Afternoon Briefing: Man pleads guilty to possessing illegal guns sold out of his food truck
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(C) Charles Osgood/Chicago Tribune/TNS Director Frank Galati before a rehearsal for "Oedipus Complex" at the Goodman Theatre on April 25, 2007.On the morning of his scheduled jury trial, a suburban man pleaded guilty -- again -- to narcotics and weapons charges alleging the sale of two dozen guns from the back of his popular food truck more than seven years ago.
(C) Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/TNS Dozens of Howard Brown Health workers and supporters strike Jan.3, 2023, outside Howard Brown Health Clinic at 4025 N. Sheridan Road in Chicago.
Terry Ferguson, 58, of Willowbrook, entered his plea to one count each of cocaine distribution and possession of firearms by a felon during a hearing at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse, where a pool of prospective jurors had come in to fill out questionnaires for his anticipated trial.
(C) Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/TNS Fog over Chicago following early morning rain showers, Jan.3, 2023.
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