🌱 CTA Stabbings + Migrant Shelter Plans + Interim Police Chief Named

Hello, Chicago! In today's edition of the Patch daily briefing:

• Body camera footage is released in a deadly police shooting.
• Chicago-area hospitals make A grades in a yearly watchdog report.
• Lawmakers react to the ComEd four verdict.

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Here are the top 4 stories today in Chicago:

1. Police body camera video footage was released Wednesday of the shooting death of Reginald Clay Jr. in the 3800 block of West Flournoy Street. The Chicago Civilian Office of Police Accountability released the video of the April 15 shooting “as part of the city’s police transparency efforts,” ABC reports. (ABC)

2. Two stabbings were reported on CTA trains this week, WGN reports. A man is in critical condition after being stabbed Tuesday on a Red Line train in the first block of West 95th Street. Another stabbing occurred Wednesday at an Orange Line stop in the 4900 block of South Western Avenue. He was reported in stable condition. (WGN)

3. The mayor’s office is looking to use the South Shore High School building as a shelter for migrants who are bussed to Chicago, Block Club reports. An informational meeting on the plan will be held tonight as Chicagoans are stepping up to help migrants in need with food, supplies and clothing. (Chalkbeat)

4. Fred Waller will serve as interim chief of the Chicago Police Department beginning May 15, replacing Eric Carter on a temporary basis. "If there's one thing that could bring me out of retirement, it was the opportunity to lead and return to the place that I've given so much of my life to," he said Wednesday. (Patch)

Today in Chicago:

• See a trio of spring art exhibitions at Wrightwood 659. (Noon)
• The White Sox wrap up their homestand facing the Twins at Guaranteed Rate Field. (1:10 p.m.)
• Hayley Kiyoko performs at House of Blues. (5 p.m.)
• See a performance of "From the Mississippi Delta" at Lifeline Theatre. (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Illinois lawmakers are reacting to the ComEd Four guilty verdict. (Paid source: Tribune)
• More than a dozen Illinois hospitals received an “A” grade from the watchdog group Leapfrog’s annual rating report. (NBC)
• Amtrak will raise its speed limit from 90 to 110 miles per hour for trains traveling from Chicago to St. Louis. (FOX)
• A $40 million new attraction will occupy the space left by the IMAX theater on Navy Pier, WGN reports. Similar to Disney’s popular “Soarin’” sensory experience, the interactive ride, FlyOver Chicago, is set to open next spring. (WGN)
• Portillo’s rolled out its new menu item the Rodeo Burger at all locations this week. (Patch)

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— 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.

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