a detective investigating the case said Tuesday. “When we start digging to see common threads (in missing persons cases), there are nine that we’re aware of and that number could go up to 12,” Lisle Police Detective Chris Loudon said of his investigation into Bruce Lindahl, who has been linked by DNA evidence to the 1976 slaying of Pamela Maurer. By Don Babwin. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos, video.

AROUND THE STATE:

CHICAGO POLICE-LAQUAN MCDONALD

CHICAGO — Chicago aldermen have rejected a proposed $125,000 legal settlement for a woman who witnessed the fatal shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald by a white Chicago police officer. SENT: 170 words.

GARY POLICE OFFICERS WOUNDED

GARY, Ind. — A man who shot and wounded two police officers at a northwestern Indiana apartment complex before being fatally shot by police was a suspect in the strangulation death of a woman he had been dating, police said Tuesday. SENT: 240 words.

BUSINESS:

BOEING PLANE-AMERICAN AIRLINES

CHICAGO — Boeing orders and deliveries of new jetliners plunged last year as the company struggled with the worldwide grounding of the 737 Max, which had been its best-selling plane. Gross orders fell to their lowest mark in 16 years, and that tells only part of the story. Boeing reported more cancellations than new orders in 2019, in large part because a major order from India’s Jet Airways almost certainly vanished when the airline went bankrupt. SENT: 420 words.

SPORTS:

HKN--BLACKHAWKS-SENATORS

OTTAWA, Ontario — The Chicago Blackhawks visit the Ottawa Senators. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos. Game starts at 6:30 p.m.

BBA-WHITE SOX-CISHEK

CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox finalized a $6 million, one-year contract with free agent reliever Steve Cishek on Tuesday. SENT: 300 words.

BKC--IOWA-NORTHWESTERN

EVANSTON, Ill. -- Big Ten scoring leader Luka Garza and Iowa go for back-to-back wins after two straight losses when they meet Northwestern. The Hawkeyes are coming off a 67-49 romp over then-No. 12 Maryland on Friday. Northwestern beat Nebraska on Saturday to snap a five-game losing streak. By Andrew Seligman. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos. Game starts at 7 p.m.

BKC--T25--DEPAUL-VILLANOVA

PHILADELPHIA -- DePaul plays No. 14 Villanova at The William B. Finneran Pavilion. By Dan Gelston. UPCOMING. 650 words. Game starts at 7:30 p.m. AP Photos.

BKL--WNBA-CBA

NEW YORK — The WNBA and its union announced a tentative eight-year labor deal Tuesday that will allow top players to earn more than $500,000 while the average annual compensation will surpass six figures for the first time. The contract, which begins this season and runs through 2027, will pay players an average of $130,000 and guarantees full salaries while on maternity leave. The collective bargaining agreement also provides enhanced family benefits, travel standards and other health and wellness improvements. By Doug Feinberg. SENT: 940 words.

Also:

— BKC--AKRON-NORTHERN ILLINOIS. UPCOMING: 150 words, more on merit.

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