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Black and Hispanic Chicagoans Exposed to Gun Violence at ‘Significantly and Persistently Higher Rate,’ Study Finds
The findings were published Tuesday in the journal JAMA Network Open and stem from a survey that followed the lives of thousands of children in Chicago since the mid-1990s.
Chicago-Set Hit TV Show ‘The Bear’ Has Season 2 Release Date
The raw chaos inside of the restaurant’s kitchen captivated viewers when “The Bear” debuted in June of 2022 and followed an elite chef coming home to Chicago to help run his family’s local sandwich shop after his brother died.
The Way the US Government Tracks COVID-19 is About to Change
The U.S. public health emergency ends May 11. For the first time in three years, the CDC will stop posting a national count of COVID-19 cases, among other changes.
COVID-19 Was Fourth Leading Cause of Death in 2022, Killing 245,000 People: CDC Data
Despite the decline, about 1 out of every 13 deaths in the U.S. in 2022 was associated COVID-19. The virus killed nearly 245,000 people in 2022, CDC data shows.
Nearly 70,000 People Died of Overdoses Involving Fentanyl in 1 Year, Accounting for Majority of Overdose Deaths: CDC Report
Nearly 70,000 people in the U.S. died of drug overdoses that involved fentanyl in 2021, almost a four-fold increase over five years. By 2021, about two-thirds of all overdose deaths involved the potent synthetic opioid, according to the report.
Gun Rights Advocates Ask Supreme Court to Block Illinois, Naperville Assault Weapons Bans
The gun rights advocates are challenging both a city ordinance passed last year by Naperville that bans the sale of assault rifles, and an Illinois state law enacted this year prohibiting the sale and possession of assault weapons and magazines.
These Chicago Women Ran an Underground Abortion Network in the 1960s. Here’s How They View Today’s Debate
A band of young women — most in their 20s, some in college, some married with children — banded together in Chicago to create an underground abortion network. The group was officially created in 1969 as the “Abortion Counseling Service of Women’s Liberation.”
Cook County Correctional Officer Charged After Surveillance Footage Shows Him Repeatedly Hitting a Man in Custody
The Cook County Sheriff’s Office this week released surveillance video of the September 2022 incident, which shows a man speaking to the officer and another guard before the officer, identified by sheriff’s office as 44-year-old Richard Smith, begins punching the man.
The Lyrids Meteor Shower Might be Viewable This Weekend. Here’s Where to Look
Known as one of the oldest-recorded meteor showers, the Lyrids are expected to produce 10 to 15 meteors per hour for three nights centered around its peak of 8:06 p.m. CST on Saturday, according to EarthSky.
Attorneys General Call for Recall of Easily Stolen Hyundai and Kia Vehicles; 7,000 Stolen in Chicago During 2022
In 2022, there were more than 7,000 Hyundais and Kias stolen in Chicago, a figure that accounts for 10% of all registered Kia vehicles and 7% of all registered Hyundai vehicles in the city, according to a news release from Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Dick Durbin Invites John Roberts to Testify on Supreme Court Ethics After Clarence Thomas Revelations
The call comes after Senate Democrats have raised questions about whether the ethical standards of the high court need to be reviewed or change in the wake of a ProPublica report that found Justice Clarence Thomas has gone on several luxury trips involving travel subsidized by GOP megadonor Harlan Crow.
Strep Infections Surged This Winter, Up Nearly 30% From Pre-Pandemic Peak
In February, the share of health care visits for strep throat or a related diagnosis was nearly 30% higher than during the previous peak in 2017. And preliminary data for early March shows a continued upward trend.
Study Suggests Research Needed Around Earlier Breast Cancer Screenings for Black Women
An international team of researchers wrote in the study that clinical trials may be warranted to investigate whether screening guidelines should recommend Black women start screening at younger ages, around 42 instead of 50.
Additional COVID-19 Boosters Cleared for Older Adults, Immunocompromised People
On Tuesday, the FDA changed the terms of the authorizations for those vaccines so that certain individuals could get an additional dose ahead of most others.
White Kansas City Homeowner Accused of Shooting Black Teen Who Knocked on Wrong Door Charged With 2 Felonies
The 85-year-old man who shot and wounded a 16-year-old Black teen after the teen went to the wrong home to pick up his siblings will face two felony charges, officials announced Monday evening.
Which Electric Vehicles Are Eligible for $7,500 Federal Tax Credits? Here’s the List.
Sixteen new models and some of their variations are eligible for all or half of the new credit, while nine models — mostly foreign-made vehicles — are no longer eligible, for now. Most of the eligible cars so far are made by the “big three” EV automakers in the US — Ford, General Motors and Stellantis — plus Tesla.
You Still Haven’t Filed Your Income Taxes? Here’s Everything You Need to Know.
Are you behind on filing your federal income taxes? Here is a rundown of everything you need to know before the April 18 deadline.
Some Ready-to-Eat Salads With Chicken or Ham Sold in Illinois, Other States May Contain Listeria
Revolution Farms of Caledonia, Michigan, voluntarily recalled lettuce produced and sold under the brand Revolution Farms on April 5, 2023, due to the potential for listeria contamination.
In Move Advocated by J.B. Pritzker, Democrats Push Abortion Rights to the Ballot in 2024
“We should put the right to choose on every ballot across the country in 2024 — not just with the candidates we choose, but with referendum efforts to enshrine reproductive rights in states where right-wing politicians are stripping those rights away,” Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker told CNN.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Accepted Luxury Trips Paid for by GOP Megadonor, ProPublica Reports
The report of the connection between Thomas and conservative businessman Harlan Crow is already adding to calls that Congress investigate potential ethical lapses. Key Senate Democrats were previously mulling using this year’s funding legislation for the Supreme Court to pressure the justices to adopt some sort of ethics code.
Chicago Doctor Donates Kidney to Virginia Woman She’s Never Met to Inspire Others
Dr. Aleksandra Gmurczyk helped take two people off the waitlist when she donated her own kidney to a woman she had never met and launched a kidney-paired donation.
O’Hare Airport Named 4th Busiest in the World for Passenger Traffic
Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport was still the world’s busiest airport for passenger volume in 2022, holding the top spot it reclaimed in 2021 after being knocked off stride by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Biden Marks International Transgender Day of Visibility, Blasts Republicans Targeting Trans Youth
In a presidential proclamation on Thursday and a subsequent statement on Friday, Biden acknowledged “a wave of discriminatory state laws” aimed at trans Americans, squarely blaming “MAGA extremists” for “advancing hundreds of hateful and extreme state laws that target transgender kids and their families.”
Evanston City Council Votes to Expand Reparations Program to Include Direct Cash Payments
On Monday night, the Evanston City Council approved a cash option to its Housing Restorative Program. Now, the program includes direct cash benefits for those who qualify.
Legal Drama Surrounding Donald Trump Reaches Fever Pitch as New York Grand Jury Won’t Meet Wednesday
New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office has suggested to an attorney for at least one witness in the past 24 hours that they might need to provide more testimony to the grand jury in its hush money probe, according to one source familiar with the probe.
