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As violence spikes, CPS taking need to provide activities for students ‘very seriously’ — and says teens shouldn’t get all the blame

District education chief Bogdana Chkoumbova said it’s important kids feel welcome and safe in the city: “We definitely want to engage them because they’re looking for social opportunities after two very tough years.”

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Heading to ‘high’ risk? City, county public health chiefs split in predictions for Chicago’s COVID-19 future

Masks would be urged for all residents in indoor public spaces in counties that rise to the high risk level. One of Cook County’s top doctors says she doesn’t expect the county to hit that level anytime soon. But Chicago’s Dr. Allison Arwady has said it “could happen potentially even…

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As R. Kelly’s Chicago trial nears, things get testy between defendants

CHICAGO — With less than two months to go until ex-R&B superstar R. Kelly and two of his former associates go on trial in Chicago, the sparks are starting to fly.

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Pollution ‘sacrifice zones’ must end, groups say in pushing new law

A coalition of environmental and social justice organizations say they will write a proposed law to fight the addition of polluting businesses in already stressed communities.

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‘Ghost’ busters: Illinois becomes first state in Midwest to ban untraceable do-it-yourself ‘ghost guns’

The Illinois law requires all firearms, including 3D-printed guns, to have serial numbers. Ghost guns are largely untraceable because they lack such identifying numbers.

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Ozzie Guillen on Tim Anderson: ‘I don’t really care how he feels, I have a job to do’

Guillen, the former White Sox shortstop and manager, remains candid as analyst for NBC Sports Chicago.

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Cook County launches guaranteed income pilot program; thousands of residents to get $500 a month for 2 years

The Promise Guaranteed Income Pilot is the latest in the U.S. to try out the idea of tackling poverty and racial inequalities by giving residents monthly cash payments. Applications will be taken in the fall for the 3,250 spots.

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In latest fallout from predator priest, Chicago archdiocese settles sex abuse claim for $1.2 million

The settlement before a lawsuit was filed marks the latest chapter in the story of the now-defrocked priest Daniel McCormack, one of the most notorious pedophiles in the history of Chicago’s archdiocese.

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Groups coalesce around plan to save State Street buildings

The proposal calls for turning them into a shared archive center, but the properties’ owner, the federal government, wants the early 20th century high-rises wrecked.

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City should move quickly on new rules after possible heat-related deaths of three seniors

One step would be to adjust the deadline in the city’s heating ordinance to a date earlier than June 1.

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Lightfoot pushing for Friday vote on casino ordinance and host agreement with Bally’s authorizing River West casino

Zoning Committee Chairman Tom Tunney (44th), who doubles as the casino committee chairman, said he is not at all certain that the votes are there to approve the companion agreements. “There’s still a lot of work to be done. I don’t know if we can get it done by Friday.…

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Black developers to build 3-flats in a single Woodlawn block, replacing 11 vacant lots

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle appeared at the ground-breaking to show her support, speaking candidly about how South and West Side neighborhoods have suffered from “racist disinvestment for generations” as predominantly white neighborhoods in Chicago have received the “lion share of…

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With Harris Theater show in sight, South Chicago Dance Theatre growing by leaps and bounds

In addition to its performing troupe, the organization hosts the annual South Chicago Dance Festival, which is tentatively scheduled for September this year, and sponsors educational programs in 11 public schools and a youth training company.

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Research shows curfews won’t work to curb crime among young people

An end to gun violence will take more effective gun regulation and long-term solutions that focus on jobs, education, mental health counseling and violence intervention.

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Illinois is far from social equity in cannabis market

If legislators give social equity legislation the attention it deserves, Illinois can begin to fulfill the promises of equity and justice.

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What will late additions mean for the Sky?

What last season proved to GM/coach James Wade and the Sky was that making it to the WNBA Finals is a marathon. During free agency, Wade made moves to bolster the Sky’s depth.

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The dangers in our air: Mapping Chicago’s air pollution hotspots

An analysis of readings from newly-installed air sensors across the city found portions of Little Village, Austin, Englewood, Auburn Gresham, Irving Park and Avondale have the highest levels of particulate matter pollution — a known cause of serious health problems.

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Hundreds gather in the Loop after Palestinian-American journalist’s killing

Demonstrators hailed long-time Al Jazeera broadcaster Shireen Abu Akleh as their “eyes and ears” in Palestine.

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Another troubling example of DCFS failure

A damning state audit found that the child welfare agency has failed to implement reforms meant to ensure children’s safety when they are returned home from foster care.

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Chicagoans rally across the city for abortion rights: ‘Everything else is up for grabs’

Demonstrations took place at Union Park, Millennium Park and in the Beverly neighborhood, as part of the national “Bans Off Our Bodies Day of Action.”

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Bailey to hit Chicago TV screens after billionaire Uihlein pumps $2.5 million more into GOP campaign for governor

The $2.5 million that the Lake Forest GOP megadonor dropped into Bailey’s war chest on Friday comes just days after a poll showed the gap between the downstate senator and Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin has narrowed in the wide-open GOP primary race for governor.

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Richard Irvin is not yet speaking loudly to the top GOP voter concern: the economy

The fact that Irvin is only attracting less than a quarter of the primary vote after Griffin’s campaign donation ought to be hugely concerning. But there’s still time to crack the ceiling.

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Abortion is set to tear the country apart

Minority Leader Mitch McConnell tells reporters that a Republican Senate “certainly could legislate in that area.” Which can only mean, Mike Tomasky deduces in The New Republic, “that Republicans are contemplating a federal law to make abortion illegal — everywhere.”

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Bare your arm, cover your face: Officials push COVID-19 boosters, masking as cases hit 3-month high

With cases on the rise statewide, only about 41% of eligible Chicagoans have gotten their recommended COVID-19 booster shot. And almost a quarter of Illinois counties are now at the CDC risk level in which older people and the immunocompromised are urged to mask up indoors.

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