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Lane Tech students analyze Chicago’s fentanyl crisis

Fentanyl was involved in 86% of opioid-related overdoses in Chicago in 2020, according to city data. Fentanyl overdoses started skyrocketing in 2018, said Luis Agostini, a spokesperson for the Drug Enforcement Agency’s Chicago field division.

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$Alderman blasts fractious CPD leadership for flat-footed response to violent weekend gatherings$

Alderman blasts fractious CPD leadership for flat-footed response to violent weekend gatherings

Officials fought amongst themselves and street cops were overwhelmed, Ald Brian Hopkins said, as groups of teens jumped on cars and set fires in the Loop — and at least three teens were shot. ‘Nobody knew who was in charge,’ Hopkins said.

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Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson tries to influence City Council reorganization

Jason Lee, a senior adviser to Johnson’s transition team, refused to pinpoint specific changes amid reports that several committee chairs could lose those posts.

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100,000 tulips: Chicago artist’s statement on redlining blooms on South Side

The tulips were planted by local residents and volunteers in October as part of a public work by Chicago artist Amanda Williams meant to redefine redlining. Six months later, they’re lighting up the previously vacant lots.

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Dozens of Cook County employees out after PPP fraud probe, Walmart closings fallout and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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In Englewood, Powell’s Barbershop marks new chapter years after fatal shooting struck business

The remodeled barbershop on Chicago’s South Side is part of a collective of entrepreneurs taking a new approach to building their businesses.

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Warehouse demand brings attention to South Side properties

One proposal involves replacing the Wheatland Tube factory in Back of the Yards with a three-building logistics center covering more than 30 acres.

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Prognosis uncertain for Arwady post with Johnson — but city health chief ‘looking forward to the conversation’

Dr. Allison Arwady told the Sun-Times, “I am hopeful to stay on in my role,” but Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson has voiced concerns about the way Chicago Public Schools were reopened during the COVID pandemic.

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South Side residents upset by Walmart closure, community group fills the gap by handing out free food

Sunday marked the last day for Chicago-area Walmart locations in Little Village, Kenwood, Lakeview and Chatham— where residents shopped among ‘ghostly’ aisles. My Block My Hood My City hands out food in the parking lot.

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‘Do not stay silent,’ Chicago protesters urge as courts weigh access to abortion pill

Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights organized Saturday’s protest following recent conflicting decisions from federal judges surrounding mifepristone, a common abortion pill.

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Little Village Discount Mall vendors get city help to set up at new location

About 40 vendors were forced to leave the mall on West 26th Street at the end of March, and had been looking for a new location. On Friday, they announced they’d found one — and had a commitment from the city to help.

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Protestors blast Walmart set to close in Little Village: ‘We need this Walmart’

The Little Village location is one of four Walmart stores closing around the city Sunday.

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Walmart’s plan to close stores slammed, an El Chapo crime saga update and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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John Mellencamp oozes plenty of heart — and heartland — in rousing Chicago Theatre show

Mellencamp stuck to his tried-and-true songbook, with just two songs from his latest album “Strictly A One-Eyed Jack.”

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Picture Chicago: This week’s 17 can’t miss Sun-Times photos

Loved ones and colleagues remember a Chicago firefighter who died in the line of duty, residents celebrate Easter and more in our best pictures of the last week.

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‘I love you, brother’ ... Crowd mourns fallen Chicago firefighter Jermaine Pelt

Pelt, 49, died on April 4 while battling an extra-alarm fire in West Pullman. His funeral was at Friday morning at House of Hope in Pullman.

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Small business borrowers in Illinois need more protection from predatory lending

A common reality for small businesses is thinking you’re paying one price for your loan, and instead realizing, sometimes too late, that your actual Annual Percentage Rate (APR) is in fact in the triple digits.

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Visitation held for Chicago firefighter Jermaine Pelt who died in South Side blaze

Firefighter Jermaine Pelt, 49, died on April 4 while battling an extra-alarm fire in the West Pullman neighborhood.

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South Siders slam Walmart over plan to close stores, threaten protests at other Walmarts

Community leaders at the Chatham Supercenter question the abrupt announcement of four Walmart closures this weekend: “If they’re going to walk out on us, we’re going to walk out on them.”

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Hedwig Dances, Bauhaus combine for ‘Triadic Ballet’ sequel

To get a sense of the “Triadic Ballet,” it is essential to understand the revolutionary, forward-looking spirit of the Bauhaus, a celebrated German art school that operated from 1919 through 1933.

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Finkl Steel withdraws plans to add more furnaces to Southeast Side facility

Community members gather at Olive-Harvey College for a listening session with the Illinois EPA to voice their concerns with Finkl’s plan, and other area pollution issues. Finkl executives were a no-show.

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Actors’ Equity signals possible strike with ‘Jagged Little Pill’ leafleting

The union representing professional actors and stage managers across the country are calling attention to a possible strike that would affect all Equity Broadway touring productions currently on the road.

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Visitation held for CFD lieutenant who died battling Lake Shore Drive high-rise blaze

Lt. Jan Tchoryk, 55, was an outdoorsman and a Navy veteran who served in Desert Storm, fire officials said.

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Illinois must now invest more in the state’s community health centers

With the state on better financial footing, the legislature could improve the lives of millions of Illinoisans by properly funding this resource.

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2024 Democratic Convention pitched as economic boon for ‘all of our communities, not just a select few’

The city’s $80 million bid package beat out rival proposals from Atlanta and New York City, capping more than a year of campaigning to bring the convention back to Chicago for the first time since 1996.

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