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Jared Leto performs with Thirty Seconds To Mars on day two of Lollapalooza in Grant Park.
Lollapalooza
PHOTOS: Lollapalooza 2023 Day 2 highlights
From Band-Maid to Thirty Seconds to Mars to Kendrick Lamar, here’s a look at some of the fun happening Friday on Day 2 of Lollapalooza in Grant Park.
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Other Views
Don’t take away gray wolves’ protection under Endangered Species Act without proper discussion
The best available scientific evidence supports stronger protections for wolves.
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A Chicago Public Schools watchdog found that the district’s top military education official, Col. Daniel L. Baggio, failed in 2019 to notify state and local officials of the suspected abuse of a student at Roosevelt High School on the city’s North Side.
Education
Military education chief at CPS resigns after ‘systemic failures’ in his handling of sex abuse case
In 2019, Col. Daniel Baggio failed to notify state and local officials of suspected abuse of a student by a military instructor, a watchdog found. The student was abused for another 9 months before the instructor was arrested, CPD records show.
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot presides over a Chicago City Council meeting March 23. Council members showed up, on average, about four of every five times they were required to since the start of the term in May 2019. Spotty attendance can make or break critical legislation.
La Voz Chicago
George Cardenas tiene la peor asistencia de todos los concejales, reporte
En cambio, el puntaje promedio de asistencia del Concejo Municipal de casi el 86% marca un fuerte aumento comparado con el período que terminó en 2019.
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot presides over a Chicago City Council meeting March 23. Council members showed up, on average, about four of every five times they were required to since the start of the term in May 2019. Spotty attendance can make or break critical legislation.
City Hall
Chicago City Council attendance report card: Sam Nugent best, George Cardenas worst
Council members show up, on average, for about four of every five required meetings, a new analysis by The Daily Line, WBEZ and Crain’s Chicago Business found.
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Complicity and silence around sexual harassment are common
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his protectors were a textbook example.
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Environment
It’s time to get deal done on clean energy legislation
Each week that passes without a fix sends a message to the market that Illinois is closed to renewable energy.
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Politics
1,000 inmates still stuck in county jails — creating dangerous conditions — because state prisons won’t take them, sheriffs say
The state’s refusal to accept inmates it is legally required to house has led to overcrowding, fights and millions in costs for local jails, officials say.
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Nursing home workers are overburdened, exhausted and stressed, write the authors. In 2019, Illinois ranked last in nursing home staffing.
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Illinois nursing home owners profit while many residents suffer during pandemic
Underfunding is blamed for problems in the nursing home industry, but there are no more excuses. More than 10,400 residents have died from COVID-19.
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