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Shootings and homicides decrease as carjackings surge, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd February 12, 2018August 18, 2021

Also, Chicago matches snowfall record with nine straight days of measurable snow.

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Homicides and shootings decreased overall in 2017 but not in every neighborhood, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd January 3, 2018August 18, 2021

Also, a divorce between Jesse Jackson Jr. and Sandi Jackson appears inevitable, says Jackson Jr.

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Emanuel declares Chicago a ‘Trump-free zone’ after Sessions announces plan to end DACA, and other news

by Kate Shepherd September 6, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Latino students are on pace to become the majority at CPS in a few years.

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Cook County soda tax could lead to Illinois losing $87 million in funding for food stamps, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd August 11, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Chicago just sent comedian Rachel Dratch a ticket for a 1997 parking violation.

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Rauner vetoes school funding bill, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd August 2, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, the number of homicides in Chicago in 2017 is now on pace to exceed 2016 levels.

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Rahm: Trump never revealed the name of the cop who claimed to be able to solve Chicago’s gun violence issues ‘in a couple of days,’ and other news

by Kate Shepherd July 31, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, the Cook County penny-per-ounce soda tax will go into effect Wednesday.

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Report: Emanuel administration ‘diverted’ millions of TIF dollars to Navy Pier renovations, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd July 24, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Chris Kennedy discusses the Kennedy family history with gun violence.

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Cook County hands layoff notices to about 300 employees as soda tax remains in legal limbo, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd July 17, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Rahm’s in Europe to promote Chicago and its tech business.

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More than 100 people were shot and 15 killed over the long weekend, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd July 6, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Michael Madigan delays the Illinois house vote to override Rauner’s veto of the budget package and income tax hike until Thursday.

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Madigan’s wish list of demands required for budget deal with Rauner, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd June 27, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, a tour of DuSable Museum of African American History is now required for Chicago police recruits.

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Chicago hit 300 homicides over Father’s Day weekend, and other news

by Kate Shepherd June 20, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, less than a quarter of Chicago teens reportedly attend their neighborhood public high schools.

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Chris Kennedy: J.B. Pritzker does not ‘deserve’ to be governor, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd June 5, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, the city removed 12 red-light cameras after a study showed they were not preventing crashes.

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The New York Times: There are ‘some signs of hope’ in ‘Chicago’s crisis of violence,’ and other news

by Kate Shepherd June 1, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, an anti-Muslim group is organizing the Chicago March Against Sharia.

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Alderman Raymond Lopez under police protection after retaliatory threats from gangs, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd May 10, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, former mayor Richard M. Daley’s photo has finally been added to the wall of mayors at City Hall.

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Emanuel launches new climate change section on city website using information deleted from EPA, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd May 8, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, there’s speculation that Forrest Claypool’s days at Chicago Public Schools are numbered.

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