Lightfoot blames staffer for attempt to recruit CPS students as campaign volunteers
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The inspector general for the Chicago Public Schools on Thursday launched an investigation into Mayor Lori Lightfoot?s attempt to recruit CPS students to volunteer for her reelection campaign in exchange for class credit.

Lightfoot defends cops going door to door to ask voters about crime
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Some non-union Chicago police officers have been ordered to go door to door to ask registered voters about issues related to crime and police response.

Lightfoot blames staffer for controversial attempt to recruit CPS students as campaign volunteers

The inspector general for the Chicago Public Schools on Thursday launched an investigation into Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s attempt to recruit CPS students to volunteer for her reelection campaign in exchange for class credit.

Lightfoot blames staffer for controversial attempt to recruit CPS students as campaign volunteers
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The inspector general for the Chicago Public Schools on Thursday launched an investigation into Mayor Lori Lightfoot?s attempt to recruit CPS students to volunteer for her reelection campaign in exchange for class credit.

'The Pale Blue Eye': Christian Bale stars in new murder mystery thriller set in the 1800s
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Christian Bale plays a detective who teams up with a young Edgar Allen Poe studying at West Point in the 1800s to solve a murder mystery. The Pale Blue Eye is now streaming on Netflix.

Ald. Derrick Curtis' daughter shot during his gun safety class just months after his own accidental shooting
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Ald. Derrick Curtis? daughter was accidentally shot in the leg last week during a concealed carry class Curtis was teaching at a church in Ashburn, months after the 18th Ward alderperson accidentally shot himself.

Ald. Curtis' daughter shot during gun safety class, months after his own accidental shooting

Ald. Derrick Curtis’ daughter was accidentally shot in the leg last week during a concealed carry class Curtis was teaching at a church in Ashburn, months after the 18th Ward alderperson accidentally shot himself.

CTA makes changes to help fix ghost bus problem

The CTA is changing its schedules to exorcise ghost buses, those buses that appear set for arrival on the transit agency’s tracker app but never show up.

CPS Inspector General launches investigation into Lightfoot campaign's call for student volunteers

"Mayor Lightfoot has failed our schools and our teachers at every turn in the last four years, and now wants to make public employees and our children her personal campaign resource. This is completely unethical, a hypocritical contradiction to her campaign promises of better government, and a disgraceful exploitation of public school students," said mayoral candidate Eugene Sawyer.

Do you use social media to self-diagnose mental health issues? Here's why you shouldn't
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TikTok is being used by Gen Zers to scroll themselves into mental health diagnoses. Psychiatrist Yalda Safai says social media users should be sure they are only trusting information from certified sources instead of comparing themselves to other people's experiences.

Metra Union Pacific North Line train strikes pedestrian near Ravenswood

Extensive delays are expected on the Metra Union Pacific North Line after a train struck a pedestrian near Ravenswood Wednesday morning. 

Metra Union Pacific North Line train strikes pedestrian near Ravenswood: sources
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Metra Union Pacific North Line trains are halted in both directions near Ravenswood after a train hit a pedestrian. The length of delays is unknown at this time.

Head of City Council?s public safety committee renews call to fire Chicago cop with ties to Proud Boys
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Ald. Chris Taliaferro (29th) says he wants to keep the heat on Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Police Supt. David Brown to fire an officer with alleged ties to the far-right Proud Boys and send a message that hate groups won?t be tolerated.

Lightfoot’s ‘No. 1 cheerleader’ in City Council re-thinking support over mayor's 'coldness'

Ald. Derrick Curtis (18th) said Tuesday he’s having second thoughts about his support for Mayor Lori Lightfoot — and his role as her “No. 1 cheerleader” — because of the mayor’s “coldness,” including her failure to reach out to him after he accidentally shot himself.