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Chicago girl shot while returning from birthday dinner, police say

CHICAGO — A 12-year-old girl was returning from a birthday dinner with family when she was shot in the head Tuesday, Chicago police said.

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The real-life ‘Narcos’ agents on the hunt for drug lord Pablo Escobar, the Netflix series and Chicago’s place in drug trafficking

Retired DEA agents Steve Murphy and Javier Peña say Netflix took some liberties. But Peña acknowledges unwittingly working with a death-squad leader to locate Escobar.

Chicago Sun-Times

CPS principals continue push for collective bargaining rights

A bill to allow Chicago principals to unionize passed the Illinois House on Tuesday and is expected to come up for committee debate in the Senate later this month.

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Father of two killed in alleged road rage shooting in Chicago

Suspect taken into custody as colleagues pay tribute to ‘incredibly loving and devoted’ victim

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Ellie Goulding, Chelsea Handler set for new ‘women-powered’ Versa fest in Chicago

The June 11-12 event in Lincoln Park promises speakers, comedians and a musical lineup including Kali Uchis, Kim Petras, Monica, Liz Phair, Mon Laferte, Jamila Woods and Young M.A.

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16-year-old charged with firing gun during Logan Square carjacking

A man was sitting in his Toyota Camry on Saint Louis Avenue Tuesday morning when three people came up and pulled guns, Chicago police said.

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Charges filed in fatal shooting of 19-year-old man in Back of the Yards last August

Antonio Francher, 18, was arrested Tuesday and charged with the murder of 19-year-old Israel L. Luna on Aug. 21 in the 4700 block of South Wolcott Avenue, according to Chicago police.

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8 shot, including 12-year-old girl, Tuesday in Chicago

A 12-year-old girl was shot while riding in a car Tuesday night in West Englewood.

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The Trials of Rasmea Odeh, Part Three -- Immigration and Indictment

Freed from prison in an exchange with the PFLP, Odeh made no effort to hide her involvement in the Supersol bombing—until she decided to immigrate to the United States.

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Winter research in Great Lakes will help scientists understand climate change and what happens when ice disappears

CHICAGO — A group of scientists walked out on to frozen Lake Michigan to do something they’ve done time and again throughout the Great Lakes: collect water.

Chicago Tribune

Homeless population count shows numbers dropping in Illinois, but advocates warn of COVID bubble

CHICAGO — The challenge of determining the number of people who are homeless has become even more difficult during the COVID-19 pandemic, advocates say.

Chicago Tribune

‘Murder, She Wrote’ was one of TV’s biggest hits. Its showrunner reflects on its success and how television has evolved since

CHICAGO — Last month, writing about Hollywood’s recent tendency to turn a solid premise for movie into a multi-episode TV series instead (and not to the story’s betterment), I mentioned that even though seasonlong arcs have become the norm, television doesn’t have to rely on them in order to be…

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Bob Odenkirk has a new memoir and a starry career that began here — look at the ways Naperville creeps into his writing. What does he think of where he is now?

CHICAGO — Some day, when the final history of comedy is written, let it be known that last summer, on the fringes of Netflix, during the cult sketch series “I Think You Should Leave Now,” for three and a half minutes, humanity achieved peak Bob Odenkirk. His essence, his appeal,…

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New Chicago clinic will offer free dental care to 2,500 Illinois residents a year

CHICAGO -- Low-income Illinois residents will soon be able to receive free dental care at a new 25,000-square-foot clinic being opened in Chicago's Fulton Market district this summer by The Aspen Group, which operates dental and medical clinics across the country and recently moved its headquarters to Chicago.

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Girl shot and critically wounded while out celebrating 12th birthday with family in West Englewood

Someone on the street opened fire in the 2300 block of West 72nd Street about 7:50 p.m. and hit the girl in the back of the head, Chicago police said.

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Chicago suspends “Sister City” relationship with Moscow

On Tuesday, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced she directed World Business Chicago to suspend Chicago’s sister city relationship with the Russian capital.

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Aerolíneas ofrecen gratificaciones de 10,000 dólares para atraer nuevos empleados

Las aerolíneas se apresuran a contratar trabajadores para anticipar el regreso de los viajeros al cielo, y algunas ofrecen incentivos para tratar de atraer a nuevos empleados.

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Office of Inspector General finds ‘strong evidence’ of ‘race-based disparities’ in CPD stops, use of force

The Office of Inspector General found “strong evidence” of “race-based disparities” in an analysis of Chicago Police Department stops and use-of-force incidents.

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Matt Eberflus wants his Chicago Bears defense to be ‘fanatical’ about creating takeaways. So what’s his formula for instilling that mindset?

From the day he was announced as the new Chicago Bears coach, Matt Eberflus began singing a popular hymn that will resonate in a passionate football city that loves to rally behind swarming defenses.

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Barbara Gaines exiting Chicago Shakespeare Theater post

“My mission over these many years has been to fill the world with the humanity of Shakespeare — a writer who understands the immediacy of being human,” Gaines said.

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Bad policies, not gun makers and legal sales, are driving Chicago’s violence: Ken Griffin

The violence destroying our city is the result of a failure to prosecute criminals, a lack of support for police and progressive left legislation that prioritizes criminals ahead of law-abiding citizens.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago suspends Moscow’s Sister City status over Russian invasion of Ukraine

CHICAGO — After nearly three dozen aldermen called for Chicago’s Sister Cities relationship with Moscow to be suspended while the Russian war on Ukraine is ongoing, Mayor Lori Lightfoot directed World Business Chicago to do just that.

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Chicago fishing, Midwest Fishing Report: Braidwood opener, late ice fishing, open-water spots, coho, trout

Hints come in this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report of the in-between time with both ice fishing and the start of open-water fishing around Chicago; plus there’s trout and early coho on southern Lake Michigan.

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Buying shuttered Aldi’s site is good, but city must do more to eliminate food deserts

More than 500,000 Chicagoans live in food deserts. Another 400,000 live in neighborhoods where fast-food restaurants and liquor stores are plentiful, but grocery stores are scarce.

Chicago Sun-Times

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