🌱 Salmonella Outbreak + Mayor, Bears President Issue Joint Statement

Good morning, Chicago. Let's get to today's news.

But first, today's weather: Plenty of sunshine. High: 70 Low: 57.

Here are the top 4 stories today in Chicago:

1. Four women were critically injured when their car crashed into a semi-truck Wednesday morning in the 7900 block of South Pulaski. Police said the car’s driver was speeding and ran a red light when it crashed into the semi. (WGN)

2. An outbreak of Salmonella has been reported in connection with ground beef. More than 25 cases "have been reported in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Will and suburban Cook counties," according to NBC Chicago. (NBC)

3. Mayor Brandon Johnson said Wednesday he is meeting with Chicago Bears officials to try to keep the team in the city, Patch reports. "We are both committed to the idea that the city and its major civic institutions must grow and evolve together to meet the needs of the future,” Johnson said in a joint statement with Bears President Kevin Warren. (Patch)

4. Yesterday’s White Sox game at Yankee Stadium was postponed due to poor air quality in the New York area, stemming from wildfires in Canada. A double header will be played today in the Bronx. (Patch)

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Today in Chicago:

• Puerto Rican Festival is held in Humboldt Park and continues all weekend. (4 p.m.)
• Illinois residents get free admission to the Art Institute on Thursday evenings. (5 p.m.)
• The Chicago Blues Festival begins tonight at Millennium Park and runs through Sunday. (5:30 p.m.)
• See the production of “Motherfreakinghood” at the Mercury’s Venus Cabaret Theater. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Austin community members gathered this week to remember Terry’a Adams, a 25-year-old woman killed June 4 in a mass shooting at a party on West Iowa Street. (Paid source: Tribune)
• Environmental activists say they are staying in the fight after a judge overturned Chicago health officials’ decision to keep a scrap metal facility from opening on the Southeast Side. (Block Club)
• Cubs pitcher Marcus Stroman honored Pride Month with a $20,000 donation to Brave Space Alliance on the South Side. (Block Club)

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You're all caught up for June 8. See you tomorrow for another edition!

— 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.