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Thursday, April 25
While the Supreme Court may be losing a Chicagoan, at least two of the contenders for his replacement have Chicago connections. Merrick B. Garland is from the region, and Diane P. Wood is currently a judge on Chicago's United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.