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High School District 211 school board candidate Ed Yung unloads yard signs from the trunk of his car to post near polling places on Monday, April 3, 2017 in Hoffman Estates,Ill. The High School District 211 school board race centers on transgender student access to locker rooms and restrooms. A slate of candidates in Tuesday's election are promising to roll back a policy that allowed a transgender student to use the girls' facilities. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune via AP)

Experts: Illinois school election affirms transgender policy

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In this Feb. 13, 2005 photo, guitarist Lonnie Brooks performs with the Chicago Jazz Ensemble at the Simpson Theatre in the Field Museum in Chicago. Brooks, whose relationship with his adopted hometown was cemented by his hit recording of Robert Johnson's &quot;Sweet Home Chicago,&quot; has died at age 83. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune via AP)

Funeral Monday for Chicago blues musician Lonnie Brooks

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This undated photo provided by the Chicago Police Department shows Maurice Harris, who has been charged in the fatal shootings of several men at or near a Chicago restaurant. Harris was arrested Tuesday, April 4, 2017, in connection with the March 30 slayings. (Chicago Police Department via AP)

The Latest: Dad of man charged with 4 deaths shot day before

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Pope Francis prays for Chicago violence victims in letter

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FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2016, file photo, police Commissioner Kevin Davis, left, listens as Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake speaks during a news conference at City Hall in response to a Justice Department report in Baltimore. The Justice Department on April 3, 2017, asked a federal judge for more time to “review and assess” a proposed agreement to reform the Baltimore Police Department, saying it needed to determine how it might interfere with Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ new focus on fighting violent crime. (Kim Hairston/The Baltimore Sun via AP)

The Latest: Police reform hard without courts, advocates say

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The Latest: Dissenting judges criticize LGBT workers’ ruling

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EPA chief Pruitt to visit East Chicago Superfund site

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Illinois Senate leader touts bill to protect immigrants

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Chicago blues musician Lonnie Brooks dies at 83

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Boston Bruins goalie Anton Khudobin of Kazakhstan, makes a save during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks, Sunday, April 2, 2017, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Bruins beat Blackhawks 3-2 for 5th straight win

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Chicago blues musician Lonnie Brooks dies at 83

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Chicago Bulls forward Jimmy Butler (21) slam-dunks over New Orleans Pelicans forward DeMarcus Cousins (0) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Sunday, April 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Butler’s 39 points lead Bulls past Pelicans, 117-110

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Chicago Fire midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger (31) celebrates after scoring a goal in the first half of an MLS soccer game against the Montreal Impact at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill., Saturday, April 1, 2017. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune via AP)

Schweinsteiger scores in his MLS debut, Fire ties Impact 2-2

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Chicago Fire midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger (31) celebrates after scoring a goal in the first half of an MLS soccer game against the Montreal Impact at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill., Saturday, April 1, 2017. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune via AP)

Schweinsteiger scores in his MLS debut, Fire ties Impact 2-2

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Georgia Jackson, 72, is overcome with emotion upon learning that her two grandsons, Raheem, 19, and Dillon Jackson, 20, were found fatally shot in the South Shore neighborhood in Chicago on Thursday, March 30, 2017. Chicago police said Thursday several people were found fatally shot Thursday in or near a restaurant. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune via AP)

The Latest: Police to saturate neighborhood where 7 killed

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Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane, right, controls the puck against Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Markus Nutivaara during the first period of an NHL hockey game Friday, March 31, 2017, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Panarin, Crawford lead Blackhawks past Blue Jackets 3-1

By MATT CARLSON - Associated Press

In this Thursday, March 30, 2017, photo, Tara Adams poses for a portrait in her home as boxes sit stacked in a hallway waiting for an impending move from her East Chicago, Ind., home. Adams is one of dozens of families in this former industrial town who have yet to be evacuated from a housing project ordered emptied by the mayor because of severe lead contamination. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Dozens of families remain at lead-tainted Indiana complex

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Chicago Blackhawks' Artemi Panarin (72) celebrates his goal with Tanner Kero (67) and Patrick Kane (88) in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, March 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Blackhawks overwhelm short-handed Penguins 5-1

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Chicago to establish ID undocumented immigrants can obtain

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