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CPS Details New Safety Plan as District Prepares to Remove Resource Officers From Schools

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(Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News)

As Chicago Public Schools moves to fully remove police officers from its buildings, education officials are planning a phased-in approach to its new school safety plans.

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Even When a Cop Is Killed With an Illegally Purchased Weapon, the Gun Store’s Name Is Kept Secret

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Deb’s Gun Range in Hammond, Indiana. (Sarahbeth Maney / ProPublica)

A 2003 law pushed by the gun industry limits the information shared by federal agents and shields gun shops from public scrutiny, but ProPublica was able to identify the store that sold the gun used in the shooting of a Chicago police officer.

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Deb’s Gun Range in Hammond, Indiana. (Sarahbeth Maney / ProPublica)

Civic Federation Calls for Caution in State Budget, Praises Illinois’ Recent Financial Progress

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The exterior of the Illinois State Capitol is pictured in Springfield. (Andrew Adams / Capitol News Illinois)

“Illinois cannot simply hope that its remaining fiscal challenges will disappear on their own,” the Civic Federation says in a new report. “They will not until they are addressed head on.”

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The exterior of the Illinois State Capitol is pictured in Springfield. (Andrew Adams / Capitol News Illinois)

Uber Will Let Riders in Chicago and Other Select Cities Book Large Shuttles to the Airport, Concert Venues and Sporting Events

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An Uber rideshare vehicle idles in a line to pick up passengers at Los Angeles International Airport. (Mario Tama / Getty Images via CNN Newsource)

Riders can book their space on the shuttles, which will hold between 14 and 55 seats, up to a week in advance and will receive a QR code ticket to board. Uber plans to partner with local shuttle companies with commercially licensed drivers to facilitate the offering, but users will be able to rate and tip drivers within the Uber app like with any other ride.

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An Uber rideshare vehicle idles in a line to pick up passengers at Los Angeles International Airport. (Mario Tama / Getty Images via CNN Newsource)

Illinois Supreme Court Considers Expectation of Privacy in Hospitals After Murder Evidence Gathered From Clothes

Police burden of proof in concealed carry violations also on the table

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The Illinois Supreme Court Building is pictured in Springfield in a file photo. (Andrew Adams / Capitol News Illinois)

While Cortez Turner was in a hospital room being treated for a gunshot wound to his leg in 2016, police took his clothes. Now, the Illinois Supreme Court is weighing whether that action violated Turner’s expectation of privacy under the Fourth Amendment.

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The Illinois Supreme Court Building is pictured in Springfield in a file photo. (Andrew Adams / Capitol News Illinois)

The US Saw Fewer Overdose Deaths Reported Last Year, but Experts Say It’s Too Soon to Celebrate

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A container of Narcan, a brand name version of the opioid overdose-reversal drug naloxone, sits on a table following a demonstration at the Health and Human Services Humphrey Building on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo / Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Experts reacted cautiously. One described the decline as relatively small, and said it should be thought more as part of a leveling off than a decrease. Another noted that the last time a decline occurred — in 2018 — drug deaths shot up in the years that followed.

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A container of Narcan, a brand name version of the opioid overdose-reversal drug naloxone, sits on a table following a demonstration at the Health and Human Services Humphrey Building on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo / Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Voice-Cloning Technology Bringing Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education Decision to ‘Life’

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Chief Justice Earl Warren speaks at the Washington National Archives during a ceremony marking the 175th anniversary of congressional passage of legislation establishing the federal judicial system in the U.S., on Sept. 22, 1964. (AP Photo / Bill Allen, File)

The “Brown Revisited” recreation is being made available at brown.oyez.org. It will be part of a website, painstakingly put together by former Northwestern University professor Jerry Goldman, that allows people to hear oral arguments in decades worth of Supreme Court cases and follow along with written transcriptions.

