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‘A Safer City’ Community Conversation: Addressing the Root Causes of Gun Violence

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“Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices” host Joanna Hernandez moderated a conversation about how supporting victims of gun violence and finding a path toward healing plays a role in ending cycles of violence.

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Former Mayoral Candidate Paul Vallas Tells Judge Ex-Ald. Ed Burke is Worthy of ‘Leniency’

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Paul Vallas fields questions from the news media on Feb. 7, 2023, after the WTTW News mayoral forum. (Liz Markel / WTTW)

“I know he truly cared, not only for his own constituents, but for all of Chicago and for the success of our great city,” former mayoral candidate Paul Vallas wrote of former Ald. Ed Burke, who was convicted of 13 counts of bribery, attempted extortion and racketeering.

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Paul Vallas fields questions from the news media on Feb. 7, 2023, after the WTTW News mayoral forum. (Liz Markel / WTTW)

Chicago Tribune, Other U.S. Newspapers Sue ChatGPT-Maker OpenAI and Microsoft for Copyright Infringement

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OpenAI’s ChatGPT app is displayed on an iPhone in New York, May 18, 2023. (AP Photo / Richard Drew, File)

A group of eight U.S. newspapers is suing ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging that the technology companies have been “purloining millions” of copyrighted news articles without permission or payment to train their artificial intelligence chatbots.

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OpenAI’s ChatGPT app is displayed on an iPhone in New York, May 18, 2023. (AP Photo / Richard Drew, File)

Walmart Will Close All Health Care Clinics, Including in Chicago

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A Walmart Health Center is seen here in Springdale, Arkansas. Walmart will close all 51 of its health care centers in six states. (Walmart via CNN Newsource)

Walmart had made a big push into health care in recent years, opening clinics next to its superstores that offered primary and urgent care, labs, X-rays, behavioral health and dental work.

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A Walmart Health Center is seen here in Springdale, Arkansas. Walmart will close all 51 of its health care centers in six states. (Walmart via CNN Newsource)

Democrats Say They Will Save Speaker Mike Johnson’s Job if Republicans Try to Oust Him

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., meets with reporters following a closed-door GOP strategy session, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (J. Scott Applewhite / AP Photo)

House Speaker Mike Johnson has come under heavy criticism from some Republicans for moving forward with aid for Ukraine as part of a $95 billion emergency spending package that passed this month.

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., meets with reporters following a closed-door GOP strategy session, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (J. Scott Applewhite / AP Photo)

Mammograms Should Start at 40 to Address Rising Breast Cancer Rates at Younger Ages, Panel Says

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FILE - A radiologist uses a magnifying glass to check mammograms for breast cancer in Los Angeles, May 6, 2010. (Damian Dovarganes / AP Photo, File)

Breast cancer death rates have fallen as treatment continues to improve. But breast cancer is still the second-most common cause of cancer death for U.S. women. About 240,000 cases are diagnosed annually and nearly 43,000 women die from breast cancer.

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FILE - A radiologist uses a magnifying glass to check mammograms for breast cancer in Los Angeles, May 6, 2010. (Damian Dovarganes / AP Photo, File)

Chicago On Migration High Alert as Hundreds of Millions of Birds on the Move Nightly Across the US

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Warblers, like this palm warbler, are among the biggest group of migratory birds crossing Chicago at the moment, as spring migration nears its peak. (U.S Fish and Wildlife Service Midwest Region)

BirdCast, a project of Cornell Bird Lab and Colorado State University, has issued a high alert for Chicago, recommending lights out to reduce collision risks for birds.

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Warblers, like this palm warbler, are among the biggest group of migratory birds crossing Chicago at the moment, as spring migration nears its peak. (U.S Fish and Wildlife Service Midwest Region)

Early Cicada Sightings Are a False Alarm, Mass Emergence Not Here Yet, Researchers Say

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A periodical cicada nymph, flushed from its tunnel is pictured on April 28, 2024, in Cook County’s Palos preserve system. (Patty Wetli / WTTW News)

It’s not uncommon for some cicadas to jump the gun, experts said. Recent sightings, especially after last weekend’s rains, aren’t a sign that the mass emergence has started. 

