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Genetically altered skin grafts hold promise as addiction treatment, University of Chicago scientists say

CHICAGO — Scientists at the University of Chicago have come up with an intriguing potential treatment to combat cocaine and alcohol addictions — a skin graft genetically altered to release molecules that curb the craving for those substances.

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Pandemic progress report: Chicago in ‘much better place’ now than ‘any other point’ — but don’t ditch those masks just yet

Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady advised Chicagoans to enjoy the sense of normalcy — but to be ready for mitigations to return in case of another surge. Arwady added any such move would just be “temporary,” and “hopefully, it’s not something we’ll need again.”

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Prosecutors decline to charge Chicago police officers in shooting of teen, then a young man days later

CHICAGO — The Chicago police officer who fatally shot 13-year-old Adam Toledo in Little Village last year will not face criminal charges, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announced at a news conference Tuesday.

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Social media influencer leads drive for safer nurse staffing at hospitals

A social media influencer is galvanizing nurses across the country to petition an Illinois-based organization for safer staffing at hospitals and other health care settings — a campaign that, this week, has included a rally, commercials on local TV and a mobile billboard traveling to Chicago-area hospitals.

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Chicago fishing: Illinois early C&R trout, LaSalle opened, Braidwood bass, river walleye, Lake Michigan trout and coho

Illinois’ early catch-and-release trout season opening Saturday, LaSalle Lake’s reopening, Braidwood bass, river walleye, and trout and coho on southern Lake Michigan lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

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Chicago police officers won’t be charged in shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo

State’s attorney says there’s insufficient evidence to charge officers in the deaths of Toledo and 22-year-old Anthony Alvarez

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Afternoon Edition: March 15, 2022

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No charges against 2 Chicago officers in fatal shootings

A prosecutor says no charges will be filed against the Chicago police officers who fatally shot 13-year-old Adam Toledo and 22-year-old Anthony Alvarez during foot pursuits within days of each other last year

The Independent UK

No criminal charges against Chicago Police officers in fatal shootings of 13-year-old Adam Toledo and Anthony Alvarez

State’s Attorney Kim Foxx made the announcement Tuesday almost a year after Chicago police officers shot and killed Toledo and Alvarez in separate incidents.

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Oscar winner Graham Moore puts new spin on mobster movie genre with ‘The Outfit’

Oscar-winning filmmaker Graham Moore wanted to bring new style to the mobster movie genre.

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Movie review: 'The Outfit' a gangster noir with expert craftsmanship

Leonard (Mark Rylance), the proprietor of the finest bespoke suiting shop in 1956 Chicago, wants to make one thing very clear: he’s not a tailor, he’s a cutter. “Anyone with a needle and thread can call themselves a tailor,” he sniffs. No, Leonard trained for years on legendary Savile Row…

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Recently announced Versa concert is canceled

CHICAGO — Versa, a concert and music festival newly announced for Chicago, has been canceled. The event, first announced March 1, has been slated to have an all-female lineup of musicians, comedians and speakers, and had been planned for June 11-12 at Lincoln Park South Fields.

Chicago Tribune

Surge in Chicago violence highlights teens in trouble and efforts to save them

CHICAGO — The realistic painting in vivid colors by Adolfo Davis shows two sides of the same street, one bathed in sunlight with a college and an art center and the word “choices” written along the curb. On the other, a prison, a Chicago police surveillance camera, crime scene tape,…

Chicago Tribune

Chicago blues, rock ‘n’ roll landmark easily overlooked

On a nondescript stretch of South Michigan Avenue in Chicago is a little-known site that can transport music lovers back in time

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Apple's Bid To Overturn Chicago 'Netflix Tax' Dismissed by Judge

Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) attempt to overturn Chicago’s Amusement Tax — also called a “Netflix Tax” — has been dismissed by an Illinois court judge.

Los Angeles Times

Column: This 101-year-old surgical pioneer still works every day. And he's not about to retire

LOS ANGELES — When Dr. Bruce Gewertz arrived from Chicago 16 years ago to work at Cedars-Sinai, he took note of his new neighbor.

Chicago Sun-Times

4 shot Monday in Chicago

A man was wounded in a shooting in South Loop.

Chicago Tribune

Boy, 3, fatally shot his mom with a gun he found in the back seat of her car. ‘This child has to go through this trauma for the rest of his life’

CHICAGO — A trip to the supermarket in Dolton turned fatal this weekend when a 3-year-old boy found a gun in the back seat of a vehicle, picked it up and accidentally shot his mother, killing her.

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Parents split on the end of the mask mandate in Chicago Public Schools

CHICAGO — Most kids wore face coverings as they entered Park Manor Elementary School on Monday, even as Chicago Public Schools relaxed its mask rules for students and staff.

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Versa reversal: ‘Women-powered’ Chicago festival canceled

The Lincoln Park event, announced just two weeks ago, was to feature big names including Ellie Goulding, Chelsea Handler and Gloria Steinem.

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City Council’s Rules Committee chair to file for remap referendum

“We’re taking it to the voters and we’re gonna let the voters decide,” said Rules Committee Chair Michelle Harris. “Without 41 people making a decision to move forward, how do we avoid going to referendum? … We’re filing for a referendum because we need 41 votes.”

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Chicago police detectives begin training to investigate drug deaths as possible homicides

‘Locking up a drug dealer will not bring my daughter Sydney back,’ a retired cop told detectives Monday. ‘But I am confident that our efforts will save the lives of others.’

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Russia’s Eifman Ballet cancels Chicago performances

The troupe, scheduled for the Auditorium Theatre in May, says it is unable to dance in the U.S. “in light of COVID-19 restrictions for international travel and the current geopolitical climate.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Family asks for help finding father of four missing from Albany Park

Hector Manuel Franco Tello was last seen March 9 leaving home for work about 6:50 a.m. in the 4900 block of North Spaulding Avenue, according to a missing person alert from Chicago police.

Chicago Sun-Times

Afternoon Edition: March 14, 2022

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