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Mother of slain Chicago Police Officer Aréanah Preston wants community center built to remember daughter, support city’s youths

“Aréanah was a community person,” Dionne Mhoon told the Sun-Times. “So what better way to celebrate her and remember her name than by doing something for the community?”

Chicago Sun-Times

Retired CPD officer shot while trying to stop a carjacking

A retired 78-year-old Chicago police officer was shot early Wednesday morning while trying to stop a carjacking in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side, Chicago police said.

Chicago Tribune

Plan to house migrants at Chicago college met with boos and support

Far Northwest Side neighbors bitterly shouted down city officials and each other during a divisive meeting convened Tuesday on a plan to house hundreds of migrants at Wilbur Wright College.

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Robert J. Zimmer, who championed free speech as head of University of Chicago for 15 years, dies at 75

Mr. Zimmer led the university from 2006 to 2021.

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Retired Chicago cop grazed in shootout with carjacker, police say

The former officer, 78, tried stopping a person from carjacking his neighbor in the 300 block of North Mayfield Avenue, police said.

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His book captures 100 years of folk and country music history in Chicago

CHICAGO — Mark Guarino is a child of Oak Park, Illinois, and has been a writer since high school, his work appearing in a vast and varied number of publications, on stages of theaters in plays he created and now, finally, between covers in a spectacular book dedicated to the…

Chicago Tribune

Cubs end Mets' winning streak at 5

CHICAGO — Suddenly missing for the Mets on Tuesday night were the keys to their season-high-tying five-game win streak: timely hitting and strong starting pitching. And so that win streak ended.

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State deploying 30 ‘peacekeepers’ in Chicago over Memorial Day weekend in effort to prevent violence through de-escalation

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration will be sending a newly created team of street outreach workers to Chicago neighborhoods during the Memorial Day weekend to help with the city’s violence prevention efforts.

Chicago Tribune

Justin Fields to DJ Moore? Early returns are positive — and now Bears can put their wide receivers in the right order.

CHICAGO — Offensive coordinator Luke Getsy said multiple times last season he never has been with a team that spent as much time practicing the two-minute offense as the Chicago Bears did.

Chicago Tribune

Ahead Of Chicago P.D.'s Season 10 Finale, One Star Already Has A Fun Idea For Season 11

Could Chicago P.D. try something new for the Intelligence Unit in Season 11 after the Season 10 finale? One star has an idea!

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Man shot, killed in Edgewater

The man was found in an alley with a gunshot wound to the back, police said. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition and later died.

Chicago Sun-Times

What does Chicago need in a new police superintendent? First, a leader with vision.

I have seen police departments rise from the ashes of defeat due to great leaders with the courage and vision to drive change, writes former Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck. Chicago deserves no less.

Chicago Sun-Times

Why pollution from truck exhaust is getting worse, and how government can limit the hazard

As the demand for home deliveries grows, scores of warehouses have been built near homes and schools, bringing exhaust fumes closer to millions of people. More monitoring of emissions and regulatory power are part of the solution.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot’s security detail dramatically reduced

A police spokesperson refused to reveal specifics of the reduction, fearing it could invite more threats against a former mayor who already has had her share.

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Woman charged in fire that damaged Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines

The blaze caused more than$78,000 in damage to the shrine, a sacred site to many Chicago-area Catholics.

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Head of search for Chicago top cop asks why no one called 911 after Officer Aréanah Preston was fatally shot, blames lack of trust

“The community has lost so much trust in the system that not a single person dialed 911,” Anthony Driver said during a forum on community policing hosted by the City Club of Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times

Taylor Swift fans: Capital One offering chance to win tickets to Soldier Field shows

Will you be the “Lucky One” that wins a pair of tickets to one of Swift’s three sold-out shows in Chicago?

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Field Museum aims to shake off misconceptions about Hula dancing

Exhibit educates visitors about the real Hula and Hawaiian Islanders’ connections to Chicago.

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Hundreds more Illinois Catholic clerics abused children than had been reported, AG report says

CHICAGO — Hundreds more Catholic clerics abused children in Illinois than were previously reported by church leaders, according to a scathing 700-page report released Tuesday by the Illinois Attorney General’s office following a roughly four-year investigation.

Chicago Sun-Times

Yellow-vested Peacekeepers, funded by the state, will patrol Chicago streets Memorial Day weekend

Thirty members of a “crisis prevention and response unit” are set to help out at large street gatherings to try to help keep the peace.

Chicago Sun-Times

Honor Jane Byrne on her 90th birthday by taking the train

Naming a congested highway interchange after Chicago’s first female mayor is a dubious tribute.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago fishing: Many options for Memorial Day weekend

Many options for fishing around the Memorial Day weekend lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

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Nikola Vucevic tenure with Chicago Bulls ‘needs to end for both sides’

Just two years after the Chicago Bulls traded for Nikola Vucevic, it seems like the big man's time with the team should be over.

Chicago Sun-Times

Johnson forges compromise to expand outdoor dining in Chicago

The mayor is making permanent an expanded outdoor dining program that helped restaurants and bars get through the pandemic, while he preserves input from the local alderperson.

Chicago Sun-Times

Catholic church in Illinois vastly underreported clergy sex abuse, Kwame Raoul finds

At the start of a five-year investigation by the attorney general, Cardinal Blase Cupich told seminarians the Archdiocese of Chicago had “posted all of the names” of predatory clergy. As the investigation neared its end, Cupich kept adding names.

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