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Why pollution from truck exhaust is getting worse, and how government can limit the hazard

As the demand for home deliveries grows, scores of warehouses have been built near homes and schools, bringing exhaust fumes closer to millions of people. More monitoring of emissions and regulatory power are part of the solution.

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What does Chicago need in a new police superintendent? First, a leader with vision.

I have seen police departments rise from the ashes of defeat due to great leaders with the courage and vision to drive change, writes former Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck. Chicago deserves no less.

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Lightfoot’s security detail dramatically reduced

A police spokesperson refused to reveal specifics of the reduction, fearing it could invite more threats against a former mayor who already has had her share.

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Woman charged in fire that damaged Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines

The blaze caused more than$78,000 in damage to the shrine, a sacred site to many Chicago-area Catholics.

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Head of search for Chicago top cop asks why no one called 911 after Officer Aréanah Preston was fatally shot, blames lack of trust

“The community has lost so much trust in the system that not a single person dialed 911,” Anthony Driver said during a forum on community policing hosted by the City Club of Chicago.

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Taylor Swift fans: Capital One offering chance to win tickets to Soldier Field shows

Will you be the “Lucky One” that wins a pair of tickets to one of Swift’s three sold-out shows in Chicago?

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Field Museum aims to shake off misconceptions about Hula dancing

Exhibit educates visitors about the real Hula and Hawaiian Islanders’ connections to Chicago.

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Hundreds more Illinois Catholic clerics abused children than had been reported, AG report says

CHICAGO — Hundreds more Catholic clerics abused children in Illinois than were previously reported by church leaders, according to a scathing 700-page report released Tuesday by the Illinois Attorney General’s office following a roughly four-year investigation.

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Yellow-vested Peacekeepers, funded by the state, will patrol Chicago streets Memorial Day weekend

Thirty members of a “crisis prevention and response unit” are set to help out at large street gatherings to try to help keep the peace.

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Honor Jane Byrne on her 90th birthday by taking the train

Naming a congested highway interchange after Chicago’s first female mayor is a dubious tribute.

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Chicago fishing: Many options for Memorial Day weekend

Many options for fishing around the Memorial Day weekend lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

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Nikola Vucevic tenure with Chicago Bulls ‘needs to end for both sides’

Just two years after the Chicago Bulls traded for Nikola Vucevic, it seems like the big man's time with the team should be over.

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Johnson forges compromise to expand outdoor dining in Chicago

The mayor is making permanent an expanded outdoor dining program that helped restaurants and bars get through the pandemic, while he preserves input from the local alderperson.

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Catholic church in Illinois vastly underreported clergy sex abuse, Kwame Raoul finds

At the start of a five-year investigation by the attorney general, Cardinal Blase Cupich told seminarians the Archdiocese of Chicago had “posted all of the names” of predatory clergy. As the investigation neared its end, Cupich kept adding names.

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Chicago Bulls’ Zach LaVine labeled as ‘wise’ trade target for Jazz

If the Chicago Bulls make Zach LaVine available in trade talks, should the Utah Jazz be interested?

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Driver flees after hitting Chicago police car in Austin

Two police officers were hospitalized with injuries not considered life-threatening.

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IDNR seeks fishing instructors for the Urban Fishing Program in Chicago

Illinois Department of Natural Resources is seeking to fill multiple positions in its Urban Fishing Program around Chicago.

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15-year-old boy killed, 14-year-old boy seriously wounded in Roseland shooting

The boys were walking on a sidewalk in the 100 block of 104th Place when someone fired shots about 10:15 p.m. Monday, Chicago police.

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Myles Turner listed as ‘ambitious trade target’ for Chicago Bulls

If the Chicago Bulls look to shake things up, could they target Indiana Pacers big man Myles Turner in a trade?

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John Niyo: Pistons taking time with coaching search, but it shouldn't be a jump ball

The lottery was a coin flip. The NBA draft probably will be, too, after the ping-pong balls did the Pistons no favors last week in Chicago.

Chicago Tribune

Photographs shine a light on how a lack of masking is pushing Chicago residents with disabilities out of the public sphere

CHICAGO -- Artist Terri Hudson jumped at the chance to be a part of photographer Megan Doherty’s latest work, “Compromised” — over a dozen portraits of people who are immunocompromised trying to live their lives amid the ongoing pandemic.

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Millennium Park fox family is the latest Chicago wildlife to go viral

The viral fox family joins other recent animals to gain fame, including giant turtle ‘Chonkosaurus,’ piping plover couple Monty and Rose, and alligator ‘Chance the Snapper.’

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Eliminate ‘essential movement’ for suspects on electronic monitoring

Since last year, 129 people on electronic monitoring were rearrested while on furlough days that allow for free movement without constant monitoring. ‘Essential movement’ is a dangerous gamble. Sheriff Tom Dart plans to ask lawmakers to get rid of it.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago’s top cop ends training agreement with Texas firm with ties to ex-police superintendent

Professional Law Enforcement Training has been paid more than $1.3 million and is owned by a colleague of former Chicago Police Supt. David Brown.

Chicago Tribune

Prosecutors: Chicago’s ‘Goonie’ gang shattered lives, terrorized South Side with 10 slayings, 6 attempted murders over two-year span

CHICAGO — The Loomis Food Mart in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood was bustling on a Wednesday night eight years ago when Krystal Jackson and her friends pulled into the parking lot to pick up a few items.

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