Afternoon Briefing: Should mental health experts — not police — staff some 911 calls?
Good afternoon, Chicago.
Should mental health professionals, instead of police, respond to some 911 calls? A coalition of activists aims to add a symbolic question to the November ballot about funding non-police responses to 911 calls about mental health crises.
And the white father and son convicted of murder in Ahmaud Arbery’s fatal shooting after they chased him through a Georgia neighborhood were sentenced today to life in prison for committing a federal hate crime.
ICYMI: Air conditioning at home is the simplest way to prevent heat illness and death. Yet public officials’ attempts to address inequalities fall short, a Tribune investigation has found.
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Hundreds of women take stand against Russia in silent protest downtown
Marching from Water Tower Place to Millennium Park on Sunday, the group spoke no words, but their message was clear. Read more here.
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Column: What does the Field of Dreams game have to do with the Chicago Cubs’ new sportsbook? 4 observations about Thursday’s game.
Here are four observations from Paul Sullivan on Major League Baseball’s attempt to make it an annual classic. Read more here.
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Review: ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ musical opens in Chicago, not yet ready for its runway spotlight
The “sexy, self-aware satire has been given a moralistic tack, which Miranda would hate even more than cerulean sweaters,” writes Chris Jones. Read more here.
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Andrew Bird brings his new album ‘Inside Problems’ outside to Chicago’s Salt Shed
Review: Mel’s Craft BBQ makes some of the best barbecue in Illinois
Olivia Newton-John, ‘Grease’ star and ‘Physical’ singer, dies at 73
Olivia Newton-John, the top female pop vocalist of the 1970s who starred in movies including “Grease” and “Xanadu,” died Monday. She was 73. Read more here.
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Biden surveys flood damage in Kentucky, pledges more US help
Gabby Petito’s family files claim alleging police failed her
Eight brides in one family have worn a Marshall Field’s wedding gown purchased in 1950: ‘It’s a lucky dress’
When Serena Stoneberg walked down the aisle of a North Side church on Friday, her wedding continued a family tradition that spanned seven previous brides across three generations and multiple Chicago neighborhoods and suburbs. Read more here.
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