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Because our cameras are ready, here are your afternoon links: What researchers found in tampons, Legos on the black market, Crest Hardware closes its doors, and more from around the city and internet.
About 12:40 a.m. Sunday, Guillermo Ruiz Hernandez was at a baby shower in the 2800 block of South Lawndale Avenue when several shots were fired and a car sped away, according to Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Deputy Chancellor Kara Ahmed, who was hired by Mayor Eric Adams, announced she was departing on Tuesday.
Most law enforcement agencies don't track transgender homicides, but researchers have recorded more than 300 transgender people murdered nationwide between 2010 and 2021. The national clearance rate is just over 50%, but Chicago police have cleared only 14%, researchers found.