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Ask Amy: COVID scare keeps group member away

In terms of this group texting issue – yes, it hurts that you can’t join the activity, but you are part of the group and it is appropriate to include you in notifications, even if you can’t be there. Furthermore, I suspect that if you weren’t included in notifications, you might feel even more hurt and excluded.

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Chicago police still wrapping up foot-pursuit policy in wake of lawsuit in one of two high-profile fatal shootings

Language in the policy reflects recommendations from experts and rules that other departments have already implemented, including, for example, that officers weigh factors such as whether there are other means that could achieve the apprehension of a suspect, whether the officer is alone and whether there are other supports available, such as a helicopter, to assist. It also instructs officers to consider if the subject could be arrested at a later time.

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Pritzker halts school mask mandate with arrival of new CDC guidance

On Wednesday, the board that oversees CPS approved a resolution reiterating its COVID-19 protocols, including universal masking for staff and students, testing for unvaccinated employees and quarantine policies. Board members cited progress with declining case numbers, but said the district is not ready to make masks optional.

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‘This is really the shot in the arm that we needed.’ Five CPS schools partner with Hope Chicago to help send roughly 4,000 students to college debt-free.

This past week the Hope Chicago team, led by former CPS CEO Janice Jackson and Pete Kadens and Ted Koenig, Hope Chicago’s co-founders and co-chairmen, visited high schools — including Benito Juarez High School, Al Raby High School, Morgan Park High School and Noble-Johnson College Prep — that are part of their inaugural cohort to announce to 4,000 students that their postsecondary education will be fully funded.