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A former Waukegan police officer, who fired what Lake County’s chief prosecutor called “illegal” and “unnecessary” shots that killed a man, has been charged with second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter.

Dante Salinas, the former patrol officer, appeared in court Thursday, a day after a Lake County grand jury indicted him in the death of Marcellis Stinnette, a 19-year-old Waukegan resident, who Salinas shot on Oct. 20, 2020, after a short police chase on the city’s South Side.

And Gov. J.B. Pritzker is calling on Democratic state Sens. Emil Jones III and Michael Hastings to resign, one charged with bribery and the other facing questions over his treatment of women. The call comes after the governor sought to portray political corruption and misconduct by elected officials as a bipartisan problem in Illinois.

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Eight-year-old Cooper Roberts has returned to his home after being shot during the Independence Day parade in Highland Park, his family said. Since the attack, Cooper has been separated from his parents, twin brother Luke, four sisters and George, his French bulldog puppy who he loves “so much,” the statement said.

Cooper has been intubated, gone days without eating, has endured weeks of pain and suffering, tears and questions, fears and agonies and several follow-up surgeries, but has determination and a fighting spirit, the statement said.

Five years ago, nonprofit Illinois Humanities asked state residents to imagine a world without mass incarceration, a city without jails. This initiative to think about criminal justice as something more fair and equitable resulted in an art exhibition titled “Envisioning Justice” at the School of the Art Institute’s Sullivan Galleries in 2019.

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Moving away from a predominant Chicago focus, Illinois Humanities took the initiative statewide and awarded 28 grants of $1,000 to over a dozen individuals and organizations to aid in the creation of private and public free events/projects that encourage engagement with “Envisioning Justice RE: ACTION.”

We have grown comfortable with our so-called sharing economy. We forget that Airbnb offers us a stranger’s bed for the night (or longer). Uber puts us in a stranger’s car. Those are just the ubiquitous ones.

Peerspace gets you a stranger’s backyard, barn or basketball court for a bridal shower, birthday party or bat mitzvah. Outdoorsy will loan a stranger’s RV. Sniffspot caters to dog owners in need of fenced-in lawn for off-the-leash time. JustPark rents your parking space. GetMyBoat is self-explanatory. Then there’s Swimply.

For much of the NFL, the game Sunday between the Chicago Bears and Houston Texans at Soldier Field is an afterthought, a clash between two bottom-tier teams, each with new coaches and scrapping to make the steep climb back toward relevance. But there’s still plenty of intrigue folded in as the Bears look to improve to 2-1 under Matt Eberflus and determined to prove last week’s 17-point rivalry loss to the Green Bay Packers was a small speed bump in their growth process.

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For many Jews the High Holidays — a stretch of days from Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, through Yom Kippur, the day of atonement — are an especially meaningful time in the Jewish calendar where festive meals and drink, particularly wine, are embraced.

For many progressive or secular Jews, drinking kosher wines is a special observance reserved for holidays like Rosh Hashana that help them connect with their faith or family. For others, kosher wines are eschewed altogether.