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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Gun battle erupts as wanted teen opens fire at US Marshal officer, prosecutors say

CHICAGO — A 19-year-old man is accused of a shooting that wounded a police dog and an officer on the U.S. Marshals Service as he was being arrested Thursday afternoon on the Northwest Side, prosecutors said in court Saturday.

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Marmol ejected, Goldschmidt's streak ends, Cubs beat Cardinals, and that's only Game 1

CHICAGO — The Cardinals went into the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader hoping right-hander Johan Oviedo could give them his best for 100 pitches, not thinking that one of the worst calls would help take the game from them.

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2nd probable case of monkeypox found in Chicago, health agency says

CHICAGO — A second probable case of monkeypox was found in Chicago, the Illinois Department of Public Health said Friday evening.

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Chicago man arrested in shootings of US marshal, police dog

Police say a Chicago man has been charged in the shootings of a U.S. marshal and his police dog who were wounded during an exchange of gunfire while serving a warrant

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7 wounded by gunfire in Chicago Friday

Three of the wounded were shot in separate attacks within 30 minutes in the 10th District.

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America the ‘beautiful,’ where no place now seems safe

I see the violence, and sometimes I’m just glad I’m gone.

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Grant Park fencing is like a prison camp

With festival season upon us, we can expect the cyclone fencing around much of Grant Park to remain, making Chicago’s glorious front yard on the lake look more like a deserted prison camp.

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Health officials say 2nd probable case of monkeypox found in Chicago

A spokesman for the Illinois Department of Public Health said the second person tested positive at a state lab but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may not confirm the case until Monday.

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Rout at Wrigley: Goldschmidt, Gorman launch homers as Cardinals overwhelm Cubs

CHICAGO — A day after a loss at Wrigley Field that spotlighted what they’re missing, the Cardinals authored a win as complete and thorough as any this season.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago ranked 8th among major U.S. cities last year in mail carriers attacked by dogs

The city had 35 such attacks in 2021. And with 226 attacks statewide, Illinois landed at seventh in the state rankings.

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Feds want nearly 34 years for producer who pleaded guilty to trafficking young Indian actresses in Chicago

CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors are asking for up to 34 years in prison for a former Indian movie producer who pleaded guilty to running a Chicago-based sex-trafficking ring that lured unsuspecting young actresses from their home country to the U.S., where authorities said they were forced into prostitution, physically abused…

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John J. Lanzendorf, hairstylist to the stars, renowned collector of dinosaur art, dead at 76; UPDATED: celebration Wednesday of his life

He tended to the tresses of the likes of Leslie Caron, Claudia Cardinale, Catherine Deneuve, Deborah Kerr and Marcello Mastroianni and owned what’s believed to have been the world’s largest private collection of dinosaur art.

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Guns now the leading cause of death for children as firearm-related fatalities soar in US

CHICAGO — As a mother who lost a son to Chicago’s pervasive gun violence, Maria Pike was not shocked to learn that firearm-related deaths have spiked across the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic, becoming the leading cause of death for children and young adults.

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Driver issued no citations after fatally striking 2-year-old riding mini-scooter in Lincoln Square

The boy was riding across Leavitt Street at Eastwood Avenue Thursday when a woman driving a Mitsubishi struck him, Chicago police said.

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Afternoon Edition: June 3, 2022

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

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Chicagoans should be outraged by attack on former police chief, Vallas says

“There is no greater son of Chicago than Terry Hillard,” Paul Vallas tells Sneed, calling the stunning paintball assault last week “highly offensive.”

Chicago Tribune

Darren Bailey’s Chicago ‘hellhole’ comment and the issue of crime become focus in debate among GOP candidates for governor

State Sen. Darren Bailey doubled down on his comments he considered Chicago a crime-ridden “hellhole” during a debate Thursday night of the Republican candidates for governor as he also sought to aggressively label rival Richard Irvin a “corrupt Democrat.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Artist behind Pilsen-area murals wants kids ‘Dreaming Big’ about their futures and art

Jorge Nambo-Palmeno, who came to the U.S. from Mexico at 9, wants people to see the basic square figures in his mural at 15th and Wood streets and think: ‘I can do that.’

Chicago Tribune

Chicago is seeing a wave of union activity. Among the reasons: Workers ‘saw the willingness of their bosses to let them die.’

Last year, Brick Zurek, a shift supervisor at a Starbucks in Chicago's Loop, found working conditions at the store becoming increasingly untenable.

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