🌱 Teenagers Shot + Mayor Visits Migrants + 'The Bear' Is Back

It's Thursday, Chicago! Let's get to today's headlines, including:

• The Supreme Court allows Illinois' assault rifle ban to stand.
• Chicago has the highest case count of mpox in the country, prompting a CDC alert.
• An Albany Park church is opening its doors to migrants in need.

But first, today's weather: Warmer with hazy sun. High: 70 Low: 59.

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Here are the top 4 stories today in Chicago:

1. Three teenagers were shot in Chicago Tuesday evening in the span of one hour, WGN reports. A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed in the 3500 block of West Leland. An hour earlier, two teens were shot and injured outside the Henry E. Legler Regional Branch of the Chicago Public Library. (WGN)

2. Funeral services were held Wednesday for Officer Areanah Preston. She was a week away from getting her master's degree from Loyola University when she was shot and killed outside her Avalon Park home. Police Superintendent Fred Waller called her “a bright light taken away from the city far too soon.” (WTTW)

3. Sales of AR-15-style rifles remain banned in the state of Illinois after a Supreme Court ruling Wednesday, according to multiple reports. Gun rights groups and a Naperville gun store owner attempted to block the ban. (Washington Post)

4. Mayor Brandon Johnson visited migrant shelters Tuesday in Pilsen and Little Village. “I’m here today because I needed to see it firsthand,” Johnson said, the day after he was sworn in to serve as Chicago’s mayor. (Paid source: Tribune)

Today in Chicago:

• Farmers Markets are held in Austin, Daley Plaza and Grant Park. (Times vary)
• Actor and author Andrew Rannells has a book signing at the Music Box Theatre. (7 p.m.)
• Lil’ Ba-Ba-Reeba hosts “An Evening in Portugal” wine pairing dinner. (7 p.m.)
• The Mountain Goats perform at Thalia Hall. (8:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The CDC issued a medical alert this week as Chicago reports the highest number of mpox cases in the U.S. (Patch)
• Members of the Writers Guild of America East rallied Wednesday outside NBC Tower as part of the ongoing writers' strike. (FOX)
• Christ Lutheran Church in Albany Park is opening its doors to migrants. “Churches in particular — if they have the space that they can take folks in — what a privilege to be able to do that,” Pastor Tom Terrell told Block Club. (Block Club)
• Season two of the Chicago-set smash hit series “The Bear” will begin streaming on Hulu in June. (Eater)
• The Sun-Times ranked the best things to do in Chicago this summer, from street festivals to fishing. (Paid source: Sun-Times)

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— 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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