>"Rooftop shooter on July Fourth parade in Highland Park, a Chicago suburb, leaves at least six people dead and 38 more _...Read More_

Who is Robert E Crimo III? The suspect of Chicago's July 4 mass shooting New Delhi: Mass shooting at the Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park took place on Monday. Robert E Crimo III, the suspected accused who _...Read More_

"GOOD NEWS >> Chicago schools will reopen on Wednesday as the teachers union and the city reach agreement over stepped-up Covid-19 safeguards, including increased testing."

In one corner was Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D). “They abandoned their posts and they abandoned kids and their families,” she said in a blistering critique of teachers who refused to show up for their jobs in person. In the other was the _...Read More_

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>"Chicago Public Schools officials have said that they plan to cancel classes Wednesday if the Chicago Teachers Union votes to move to all-remote learning, and..."

CNN: As Chicago Union prepares to vote on remote teaching, district says schools are safe. >"As the Chicago Teachers Union prepares to vote _...Read More_

"Here's what it's like inside the Chicago-area factory aiming to end US overreliance on Asia's PPE production:"

>"After ProPublica’s report that Afghan children at a Chicago shelter were hurting themselves, Sen. Dick Durbin asked federal officials to investigate. In the meantime, Heartland Alliance, the facility’s operator, now has interpreters in _...Read More_

>"Vaccination rates have lagged among US police, even as Covid-19 becomes their leading cause of death."

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I’m always fascinated by the narratives we tell ourselves about why gun violence persists. For years, Chicago officials have blamed gangs. There’s just one thing — the city’s own police data doesn’t back it up.