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chicago
  • by david hall
University of Illinois-Chicago welcomes four new falcon chicks: 'They're very vocal'

Mouse and Loop the happy parents welcomed the new additions the first weekend of May. The four chicks are doing well and won't be named until they're ready to take flight, possibly in the next week or two.

crime
  • by david hall
Curfew kerfuffle? Opinions different as night and day on earlier curfew for youths downtown

Ald. Brian Hopkins reignited the debate, proposing an 8 p.m. curfew downtown for unaccompanied minors, two hours earlier than the current curfew. But research already shows curfews are "ineffective at reducing crime and victimization."

city-hall
  • by david hall
Chicago’s homeless population increased threefold, a city snapshot shows, owing largely to migrants

The city’s annual point-in-time count showed nearly 19,000 people were unhoused on a single night in January.

the-watchdogs
  • by david hall
Mayor’s pricey hair and makeup: In one year, Brandon Johnson's campaign has spent $30K on grooming

Johnson is “mayor 24-7," a spokesman says. "Appearances matter.” Most of his spending went to a South Side makeup artist, and a West Side barbershop was paid $4,000.