🌱 Library Shooter Arrested + New Housing Program + Free Sox Jackets

Good morning, Chicago! Let's get to today's headlines.

But first, today's weather: Mostly sunny. High: 61 Low: 54.

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Here are the top 4 stories today in Chicago:

1. Police have arrested a man in connection with a shooting at the Garfield Park library, WGN reports. A teenager and a 12-year-old boy were shot and injured Tuesday on South Pulaski outside the Henry E. Legler Regional Branch of the Chicago Public Library. (WGN)

2. A 93-year-old former Chicago police officer was mugged Friday morning in the South Loop, ABC reports. Police said several men attacked the victim and knocked him to the ground in the 1400 block of South Plymouth Court. (ABC)

3. Mayor Brandon Johnson announced a new role for the city of Chicago: deputy mayor of community safety. Illinois Justice Project Director Garien Gatewood will be the first person to serve in the new position, designed to “deliver on a vision for a stronger, safer city that addresses the root causes of violence.” (WGN)

4. The Biden administration announced that Chicago is one of six cities chosen for the “All INside” program to reduce homelessness in the U.S., the Tribune reports. The city also received more than $60 million earlier this year from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to help the unhoused. (Paid source: Tribune)

Today in Chicago:

• The Anti-Cruelty Society hosts a “Bark in the Park” fundraiser at Soldier Field. (8 a.m.)
• Join the Pilsen Cantina Crawl. (Noon)
• It’s Dog Day at Gallagher Way. (1 p.m.)
• The first 20,000 fans at Guaranteed Rate Field for today’s game against the Royals will receive a free White Sox track jacket. (1:10 p.m.)
• See “The Notebook” at ChiTown Movies. (8:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Today’s warm weather is expected to last well into next week, FOX forecasts. (FOX)
• The CTA plans to add more electric buses to its fleet. (Paid source: Tribune)
• Illinois Craft Beer Week runs through May 26, with several Chicagoland breweries participating. (ICBG)

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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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