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Chicago public school dress codes now cannot ban head coverings tied to race, ethnicity

CHICAGO — Starting next school year, dress code policies at Chicago’s public schools can no longer ban head coverings tied to race, ethnicity or hair texture, a change approved without discussion Wednesday by the Chicago Board of Education.

Chicago Tribune

Uvalde schools police chief placed on leave amid fierce criticism of school shooting response

The move comes weeks after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary. Uvalde CISD police Chief Pete Arredondo, one of the first to respond, and state officials have provided differing stories about what happened inside the school.

The Texas Tribune

Uvalde schools police chief put on administrative leave

Arredondo was put on leave due to the lack of clarity that remains in Uvalde shooting investigation.

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Federal court dissolves decades-old minority hiring decree in Chicago Fire Department, cites big ethnic gains

CHICAGO — A federal judge recently agreed to dissolve a 42-year-old court mandate on minority hiring within the Chicago Fire Department, finding that minority representation had increased substantially since its implementation in early 1980.

Chicago Tribune

Here’s how Pete Arredondo and other law enforcement differ on what happened during the Uvalde shooting

New information released by law enforcement sources and the director of the Department of Public Safety tells a different story about police response to the shooting than Uvalde CISD Police Chief Pete Arredondo.

The Texas Tribune

Uvalde school police chief “decided to place the lives of officers before the lives of children,” Texas DPS director says

Steve McCraw testified before a Texas Senate committee, laying blame on local police officers in Uvalde for not acting faster to save children during the school shooting.

The Texas Tribune

Uvalde response even worse than reported

Officers had weapons, shields and a tool to break open the door — but didn't try to open the door for over an hour

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“If there’s kids in there, we need to go in”: Officers in Uvalde were ready with guns, shields and tools — but not clear orders

The Texas Tribune has reviewed law enforcement transcripts and footage that federal and state investigators are examining after the May 24 tragedy.

The Texas Tribune

Paul Sullivan: 2022 Chicago Cubs share dubious history with the 1879 team — but there could be a sign of hope

When a colleague pulled out his iPhone in the Chicago Cubs clubhouse Thursday afternoon to show a factoid he received from the team’s historian, my head began to spin.

Chicago Tribune

Frankfurters bourguignonne or franks in sour cream sauce? Questionable Tribune hot dog recipes over the years

CHICAGO — Although the Chicago-style hot dog is arguably the greatest hot dog in the country, for most of the 20th century, Tribune reporters and recipe writers mostly acted deeply embarrassed about the dish.

Chicago Tribune

Abbott seeks to shield Uvalde records

Texas public safety officials cite the "dead suspect loophole" to prevent records from being released

Salon

Chicago’s history shines in recovered Tribune Tower time capsules: ‘An adventure with some mystery thrown in’

A baseball potentially used in the 1919 World Series, cartoons and a photo of Soldier Field from 1947 were among the artifacts.

Chicago Sun-Times

Paul Sullivan: Tony La Russa isn’t worried about White Sox fan discontent — he’ll ignore it like he did in his 1st South Side stint

CHICAGO — You’ve got to have thick skin to be a major-league manager, and no one alive has managed more major-league games than Tony La Russa.

Chicago Tribune

Uvalde school police chief defends delay in entering classroom

Pete Arredondo said in an interview that he did not consider himself in charge of the scene of the school shooting.

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The Independent UK

Uvalde police chief Pete Arredondo breaks cover to defend himself as a hero

Arredondo says in his first extensive interview he didn’t consider himself the incident commander as the massacre unfolded

Salon

Uvalde hiring more school police

Texas town's response to botched police school shooting response? Throw more cops at it

The Guardian - US

Texas school police chief says he didn’t think he was in charge during shooting

Pete Arredondo says he intentionally left behind radios before entering school, as two more funerals are held for victims of the attack

Asharq Al-Awsat

Uvalde School Police Chief Defends Texas Shooting Response

The Texas school police chief criticized for his actions during one of the deadliest classroom shootings in US history said in his first extensive comments, published Thursday, that he did not consider himself the person in charge as the massacre unfolded and assumed someone else had taken control of the…

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Uvalde schools police chief breaks silence on shooting response after fierce criticism

Pete Arredondo told the Texas Tribune he didn't think he was the incident commander.

Chicago Tribune

The story behind Frank Schwindel’s bond with a 7-year-old Chicago Cubs fan — and the quest to raise awareness of an unnamed disease

Sometimes, if you look closely, you can spot the blue band on Frank Schwindel’s wrist.

The Guardian - UK

Anthony Arblaster obituary

Other lives: Leftwing academic and writer who focused on the promotion of socialism and democracy

Salon

SCOTUS blocks Texas social media law

Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh join liberals to block "free speech" law that limits free speech

Chicago Tribune

Paul Vallas enters Chicago mayor’s race; former CPS head says Lightfoot ‘has proven incapable of dealing with these crises’

CHICAGO — Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas is running for mayor, he announced Wednesday.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago police: 9 dead, 47 wounded in Memorial Day weekend that saw 250 guns seized, 11 from North Avenue beachgoers

CHICAGO — At least nine people were killed and about 50 others wounded during the Memorial Day weekend, the traditional start of the Chicago’s summer events and violence.

Salon

Texas state bar sues to punish Paxton

Paxton alleged the Texas state bar was controlled by “leftists” and accused it of trying to “bully me”

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