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This week in history: ‘Big Bill’s’ big disaster

Mayor William “Big Bill” Thompson, born this week, happened to be out of town when the S.S. Eastland sank in the Chicago River in 1915. Here’s a look at how he handled the tragedy.

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In West Side mural, a dancing garden aims to show we all should have a chance to ‘bloom’

Byron Taylor, a Chicago artist known as B’Rael Thunder, painted ‘Sowing Seeds’ at a legal aid clinic. He says all of us need a chance to become ‘a greater version of ourselves.’

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Gov. J.B. Pritzker looks to late mother’s legacy as he seeks national leadership role on abortion rights

A California kid in the 1970s, he accompanied his mother to demonstrations, including marches for abortion rights. The governor says it inspired his fight for women’s and LGBTQ rights: “Those are all things that I think my mother would want me to do.”

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With Cook County probation units disbanded, tens of thousands of random curfew checks ended

Supporters of doing away with so-called intensive probation units say it was a “gotcha” system that didn’t reduce crime. Others say it helped get guns and drugs off the streets.

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Why this summer’s best prices on produce might be at your neighborhood farmers’ market

Unlike commercial farmers, organic farmers say they’ve largely been insulated from the impact of world events and that their prices will be competitive.

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Chosen casino developer lays out his cards — but wary residents would rather Bally’s folds its hand

Soo Kim, CEO of Bally’s Corp., joked that after gaining Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s backing to build a casino at Chicago Avenue and Halsted Street, “it would be easier for me to be hiding in some dark, smoky room. I’m here in person telling you that we’re going to keep our…

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Inside campaign fundraising: Pelosi hits Chicago for Democrats; major GOP donor retreat in city

The COVID in-person political fundraising pause is over, and I’ve got a packed Chicago related round-up for you

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Simeon basketball coach Robert Smith will retire after next season

Robert Smith, the most successful boys high school basketball coach in state history, is closing in on 500 wins and has a record six state titles and seven city titles.

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Freedom here, murder there

What will our country be like with abortion legal in some states and considered homicide in others?

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A 10-year-old girl called 911 and accused her father, a cop, of sexually abusing her. But the officer was charged only with battery, a misdemeanor

The arrest in March has raised questions about how the case was handled by fellow cops and by prosecutors.

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Protesters ‘promise to stay in the streets’ after failed Senate effort to codify abortion rights

Chicago protesters continue to demonstrate in the wake of the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion potentially overturning Roe v. Wade.

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President Biden seeks to unite electricians in Chicago and farmers in Kankakee behind him — and against Putin

In Kankakee, Biden sought to focus farmers’ anger on Russian President Vladimir Putin and “Putin’s war.” In Chicago, an animated Biden detailed his infrastructure plan’s creation of jobs at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers’ International Convention.

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Public grocery stores a bad fix for food deserts

The city should seek a candidate from among those grocers who already know the business, which is famous for thin profit margins, and would hit the ground running

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CTU election could shape schools, city for years to come

CPS educators next week will choose between competing visions for the union: Should the group continue fighting for social issues inside and outside the classroom, or should it instead focus on classic teacher concerns like pay preparation time and pensions?

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Report: Ex-White Sox Trainer Files Lawsuit Against Team, GM

Brian Ball is claiming unlawful termination because of his sexual orientation, age and disability.

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Plea from families of gun violence victims: ‘Please do more’ to solve killings

“We want people to put their guns down. We need these criminals to suffer consequences,” one victim’s relative said at a rally Tuesday.

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No one should die because they ride a bike to get around

The hazardous biking conditions on Milwaukee Avenue illustrate a much larger problem: the lack of an overall safe bike network. Ten years ago, the city created a plan to remedy this, but many of the goals have not been realized.

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Cicero father of four facing deportation pleads for relief to stay in the country

Chicago immigration advocates Tuesday rallied around Octaviano Ortiz and his family as he faces a looming deadline to leave the country after an appeal on his deportation order was recently denied.

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Rose the piping plover still nowhere to be found

Monty has been in Chicago for awhile, but former nesting mate Rose hasn’t arrived. Still, “we aren’t going to make any assumptions at the moment,” said Armand Cann, a biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Afternoon Edition: May 10, 2022

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

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Rainbow Cone shines up north, too

The treat once exclusive to Beverly continues its march across the Chicago area, opening a Skokie branch Wednesday.

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Fewer people shot, killed in city this year — but summer looms

The mayor and other city officials have attributed this year’s downtick in violence to an initiative that has flooded 15 communities with new resources. Crime experts say that’s premature.

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Crime on public transit is a social crisis

If we do not act, I am worried our city will become a place where political corruption, social instability, inequality and governmental incompetence lead to privatization of the most basic public services.

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Young’s Dalen Davis raises his stock with strong showings during NCAA evaluation periods

Physically, mentally and productively, the junior from Young is playing the best basketball of his career.

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Rep. Mike Quigley endorses Alexi Giannoulias in heated Democratic primary for secretary of state

Quigley’s endorsement is the ninth Giannoulias has received from a current or former Democratic member of the U.S House or Senate.

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