Good afternoon, Chicago.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker called for an “evolution of the leadership” at the CTA, as embattled agency President Dorval Carter has looked to Springfield for solutions to a looming budget crisis.
Pritzker is the latest to weigh in on Carter’s leadership, as the CTA president has found himself in the hot seat while the agency struggled in recent years to provide frequent, reliable and safe service. At the same time, the Illinois General Assembly is weighing a sweeping set of recommendations about what Chicago-area transit could look like in the future, including whether the CTA should be consolidated with Metra and Pace into one agency and how to address a transit fiscal cliff expected when federal pandemic aid runs out.
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A rally in memory of Dexter Reed outside Chicago police headquarters on April 18, 2024. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Protesters appear at testy Chicago Police Board meeting to call for firing of officers involved in killing of Dexter Reed
The meeting also offered a chance for members of the public to hear another, at times rancorous, back-and-forth between leaders of CPD and the Civilian Office of Police Accountability. Read more here.
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Members of the Laborers International Union of North America encourage drivers to honk in support of Walgreens pharmacists as they demonstrate outside a Walgreens store on April 19, 2024, in Bartlett. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
Walgreens pharmacists union to demonstrate outside 46 Chicago-area stores over the next month
The National Pharmacists Association-LIUNA, which says it represents 900 Chicago-area Walgreens pharmacists, plans to demonstrate outside two or three stores a day from now until May 10. Read more here.
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Trae Young of the Hawks drives against Alex Caruso of the Bulls in a play-in tournament game, April 17, 2024, at the United Center. (Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)
Alex Caruso says he expects to play for Chicago Bulls tonight despite ankle injury: ‘There’s nothing to hold back’
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Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields performs at Thalia Hall, April 17, 2024, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
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Former President Donald Trump awaits the start of proceedings during jury selection at Manhattan criminal court, April 18, 2024 in New York. (Timothy A. Clary/Pool Photo via AP)
Person who was on fire outside Donald Trump’s hush money trial rushed away on a stretcher as full jury is seated
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