One person was killed and another wounded when a gunman opened fire near a 7-Eleven on Lake Street in Chicago’s Loop early Wednesday morning; no arrests had been made as of Thursday.
The Chicago-based Alzheimer’s Association opened its fifth annual State Dementia Services Coordinator Summit in Washington, D.C., drawing officials from 26 states to align strategies for addressing Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. The two-day gathering highlights five years of progress since the program first convened state coordinators in 2022, with more than 7 million Americans currently living with Alzheimer’s.
Illinois Right to Life called Monday for Cardinal Blase Cupich to withdraw a Mundelein Seminary award honoring Michael Sachs, a donor to abortion-access groups, four days before the Archdiocese of Chicago’s Rerum Novarum Gala. Mary Fiorito of the Ethics and Public Policy Center criticized the planned honor, while Cupich defended it by citing Vatican II principles on interfaith dialogue.
Milwaukee Archbishop Jeffrey Grob expressed regret this week after meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, drawing a defense from the Archbishop of Denver. Mary Fiorito of the Ethics and Public Policy Center said the bishops appear to be facing outside pressure to walk back their experience with the president.
Four major medical societies, led by Northwestern University cardiology experts, released a new framework urging cardiovascular health screening for girls beginning in childhood, organized around four female life stages tied to hormonal transitions.
Gunfire wounded 12 people, including six children, near Bragg Stadium during Florida A&M University’s homecoming weekend in Tallahassee, Florida, with the youngest victim reported to be 11 years old, police said.
A shooting near Florida A&M University’s football stadium after a homecoming game injured 12 people, including six children. No arrests had been announced as of the broadcast.
Valeska Grisebach’s “The Dreamed Adventure” won the Gold Hugo for Best Film at the 62nd Chicago International Film Festival, with star Yana Radeva also claiming the Silver Hugo for Best Lead Performance at North America’s longest-running competitive film event.
Mayor Brandon Johnson and Ald. Pat Dowell marked a beam-raising ceremony at the South Side Community Art Center in Bronzeville, celebrating a major construction milestone in the $12.8 million expansion and renovation of the nation’s oldest continuously operating Black art center.
The DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is underway this week, allowing residents to drop off unused or expired medications at no cost at collection sites nationwide.