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Design news: adult Lego, dissolving plastic and Brad Pitt’s jeans

A new book about Hollywood favourite Palace Costume, a trailer for the frontline and a British artist’s obsession with the American highway

The Guardian - UK

‘Gas Tank City’, a new monograph by Andrew Holmes, is a photorealist eye on the American West

‘Gas Tank City’ chronicles the artist’s journey across truck-stop America, creating meticulous drawings of fleeting moments

Wallpaper

Rapper 2 Chainz claims Hollywood pot shop swindled him out of $1.5m in investment scam

The award-winning rapper’s investment company is seeking more than $10m in damages

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Charges pending after baby shot at South Side McDonald’s: CPD

The shooting left the baby shot in the head and in critical condition at Comer Children’s Hospital.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jury takes 2 hours to convict man of fatally shooting 11-year-old Takiya Holmes in 2017

“We won the case but we still lost my daughter,” the girl’s mother, Naikeeia Williams, said. “I’m happy it’s over. I’m happy justice was served for my daughter.”

Chicago Sun-Times

West Englewood mom struggles as girl, 11, in ICU after being shot during neighbor dispute: ‘I’m scared for my baby. She’s just a little girl’

“The good thing is that she’s alive, and she’s moving,” said her mother, Brenda Ibarra. “She hears us, and that’s a blessing.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Two brothers, 14 and 15, shot to death near Garfield Park – the youngest victims of a long violent weekend in Chicago

Timothy and Jaylan Lockhart were in the 100 block of South Homan Avenue around 4:45 p.m. Saturday when someone opened fire, according to Chicago police.

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$13,000 reward offered in fatal shooting of 15-year-old girl in Washington Heights

Demea Morris was found in a car early Sunday in the 10600 block of South Sangamon Street with a gunshot wound in her head, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

There’s always a need for gun safety with the number of firearms rising

When so many lives are at stake and gun violence has surpassed car accidents as the leading cause of the deaths of American children, there is no such thing as too much information surrounding gun safety.

Chicago Sun-Times

Howard Brown Health workers strike, Cook County holds first wedding of 2023 and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Community activist turns attention to safety locks to promote responsible gun ownership

“It’s pretty simple: Children are getting a hold of the guns and shooting themselves or turning it on their brothers and sisters accidentally,” Andrew Holmes said Monday

Chicago Sun-Times

Englewood food giveaway fills gap left by shuttered Whole Foods: ‘I pray that we will never be hungry’

People and cars lined up down the block to receive some of the 60,000 pounds of frozen beef, hot dogs and bacon at 63rd Street and Ashland Avenue.

Chicago Sun-Times

Australians losing superannuation savings to sophisticated new scam

A sophisticated new scam targets the retirement nest eggs of Australians, exposing the vulnerability of a superannuation fund and a major bank to scam activity.

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Three-year-old boy killed in road rage shooting attack in Chicago

Weekend sees 34 shootings across city as mother tells culprits: ‘ I won’t sleep until you are brought in’

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After 3-year-old killed, activists address growing risk of guns and road rage: ‘This is totally unacceptable’

Tio Hardiman, president of Violence Interrupters, wants the government to distribute 100,000 flyers to educate the public about the risk of road rage and shootings. Nationally, road rage violence doubled between 2019 and 2021.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mother of man found shot in burning vehicle calls for improvements on Far South Side road: ‘They need to know Myron was well-loved’

The family, along with community activist Andrew Holmes, want Doty Avenue renamed in memory of Myron Richardson and more cameras and lighting on the street.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blagojevich blasts Foxx for ‘reforms’ he says let violent suspects go free

Former federal inmate Blagojevich, who was a county prosecutor before he was governor, spoke Friday at a rally with murder victims’ families.

Chicago Sun-Times

Girl, 4, killed in crash in Dolton, police investigating whether driver was under the influence

Layla Nesbitt, 4, was killed in the crash while her older sister was hospitalized, authorities said.

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Highland Park shooting victim’s fight for survival, Larry Hoover’s bid to undo life sentence, more in your Chicago news roundup

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Club 100 members — age 100 and older — get to attend White Sox game

Activist and Club 100 founder Andrew Holmes brought this elite group of centenarians out to enjoy a Chicago White Sox game against the Minnesota Twins.

Chicago Sun-Times

$11,000 reward offered in fatal shooting of 24-year-old woman

On Friday, anti-violence activist Andrew Holmes and the family of Imani Abitalib canvassed the neighborhood where she was killed, posting flyers on parked cars and tucking them inside mailboxes.

Chicago Tribune

Boy, 3, fatally shot his mom with a gun he found in the back seat of her car. ‘This child has to go through this trauma for the rest of his life’

CHICAGO — A trip to the supermarket in Dolton turned fatal this weekend when a 3-year-old boy found a gun in the back seat of a vehicle, picked it up and accidentally shot his mother, killing her.

Chicago Tribune

3-year-old Illinois boy fatally shot his mom with a gun found in car

CHICAGO — A trip to the supermarket in Dolton turned fatal this weekend when a 3-year-old boy found a gun in the back seat of a vehicle, picked it up and accidentally shot his mother in the neck, killing her.

Chicago Sun-Times

Police question father after 3-year-old accidentally shoots and kills mother in Dolton

The child was playing with his father’s gun in a car Saturday evening when the gun discharged at a gas station parking lot, 1000 E. Sibley Blvd., authorities said.

Chicago Sun-Times

12-year-old girl dies after being shot while celebrating birthday with family

The girl was pronounced dead late Friday morning at Comer Children’s Hospital, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

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