Chicagoland pilots see 48 states in 38 hours

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Terry’a Adams started her last day by visiting a cemetery. The 25-year-old woman spent Saturday honoring the birthday of a boyfriend killed four years ago in a car crash. But the celebration of his life would mark the end of hers.

Shortly after midnight, she was killed in a mass shooting at a gathering in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. Six other people, including a 17-year-old girl, were also shot.

Neighbors expressed frustration that calls to break up the large gathering went unaddressed. One resident said she called the police to report the chaotic crowd at 10 p.m., 11:05 p.m., and a third time around 12:30 a.m.

“Everybody on this block called them to get them kids,” said Larell Steel, an Austin neighborhood resident. “This could’ve been prevented. This could’ve been prevented if they just came and broken them kids up.”

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Some people dream of seeing each of America’s 48 mainland states in a lifetime. Bob Reynolds and John Skittone did it in 38 hours and 13 minutes.

The Chicagoland pilots say they set a world record in May for fastest journey by plane through all 48 contiguous U.S. states by touching down in each in just over a day and a half. They barely slept as their four-seat Cirrus SR22 Turbo darted across a meticulously planned route over the country’s shifting landscapes.