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Today is Wednesday, June 1, the 152nd day of 2022. There are 213 days left in the year.

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today’s Highlight in History: On June 1, 2009, General Motors filed for Chapter 11, becoming the largest U.S. industrial company to enter bankruptcy protection. On this date: In 1796, Tennessee became the 16th state. In 1812, President James Madison, in a message to Congress, recounted what he called Britain’s “series of acts hostile to the United States as an independent and neutral nation”; Congress ended up declaring war. In 1813, the mortally wounded commander of the USS Chesapeake, Capt. James Lawrence, gave the order, “Don’t give up the ship” during a losi...

You have questions. I have some answers. Q: Is the 21st precinct building in “Chicago P.D.” the same building that is shown in the credits of “Hill Street Blues”? Answer: Yes. That is the exterior of the famous Maxwell Street Station in Chicago, now in the National Register of Historic Places. According to one history, the fortress-like structure was designed in 1888 in what was called “the wickedest police district in the world.” It is currently home to the University of Illinois at Chicago police department. Q: My wife and I recently started watching "The West ...