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The Latest Breaking News from Chicago

Afternoon Edition: June 6, 2022

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

At Chicago’s equity options market, ‘open outcry’ cranks up the volume

Cboe Global Markets opens a trading floor in a space that hearkens back to the exchange’s early days, with an eye on customers demanding market access during volatile sessions.

Chicago Sun-Times

Family of 84-year-old woman killed during police pursuit says city hasn’t responded to a lawsuit — three years after the case was filed

Verona Gunn died from her injuries on May 25, 2019, after her car was hit by an unmarked Chicago police cruiser.

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Chicago police officer shot in Englewood leaves hospital: ‘I will grow stronger, both physically and mentally, from this tragedy’

Officer Fernanda Ballesteros thanked her CPD coworkers and her partner who rushed her to safety Wednesday after she was struck by gunfire while trying to pull over a driver in Englewood.

Chicago Sun-Times

How to decolonize your summer travel

These activist tour guides are helping visitors discover the hidden histories of cities — and avoid the meaningless tourist traps.

Mic

Judge rejects motions from Burke and co-defendants, says evidence should be considered at trial

The judge’s consideration of the motions, first filed in August 2020, is in part why the three-year-old racketeering case has yet to go to trial. The COVID-19 pandemic also played a key role.

Chicago Sun-Times

Saia Expands Its Northern Illinois Operations

Saia Inc's (NASDAQ:SAIA) Saia LTL Freight launched a new terminal in Rockford, Illinois, the carrier's second west of Chicago site this year. Saia remains focused on building density in its network and providing customers with more direct shipping points to the significant freight markets in northern Illinois. "Our new Rockford facility will…

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WWE star Cody Rhodes shows off sickening torn pectoral tendon at Hell in a Cell

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: WWE's Cody Rhodes competed with an horrific pectoral injury in his Hell in a Cell match against Seth Rollins in Chicago last night just two months after his triumphant return to the company

Daily Mirror

Nick Cave walks through the highlights of ‘Forothermore’ at the MCA, his first major career retrospective

CHICAGO — Thirty years ago, when Nick Cave made his first Soundsuit — creating the foundation of what would become hundreds of signature costumes and sculptures, assembled with beads, old toys, stuffed animals, synthetic hair and sequins — he wrote in his journal that he was “working toward what I’m…

Chicago Tribune

‘The Janes’ details how brave Chicago women offered safe abortions before they were legal

In sobering HBO documentary, the group members recall their achievements with admirable candor and great heart.

Chicago Sun-Times

A food critic checks out the newest and weirdest offerings at the Sweets & Snacks Expo in Chicago

CHICAGO — Sweets & Snacks Expo, the trade event formerly known as the Candy Show, returned to Chicago for the first time in two years. Expo organizers moved the event to Indianapolis in 2021, after canceling the show in 2020 due to the pandemic.

Chicago Tribune

67-year-old fatally shot, another man critically wounded in Douglas Park

The men were on their porch just before 9 p.m. in the 1600 block of South Washtenaw Avenue when a black sedan approached and someone inside opened fire, Chicago police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man dies after triple shooting at South Deering home

The group was sitting on a porch Sunday in the 10300 block of South Calhoun Avenue when someone opened fire, Chicago police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cabrera, couple of clutch hits from rookies carry Cardinals to 5-3 win at Wrigley in 11 inningss

CHICAGO — Before the Cardinals could capitalize on the generosity of the rulebook in extra innings and the rolling production of their rookies, they first had to get outs.

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Chicago Sun-Times

5 kids, 3 adults — including 1 Chicago police officer — injured in New City crash

The crash happened in the 700 block of West Root Street, Chicago police said.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago police officer shot in Englewood neighborhood — second cop hit in less than a week

CHICAGO — A Chicago police officer was shot and seriously wounded Sunday afternoon during a brief gunbattle in the Englewood neighborhood on the city’s South Side.

Chicago Sun-Times

2 hospitalized after fighting, falling onto train tracks at Englewood CTA station

A 32-year-old man was standing on a train platform in the first block of West 63rd Street when another male spat on him, Chicago police said. The two began fighting and both fell on

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago ‘not a hellhole’

Ald. David Moore is proud of his success in the 17th Ward and defends his community. He — along with former state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias and City Clerk Anna Valencia — is running to replace Jesse White as Illinois secretary of state.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Summer Guide 2022: Plenty of laughs on the horizon this summer in Chicago

From stand-up to improv, comedy will be everywhere on area stages in the months ahead.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago cop seriously wounded in shootout during traffic stop in Englewood, alleged suspect shot by police

Sunday’s officer-involved gunfight comes just four days after another Englewood District officer was shot and seriously hurt while attempting to pull a car over.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago outdoors: Chicago lagoon catfish, deck robin family, Minnesota sturgeon, ducks and decoys

A question on catfish stocking in Chicago lagoons, a robin family on a deck, return of Red River sturgeon spawning and the allure of decoys and ducks are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Chicago Sun-Times

33 people shot, 6 fatally, in Chicago weekend gun violence

All but four shooting victims this weekend were wounded on the South and West sides.

Chicago Sun-Times

Street outreach workers are our first responders to gun violence

The first responders to scenes of gun violence often aren’t police, emergency medical technicians or paramedics but community violence intervention workers. A new survey sheds light on the conditions they face.

Chicago Tribune

Empty potato chip bag to dress a wound? Community-led organizations use grants to address real-world violence situations

CHICAGO — Nubia Ptah knew the person lying on the colorful rug wasn’t really shot. She knew the T-shirt tourniquet being tied wasn’t really necessary, and that the various invisible wounds weren’t real.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Rookie Brendan Donovan's 10th-inning hit wins it for Cardinals in Game 2, splits doubleheader on long, weird day at Wrigley

CHICAGO — Before things really tilted toward Wrigley Weird — trademark pending — the Cardinals got just enough from two pitchers in their first starts of the season to make it possible, when they had a lead, to deploy the bullpen exactly as designed.

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