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The Latest Breaking News from Chicago

Afternoon Edition: Jan. 25, 2022

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

Chicago Sun-Times

Burritos, inflation and privilege: As food costs rise in Chicago, a social media uproar highlights who really bears the brunt

For a brief moment over the weekend, west suburban Hinsdale became the center of an internet viral moment involving inflation, burritos, wealth and privilege.

Chicago Tribune

Film looks back at Kanye West as a young, awkward, audacious Chicago rapper

The three-part ‘jeen-yuhs’ trilogy tracks the superstar’s career with 20 years’ worth of intimate footage, starting with his origins as a producer with a flair for freestyle.

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Bad Bunny stadium tour includes Chicago date

The new tour comes on the heels of his previously announced world tour, which kicks off next month.

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Off-duty police officer and wife found shot dead in parked car in Chicago

Chicago police say they are not looking for any suspects in the case

The Independent UK

‘Please don’t let her die in vain.’ Family of 8-year-old killed in Little Village calls for justice

Melissa Ortega "was a girl full of hope and had her whole life ahead of her," her family said. "She sought to achieve the American Dream but was instead given American Violence."

Chicago Sun-Times

Wind chill of minus 25 possible Tuesday night as temps plummet to season’s lowest

A wind chill advisory is in effect from 8 p.m. Tuesday to noon Wednesday in northern Illinois.

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Could Ryan Poles be the Bears’ new GM by end of day Tuesday?

If Ryan Poles is the guy for the Bears, there's no way they can let him leave Halas Hall without a deal in place.

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Man charged with fatally stabbing woman while stopped at an intersection in Fuller Park

Renard Wilson, 40, stabbed a 26-year-old woman in the front seat of a car at 42nd Street and Princeton Avenue, Chicago police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Nearly 10,000 women traveled from out of state to have an abortion in Illinois in 2020 — a 29% increase

CHICAGO — Nearly 10,000 women traveled from out of state to have an abortion in Illinois in 2020, a roughly 29% increase compared with the previous year, according to the most recent Illinois Department of Public Health data available.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has spent more campaign cash than she’s raised during a term marked by crises

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has been spending campaign money faster than she has been raising it, leaving her with less political cash than she had shortly after winning office 2 1/2 years ago.

Chicago Tribune

3 people killed by gunfire in Chicago Monday

An off-duty Illinois state trooper and a woman were found fatally shot inside a car in the East Side neighborhood. A man was killed in Bronzeville.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man fatally shot while driving in Bronzeville

The 35-year-old was in the 4800 block of South Wabash Avenue when someone in another car opened fire, Chicago police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Airport contract workers to get raise — and then another next year

Roughly 6,500 employees serving as everything from caterers, de-icers, and baggage handlers to wheelchair attendants, airfield and cargo workers stand to benefit.

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Chicago police to saturate neighborhood where 8-year-old girl was fatally shot, top cop says

CHICAGO — Police will be increasing patrols in the Little Village neighborhood following Saturday’s fatal shooting of 8-year-old Melissa Ortega, Superintendent David Brown said at a news conference Monday.

Chicago Sun-Times

I’m a Chicago principal. Our schools are not OK.

The Omicron surge is ending. The crisis will still be here. Children are not okay. Teachers are not okay. We knew this year would be hard, but we didn’t know it would be this tough.

Chicago Sun-Times

Nancy Palese, co-founded iconic namesake pizza restaurants in Chicago, dies at 87

She and her husband and restaurant co-founder Rocco Palese created a hearty "stuffed" pizza (not deep dish) that would become the core of Nancy’s Pizza restaurants.

Chicago Sun-Times

Afternoon Edition: Jan. 24, 2022

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

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Sierra Canyon will play Glenbard West on Feb. 5

The long saga of if and when Sierra Canyon, California, would come to Chicago to play a high school basketball game appears to finally be over.

Chicago Sun-Times

Daryl Hall launching solo tour in Chicago, releasing retrospective album

The tour kicks off April 1 at the Auditorium Theatre.

Chicago Sun-Times

Police pursuing ‘promising leads’ in ‘almost speakable’ tragedy of 8-year-old girl’s shooting death: Lightfoot

At a news conference later Monday, CPD Supt. David Brown said gang conflicts in Little Village led to Melissa’s death, and "we will be relentless in our efforts to pursue any and all gangs involved with this tragic murder."

Chicago Sun-Times

CPS’ top education, health officials leaving as CEO announces major shakeup in leadership team

Chicago Public Schools’ Interim chief education officer Maurice Swinney is resigning and chief health officer Ken Fox is retiring, both effective in February.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Examining our top candidates for next Bears head coach

Our Bears Wire staff is sharing their top three candidates for Chicago's next head coach and why they would be a good fit.

Chicago Sun-Times

Two inches of snow falls on Chicago, to be followed by coldest temps of season

A light but steady snow made driving hazardous and forced the cancellation of more than a hundred flights at O’Hare and Midway airports.

The Independent UK

Anger in Chicago as 8-year-old girl is shot dead by stray bullet: ‘When you miss, you hit our babies’

Authorities request residents with information about the shooter to come forward

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