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May 13, 2024 - Full Show

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Brandis Friedman (WTTW News)

Meet Chicago’s first chief homelessness officer. Birds are modern-day dinosaurs — the Field Museum says it now has a rare fossil to prove it.

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Superstar Soprano Renée Fleming’s New Book Aims to Highlight the Healing Power of Music

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Renée Fleming appears on “Chicago Tonight” on May 13, 2024. (WTTW News)

World-renowned soprano Renée Fleming has a new book called “Music and Mind” – a collection of essays curated and edited by the operatic superstar exploring the healing power of music and the arts, and what modern science is uncovering about that connection.

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Renée Fleming appears on “Chicago Tonight” on May 13, 2024. (WTTW News)

Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin Fined $10K for Firing Whistleblowers

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Melissa Conyears-Ervin is pictured in a campaign photo. (Credit: Campaign photo)

The Chicago Board of Ethics has fined Conyears-Ervin a total of $70,000 in the past month for a series of violations of the city's Government Ethics Ordinance. 

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Melissa Conyears-Ervin is pictured in a campaign photo. (Credit: Campaign photo)

Ex-Loretto Hospital Official Charged in $500K Embezzlement Scheme During COVID-19 Pandemic

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The nonprofit Loretto Hospital in Austin. (WTTW News)

Heather Bergdahl faces federal charges after she allegedly worked to steal from Loretto Hospital by sending nearly half a million dollars to businesses that never provided the hospital with goods or services.

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The nonprofit Loretto Hospital in Austin. (WTTW News)

City Panel Endorses Proposal to Pay $525K to Teen Run Over by Chicago Police Car During George Floyd Unrest

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The Chicago City Council will weigh whether to pay $3.2 million to settle three lawsuits claiming Chicago police officers committed a wide range of misconduct.

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With 359th Goal, Northwestern Attacker Izzy Scane Breaks NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Record

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Northwestern lacrosse player Izzy Scane watches a ball during practice in Evanston, Ill., Feb. 6, 2024. (AP Photo / Nam Y. Huh, File)

Scane scored her 359th career goal in 81 games in the first period against Denver, snapping a tie with Charlotte North for the top spot. North had 358 goals in 87 games for Boston College and Duke from 2018-22.

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Northwestern lacrosse player Izzy Scane watches a ball during practice in Evanston, Ill., Feb. 6, 2024. (AP Photo / Nam Y. Huh, File)

Police: 5 People Killed in Weekend Shootings Across Chicago

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(Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News)

A 23-year-old woman fatally shot inside a South Side home was among four people killed by gunfire across Chicago over the weekend, according to Chicago Police Department figures.

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Shuttered Woodlawn School Will No Longer Be Used as Migrant Shelter, Mayor Brandon Johnson Announces

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There are no plans to use the former school as a shelter in the future, according to a spokesperson for Mayor Brandon Johnson.

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Pro-Palestinian Protests Dwindle on Campuses as Some US College Graduations Marked by Defiant Acts

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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators are seen at the Shrine Auditorium where a commencement ceremony for graduates from Pomona College was being held, Sunday, May 12, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

Students at campuses across the U.S. responded this spring by setting up encampments and calling for their schools to cut ties with Israel and businesses that support it.

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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators are seen at the Shrine Auditorium where a commencement ceremony for graduates from Pomona College was being held, Sunday, May 12, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

Labor-Backed Bill Banning ‘Captive Audience’ Meetings Awaits House Action

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Illinois State Capitol. (WTTW News)

With two weeks left before the General Assembly’s spring session is set to adjourn, negotiations continue on a labor union-backed initiative that would allow Illinoisans to skip religious and political work meetings without reprimand.

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Illinois State Capitol. (WTTW News)

Week in Review: Future of Public Transit; Student Encampments Continue

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Advocates are upset that new leaders of public transit agencies don’t regularly ride the CTA. And what came of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s trip to the state Capitol.

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Soars With Mozart, Stravinsky and a Superb Conductor and Violinist: Review

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Violinist Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a CSO first subscription concert performance of Kreisler’s “Liebesleid.” (Todd Rosenberg Photography)

The sound that filled Orchestra Hall during a recent CSO performance was absolutely glorious as Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, the Danish-born conductor and violinist, did double duty, writes WTTW News theater critic Hedy Weiss.

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Violinist Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a CSO first subscription concert performance of Kreisler’s “Liebesleid.” (Todd Rosenberg Photography)

Stateville May Close as Early as September Under Pritzker’s Prison Plan

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Stateville Correctional Center. (WTTW News)

Top officials with the Illinois Department of Corrections testified in front of a key panel of state lawmakers. Gov. J.B. Pritzker previously announced a plan to close Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill and Logan Correctional Center in Lincoln.

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Stateville Correctional Center. (WTTW News)

Social Service Organization The Ark Celebrates Reopening of $21.5M Renovated Facility Serving Chicago’s Jewish Community

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The Ark CEO Marna Goldwin speaks during a grand reopening celebration at a renovated flagship facility on the Far North Side on May 10, 2024. Goldwin is joined by state Rep. Kevin Olickal (D-Chicago) and state Sen. Ram Villivalam (D-Chicago). (Eunice Alpasan / WTTW News)

The renovations include a four-fold increase in the size of its food pantry, which features new walk-in refrigerators and freezers. The pharmacy was relocated to the first floor for better accessibility, and the community space doubled in size.

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The Ark CEO Marna Goldwin speaks during a grand reopening celebration at a renovated flagship facility on the Far North Side on May 10, 2024. Goldwin is joined by state Rep. Kevin Olickal (D-Chicago) and state Sen. Ram Villivalam (D-Chicago). (Eunice Alpasan / WTTW News)

Chicago Bears Coach Matt Eberflus Says No. 1 Pick Caleb Williams Will Open Season as No. 1 QB

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Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams throws a pass during the NFL football team's rookie camp at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Ill., Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo / Nam Y. Huh)

Caleb Williams is the Chicago Bears’ starting quarterback. Just in case there was a shred of doubt the No. 1 overall draft pick is the team’s No. 1 QB, coach Matt Eberflus erased it on Friday.

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Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams throws a pass during the NFL football team's rookie camp at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Ill., Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo / Nam Y. Huh)

City Announces Additional Entries, New Starting Point for Chicago Pride Parade

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Chicago Pride Parade. (Gotta Be Worth It / pexels)

Pride Parade supporters had reportedly called on Mayor Brandon Johnson to rescind plans to cut the number of parade entries down from nearly 200 last year to 125 this year due to safety and logistical concerns.

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Chicago Pride Parade. (Gotta Be Worth It / pexels)

Arrest Made After Illinois State Capitol Bomb Threat

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Illinois State Capitol. (WTTW News)

Illinois State Police on Friday announced that Gabrielle Williams, 23, had been taken into custody and is currently being held in the Sangamon County Jail pending a pre-trial detention hearing.

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Illinois State Capitol. (WTTW News)