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The Latest Breaking News from Chicago

Afternoon Edition: Jan. 18, 2022

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

Chicago Sun-Times

A tale of two infamous Chicago cops

It is no wonder citizens have no respect for the law because the people charged with enforcing it sure don’t

Chicago Sun-Times

Frontier Airlines to return to Midway Airport this spring

Frontier Airlines is expanding its footprint in Chicago as it becomes the latest airline to operate out of both city airports.

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15-year-old boy fatally shot in Noble Square. ‘Caleb touched so many lives.’

Caleb Westbrook was a freshman at Rauner College Prep in West Town.

Chicago Sun-Times

Gold Coast space that once housed Maxim’s Restaurant gets new lease on life

The City Council’s Housing Committee agreed to sell the city-owned space and its companion parking area to local resident Adam Bilter and his 24 E. Goethe LLC for an appraised value of $680,000.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ex-Chicago officer who killed Laquan McDonald to be released

The white Chicago police officer convicted in the 2014 shooting death of Black teenager Laquan McDonald is days away from walking out of prison after just over three years behind bars

The Independent UK

‘People are hungry for puppetry’

Canceled last year due to COVID-19, the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival is back.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Dishin’ on the Dish: Gator gnocchi at Frontier

The hand-rolled potato gnocchi stays true to the traditional technique.

Chicago Sun-Times

Get anti-crime laws right before putting them on the books

Focus on measures that actually make people safe.

Chicago Sun-Times

Meet the cinematographer whose 'controlled naturalism' is changing the face of TV

Television, obviously, is a medium of pictures. Yet for many, many years, owing to technical, practical and economic reasons, the pictures were not much to look at: flatly lighted, stolidly framed, fashioned to convey dialogue, broad action and necessary information but rarely to communicate mood or tell their own sort…

Los Angeles Times

Lori Borgman: When GPS has the voice of a 7-year-old

There were three options for finding our destination in Chicago: two smartphones or the 7-year-old granddaughter in the backseat. The husband was leaning toward a smartphone, but I was leaning toward the kid.

Tribune News Service

Kraken edge Blackhawks in shootout to break long losing streak with new team dog in attendance

SEATTLE — With their new dog mascot watching from the stands, Kraken forward Ryan Donato and his teammates finally took the leash off their moribund offense in the latter stages of Sunday afternoon’s contest to avoid a double-digit losing streak.

Tribune News Service

Chicago mayor, police leaders lean on flawed information to argue releasing criminal defendants on electronic monitoring worsens violence problem

CHICAGO — At the end of a year that saw at least 800 homicides in Chicago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot last month wrote to the Cook County chief judge with a request: Judges should immediately stop ordering certain defendants to await trial at home with an electronic-monitoring ankle bracelet.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago rapper Vic Mensa charged with possession of drugs at Dulles Airport

Vic Mensa, 28, arrived about 7 a.m. Saturday on a flight that had departed from Ghana.

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Reeling Chicago Bulls need to pick up the pieces quickly — without Zach LaVine and Lonzo Ball — after their skid hits 4 games with a 119-106 loss in Memphis

With starting guards Zach LaVine and Lonzo Ball out with knee injuries and the Chicago Bulls facing the hottest team in the NBA in the Memphis Grizzlies, coach Billy Donovan knew the Bulls would have to play a near-perfect game Monday afternoon at FedExForum.

Chicago Tribune

Family files lawsuit against Amazon after tornado left 6 dead at Illinois warehouse

CHICAGO — A lawsuit against Amazon was filed Monday by the family of a delivery driver who was killed in December after a tornado hit an Amazon warehouse downstate, according to the family’s attorneys.

Chicago Sun-Times

Here’s who’s dying from COVID-19 during the Omicron surge — two years into the pandemic

Blacks in Chicago — as well as whites over 60 in the suburbs — are dying from the coronavirus at higher rates, a WBEZ analysis found. Also, the unvaccinated are 22 times more likely to die than those who’ve gotten shots.

Chicago Sun-Times

Courtney Vandersloot’s return to the Sky isn’t a sure thing

Vandersloot has multiple meetings scheduled, a league source told the Chicago Sun-Times Monday.

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Man fatally shot in Gresham

He was in the street about 3:55 p.m. in the 8300 block of South Elizabeth Street when a vehicle pulled up and someone inside opened fire, Chicago police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Shock waves detected in Chicago after volcano eruption in Tonga

"The eruption was so powerful that the waves actually propagated all the way around the globe and then back again," meteorologist Gino Izzi said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Volunteers beautify West Side elementary school on day of service honoring King

On Monday, hundreds of volunteers gathered at Joseph Kellman Corporate Community Elementary School as part of City Year Chicago’s annual day of service to honor Martin Luther King Jr.

Chicago Sun-Times

New 464 area code comes this Friday to 708 region

The additional area code will be issued starting Friday in the 708 area code region, which covers Chicago’s south and near-west suburbs.

Chicago Tribune

Lawsuit against Amazon expected in connection with tornado that left 6 dead at Illinois warehouse

CHICAGO — A lawsuit against Amazon is expected to be filed Monday by the family of a delivery driver who was killed in December after a tornado hit an Amazon warehouse downstate, according to a news release from the law firm retained by the family.

Chicago Sun-Times

Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin jumps into GOP Illinois primary for governor

A slate of Republicans led by the Aurora mayor may get the backing of billionaire Ken Griffin.

Chicago Sun-Times

Les Grobstein, 670 The Score overnight host, dead at 69

The Chicago sports broadcasting icon died Sunday at his home, the station announced Monday.

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