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Chronic Pain Patients Suffer From Opioid Epidemic Overcorrection

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Melzinnia Connolly, of Norwood Park, on Feb. 6, 2024. Connolly has been diagnosed with nerve damage and was prescribed opioids. (DePaul’s Center for Journalism Integrity and Excellence)

According to the Illinois Prescription Monitoring Program, both the number of opioid prescriptions written and the number of patients served dropped by almost half since 2015.

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Melzinnia Connolly, of Norwood Park, on Feb. 6, 2024. Connolly has been diagnosed with nerve damage and was prescribed opioids. (DePaul’s Center for Journalism Integrity and Excellence)

Chicago Spent $524M on Overtime in 2023, Including $293M for Police, Setting New Records

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(Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News)

The Chicago Police Department spent $293 million on overtime last year, 40% more than in 2022 and nearly three times the $100 million earmarked for police overtime set by the Chicago City Council as part of the city’s 2023 budget, according to data obtained by WTTW News.

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Many Illinois Companies Will Soon Be Required to List Pay Scales, Benefits in Job Postings

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Illinois State Capitol. (WTTW News)

Illinois has laws to protect against gender discrimination in pay, but it can be difficult for workers to know whether there’s a pay discrepancy. That may be easier to figure out starting next year.

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Illinois State Capitol. (WTTW News)

Illinois DCFS, Other State Agencies to Hold Job Fair Thursday at UIC

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(WTTW News)

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and several other state agencies are holding a job fair Thursday at the UIC Jane Addams College of Social Work.

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The Cicadas Are Coming, Do Your Trees Need Protecting? Experts Weigh In

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Hordes of female periodical cicadas will be laying their eggs in small tree branches. (Armed Forces Pest Management Board / Flickr Creative Commons)

Young trees could be vulnerable to damage from the emergence of millions of periodical cicadas in Illinois this spring. Here are tips on how to protect your trees.

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Hordes of female periodical cicadas will be laying their eggs in small tree branches. (Armed Forces Pest Management Board / Flickr Creative Commons)

With 3 More Cases of Measles Confirmed in Pilsen Shelter, Total Rises to 7 as CDC Team Arrives in Chicago

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The former industrial building at 2241 S. Halsted St. that has been converted into the city's largest shelter. (WTTW News)

City health officials did not immediately identify whether the latest people to contract measles are children or adults, nor did they disclose their condition, as they have with all other cases of measles.

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The former industrial building at 2241 S. Halsted St. that has been converted into the city's largest shelter. (WTTW News)

Friends of the Parks to the Chicago Bears: Play Ball With Stakeholders on New Stadium Plans

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(WTTW News)

The parks advocacy group said it isn’t chasing the Bears out of Chicago, but wants an “open, clear and free discourse driven by the public instead of private interests.”

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Howard Brown Health Hit With Complaint From National Labor Board

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Howard Brown Health sign. (WTTW News)

The move comes seven months after the NLRB found merit or partial merit in the Howard Brown Health Works United’s allegations. This complaint reiterates those allegations, including declaring an impasse and refusing to bargain over layoffs.

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Howard Brown Health sign. (WTTW News)

Cook County Board Set to Approve $17M Settlement With Jackie Wilson, Who Spent Decades Behind Bars Following Wrongful Murder Conviction

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Jackie Wilson responds to a question from the media at a news conference announcing a lawsuit filed on his behalf on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. (WTTW News)

The Cook County Board of Commissioners will vote on the proposed settlement with Jackie Wilson, who was convicted of the 1982 killings of Chicago police Officers William Fahey and Richard O’Brien, based largely on a false confession he said he gave after he was repeatedly beaten and electroshocked.

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Jackie Wilson responds to a question from the media at a news conference announcing a lawsuit filed on his behalf on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. (WTTW News)

Airport Nasal Swabbing Expanding to Chicago and Miami

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FILE - Travelers pass a sign near a COVID-19 testing site in Terminal E at Logan Airport, on Dec. 21, 2021, in Boston. (Charles Krupa / AP Photo, File)

The CDC program asks arriving international passengers to volunteer to have their noses swabbed and answer questions about their travel. The program began in 2021 and has been credited with detecting coronavirus variants faster than other systems.

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FILE - Travelers pass a sign near a COVID-19 testing site in Terminal E at Logan Airport, on Dec. 21, 2021, in Boston. (Charles Krupa / AP Photo, File)

CTA Continues to Rely on Bus and Train Operator Overtime — But Fails to Provide Detailed Information Within Required Time Frame

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(WTTW News)

Illegally delayed responses are a chronic problem with the CTA’s FOIA office. Other news organizations and advocacy groups have also dinged the agency for its FOIA transparency failures. Despite not sending information on operator working hours as required, available information indicates the CTA continues to rely on overtime.

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Families of Homicide Victims in Chicago Await Closure Amid Low Clearance Rates

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A photo of Kobe Puga on display in his mother’s home. (WTTW News)

As homicide cases in Chicago remain open, the families of victims are left to cope with the trauma.

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A photo of Kobe Puga on display in his mother’s home. (WTTW News)

Chicago Community Groups Look to Build Support Systems as Part of Violence Reduction Efforts

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(WTTW News)

Local organizations are focusing on those areas in an effort to work directly with those most impacted in an effort to stop cycles of violence

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March 11, 2024 - Full Show

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Brandis Friedman and Paris Schutz. (WTTW News)

A WTTW News Safer City special: Why Chicago sees more homicides than other major cities. And the local organizations working to prevent that crime in their communities. 

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Brandis Friedman and Paris Schutz. (WTTW News)

As Homicides Drop Nationwide, Chicago Lags Behind Other Major Cities. Why?

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A file photo shows a crime scene blocked off by the Chicago Police Department. (WTTW News)

Crime overall is falling nationwide. But when it comes to homicides, Chicago’s numbers are not declining as quickly as the two largest cities in the nation — New York and Los Angeles.

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A file photo shows a crime scene blocked off by the Chicago Police Department. (WTTW News)

2 More Cases of Measles Confirmed in Pilsen Shelter, Bringing Total to 4: Chicago Health Officials

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The former industrial building at 2241 S. Halsted St. that has been converted into the city's largest shelter. (WTTW News)

Since the first confirmed case of measles was diagnosed in a shelter resident on Friday, approximately 900 residents have been vaccinated, officials said. 

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The former industrial building at 2241 S. Halsted St. that has been converted into the city's largest shelter. (WTTW News)

Real Estate Groups Ask Illinois Supreme Court to Invalidate Ballot Measure That Would Hike Taxes on Sales of Million-Dollar Properties

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A homeless encampment in Humboldt Park. (WTTW News)

A coalition of the real estate and development groups asked the Illinois Supreme Court to reverse an appellate court ruling that overturned a decision by Cook County Judge Kathleen Burke that blocked the Chicago Board of Elections from counting votes for and against the proposal, known as Bring Chicago Home.

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A homeless encampment in Humboldt Park. (WTTW News)