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Hey there, Chicago! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What new protections are CTA workers demanding after a fatal stabbing?
  • How will today's warm yellow-flag forecast affect Chicago Marathon runners?
  • Police investigate fatal shooting of 22-year-old woman in Little Village

Also on today's calendar: IWRG vs GALLI: La Jaula de Las Locas — Chicago Showdown at Cicero Stadium, October 11 6pm and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Turning sunny; warm, with a high of 73 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Monday: Very warm, temps: high: 84, low: 68.
  • Tuesday: Some sun, then clouds; warm, with a high of 77 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'Enough is enough': CTA union calls for safer working conditions after deadly stabbing (wgntv.com) — A fatal stabbing of a Chicago Transit Authority janitor at the Damen Green Line stop has CTA union leaders demanding stronger safety protections for workers across the system. Speaking in Chicago, union presidents and a mayoral candidate urged more police presence and fewer private guards, arguing that assaults on employees are becoming intolerable and that CTA leadership must act quickly to prevent more on-the-job deaths.
   

• Chicago Marathon's Record Field of More Than 55,000 Faces a Yellow-Flag Day with Highs Near 71 Degrees (medicaldaily.com) — Tens of thousands of runners will fill Chicago's streets today for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon under a yellow-flag alert, with sunny skies and highs near 71 degrees. Organizers and medical staff urge runners and spectators to slow their pace, hydrate carefully, watch for signs of heat illness, and use the 22 on-course medical stations as afternoon temperatures rise, especially in warmer western sections of the route.
   

• Woman, 22, dies after shot in Little Village (suntimes.com) — A 22-year-old woman died after being shot Saturday night while standing on the 2800 block of West 23rd Street in Little Village, according to Chicago police. She was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the armpit and later died, and Area 4 detectives are now investigating the killing.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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