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An effort to require Chicago businesses to install surveillance cameras started with a City Council majority but is now seeing its support wither.
West Side Ald. Emma Mitts, 37th, had sign-on from 28 aldermen last week when she introduced legislation requiring public-facing businesses to put in security cameras. But several sponsoring aldermen who say they misunderstood the ordinance at first are now backing away from it.
“It raises a concern that neighbors have about what could become a surveillance state,” said former co-sponsor Ald. Andre Vasquez, who cited federal government efforts to access data.
Read the full story from the Tribune’s Jake Sheridan.
Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day, including why the release of materials related to the investigation into the friendly fire shooting death of Chicago police Officer Krystal Rivera has been delayed, a former Blackhawk elected to the Hall of Fame and what Liza Colón-Zayas and Lionel Boyce of “The Bear” told us about Season 4, their favorite spots around the city and off-camera culinary training.
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A fragile ceasefire between Iran and Israel gives rise to hopes for a long-term peace
The fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran appeared to be holding today after a rocky start, giving rise to cautious hope that it could lead to a long-term peace agreement even as Tehran insists it will not give up its nuclear program.
Man known as ‘Starved Rock Killer,’ who long fought for his freedom, dies of cancer
Despite his long claims of innocence, Chester Weger lived six decades in prison after confessing to the haunting 1960 Starved Rock State Park murders of three suburban Chicago women who were attacked during a hike in broad daylight.
Dubbed the infamous “Starved Rock Killer,” Weger finally won his freedom more than five years ago and lived a quiet life while making occasional appearances in court to try to overturn his conviction. A LaSalle County judge had denied Weger’s post-conviction petition June 18. Just days later, on Sunday, 86-year-old Weger died of cancer, still with the stigma of having a murder conviction staining his record. He died in Kansas City, surrounded by his family, his attorney Andy Hale said.
Bucking policy trend, public access to video of CPD Officer Krystal Rivera’s fatal shooting is delayed
A judge has barred the release of video and other materials related to the investigation into the friendly fire shooting death of Chicago police Officer Krystal Rivera, a move that came after the Cook County state’s attorney’s office asked that the information be shielded from public records requests.
Rivera, 36, a four-year veteran of the department, was mistakenly shot and killed by a fellow officer on June 5 after a confrontation with an armed suspect.
Plan to replace Advocate Trinity Hospital with new, smaller hospital on South Side gets state approval
Advocate Health Care may proceed with a plan to replace Advocate Trinity Hospital with a new, much smaller hospital on the South Side of Chicago, state regulators decided yesterday, after more than a dozen community members and leaders spoke out in support of the project.
DuPage to establish community land bank, trust to incentivize more affordable housing
More than two years after forming an ad hoc committee to augment affordable housing, DuPage County is taking a new approach to incentivizing low-cost development.
The county is establishing a land bank. Authorized by the DuPage County Board last month, it will essentially put county-owned surplus land on reserve for future affordable housing projects.
Duncan Keith, the defensive leader of 3 Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup champs, is elected to Hall of Fame
Defenseman Duncan Keith, winner of three Stanley Cup championships with the Chicago Blackhawks, was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame yesterday in his first year of eligibility.
In addition to forming a formidable tandem with defensive partner Brent Seabrook, Keith was an offensive X-factor for the Hawks. He broke out with 14 goals and 55 assists during the 2009-10 season, when he won the first of two Norris Trophies (also 2013-14) as the NHL’s top defenseman.
Why the Chicago Cubs decided to option right-hander Ben Brown to Triple-A Iowa
Ben Brown’s inconsistency the last two months suggested it was a matter of when, not if, the Chicago Cubs would send the right-hander to the minors to get on track.
That time arrived yesterday when the Cubs optioned Brown to Triple-A Iowa and activated reliever Porter Hodge from the injured list.
- Cubs are in a funk with 3rd straight loss — 8-7 to the Cardinals — and their 5th in the last 6 games
- Cubs minor league pitcher Anhuar Garcia suspended 60 games for positive drug test
‘The Bear’ Q&A: Liza Colón-Zayas on playing Tina, a chef rooted in reality
When viewers first meet Liza Colón-Zayas’ character on “The Bear,” she has an icy front — reluctant to adapt to the ways of Jeremy Allen White’s Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto, who’s trying to breathe new, more organized life into his family’s restaurant, The Original Beef of Chicagoland. It’s mayhem, exacerbated by some of the longtime staff’s unwillingness to see their own potential. But soon, Tina Marrero starts paying attention to the good that can come from being open to change.
All 10 episodes of Season 4 are streaming on Hulu and Disney+ today. The Tribune spoke with Colón-Zayas ahead of the new season.
‘The Bear’ Q&A: Lionel Boyce dishes on what it takes to play pastry chef Marcus
Before filming Season 1 of the FX hit “The Bear,” actor Lionel Boyce was sent to stage at Elske in Chicago’s West Loop. In preparation for his role as Marcus, breadmaker for The Original Beef of Chicagoland and soon-to-be budding pastry chef when the restaurant reopens as its titular name in Season 3, Boyce was tasked with learning from real-world chefs to emulate one on camera. Boyce said it was easier to stage (culinary lingo for “intern”) back when the actors could more easily fly under the radar. But that didn’t always work in everyone’s favor, he laughed.
Much like his character, Boyce is mild-mannered, kind and effortlessly funny. He spoke with enthusiasm and thoughtful detail about his training as an actor to portray a pastry chef, staging at restaurants and learning skills and techniques to help launch him into new heights.
Route 66: Print day at a 145-year-old Kansas newspaper
The newspaper has existed in one form or another in this part of southeastern Kansas since 1880, three years after the town was founded around the discovery of lead in the area. Its current iteration is the result of a 1945 merger between The Galena Times Republican and The Galena Sentinel.
Eighteen years ago, Smith was working at an area restaurant when a friend asked if she was interested in a career change. The friend’s brother owned the newspaper, then called the Sentinel-Times, and needed to replace the departing editor.
She had no journalism experience. Still, she took the job.
Read the series:
- Catch up on earlier dispatches from the Tribune’s Jonathan Bullington and E. Jason Wambsgans