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Chief Justice Earl Warren speaks at the Washington National Archives during a ceremony marking the 175th anniversary of congressional passage of legislation establishing the federal judicial system in the U.S., on Sept. 22, 1964. (AP Photo / Bill Allen, File)

Illinois Lawmakers Consider Bill That Would Pay Student Teachers $10K but Actual Funding Unlikely

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State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, is pictured in a file photo on the Illinois House floor. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)

The juxtaposition of a popular program with how to pay for it highlights the tensions Illinois lawmakers face with weeks left before the end-of-month deadline to pass a new state budget.

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State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, is pictured in a file photo on the Illinois House floor. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)

Analyzing Brandon Johnson’s 1st Year in Office: Push for Progressive Change Complicated by Migrant Crisis, Unforced Errors

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Brandon Johnson takes “Chicago Tonight” on a tour of the Austin neighborhood on April 13, 2023. (Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News)

“People put me in charge to change course. And what is very clear, I say this with all due humility, people know we are changing course in this city. There should be no doubt in anyone’s minds that we are moving in another direction. I believe people are up for it. And I’m looking forward to the implementation of many of the things that we’ve already put forward.”

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Brandon Johnson takes “Chicago Tonight” on a tour of the Austin neighborhood on April 13, 2023. (Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News)

‘There’s a Lot of Unevenness’: Chicago’s Youth Joblessness Rates Outpace Illinois and US, New Report Finds

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Employment levels in Chicago and beyond have rebounded since the COVID-19 pandemic, but a new report has found teens and young adults across the city, particularly those of color, are still struggling to find consistent work.

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May 14, 2024 - Full Show

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What’s behind the mass felling of trees at a suburban forest preserve. And eyes are on the Chicago Sky as the WNBA regular season tips off.

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As the 2024 WNBA Season Tips Off, What to Expect From the Chicago Sky This Year

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Footage from a Chicago Sky game.

The Chicago Sky looks different this year with brand new leadership and players on the roster including Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso.

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Footage from a Chicago Sky game.

‘Micropreemie’ Baby Who Weighed Just Over 1 Pound at Birth Goes Home From New Lenox Hospital

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This undated photo shows 6-month-old Nyla Brooke Haywood, a baby girl born Nov. 17, 2023, at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Illinois. (NaKeya Haywood via AP)

Nyla was delivered on Nov. 17 at just 22 weeks after her mother, NaKeya, was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia, a dangerous high-blood pressure condition. 

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This undated photo shows 6-month-old Nyla Brooke Haywood, a baby girl born Nov. 17, 2023, at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Illinois. (NaKeya Haywood via AP)

Oak Park Native Flexes His Performance Skills in National Tour of ‘Mamma Mia!,’ Now Running in Chicago

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Grant Reynolds, bottom center, and the company of “Mamma Mia!” (Credit: Joan Marcus)

For Chicago area native Grant Reynolds, the performances mark his debut in a national tour for a Broadway show.

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Grant Reynolds, bottom center, and the company of “Mamma Mia!” (Credit: Joan Marcus)

This Forest Preserve May Look Like a Disaster Zone, but What You’re Seeing Is the Most Ambitious Restoration Project Cook County’s Ever Tackled

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The scene at Red Gate Woods looks like an eco-disaster but it’s actually the result of invasive shrub removal. (Patty Wetli / WTTW News)

A 1,000-acre, $10 million restoration project is now underway at Red Gate Woods, part of the vast Palos Preserve system in southwestern Cook County.

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The scene at Red Gate Woods looks like an eco-disaster but it’s actually the result of invasive shrub removal. (Patty Wetli / WTTW News)

As Medicaid Redeterminations Restart, About 73% of Illinois Recipients Remain Enrolled

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During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress enacted changes to Medicaid requiring states to keep patients continuously enrolled through the public health crisis, even if they might have become ineligible due to changes in their income or family circumstances. That continuous enrollment program expired in March 2023.

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Key City Panel OKs 6 of Mayor’s 7 Picks to Serve on Chicago Police Oversight Board

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The City Council’s Police and Fire Committee unanimously advanced the nominations of Anthony Driver Jr., Remel Terry, Aaron Gottlieb, Abierre Minor, Kelly Presley and Sandra Wortham to serve four-year terms on the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability.

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