🌱 Lightfoot To Teach At Harvard + Taylor Swift Brings Tour To Chicago

Good morning, Chicago! In today's news digest:

• A police shooting in Blue Island is under investigation.
• Plans are moving forward to convert a Logan Square motel into transitional housing.
• New minimum wage laws go into effect July 1 in Cook County.

But first, today's weather: Remaining warm with sunshine. High: 81 Low: 60.

Here are the top 5 stories in Chicago today:

1. A man was shot and killed by police in Blue Island early Thursday morning, WGN reports. Officers were conducting a well-being check in a “suspicious car” at the intersection of Broadway and Division. The driver had an AR-15 pistol in the vehicle. No further details were available at press time. (WGN)

2. An off-duty Chicago police officer was shot Wednesday night in the 2200 block of West Maypole. Police officials said he is in good condition after “being confronted by several individuals” and shot in the arm. (Patch)

3. A “majority” of attendees at a Logan Square meeting this week were in support of a plan to convert the Diplomat Motel into housing for the homeless, despite some “rowdy” disruptions reported by Block Club. Plans will be introduced to the City Council later this month, which would lead to renovations in December if approved. (Block Club)

4. Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot will teach at Harvard University this fall, the Tribune reports. In a Health Policy and Leadership course she will “share my experiences and perceptions of governing through one of the most challenging chapters in American history,” according to a statement. (Paid source: Tribune)

5. It's been a long time coming, but ... Taylor Swift will bring her sold-out “Eras” Tour to Soldier Field tonight for the first of three Chicago shows. The 63,500-seat venue released information on traffic, parking and public transportation ahead of the event, which has been selling out stadiums across the country every weekend as Swift revisits her dynamic discography over the course of a three-hour show. (NBC)

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Today in Chicago:

• The Sky play the Liberty at Wintrust Arena. (5 p.m.)
• Replay Lincoln Park hosts a Taylor Swift Sing-a-Long Happy Hour. (5 p.m.)
• The Second City presents “Haunted: The Improvised Ghost Hunters.” (7 p.m.)
• See “The Crucible” at Invictus Theatre Company. (7 p.m.)
• Lookingglass Theatre Company presents “Lucy and Charlie’s Honeymoon.” (7:30 p.m.)
• Saxophonist Branford Marsalis performs at Orchestra Hall. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Health officials are urging caution this month as mpox cases “exploded” after Pride events last summer. (WBEZ)
• Park District pools are expected to open June 23. (NBC)
• Minimum wage will jump more than 30 cents in Cook County beginning July 1. (CBS)

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That's all for today! See you tomorrow for more local stories.

— Georgi

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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