Pride Parade / Women's Sanctuary City / Baby Shot Dead / Kenny Chesney

After the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday issued a ruling that effectively overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that had made abortion legal for women across the country, Mayor Lori Lightfoot declared Chicago a sanctuary city for women.

Gov. J.B. Priztker announced he would call a special legislative session to "take swift action to further enshrine our commitment to reproductive health care rights and protections."

Jeff Arnold Reports: After Supreme Court Decision, Roe V. Wade Remains Law In IL

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• Local road constructions have slowed in part to a labor dispute with heavy equipment operators affecting Chicago-area stone quarries. International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 officials say quarry owners have negotiated in bad faith, Jonah Meadows reports. (Patch)
• Chicago is home to the first-ever Black-owned sliced bread company. The Black Bread Company launched in 2021 and has a mission to inspire school kids and allow community members to invest in what has become a business worth $51 million. (Patch)
• A 19-year-old man was charged with shooting at a Rogers Park police station. Lanny Cantway is accused of shooting a semi-automatic pistol into the building. (Patch)
• A five-month old girl was fatally shot in the head in the South Shore neighborhood Friday night. "That's a five month old baby. Nine months she carried that baby, nourished that baby. And it take a damn fool to discharge that weapon and take baby's life," activist Andrew Holmes said. (NBC5)
• "The new Hulu show The Bear, set in a Chicago Italian beef joint not unlike Mr. Beef on Orleans Street, has earned praise from critics for its accuracy in portraying a fast-paced restaurant kitchen. But Chicagoans, always sensitive to coastal condescension, have an unerring eye for detecting inaccuracies in how the city is portrayed onscreen," Aimee Levitt writes. (Eater)

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Saturday:

• Pride In The Park at Grant Park (Noon)
• Meat Puppets at Sleeping Village (9 p.m.)
• Proud To Run at Montrose Beach (8 a.m)
• Dead & Company at Wrigley Field (6:30 p.m.)
• Kenny Chesney at Soldier Field (5 p.m.)

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Sunday:

• Chicago Pride Parade at Montrose and Broadway. (Noon)
• Slenderbodies w/ Mokita at Lincoln Hall (7:30 p.m)
• John Doe Folk Trio at Old Town School of Folk Music (7 p.m.)
• Trombone Shorty at Ravinia (7 p.m.)

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