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Former Oakbrook Terrace mayor pleads guilty in red-light camera scheme

Tony Ragucci also agreed Monday to cooperate with federal investigators. A prosecutor told the judge he did not expect Ragucci’s cooperation to end “any time soon.”

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Afternoon Edition: May 23, 2022

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

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30 City Council members call special meeting for Wednesday on violent crime surge

Mayoral challenger Ald. Ray Lopez (15th) is leading the call for the city’s top cop to appear before the “Committee of the Whole” — meaning, all 50 alderpersons. He was joined by 29 colleagues, including several of the mayor’s hand-picked committee chairs.

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Proposed ordinance would give building owners flexibility on AC

A manager of the building where three women died during a stretch of warm temperatures said city rules required them to provide heat through June 1. “Nobody is going to freeze to death in Chicago in May,” said Ald. Brian Hopkins, who introduced an ordinance to ease that requirement.

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Mother thanks her ‘angel on Earth’ for staying with wounded son after Lincoln Park shooting

The shooting May 6 left Dakotah Earley fighting for his life.

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Mural depicting Rogers Park woman missing since November offers ‘a different way’ to approach case

“The traditional methods haven’t worked in this case,” state Rep. Kelly Cassidy said of the disappearance of Sheena Gibbs.

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Roy Wiley dies at 87; former Sun-Times reporter, editor went on to career in business communications

Mr. Wiley started as a copy clerk in 1952, working from midnight to 8 a.m., and attending classes at Northwestern University during the day.

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How does the city decide where to put new bike lanes?

David Smith, complete streets manager at the Chicago Department of Transportation, sat down for an interview recently to answer cyclists’ most pressing questions.

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What cyclists love — and hate — about biking in Chicago

Here’s what 200 cyclists said in a survey of riders in the city.

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Man found fatally shot in Gresham apartment complex

The man, 24, was found by a tenant with two gunshot wounds to the head in the entry way of the complex in the 7800 block of South Laflin Street about 1:30 a.m., police said.

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Eight Illinois counties hit high risk level for COVID-19 — and Cook County’s not far behind

Cases have been on the rise statewide since mid-March, or a few weeks after Gov. J.B. Pritzker lifted his indoor mask mandate.

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Afternoon Edition: May 20, 2022

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

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Sister of Stacy Peterson vows to support defense attorney if he reveals details of missing woman’s fate

Cassandra Cales says she would support Drew Peterson’s former defense attorney Joel Brodsky if he gets in trouble with a judge, as long as he helps end her nearly 15-year search for her “best friend.”

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Back of the Yards family desperate for news about missing 13-year-old girl

Lesly Morales has been missing since late April, family said.

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Lightfoot’s curfew rollback clears committee amid opposition from all sides

The Committee on Public Safety approved the mayor’s ordinance by a comfortable vote of 14 to 3 that did not reflect the barrage of concerns raised about a crackdown roundly condemned as a toothless and desperate headline-grabber that will have no impact on youth violence.

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Illinois undercounted in 2020 census, actually grew to 13 million — largest population ever

A U.S. Census Bureau report released Thursday shows rather than losing population, Illinois gained more than 250,000 residents between 2010 and 2020. That’s roughly the equivalent of not counting anyone in Aurora — Illinois’ second largest city — and the entire city of Decatur.

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Urban Prep senior gets 73 college acceptance letters

For the past 13 years, Urban Prep Academies, with campuses downtown, in Bronzeville and in Englewood — has boasted that 100% of its graduating seniors are accepted to four-year colleges.

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CPS restores $24M in funding as alderpersons grill officials over cuts

CPS leaders appeared at a City Council hearing Thursday where they were asked why any school would see budget cuts during the pandemic and after an influx of federal dollars.

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Struggling to fill seasonal roles, Park District offers bonus to lifeguards, other summer workers

Following an investigation into allegations of rampant sexual abuse and harassment among its lifeguards, and a national lifeguard shortage, the Park District is trying to attract summer workers with a monetary bonus.

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Flat-bottomed bags make the eating world go ’round

Fischer Paper Products will be at National Restaurant Association show this weekend.

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‘I want to tell the whole story’: New controversy erupts over fate of Drew Peterson’s missing wife, Stacy

Drew Peterson may never have been locked up had Stacy Peterson not gone missing in 2007. That set in motion a chain of events that led to Drew Peterson’s 2012 conviction for the murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, whose death had initially been ruled an accident.

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This week in history: Chicago’s Latino community stages sit-in over mail issues

On May 18, 1978, a group of about 100 Chicago Latinos protested in the post office’s unfair hiring practices. Here’s how it turned out.

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Owner of senior home where 3 women died during hot spell previously cited for lack of heat

Employees for the Hispanic Housing Development Corporation referenced the ordinance in explaining to the local alderperson why they kept the heat on at the James Sneider Apartments in Rogers Park despite stifling temperatures last week.

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Feud erupts between lawyers for R. Kelly, former worker Derrel McDavid

It all began earlier this month when Kelly lawyer Jennifer Bonjean asked U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber to delay the trial set for Aug. 1 of Kelly, McDavid and Milton “June” Brown, another former Kelly worker.

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As violence spikes, CPS taking need to provide activities for students ‘very seriously’ — and says teens shouldn’t get all the blame

District education chief Bogdana Chkoumbova said it’s important kids feel welcome and safe in the city: “We definitely want to engage them because they’re looking for social opportunities after two very tough years.”

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