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Order kept cleric after sex abuse accusations, the roads to a mayoral runoff and more in your Chicago news roundup

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

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These are the runners-up in our student art contest

We chose 19 students from Chicago and beyond who sent in artwork on the theme “Bringing Chicago’s Voices Together” as part of a Chicago Sun-Times/WBEZ/Vocalo student art contest.

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About 2 of every 3 Chicago polling places aren’t fully accessible for people with disabilities

That’s according to a WBEZ analysis of new data from the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, which has posted accessibility ratings for each poll.

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This young artist won our student art contest and will have her work turned into a mural you can see at the Salt Shed

Buffalo Grove sixth-grader Lucy Holloway, 11, created the work for a Chicago Sun-Times/WBEZ/Vocalo contest. It will be turned into a sprawling mural at the entertainment venue that took up the old Morton Salt site.

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Lightfoot campaign’s email fail comes to light, ‘South Side’ canceled and more in your Chicago news roundup

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

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Lightfoot campaign sent 9,900 emails seeking support from CPS, City Colleges staff, documents show

Among the emails were four to City Colleges of Chicago Chancellor Juan Salgado — who reports to the mayor — at his work email address inviting him to a Lightfoot campaign event.

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Thousands of paczki going out the door this week at Bridgeport Bakery

The beloved neighborhood bakery has been through a lot in the past three years.

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Why some ex-Illinois lawmakers convicted or accused of crimes get to keep their pensions

Illinois has paid out millions in pension payments to former legislators who have admitted criminal wrongdoing or are awaiting trial.

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Teen’s family sues Waukegan cops for extracting false confession to a shooting

The lawsuit says police lied to the 15-year-old during his interrogation. His family had to prove he was miles away when the shooting occurred.

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No, ‘zombie’ fungus isn’t coming for us, Field Museum researcher says — despite growing on HBO viewers

“The Last of Us” is a hit series, but the museum’s collection of more than 200,000 fungal specimens offers a reality check about the bug-killing menace.

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Disgraced ex-Chicago police sergeant breaks his decadelong silence

Former Sgt. Ronald Watts pleaded guilty to corruption. Judges have thrown out 226 convictions tied to him. Now he’s lashing back at prosecutors.

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A rise in after-school shootings, Black Restaurant Week kicks off 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.

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Victims, families and school leaders seek answers after increase in after-school shootings

A WBEZ/Chicago Sun-Times analysis shows that 2022 brought a spike in fatal shootings among teens in the after-school hours in Chicago.

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City expands mental health services through private providers

A previously announced plan to partner with more community clinics and nonprofits is complete. Mental health services will be offered at some libraries and O’Hare.

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Four-candidate mayoral forum turns into two-way conversation after no-shows

Scheduling conflicts kept Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson and businessman Willie Wilson away from the forum, so community activist Ja’Mal Green and retiring Ald. Roderick Sawyer had the stage to themselves.

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Voters worry about crime, police chief lays groundwork for exit 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.

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Watch: Sun-Times, WBEZ and U Chicago host Chicago mayoral forum

Watch the second of two mayoral forums hosted by the Sun-Times, WBEZ and University of Chicago, featuring mayoral candidates Roderick Sawyer and Ja’Mal Green

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POLL: Chicago voters feel unsafe from crime, unhappy with police relations — and looking for a candidate to fix it all

As they prepare to elect their next mayor, city voters chose crime and public safety as the top issue guiding their decisions — and a whopping 63% of them don’t feel safe, a Sun-Times/WBEZ/Telemundo Chicago/NBC5 Poll found. But differences of opinions emerged among voters of different racial…

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New poll forecasts trouble for Lightfoot’s reelection bid, how to help Turkey and Syria 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.

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Paul Vallas focus of attacks at WBEZ/Sun-Times mayoral forum

Former CPS CEO Paul Vallas has blanketed airwaves with commercials on the crime issue, and recent internal and external polls show him leading the pack or near the top.

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Mayoral challenger Ald. Sophia King airs first campaign commercial

King entered the race with high hopes and a formidable reputation for fundraising for her City Council campaigns. But her fundraising for mayor has not gone well. Out of $500,000 raised, $350,000 is from her own household.

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Watch: Sun-Times, WBEZ and U Chicago host Chicago mayoral forum

Watch the first of two mayoral forums hosted by the Sun-Times, WBEZ and University of Chicago, featuring incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot and mayoral candidates Chuy Garcia, Paul Vallas, Kam Buckner and Sophia King.

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Vallas gives away campaign contribution from ex-cop in Laquan McDonald case

Vallas’s bid for mayor of Chicago was facing criticism for accepting $5,000 from a retired detective named in a $5 million legal settlement.

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Nine mayoral hopefuls offer plans to handle shrinking CPS enrollment, elected school board, union friction

Voters face a long list of candidates for Chicago mayor, some with vastly different views on public schools, and longstanding history, for better or worse, with the district.

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The story behind the Altgeld Gardens Memorial Wall, R. Kelly charges dropped and more in your Chicago news roundup

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