Also, Robin Kelly to Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Most guns used in Chicago shootings come from out of state.
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Emanuel declares Chicago a ‘Trump-free zone’ after Sessions announces plan to end DACA, and other news
Also, Latino students are on pace to become the majority at CPS in a few years.
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Illinois school funding bill waits on Rauner’s desk after house and senate pass it, and other Chicago news
Also, Illinois attorney general Lisa Madigan sues the city to enforce police reform.
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Chicago police have solved less than 20 percent of the murders committed in 2017, and other news
Also, 12 museums are offering free admission for CPS students this week.
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An inside look at the Chicago Police Department’s mysterious strategic subject list, and other news
Also, Wyndham Lathem is “trying to remain hopeful” in Cook County Jail.
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Prosecutors: Ex-Northwestern professor killed boyfriend in a murder, sex, suicide fantasy plot, and other Chicago news
Also, Rahm says Trump administration is “playing politics” to promote its law enforcement policies.
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Rauner: Trump’s Charlottesville comments ‘damage America,’ and other Chicago news
Also, Attorney General Sessions slams Emanuel, Chicago yet again.
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IPRA reopens investigation into 2014 fatal police shooting of a 19-year-old, and other Chicago news
Also, J.B. Pritzker’s health-care plan involves letting anyone buy into Medicaid.
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Rauner vetoes school funding bill, and other Chicago news
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
Also, the Cook County penny-per-ounce soda tax will go into effect Wednesday.
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Report: Trump ‘gets a kick out of personally needling’ Rahm Emanuel, and other Chicago news
Also, in 2015 R. Kelly was reportedly kicked out of a local recording studio after “trashing” it.
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Report: Emanuel administration ‘diverted’ millions of TIF dollars to Navy Pier renovations, and other Chicago news
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
Also, Rahm’s in Europe to promote Chicago and its tech business.
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Pitchfork wants you to party without ignoring gun violence
Beats Over Bullets uses Pitchfork to bring new converts to Everytown for Gun Safety, Mothers Against Senseless Killings, and the Wear Orange campaign.
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More than 100 people were shot and 15 killed over the long weekend, and other Chicago news
Also, Michael Madigan delays the Illinois house vote to override Rauner’s veto of the budget package and income tax hike until Thursday.