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Lightfoot’s pre-election budget shortfall now $561 million lower, due to surging tax revenues, held over federal relief

Nearly a year ago, a $866.8 million shortfall had been projected for 2023. But a top city official warned Wednesday that the revised shortfall of roughly $306 million is still “very preliminary” and easily could rise.

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Paul Sullivan: Beef between Tim Anderson and Ozzie Guillén? It’s up to White Sox to make sure it’s not a bigger distraction.

CHICAGO — Ozzie Guillén talks too much?

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Afternoon Edition: May 18, 2022

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Chicago to restart voluntary water meter installations after three-year pause amid concern about elevated lead levels

A new state law kicks off Jan. 1 requiring lead service lines be replaced with non-lead lines when a meter is installed. That increases the cost of the meter installation, so the city is rushing to install as many meters as possible by year’s end.

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Inside the Magic’s luck that landed Orlando No. 1 pick in NBA draft

CHICAGO — A few hours before their franchise-altering night, the Orlando Magic made a rare change.

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To prevent violence, work with young people before they need street interruption

Much of the work in violence prevention comes after harm has been done.

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Mother charged after 7-year-old took gun to school, classmate grazed

CHICAGO — The mother of an elementary school student who took a gun to school in a backpack — which “accidentally discharged in the backpack while inside a classroom,” and grazed another student in the stomach — has been charged and will appear in court Wednesday, Chicago police said.

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In latest fallout from predator priest, Chicago archdiocese settles sex abuse claim for $1.2 million

The settlement before a lawsuit was filed marks the latest chapter in the story of the now-defrocked priest Daniel McCormack, one of the most notorious pedophiles in the history of Chicago’s archdiocese.

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‘We need to take care of ourselves’: Ride-share, delivery drivers learn about wellness, self-care as stress of the job increases

CHICAGO -- On a Friday afternoon in the summer of 2019, Chicago resident and ride-share driver Teddi Burgess picked up a couple of passengers from Portillo’s in River North.

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Attacking the twin demons of violence in downtown Chicago

Mayor Lori Lightfoot has two issues to deal with simultaneously and urgently when it comes to what transpired over the lousy past weekend downtown in Millennium Park, where a 16-year-old boy was fatally shot near the sculpture colloquially known as The Bean.

Chicago Tribune

Hit the streets: Jessica Mlinaric’s new book takes readers on a scavenger hunt across 17 Chicago neighborhoods

CHICAGO -- Writer and photographer Jessica Mlinaric wants Chicagoans back on the streets.

Chicago Tribune

Sloppy fourth inning sends Pirates to another loss in Chicago

CHICAGO — JT Brubaker stood hunched over near third base, screaming out of desperation, trying his best to get the attention of his teammates. It was no use. Ian Happ's pop fly dropped, Willson Contreras reached second base without a play, and the Pirates' caravan of catastrophe had already left…

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Lightfoot pushing for Friday vote on casino ordinance and host agreement with Bally’s authorizing River West casino

Zoning Committee Chairman Tom Tunney (44th), who doubles as the casino committee chairman, said he is not at all certain that the votes are there to approve the companion agreements. “There’s still a lot of work to be done. I don’t know if we can get it done by Friday.…

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Instead of youth curfews, here’s how to get serious about violence prevention

We need more alternative activities for these young people, summer jobs, outreach workers downtown to engage with youth and more.

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Chicago Reader completes transition to nonprofit following months of turmoil

The Chicago Reader completed its transition to a nonprofit organization Monday, starting a new chapter for the iconic 51-year-old alternative newspaper.

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Orlando Magic win NBA draft lottery, come away with No. 1 pick

CHICAGO — The NBA draft lottery misfortune that’s surrounded the Orlando Magic for nearly 20 years has ended.

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Black developers to build 3-flats in a single Woodlawn block, replacing 11 vacant lots

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle appeared at the ground-breaking to show her support, speaking candidly about how South and West Side neighborhoods have suffered from “racist disinvestment for generations” as predominantly white neighborhoods in Chicago have received the “lion share of…

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Little Village high school gets sorely needed investment

“In a neighborhood with the most youth in the entire city of Chicago and some of the least amount of greenspace, projects like this are a game-changer,” said New Life Center Pastor Matt DeMateo.

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Illinois man gets 37-month term for threatening to kill Democrats at Biden inauguration

CHICAGO — A south suburban man was sentenced to just over three years in federal prison Tuesday for leaving a message for a U.S. representative threatening to shoot up “terrorist” Democrats at Joe Biden’s inauguration in Washington early last year.

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$1.9M settlement to family of unarmed man shot by off-duty Chicago Police officer

Two years ago, Chicago Police Officer Lowell Houser was sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted of second-degree murder in the 2017 shooting of Jose Nieves.

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2 wounded by gunfire near Little Village grade school where classes had just gotten out

No students at Finkl Academy were injured, but classes had ended 15 minutes earlier and many students were still around and ran in a panic for cover, witnesses said.

Chicago Tribune

Jeff Greenberg brings system he learned with Theo Epstein’s Cubs to Blackhawks as he tries to ‘close that gap’ with baseball

CHICAGO — Even Jeff Greenberg knows this feels crazy, right?

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Sueños Music Festival gig a ‘dream come true’ for Chicago DJ

DJ Miriam can’t wait to perform alongside all of her favorite Latin American and Caribbean artists at this Grant Park music festival.

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$14.25M settlement proposed for man who spent 20 years in prison for double-murder he didn’t commit

A lawsuit filed against the city of Chicago on behalf of Daniel Taylor accused CPD officers of beating Taylor into a false confession and coercing false confessions from six other men, one of whom fingered Taylor as having “participated” in the double-murder.

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Afternoon Edition: May 17, 2022

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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