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Illinois leaders delay special session on reproductive rights

CHICAGO — Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Democratic leaders in the Illinois General Assembly are pushing back a planned special legislative session aimed at increasing legal protections for abortion providers and patients in Illinois.

Chicago Tribune · Jul 5, 2022

Republican Bailey apologizes for telling public shortly after Highland Park massacre to ‘move on’ and ‘celebrate’ the Fourth

“The shooter is still at large, so let’s pray for justice to prevail, and then let’s move on and let’s celebrate — celebrate the independence of this nation,” state Sen. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, said on Monday 90 minutes after the shooting that left seven dead and at least 30 wounded.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 5, 2022

As fireworks lit up the sky, firearms displayed an uglier face of US culture

America’s national day became a twisted showcase of another form of US exceptionalism: its exceptionally easy access to guns and the resultant mayhem

The Guardian - US · Jul 5, 2022

6 dead and 2 dozen others wounded at parade in Chicago suburb of Highland Park; police arrest person suspected in shooting

CHICAGO — On an idyllic summer morning, from a rooftop high above the Highland Park Independence Day parade, a gunman aimed down at the floats and lawn chairs and strollers and opened fire.

Chicago Tribune · Jul 5, 2022

Second Independence Day shooting in US, hours after gunman kills six in Chicago parade

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says he has "no words for the kind of monster who lies in wait and fires into a crowd of families with children celebrating a holiday", as a second shooting scatters crowds in Philadelphia.

ABC News · Jul 4, 2022

‘This appears to be completely random': 6 dead, 2 dozen shot during Fourth of July parade in Chicago suburb

CHICAGO — More than two dozen people were injured in a “random” mass shooting in Highland Park on Monday morning, at least six of them fatally shot, about 15 minutes into the northern suburb’s Fourth of July parade, according to police and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

Chicago Tribune · Jul 4, 2022

‘It was chaotic’: Reports of 1 dead, 8 others shot during Fourth of July parade in Chicago suburb

CHICAGO — Multiple people reportedly were shot Monday morning, at least one fatally, about 10 minutes into the northern suburb’s Fourth of July parade, according to witnesses and published reports.

Chicago Tribune · Jul 4, 2022

‘It was chaotic’: Reports of 5 dead, 16 others shot during Fourth of July parade in Chicago suburb

CHICAGO — More than a dozen people were shot in Highland Park Monday morning, at least five of them fatally, about 10 minutes into the northern suburb’s Fourth of July parade, according to police and witnesses. The shooter had not been caught as of Monday afternoon and the area around…

Chicago Tribune · Jul 4, 2022

Darren Bailey should release his tax returns

Bailey isn’t under any legal obligation to make his tax returns public. But if the state senator is serious about serving the public as governor, he ought to play ball.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 4, 2022

Pritzker’s Bailey gamble, Lightfoot’s choice words for Thomas, My Morning Jacket’s love for Chicago and more in your Chicago news roundup

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

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 30, 2022