Block Club Chicago Staff

Mayor Lori Lightfoot and CPS chief Janice Jackson have said schools are safe for in-person learning. Teachers disagree.

Chicago police said one shooter was behind separate attacks that killed three people and critically wounded four others. The man was fatally shot by Evanston officers.

Police said the victims ranged in age from 15 to 81, and they included a security guard at an apartment building and a University of Chicago student. Police think the same man is responsible for all the shootings but his motive was not known.

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"CPS wants to force pre-K and special education cluster teachers back into buildings on Monday, six days before Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's most recent stay-at-home order expires," officials with the teachers union said.

More than 65 guests were at the parties hosted at 409 W. Huron St. and 107 W. Hubbard St., officials said.

The Mayor's Office said when the city initially turned over police footage of the raid of Anjanette Young's home, city lawyers "clearly failed to search all potential locations" for the videos.

Dwain Williams was fatally shot near a Morgan Park popcorn shop when he fought off a group of men attempting to carjack him.

Dwain Williams, 65, joined the Fire Department in 1992. Police say he was stopping at a local popcorn shop when he was attacked.

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John Matthews is accused of killing Shonta Harris, Frances Neal and Jasmine Neal during a domestic dispute outside his home. He was arrested in Iowa this week.

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Voters lined up outside the United Center and other polling places across the city as early as 6 a.m. Tuesday.

The reader-funded nonprofit newsroom was also honored as a finalist for the Best Community Service award as part of the Lens On Lightfoot collaboration.

Police now say 7-month-old Jaylen Mojica was never missing and never in any danger.

Jaylen Mojica, who was born in March, went missing Monday afternoon. Police are working with federal authorities to try to find him.

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The shooting, occurring in the middle of the afternoon, comes as the area struggles with more than double the number of shootings compared to 2019.