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The Latest Breaking News from Chicago

Afternoon Edition: June 2, 2022

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

Chicago Sun-Times

Sun-Times names Jennifer Kho executive editor

The former managing editor of HuffPost and Guardian US will be the first woman and first person of color to lead the paper’s newsroom in its 178-year history.

Chicago Sun-Times

Knicks to hire Rick Brunson, father of free-agent target Jalen Brunson, as assistant coach

The Knicks are finalizing a contract with Rick Brunson, the father of Jalen Brunson, to become an assistant coach on Tom Thibodeau's staff, SNY has learned . Brunson, a nine-year NBA veteran, has been an assistant coach under Thibodeau in Chicago ...

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Lightfoot sloughs off growing field of challengers, sets official campaign kickoff for next week

One day after Ald. Roderick Sawyer (6th) entered the race with an attack on the incumbent’s “mean-spirited” and “uncollaborative” style of governing, Lightfoot took the growing field in stride.

Chicago Sun-Times

U.S. marshal, K-9 dog shot while serving arrest warrant on Northwest Side

A Chicago police officer returned fire but did not strike anyone, police said. Two suspects were arrested.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago man has first ‘probable’ case of monkeypox in Illinois

The patient recently traveled to Europe, state and city health officials say.

Chicago Sun-Times

Creating ‘Din City’ anywhere along Chicago River is wrong move

As part of the Bally’s casino plan, the wholesale adoption of outdoor entertainment venues on a large scale flies in the face of well-thought-out guidelines concerning Chicago River development.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Chicago woman arrested for breaching US Capitol during Jan. 6 riot

A Chicago woman was arrested this week on charges alleging she entered the U.S. Capitol with a relative shortly after rioters breached a Senate wing door and later tried to get back in the building before being turned away by police.

Chicago Tribune

As screenwriter and star of Hulu’s ‘Fire Island,’ Joel Kim Booster puts the Pride in ‘Pride and Prejudice’

CHICAGO — The romantic comedy “Fire Island” is a very gay, very horny, very charming riff on Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” set on present-day Fire Island in New York. There is banter aplenty, a lot of it dirty. Both sweet and filled with spiky humor, it comes from screenwriter…

Chicago Tribune

Chicago at Sunderland Empire review: Darkly funny musical starring Lee Mead really is 'all that jazz'

Lee Mead, Djalanga Scott and Billie Hardy anchor an excellent production of Chicago.

Chronicle Live

This week in history: Curtain rises on Oscar Brown Jr.’s first Broadway show in Chicago

Songwriter extraordinaire Oscar Brown Jr., who died this week on May 29, 2005, brought his first Broadway show – “Kicks & Co.” – to Chicago for its world premiere. Here’s how it went.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago police identify man suspected of shooting and seriously wounding an officer in Englewood

The 28-year-old man, who remains at large, is named in a police alert as the gunman who opened fire on a marked Chicago police car around 5:45 p.m. in the 6100 block of South Paulina Street.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago officer critically hurt when shots fired into car

A Chicago police officer has been hospitalized in critical condition after she was shot on the city’s South Side

The Independent UK

Summer Guide 2022: Dance for Life, SummerDance, Flamenco Passion and more sure to please fans

There’s plenty of fancy footwork heading to Chicago’s stages and neighborhoods in the months ahead.

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2 people killed, 5 others wounded in Chicago Wednesday, including police officer on South Side

The officer was seriously wounded while trying to stop a car in the 6100 block of South Paulina Street.

Chicago Tribune

My worst moment: ‘Top Gun’ co-star and ‘South Side’ creator Bashir Salahuddin on having a show canceled before it even aired. Twice

CHICAGO — In “Top Gun: Maverick” starring Tom Cruise back in the cockpit as a fighter pilot, Bashir Salahuddin plays a chief warrant officer named Hondo. “In layman’s terms, he’s a super expert in multiple fields,” Salahuddin said. “And he’s kind of Mav’s right-hand man — he’s the guy who,…

Chicago Sun-Times

Son of former mayor joins growing field to unseat Lori Lightfoot

Ald. Roderick Sawyer’s father, Eugene Sawyer, was mayor in the late 1980s. Roderick Sawyer chairs the City Council’s Committee on Health and Human Relations and is a former chair of the council’s Black Caucus. He’s the fifth candidate seeking to deny Mayor Lori Lightfoot a second term.

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‘Skate or Die’: A young Chicagoan counts on his skateboard to get him to a better life

Tough but uplifting documentary details the struggles of surviving in gang territory.

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Chicago cop shot, seriously wounded in Englewood during traffic stop, police say

CHICAGO — A Chicago police officer was expected to spend the night at a hospital after she was shot and seriously wounded during a traffic stop late Wednesday afternoon in the Englewood neighborhood.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago police officer shot and seriously wounded while trying to stop car in Englewood

Police continue to look for two people who ran off after crashing the car near 64th and Bishop streets.

Chicago Sun-Times

Republican Irvin vows to take the ‘handcuffs off the police’ by repealing law that Democrats insist he supported

The Aurora mayor vowed to repeal “anti-police pro-criminal policies” in a bill that Pritzker signed into law last year. Pritzker’s campaign says a letter that Irvin sent to one of the sponsors shows he actually supported the criminal justice reforms — but Irvin’s campaign says he was just “being…

Chicago Sun-Times

The Mix: Cool things to do in Chicago June 2-9

The Chicago Gospel Music Festival, the 57th Street Art Fair, the Joffrey Ballet’s “Don Quixote” are among the entertainment highlights in the week ahead.

Chicago Sun-Times

First futures market for health care planned in Chicago

A group is seeking regulatory approval for the Intelligent Medicine Exchange, which could help participants hedge risks from rising medical costs.

Chicago Tribune

20-29 record aside, the Chicago Cubs enter June with a feeling of optimism. Here are 5 reasons why.

The arrival of June means two things for the Chicago Cubs.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man fatally shoots another man who confronted him with knife in Logan Square, police say

About 2 p.m., a 36-year-old man was inside a garage in the 2700 block of North Monticello Avenue when another man approached him with a knife, Chicago police said.

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