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The toll of pharmacy deserts, FOP leader endorses Bailey 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 · Aug 8, 2022

Bears rookie LT Braxton Jones balances humility, confidence amid rapid rise

The most puzzling part of Jones’ rise is how unnoticed he went before the Bears drafted him. How did someone with the potential to start at left tackle as a rookie slip past major programs? And if he’s truly this good, how did he slide to No. 168 in the…

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 8, 2022

Despite differences, police unions endorse Bailey for governor, because he backs officers ‘unlike any of the politicians in this state’

Chicago Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara and Illinois Fraternal Order of Police President Chris Southwood stood with Bailey, who denounced Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx as “the three musketeers of crime.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 8, 2022

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Protesters return to occupy CHA-owned house in Humboldt Park

The agency is investigating after a management company forced activists who’d been at the house since January to leave the property. The firm’s president, having viewed video of the incident said it “does not condone this type of behavior under any circumstances.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 8, 2022

You’ve heard of food deserts. Pharmacy deserts are just as bad.

Even as drug stores increasingly provide more vital services, including COVID-19 tests, contraceptive counseling and wellness visits, communities on the South and West sides have fewer locations than other parts of the city.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 8, 2022

Speculation and imagination mingle at Humboldt Park project

Developers invest in an industrial site’s turnaround and hope savvy tenants will buy into the vision of The Terminal.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 8, 2022

Ukrainian community forms ‘human chain’ in Loop to protest Russian invasion

The nearly 500 protesters also put tape over their mouths as a silent protest against social media’s “sensitive content” tag they say is being used to block news stories of Russian acts of terror.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 8, 2022

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A year after Officer Ella French was killed during a traffic stop, Lightfoot and Pritzker join police officials to honor her memory

“Right here and right now, we take this day back,” Chicago Police Supt. David Brown said during the ceremony at police headquarters. “We honor Officer French, who lived, and lift up the lives she touched.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 7, 2022

Why hasn’t mayor made good on promise to create Department of Environment?

How is it possible to even begin to meet the city’s climate objectives without a dedicated Department of Environment to ensure that Chicago can even dream of being a leader on climate?

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 7, 2022

Bears evaluating WR N’Keal Harry after injury

Harry left practice Saturday with what appeared to be a left leg injury.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 6, 2022

Basketball camp on West Side keeps kids busy at night: ‘It’s what I’d call a safe haven’

“Kids, 13, 14, 15 years old, they have no place to go,” said one of the founders of the camp, which seeks to keep teens off the streets in neighborhoods plagued by violence.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 6, 2022

Don’t burden taxpayers with security costs of returning Columbus statues to parks

It’s a bad time to devote resources to protecting statues when the city is criticized for not doing enough to protect people.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 5, 2022

Myrna Salazar changed Chicago theater stages for the better

Everyone should check out the Destinos International Latino Theater Festival in memory of Salazar to see how she helped grace Chicago stages with cultural richness and diversity.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 5, 2022

Chris Welch and the fight for control of Illinois Democratic Party

Once Gov. J.B. Pritzker leaves office, the next Democratic governor will likely benefit from the precedent set by this intra-party battle.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 5, 2022

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Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 5, 2022

Bears focus on Justin Fields’ process, knowing ‘being close isn’t good enough’

The Bears’ new offensive coordinator, Luke Getsy, is learning to read Fields. The best view comes in the film room after a tough practice. And there have been plenty of those thus far in training camp.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 5, 2022

Organizers hope weekend race of electric go-karts will power careers in math and science among young women

“I’ve definitely had guys tell me this is a boy’s thing and I really don’t need to say anything to them. I just prove them wrong,” said Isabel Loza, 17, a senior in high school and a member of the Green Galaxy racing team.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 5, 2022

CTA rider opens up about recent attack, Chicago Duck Derby returns 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 · Aug 5, 2022

Little Village mural mystery solved; now Aurelio Diaz work is in line for a restoration

Completed in the late 1970s, “Education for the People” has new murals on either side of it. An artist behind those wants to repair and rejuvenate Diaz’s painting.

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Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 5, 2022

Tracy Baim to leave the Chicago Reader by year-end

She took over the alternative publication in 2018, overcoming a dispute with an owner to convert it to nonprofit ownership.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 5, 2022

Picture Chicago: 21 must-see images from Sun-Times photographers this past week

Chicagoans rock out at Lollapalooza, new U.S. citizens share their joy, and sailboats and rubber ducks take to the water in our best unseen pics of the week.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 5, 2022

More claims made about former lead prosecutor in R. Kelly’s federal case in Chicago

Lawyers for one of Kelly’s co-defendants say the prosecutor identified an alleged Kelly victim as “Boss Baby” in her phone contact list and developed an inappropriate relationship with her.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 5, 2022

More CTA riders are getting attacked, like Dan Beam, who fought off six robbers

A Sun-Times analysis finds the number of violent crimes on L and subway trains and CTA buses has risen to a level not seen in more than a decade. “It’s unacceptable,” Beam says.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 5, 2022

Seven months before smokestack’s botched implosion smothered Little Village in dust, Chicago city inspector issued dire warning

Of the steps that John Kryl urged his City Hall bosses be taken, “Not a single one of these things was done,” a community activist says.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 5, 2022

Wounded guard questions why no charges filed in shootout that injured 4 people, but prosecutors say evidence is not there

”Everybody that was over there saw everything that happened,” Berrie McCormick said. “I feel like they should’ve been charged on just having the guns.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 4, 2022

CTA boss blames employee shortage for service troubles

“We’re recruiting. We’re hiring. We’re offering special incentives. We’re doing all of the things that we can,” said CTA President Dorval Carter Jr.

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