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The Latest Breaking News from Chicago

Afternoon Edition: March 29, 2022

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

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago fishing, Midwest Fishing Report: Heidecke/smelt/inland trout openers, coho, browns, steelhead

Openers lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report with smelt netting in Chicago and Heidecke Lake opening on Friday, then inland trout opening on Saturday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Tempestuous tenure of ‘Jane Byrne’

New WTTW documentary, airing Friday, a reminder that the problems of the past are still with us.

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CSO announces 2022-23 season, end of music director tenure of Riccardo Muti

The season concludes with Muti conducting the CSO, Chicago Symphony Chorus and soloists for Beethoven’s Missa solemnis.

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Officer shot, second pinned between cars during West Side traffic stop and ‘exchange of gunfire’ with suspect

CHICAGO — Two Chicago police officers were injured during a West Side traffic stop Monday night and one of those officers shot and wounded a man who had been in the vehicle that was pulled over, according to police.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago small businesses weigh raising prices as inflation takes toll. ‘They feel the pain a lot more than larger corporations do’

CHICAGO — In 2018, Reyna Gonzalez bought Dulceria La Fiesta, a Mexican candy and party store on Clark Street in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood. About three weeks later, the building caught fire. “We lost everything,” Gonzalez said.

Chicago Tribune

Gemma Collins to star as Mama Morton in UK tour of musical Chicago

‘The GC’ will appear at selected dates in Cardiff, Blackpool, Sheffield, Norwich and Oxford

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WATCH: Trailer teases Elisabeth Moss’ Chicago time-travel series ‘Shining Girls’

The ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ star plays a victim of a time-traveling attacker (Jamie Bell).

Chicago Sun-Times

Gemma Collins makes her West End debut - and she's bagged the perfect role

For weeks rumours have bounced around that The GC would soon be taking to the stage to perform an iconic role in the Chicago musical – and now the star herself has confirmed her first day on stage is just a few week away

Daily Mirror

Bears fans react to Chicago’s 2022 NFL draft hat

There are varying reactions to the Bears' new 2022 NFL draft hat, which have left most unimpressed and others having seen worse.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Chicago indie band French Police has its internet fame, now it’s heading out on tour

CHICAGO — “I just want to always outdo myself from my previous project,” said Brian Flores, founder of indie rock band French Police. “I just want to be better each time.”

Chicago Tribune

Sam McDowell: An unexpected halftime talk by Bill Self sparked Kansas Jayhawks' 2nd-half turnaround

CHICAGO — They sat in front of their respective booths inside the Kansas locker room, absorbing a six-point deficit after a half that looked too similar to their previous five in this NCAA Tournament, and waited on their coach to arrive. As he did — as Bill Self walked into…

Tribune News Service

Five shot in Chicago Monday, including Chicago police officer and suspect in West Side shootout

The officer suffered a gunshot wound to the left hand and the suspect was seriously wounded in the exchange of gunfire.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago police officer wounded in shootout after driver pins another officer against their squad car. Suspect seriously wounded.

The tactical officers had stopped a car near Polk Street and Sacramento Boulevard around 9:15 p.m., police said.

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Amari Bailey is Chicago’s McDonald’s All-American

Bailey spent all four years of high school playing for Sierra Canyon and is signed to play for UCLA next season. Had he stayed in Illinois his mother, Johanna Leia said he would have attended Whitney Young.

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Afternoon Edition: March 28, 2022

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

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Nicole Lee takes seat in City Council after unanimous confirmation vote

Nicole Lee cemented her place in Chicago political history on Monday as the City Council’s first-ever Chinese-American member after sailing through her confirmation hearing and being sworn into office less than an hour later.

Sports Illustrated

NBA Power Rankings: Whose Stock Is Rising?

Potential playoff matchups are starting to take shape. Here is what to expect to see from every team throughout the league as the regular season comes to an end.

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Big northern pike: Good catch from a Chicago harbor on the first day that felt like real spring

Luke Venegoni made a good catch on the the first day that felt like spring around Chicago (remember that day?) to earn Fish of the Week.

Chicago Tribune

Illinois launches economic development campaign to find the next Rivian and draw business beyond Chicago

Intersect Illinois, the state’s public-private economic development arm, has launched a new $1 million digital marketing campaign, “Be In Illinois,” aimed at luring companies to locate beyond the city limits of Chicago.

Tribune News Service

Aging in the shadows: llinois’ new health care program for undocumented seniors leaves some of the most vulnerable behind

CHICAGO — For more than a decade, Ananias Ocampo pushed a heavy ice cream cart through the streets of the Pilsen neighborhood as he waited for knee replacement surgery. When it got too cold for ice cream, the 78-year-old would go door-to-door selling homemade cheese even though he depended on…

Chicago Sun-Times

NBC Sports Chicago will debut weeknight show ‘Unfiltered with David Kaplan’ on April 4

The network says Kaplan “will dive into trending sports topics, pop culture and candid conversations with players, coaches and insiders.” He’ll also make betting a big part of the show.

Chicago Sun-Times

Austin anti-violence program shows West Side youth the world

Chicago Austin Youth Travel Adventures works to expose youth from underprivileged neighborhoods to other cultures, the city and career opportunities. But at its core, it’s an anti-violence program.

Chicago Sun-Times

There’s a new hot hand in the casino stakes

With two sites involving McCormick Place now eliminated, the city has emphasized parameters that could favor one of the remaining proposals.

Chicago Sun-Times

Dozens of Chicago cops guard mayor and family in below-the-radar security unit created in 2020

The unit protects Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Logan Square home and City Hall. Like past mayors, she also has a personal bodyguard detail. In February, a man was charged with stalking her. ‘It’s different than a call. It’s different than an email. This was real,’ the mayor said.

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