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West Side monkeypox vaccine site draws eager shot-seekers from all over

News of the walk-in only jab site, at an Austin community center for Black and Brown LGBTQ youth, has spread far and wide.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 4, 2022

CTA needs to get rid of diesel buses, not add more

The CTA seems to be asleep at the wheel, with plans to buy 500 new diesel buses that will continue spewing greenhouse gases well past 2030.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 4, 2022

City Council ‘not a good place to work these days,’ Tunney says of mass exodus

Five-term Ald. Tom Tunney (44th), chairman of the Zoning Committee, told the Sun-Times he plans to take some time during the council’s August recess before deciding whether to call it quits — or even run for mayor.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 4, 2022

Lightfoot: Chicago making progress on fighting crime despite continued downtown violence

The mayor, in an interview Wednesday, credited a ‘multitiered’ strategy for a drop in murders and shootings and said the city needs to target late-hour bars where a lot of downtown violence is occurring.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 3, 2022

A look at Chicago’s pharmacy deserts, Highland Park shooting suspect’s not guilty plea 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 3, 2022

Italian American group wants statues returned by Columbus Day, protected at taxpayer expense

The Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans paid a security firm to prepare plans to protect statues of Christopher Columbus removed from Grant and Arrigo parks two years ago amid protests. Recommendations include cameras, motion detectors and 24-hour guards.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 3, 2022

Suspect in Highland Park massacre pleads not guilty to 117 charges. Parents say they ‘deeply regret the actions their son had taken’

Robert E. Crimo III is accused of opening fire from a rooftop during a Fourth of July parade, killing seven people and wounding at least 48 others.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 3, 2022

Man dies after being struck by two cars while crossing street in West Garfield Park

The first car fled the scene after hitting the man, 58, in the 4000 block of West 5th Avenue Tuesday night, Chicago police said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 3, 2022

Bailey tries to explain past Holocaust remark after Pritzker, Jewish leaders and others denounce it

“The attempted extermination of the Jews of World War II doesn’t even compare on a shadow of the life that has been lost with abortion since its legalization,” Bailey said in a 2017 video. On Tuesday, Bailey tried to smooth out his earlier comments, saying in a statement the Holocaust…

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 3, 2022

Not so fast? Alderpersons seek to wave the caution flag on mayor’s NASCAR plan

Something this important is worthy of public legislative debate.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 3, 2022