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Illinois’ top doctor Ngozi Ezike is being wooed to lead a Chicago health system

Sinai Chicago on the West and Southwest sides is looking to hire Ezike.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago outdoors: Illinois armadillos, backyard Cooper’s hawk, record smallmouth bass & northern pike

A note on how to report armadillos in Illinois, a well-photographed backyard Cooper’s hawk, and thoughts on Illinois-record smallmouth bass and northern pike are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Chicago Sun-Times

22 shot, 1 fatally, in weekend shootings in Chicago

The fatal shooting occurred in South Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Largest U.S. port running out of water

The proposed solution — a 31-mile-long pipeline draining Lake Michigan — is dividing residents of Joliet, Illinois

Salon

16-year-old boy critically wounded in Woodlawn shooting

About 4:15 p.m., the boy was inside a home in the 1400 block of East 62nd Street when someone entered and opened fire, Chicago police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Minimum pay law for Uber and Lyft drivers proposed in Chicago

CHICAGO — A Chicago alderman has proposed an ordinance that would establish the minimum pay of ride-share drivers in the city, drawing concern from companies like Uber and Lyft that say such regulations would hit riders’ wallets the hardest.

Chicago Tribune

Ukrainian woman weds Chicago fiancé ahead of return home to fight

When Russia invaded her home country of Ukraine, Maria decided she had to get there and help defend it — even if it meant leaving her fiancé behind in Chicago days after getting married.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Ukrainian woman weds Chicago fiancé ahead of return home

A Chicago woman plans to travel to her home country of Ukraine, within days of getting married this weekend

The Independent UK

Police jailed a man for murder; algorithm was key evidence

Michael Williams, a 65-year-old grandfather from Chicago, sat behind bars for nearly a year accused of murder

The Independent UK

‘It’s a real-life Hunger Games’: a lifesaving drug costs $2m, but not every child can get it

Zolgensma is a revolutionary gene therapy that can stop a deadly childhood condition called SMA in its tracks. It’s also one of the most expensive drugs in the world

The Guardian - UK

1 killed, 2 Chicago police officers, 15-year-old boy among 5 wounded in citywide shootings Friday

Two Chicago police officers were shot on the West Side after a gunman accidentally dropped his weapon in front of them, picked it up and started firing, authorities said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man found shot to death in South Chicago

Police found the man, around 20, laying face down on the ground in the 8200 block of South Coles Avenue.

Chicago Sun-Times

15-year-old boy critically wounded in Morgan Park shooting

He was walking down the street about 4:10 p.m. in the 1600 block of West Montvale Avenue when someone got out of a tan-colored vehicle and opened fire, Chicago police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Will old Christian prophecy protect Ukraine?

Kateryna Yushchenko, the Chicago-born wife of the ex-Ukrainian president, called attention to a mosaic of the Virgin Mary in Kyiv that legend has it protects the country from atop its perch in St. Sophia cathedral.

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Former CPS chief Janice Jackson rules out running for mayor

“Absolutely not. I do not want to be the mayor of Chicago. ... I have no interest in that job right now,” said Jackson, CEO of Hope Chicago, a non-profit that funds post-secondary education for urban students. “I’m an educator.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Local artists host fundraiser for Ukraine

About 30 local artists are joining forces with the nonprofit Chicago Public Art Group to host an art fundraiser Friday and Saturday to support Ukraine.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago loses without a full-time architecture writer

To move Chicago forward, we need ongoing dialogue about architecture and cities.

Chicago Sun-Times

Afternoon Edition: March 4, 2022

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Madigan’s Chinatown ‘scheme’

Since the former Illinois House speaker was indicted under a law that’s been used to go after mob bosses, the charges involving ComEd have gotten the most attention. But there’s another big piece of the case.

Chicago Sun-Times

This week in history: Chicagoan Alice Gray becomes ‘Diana of the Dunes’

On March 1, 1872, the U.S. established its first national park: Yellowstone. For generations, the Indiana Dunes, the closest national park to Chicago, has captivated residents, including one Alice Gray. Here’s the story of how she became known as “Diana of the Dunes.”

Chicago Sun-Times

$1B scholarship program for CPS students and their parents is key to stopping violence, Hope Chicago CEO Janice Jackson says

“If we are really trying to change these problems that seem intractable ... you have to go to students who haven’t traditionally taken advantage of these opportunities,” former Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson told the Sun-Times.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot blasts lawsuit alleging offensive comments, says she has ‘no animus’ toward Italians

CHICAGO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot said a lawsuit alleging she berated Chicago Park District lawyers in offensive terms is “wholly without merit” and said she has no animus toward Italian Americans.

Chicago Tribune

‘10-1! 10-1! I got shot in the head!’ screams 1 of 2 cops shot while in line at hot dog stand in Chicago

CHICAGO — One of two Chicago police officers who were shot early Friday while in line at Maxwell Street hot dog stand in Lawndale have been released from a hospital, the department said.

The Independent UK

Which Love Is Blind couples from season two are still together? The final couples revealed

The season two reunion special revealed which couples are still together and which couples called it quits

The Independent UK

2 Chicago officers wounded in shooting, suspect caught

Police say two Chicago police officers were shot and wounded by a gunman who dropped a handgun while waiting in line at a restaurant with one of the officers, picked it up and opened fire

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