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A periodical cicada nymph, flushed from its tunnel is pictured on April 28, 2024, in Cook County’s Palos preserve system. (Patty Wetli / WTTW News)

New Chicago Bears Stadium Plans Met With Mixed Reviews as Analysts Question True Cost to Taxpayers

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A rendering of the proposed new stadium for the Chicago Bears on a redesigned Museum Campus. (Credit: Chicago Bears)

Last week’s announcement of a proposed new domed, lakeside stadium brought with it more questions. Namely, the price tag.

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A rendering of the proposed new stadium for the Chicago Bears on a redesigned Museum Campus. (Credit: Chicago Bears)

Illinois Election Officials to Decide If Darren Bailey and GOP Operative Dan Proft Illegally Coordinated During 2022 Campaign

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Darren Bailey, right, offers testimony during a hearing over allegations that he illegally coordinated campaign expenditures with GOP operative Dan Proft, left, during the 2022 gubernatorial campaign. (Andrew Adams / Capitol News Illinois)

The complaint alleges Proft’s independent expenditure committee – the “People Who Play By The Rules PAC” – coordinated with Bailey, violating both state and federal law.

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Darren Bailey, right, offers testimony during a hearing over allegations that he illegally coordinated campaign expenditures with GOP operative Dan Proft, left, during the 2022 gubernatorial campaign. (Andrew Adams / Capitol News Illinois)

April 29, 2024 - Full Show

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Brandis Friedman (WTTW News)

Lawmakers pitch a bold plan to merge CTA, Metra and Pace. Pushback to the Bears’ new stadium plans. And Asian American organizers plan a political action day. 

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New Summer Meals Program Will Give Low-Income Illinois Families $120 in Grocery Benefits Per Child. Here’s How to Apply

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Starting this summer, families in Illinois with school-age children can receive a preloaded card to purchase groceries during summer break as part of a new permanent federal program called Summer EBT, or the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children.

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‘He Was a Great Man’: Slain Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca Remembered, Celebrated During Funeral

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A casket carrying the body of fallen Officer Luis Huesca is carried by fellow officers before funeral services April 29, 2024. (Credit: Chicago Police Department)

“Luis left a great impression on not only everyone sitting here, especially his team, but he’s leaving an impression on the entire country,” Police Superintendent Larry Snelling said.

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A casket carrying the body of fallen Officer Luis Huesca is carried by fellow officers before funeral services April 29, 2024. (Credit: Chicago Police Department)

Michigan Attorney General Executes Search Warrants on Google and X in Ongoing 2020 Fake Trump Electors Probe

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Kenneth Chesebro speaks to Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee on October 20, 2023, in Atlanta. (Alyssa Pointer / Getty Images / File via CNN Newsource)

The warrants make clear that Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is still gathering new information in her probe, nine months after she charged the state’s fake electors with forgery and other crimes for signing certificates falsely claiming Donald Trump won the state in 2020.

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Kenneth Chesebro speaks to Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee on October 20, 2023, in Atlanta. (Alyssa Pointer / Getty Images / File via CNN Newsource)

Northwestern to Allow ‘Peaceful Demonstrations’ on Campus After Reaching Agreement With Protesters

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A group of protesters set up on Northwestern University’s campus on April 25, 2024. (WTTW News)

Protests began on the Evanston campus and at universities across the country in recent weeks amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

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A group of protesters set up on Northwestern University’s campus on April 25, 2024. (WTTW News)

Efforts to Add Abortion Protections to the Illinois Constitution Cool as Election-Year Focus Turns to Other States

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Gov. J.B. Pritzker is pictured on the state House floor on Thursday, April 18, 2024. (Jerry Nowicki / Capitol News Illinois)

State legislators would need to vote by May 5 to place a question on the November ballot, and key players indicate there’s no effort to do so despite earlier talk at state government’s highest levels after Roe v. Wade was dismantled by the U.S. Supreme Court almost two years ago.

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Gov. J.B. Pritzker is pictured on the state House floor on Thursday, April 18, 2024. (Jerry Nowicki / Capitol News Illinois)

Illinois Lawmakers Unveil Proposal to Merge CTA, Metra and Pace; Plan Would Replace RTA and Add $1.5B in New Funding

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Backers of the MMA plan say siloed agencies have long competed for funding, failed to integrate fares for passengers and aren’t delivering the service riders should be able to depend on.

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