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The feds sue the Cubs, Chicago astronomers get to use the James Webb Space Telescope 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

Awarded time with the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers from Northwestern and University of Chicago are over the moon

“The telescope works, and it works brilliantly. Our knowledge about the universe is about to take a giant leap forward,” said Jacob Bean, a University of Chicago astronomy professor.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘The Doomsday Clock at 75′ explores how the Chicago-born cultural icon keeps tick, tick, ticking away

CHICAGO — The Doomsday Clock was born in 1947 in Chicago, a Cold War baby delivered as the illustration for the first cover of a new magazine, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. It was set at 7 minutes to midnight, an indication of how close a team of revered…

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University of Chicago chancellor Robert Zimmer steps down for health reasons

CHICAGO — University of Chicago chancellor Robert Zimmer, a mathematician and longtime administrator at the school, is leaving his post to attend to his health, the university has announced.

Chicago Tribune

Parkway Gardens mass shooting: 5 wounded, including 17-year-old, early Monday

It happened in the 6500 block of South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. None of the five victims appeared to be seriously injured, authorities said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Algorithm claims to predict crime in US cities before it happens

A new computer algorithm can now forecast crime in a big city near you — apparently.

Tribune News Service

Chicago police officer among 25 shot in Chicago Friday; 2 killed and 7 wounded in separate mass shootings

The mass shootings occurred in the Loop and West Garfield Park.

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14-year-old boy among 4 killed by gunfire in Chicago Thursday, 13-year-old boy among 12 others wounded

The 14-year-old boy was killed and the 13-year-old boy wounded in Bronzeville on the South Side.

Chicago Sun-Times

This week in history: Gay Liberation group recognized at University of Chicago

Less than a year after the Stonewall Riots on June 28, 1969, the group Gay Liberation won recognition as a campus organization at the University of Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times

Second day of abortion rights protests focus on the future: ‘We must turn our anger into action’

A day after the Supreme Court’s landmark decision, demonstrators gathered in the Loop Saturday with a renewed determination to “help any way we can.”

Chicago Sun-Times

The spread, white and blue’s very own Charles K. McNeil

Bet on it: Sports wagering in the U.S. would not be the massive business it is today without the father of the point spread

Chicago Sun-Times

Griffin’s move to Florida only latest blow to local philanthropy

“Many of the major funders ... are checking out. And they’re in Florida. When they leave, their charitable dollars leave,” said a source close to the world of philanthropic and charitable giving in Chicago and Illinois.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Quantum Exchange takes first steps toward a future that could revolutionize computing, medicine and cybersecurity

Flashes of what may become a transformative new technology are coursing through a network of optic fibers under Chicago.

Chicago Tribune

Pollution from California’s 2020 wildfires likely offset decades of air quality gains

LOS ANGELES — It was a nightmare fire season that California won’t soon forget.

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Chicago Tribune

Deborah Cohen’s new book brings back to life 1920s reporters who warned the world of the war that was coming

There is no immortality for newspaper reporters.

The Guardian - UK

Air pollution got worse during lockdown in many countries, study finds

University of Chicago reports little change in global average particulate pollution in 2020, with increases in areas such as India

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago police officer wounded in Englewood shootout released from hospital

Officer Erik Moreno and two other uniformed officers tried to make a traffic stop in the 6900 block of South Sangamon Street when he was shot in the torso and arm and rushed to the University of Chicago Medical Center in serious-but-stable condition.

Chicago Sun-Times

Family offering $10k for information on missing University of Chicago student

“Diwen, we are here for you. We can talk you through whatever help you need, pass a message for you, and help you stay safe. Please reach out when you are ready,” the family’s lawyer, Yilun Hu, wrote in a statement.

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The women who provided abortions before Roe give a 'grim' glimpse of life after it

In the late 1960s, when abortion was still illegal in most of the country, a group of politically engaged young women in Chicago took matters into their own hands and formed an underground network to help people obtain safe and affordable abortions.

Chicago Sun-Times

Two mass shootings hours apart on South and West sides of Chicago, 14-year-old boy among the wounded

The mass shootings occurred in Lawndale and Altgeld Gardens, and wounded a total of 8 people.

Chicago Sun-Times

Civic Committee and Commercial Club name new president

Derek R.B. Douglas comes over from the University of Chicago and will be the first African American to lead the allied organizations.

Chicago Sun-Times

As COVID-19 warning levels increase across more of Illinois, Pritzker’s briefings don’t

Gov. J.B. Pritzker hasn’t held a news conference on COVID-19 in three months, but his office says the governor and his public health team remain on top of the situation. Experts aren’t sure more briefings would help, given how tired many are of hearing about the virus.

Chicago Sun-Times

Son slit ex-U of C prof’s throat in ‘savage’ murder in Hyde Park, prosecutors say in 1st day of trial

Matthew Luchins, 30, faces a count of first-degree murder in the May 2018 attack on his father, Dan.

The Independent UK

Many back strict gun laws, but opposition tends to be louder

Polling shows majorities of Americans think mass shootings would occur less often if guns were harder to get

Tribune News Service

As remote work persists, cities struggle to adapt

Andrew Challenger’s urban Chicago neighborhood is buzzing, but not with office workers.

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