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Residents want to know what hazardous metals are being spewed into the air near homes and schools. They’ll have to wait to find out.

Shara Washington cooks and delivers as many as 60 meals for homeless people around Chicago, four days a week.

CHICAGO — Last year, the opening night of the Chicago International Film Festival told it like it was. One film (Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch”) played indoors, at the Music Box Theatre. That same night, across town, another film (Todd Haynes’ “The Velvet Underground”) played outdoors at the Pilsen drive-in…

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Mary Gonzales, 81, is leading the push to close the pollution-emitting operation owned by Sims Metal Management.

CHICAGO — The Civilian Office of Police Accountability released video Tuesday showing two Chicago police officers in plain clothes and in an unmarked vehicle shoot a 23-year-old man in Pilsen, resulting in both officers being hit with felony charges and taken off the force.

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

The video is among materials and records released by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability as it investigates the shooting that wounded two unarmed men in Pilsen on July 22.

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is set to release video this week from the July 22 shooting in Pilsen, just days after Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announced the charges against the officers.