Thrift-meets-couture. Fairies. Bold patterns. Chicago artists put on a runway show of sorts at the city’s big art weekend.
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Tuesday’s release of video from the police-shooting death of Dexter Reed Jr. has intensified calls from civil rights advocates and community leaders for the Chicago Police Department to end the use of what they call “pretextual” traffic stops.
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Ten-year-old Pierce Joy described his first time driving a go-kart as “chaos.” Now, the Illinois state champion is headed to the K1 Speed national championship, where 42 kids from 18 states are slated to contend for the trophy this Saturday. trib.al/30ihjdy

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking Good Times sitcom on CBS. While, white American sitcoms often depicted a sanitized version of real life, Good Times did not — though it has taken in criticism over the way the family was depicted. trib.al/ZHQvf8Z

A mayor in Indiana went to a trucking company after engineering city contracts in its favor, and was paid $13,000 for consulting — but there’s no evidence he did any work. Next week, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider if what the mayor did is a crime.

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Growing up in an interracial family on Chicago’s far South Side, author Nikki Patin outlines struggles with domestic violence, self-esteem and fatphobia, and the lifelong journey of healing from trauma.
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Dr. Tammy Abughnaim recently returned from a medical aid trip to Gaza. When it came time to leave, she says she begged to stay with her patients.
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Spring is still shaking off winter's grip in the Chicago area, but trying Melanin Martha’s roasted salads just might tide us over until warmer temperatures are here to stay.
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🎧 Chicago jazz drummer Alvin Cobb Jr.'s debut single is out now. Reset sat down with the musician to hear more about his journey and making this project.
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson pitched more City Council say over projects funded by his $1.25 billion borrowing plan.
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Dr. Tammy Abughnaim recently returned from a medical aid trip to Gaza. She treated many children who lost their entire families. She said, “We become their temporary parents. But after our job is done… there is nobody else to take on that role.”
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We talk with a Evanston Township High School student who was involved in passing a Green New Deal at his school.
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Chicago Pride Parade attendees will see a slightly scaled-down version this year due to “safety and logistics concerns raised by the city,” according to PRIDEChicago, which produces the historic event.

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The football great Orenthal James Simpson, known as O.J., has died. Simpson was 76 and had been battling cancer. In a post on X, his family said Simpson died on Wednesday, surrounded by his children and grandchildren.

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“The philosophy is: Do you want to serve all of America and make sure it sounds like all of America, or not?” NPR’s former CEO John Lansing, says in response to Uri Berliner’s piece. “I’d welcome the argument against that.” trib.al/p8Mb0cE

Congress has not passed a Green New Deal, a set of policies that aims to reduce emissions and provide a just transition to green jobs, but students connected to the Sunrise Movement at Evanston Township High School have. Hear more on Reset.

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The event opening Thursday at Navy Pier’s Festival Hall will bring to town nearly 200 galleries, thousands of artists and seemingly infinite opportunities to see art. #Frieze #EXPO #Chicago

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Members of a City Council committee raised concerns about the safety of electric scooters before endorsing an ordinance allowing an expansion of scooter-sharing programs in Chicago.

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The City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson case will determine if municipalities can use local ordinances to ban homeless people from sleeping outside with a blanket or other bedding materials.

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🎧 An Evanston high school is the third in the nation to pass a 'Green New Deal.' Reset learns more about this effort.
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