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Wednesday, May 8, 2024
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Matt Moore

Newsletter Reporter
Chicago police officers confront Dexter Reed after pulling over his SUV in Humboldt Park last month.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Video shows police fire at man 96 times in 41 seconds
Plus: A skills-building program for youth, an opportunity to explore Chicago history and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Solar Eclipse
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: What Chicago saw during the eclipse
Plus: Cook County Clerk mourned, Green City Market turns 25 and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Newberry Library employees stand for a photo outside the Newberry Library at 60 W Walton St in the Near North Side, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. From left to right, Cheryl Wegner, Patrick Kepley, Ernestina Sáenz, Lili Pangborn, Gabriel Hamer, Sophia Croll, and Elynnor Sandefer.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Chicago's cultural institutions riding the union wave
Plus: Mayor Johnson’s plan to ‘cut the tape,’ a monk on wheels, 5 things to do this weekend and more.
By Matt Moore
 
LaQuana Johnson wears pink protective gloves as she applies hair relaxer on a client who sits in front of a mirror at Elite Hair Therapy in Chicago.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Inside the Chicago court fight on Black hair care
Plus: Local students survive Taiwan earthquake, who’s traveling to catch Monday’s eclipse and more.
By Matt Moore
 
A southbound view of LaSalle Street near 33 North LaSalle Street in The Loop, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Mayor Johnson's La Salle Street revamp plans
Plus: Chicago James Beard Award finalists announced, NASCAR’s summer traffic plans and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Community residents have a chance to own the Roseland Medical and Retail Center strip mall on West 111th Street.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Would you invest $1K in your neighborhood?
Plus: CSO’s new millennial music director, outdoor dining confusion and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Eileen O’Neill Burke, Democratic nominee for Cook County State’s Attorney, speaks to reporters after a victory event at the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local Union 130 headquarters in the West Loop, Monday, April 1, 2024.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Tough on crime? O'Neill Burke says campaign messaging needs work
Plus: Royko’s Opening Day homage, the Chicago-bred producer who caught Beyoncé's attention and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Easter candy is prepared for sale at Katherine Anne Confections at 3653 W. Irving Park Rd. on the Northwest Side, Thursday, March 28, 2024.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Cost of cocoa brings Easter Bunny blues
Plus: Bad Bunny fan fashion, 5 things to do this weekend and more.
By Matt Moore
 
A dead bird is seen right outside the McCormick Place Lakeside Center, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Is Chicago for the birds? Advocates would like it to be
Plus: Re-creating dishes, 3 things you didn’t know about ‘The Blues Brothers’ and more.
By Matt Moore