🌱 Catholic Priests Named In Sex Abuse Report + Film Studio To Open

Good morning, Chicago! In today's newsletter:

• New research shows half of Chicagoans have witnessed a shooting before the age of 40.
• Outdoor dining could expand this summer thanks to a new City Council ordinance.
• Krispy Kreme is giving away doughnuts today to Class of 2023 graduates.

But first, today's weather: Mostly sunny; windy, cooler. High: 62 Low: 46.

Here are the top 5 stories in Chicago today:

1. More than 450 priests and brothers are named in a new report on sex abuse in the Catholic church, Patch reports. A five-year investigation reveals the clergy “abused 1,997 children across all six Catholic dioceses in Illinois.” Attorney General Kwame Raoul said the intention of the report published Tuesday “is to provide a public accounting and a measure of healing to survivors who have long suffered in silence." (Patch)

2. Half of Chicago residents have witnessed a shooting before the age of 40, according to a new study from university researchers. “The average age of those who’d seen shootings was just 14 years old, while the average age for people who had been shot was 17 years old,” Block Club reports. (Block Club)

3. City Council members are expected to introduce an ordinance today to expand outdoor dining at Chicago restaurants, Crain’s reports. The idea of street closures was originally introduced during Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s term to help restaurants struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic emergency. (Paid source: Crain’s Chicago Business)

4. A new film studio is being developed on the Northwest Side, the Tribune reports. The former site of a Marshall Fields campus in Avondale will become The Fields Studios by early next year, including nine soundstages and additional production offices. Gov. J.B. Pritzker said, “this studio and the work it will attract will bring revenue into Illinois and help cement our place in the national film and TV scene.” Film and television productions in Illinois generated a record $700 million last year. (Paid source: Tribune)

5. The city’s Memorial Day Parade and Wreath Laying Ceremony is set for Saturday, beginning at 11 a.m. at Daley Plaza. It will also be live streamed on the city website. (City)

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Today in Chicago:

• Disney’s “Aladdin” is at the Cadillac Palace Theatre for a limited run. (2 p.m.)
• Illinois residents get free admission to Adler Planetarium on Wednesday evenings. (4 p.m.)
• The Cubs continue their three-game series against the Mets at Wrigley Field. (6:40 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame inductee Marge Summit died this week at the age of 87. (Hall of Fame)
• Police officers and neighborhood volunteers are stepping up to help migrants in crisis, Block Club reports. (Block Club)
• Krispy Kreme will give away a dozen free doughnuts to Class of 2023 graduates who wear “senior swag” to Illinois locations today. (NBC)
• A group of Northwestern University students designed a pen to help Parkinson’s patients continue to write as the disease progresses. (ABC)
• Tomorrow is the last Free Family Day of the season at Navy Pier’s Chicago Children’s Museum. The monthly event will return in September. (Museum)

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You're all caught up for today! See you tomorrow for another digest.

— Georgi Presecky

About me: Georgi is a Chicago-based newsletter writer and partner content curator. She spent five years on the entertainment beat for FF2 Media covering film festivals across the U.S. Her feature articles have been recognized with awards from the Illinois Women's Press Association and National Federation of Press Women. As editor-in-chief of the Lewis University newspaper, she and her staff earned honors from the Associated Collegiate Press and American Scholastic Press Associations. She began working for Patch in 2019.