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Chicago’s top cop blames mass shooting in Back of Yards on convicted felon recently released on gun charge despite record

A teen was killed and four others were wounded in the Back of the Yards shooting. Hours later, six people were shot when an argument broke out between groups live-streaming in Jackson Park.

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Honorable mention in the Sun-Times’ latest student art contest goes to these Chicago-area kids

From second grade through senior year of high school, they answered our call to produce artwork under the theme ‘spring ahead.’

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CTU election could shape schools, city for years to come

CPS educators next week will choose between competing visions for the union: Should the group continue fighting for social issues inside and outside the classroom, or should it instead focus on classic teacher concerns like pay preparation time and pensions?

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Chicago Leeds Grand Theatre review: Corrie star Faye Brookes sizzles in slick sexy show

The former Kate Connor actress leads a flawless cast including Russell Watson, Three Degrees star Sheila Ferguson and mesmerising Djalenga Scott as Velma Kelly in the Chicago UK tour

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Chicago Public Schools launches mental health and suicide prevention campaign: ‘COVID has only presented an additional challenge’

CHICAGO -- Chicago Public Schools on Tuesday announced the launch of a mental health and suicide prevention campaign that encourages students in seventh through 12th grade to take a pledge to stay alive and seek help if they need it.

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Young Mexican Americans embracing, uplifting their roots through music; ‘I imagine myself in Mexico’

CHICAGO -- Spanish was rarely spoken at home while Luis Eduardo Sanchez was growing up in the early 2000s. He attended a predominantly white elementary and middle school in suburban Illinois. Despite being a son of a Mexican immigrant father and a Chicana mother, he recalls not feeling comfortable embracing…

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Meet The Man Whose Name Is Synonymous With Tornadoes

Tetsuya "Ted" Fujita, aka “Mr. Tornado,” created the scale for ranking the severest storms.

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Plea from families of gun violence victims: ‘Please do more’ to solve killings

“We want people to put their guns down. We need these criminals to suffer consequences,” one victim’s relative said at a rally Tuesday.

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No one should die because they ride a bike to get around

The hazardous biking conditions on Milwaukee Avenue illustrate a much larger problem: the lack of an overall safe bike network. Ten years ago, the city created a plan to remedy this, but many of the goals have not been realized.

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Explained: What’s up with Biden’s Wednesday visits to Kankakee, Chicago

Biden arrives in Illinois hours after the April inflation numbers are released and the White House is braced for grim news.

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Cicero father of four facing deportation pleads for relief to stay in the country

Chicago immigration advocates Tuesday rallied around Octaviano Ortiz and his family as he faces a looming deadline to leave the country after an appeal on his deportation order was recently denied.

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‘I’m so devastated about this,’ says mother of girls who were playing near open hydrant when teen killed, 4 others wounded in Back of the Yards

The attack was the first of two mass shootings five hours apart on the South Side. The second occurred about five miles away in Jackson Park and wounded six people. By day’s end, at least 21 people were shot across Chicago.

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School of the Art Institute nontenure faculty rally in support of joining a union. ‘The current situation is completely unsustainable’

CHICAGO — Nontenure track faculty at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago are moving to organize with the Art Institute of Chicago Workers United, the union representing staff at both the Michigan Avenue museum and its school.

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Chicago fishing, Midwest Fishing Report: Lilacs blooming, walleye, coho, white bass, crappie, opener

Lilacs are blooming as befits the first real week of spring and that leads, or sorta leads, this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

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Rose the piping plover still nowhere to be found

Monty has been in Chicago for awhile, but former nesting mate Rose hasn’t arrived. Still, “we aren’t going to make any assumptions at the moment,” said Armand Cann, a biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Afternoon Edition: May 10, 2022

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

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Rainbow Cone shines up north, too

The treat once exclusive to Beverly continues its march across the Chicago area, opening a Skokie branch Wednesday.

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R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago will kick off Aug. 1 after judge denies 3-month delay

CHICAGO — R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago is set to kick off in August after a judge on Tuesday denied a request to postpone it by three months.

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Cryptocurrency exchange opens headquarters in Fulton Market

FTX US also is working with Equity and Transformation, a Chicago group that helps people who have been incarcerated, to launch a one-year pilot program that will give $500 a month to 100 city residents.

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Fewer people shot, killed in city this year — but summer looms

The mayor and other city officials have attributed this year’s downtick in violence to an initiative that has flooded 15 communities with new resources. Crime experts say that’s premature.

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Billionaire laments Chicago violence, donates $25 million to train leaders of police departments here and across country

Ken Griffin, founder of Citadel, and businessman Michael Sacks gave seed money for two academies at the University of Chicago to train police leaders and people who run violence interruption groups.

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R. Kelly Chicago trial still set for Aug. 1; judge rejects motion to delay

Kelly’s new attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, said she needs more time to review documents in the case.

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Second City has a new artistic board, with alums Tina Fey, Sam Richardson, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell and others

CHICAGO — Chicago’s Second City comedy theater, which has seen significant recent turnover in creative and administrative staff, will honor its illustrious roots and help its own future with a new artistic advisory board of illustrious former performers, as curated by alum Stephen Colbert.

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Portland a potential landing spot for Zach LaVine?

Zach LaVine's return may not be in the bag for the Chicago Bulls as the two-time All-Star approaches unrestricted free agency. ESPN's Brian Windhorst reported at the 22:00 mark of his Hoop Collective podcast Tuesday that the initial impression ...

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14 shot, 2 fatally, Monday in Chicago

Five people were wounded in separate shootings Monday in Humboldt Park.

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