Sheila Haennicke was woken up around 2 AM on November 16, 2021, by an Oak Park policeman who informed her and her husband that their 29-year-old son was found unresponsive and his body was at Ascension Resurrection Hospital. In the hours before, Sheila Haennicke’s son, David Haennicke, died of an accidental overdose on the CTA […]
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Homeless in a pandemic-stricken Chicago
Thousands have survived one pandemic winter, only to now face another, still waiting for shelters to have spaces for them, to hear their names called for a public housing unit.
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Homeless during a pandemic
Chicagoans without shelter face the tough choice between the streets and shared air.
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The flu explainer Chicago didn’t know it needed
Health is a civic undertaking.
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The problem with the “public health” approach to ideological violence
The Countering Violent Extremism program is meant to stop terrorism and hate crimes before they happen, but critics say it’s yet another excuse to spy on Muslims.
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Illinois’s late payment charges on its bills add up to $1 billion, and other Chicago news
Also, Chicago police used a Trump Hotel conference room during the Women’s March.
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Patti Blagojevich slams Rauner’s campaign ad using Blagojevich FBI wiretap, and other Chicago news
Also, public health officials warn passengers about a possible measles exposure at O’Hare.
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Three Chicago police officers indicted in connection with Laquan McDonald shooting, and other Chicago news
Also, a lawsuit is hoping to block the Cook County soda tax at the last minute.
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Chicago Teachers Union considering merging with charter school union, and other news
Also, Emanuel tried to refute Census Bureau data with unscientific U-Haul report.
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Report: The demand for legal guns is on the rise, and other Chicago news
Also, a study has linked high blood pressure to segregated neighborhoods.
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Sessions: DOJ will crack down on federal grants for sanctuary cities, and other Chicago news
Also, the Chicago Blues Experience museum is set to open near Millennium Park in 2019.
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Researchers: Chicago gun violence behaves like a disease, and other news
Also, some Danish ideas for staying sane this winter.
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Hospital official: Trump anxiety is sparking a ‘public health crisis,’ and other Chicago news
Also, an artist wants to install a photo mural of Michelle Obama on the first lady’s south-side elementary school.
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Illinois Democrats spend more than $3 million on new anti-Rauner ads, and other Chicago news
Also, the Chicago Park District shuts down 445 outdoor drinking fountains with high lead levels.
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Questions linger about body camera on cop who shot Paul O’Neal, and other Chicago news
Also, there are 46 reported cases of the Zika virus in Illinois.