Before he shot partner, police failed to put cop under strict supervision
<h3>Good morning, Chicago. ✶</h3><p>🔎 <b>Below</b>: For the first time since the pandemic, the city closed all beaches and outdoor swimming pools because of fumes from Canadian wildfires, which are becoming Chicago's new summertime normal.</p><p>🗞️ <b>Plus</b>: More details on what led up to the fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer, candidates allege machine politics are at play and more news you need to know. </p><p>📧 <b>Subscribe</b>: <a class="Link" href="https://newsletter-hub.suntimes.com/" target="_blank" ><i>Get our morning newsletter delivered to your inbox weekday mornings.</i></a></p><p>⏱️: <i>An 8-minute read</i></p><hr><p></p><h4> TODAY’S WEATHER 🌤️</h4><p>Partly sunny with scattered afternoon showers, a high near 91 and more widespread smoke.
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<h3>Good morning, Chicago. ✶</h3><p>🔎 <b>Below</b>: For the first time since the pandemic, the city closed all beaches and outdoor swimming pools because of fumes from Canadian wildfires, which are becoming Chicago's new summertime normal.</p><p>🗞️ <b>Plus</b>: More details on what led up to the fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer, candidates allege machine politics are at play and more news you need to know. </p><p>📧 <b>Subscribe</b>: <a class="Link" href="https://newsletter-hub.suntimes.com/" target="_blank" ><i>Get our morning newsletter delivered to your inbox weekday mornings.</i></a></p><p>⏱️: <i>An 8-minute read</i></p><hr><p></p><h4> TODAY’S WEATHER 🌤️</h4><p>Partly sunny with scattered afternoon showers, a high near 91 and more widespread smoke. An <a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wuyhdik-l-j/" target="_blank" >air quality alert</a> is in effect until early Saturday.</p><hr><p></p><h4>TODAY’S TOP STORY 🔎</h4><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-c30000" name="image-c30000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fa622b2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5296x2972+0+279/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F6d%2Ff0%2F0e979e2b4d4f9e32f5590f6a4a97%2Fairqualityalert-260717-2.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2d7bd19/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5296x2972+0+279/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F6d%2Ff0%2F0e979e2b4d4f9e32f5590f6a4a97%2Fairqualityalert-260717-2.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dc14220/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5296x2972+0+279/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F6d%2Ff0%2F0e979e2b4d4f9e32f5590f6a4a97%2Fairqualityalert-260717-2.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="Pedestrians wearing masks cross a street in the Loop to protect themselves from wildfire smoke coming from Canada on Thursday." srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dc14220/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5296x2972+0+279/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F6d%2Ff0%2F0e979e2b4d4f9e32f5590f6a4a97%2Fairqualityalert-260717-2.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/955e064/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5296x2972+0+279/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F6d%2Ff0%2F0e979e2b4d4f9e32f5590f6a4a97%2Fairqualityalert-260717-2.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dc14220/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5296x2972+0+279/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F6d%2Ff0%2F0e979e2b4d4f9e32f5590f6a4a97%2Fairqualityalert-260717-2.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" > </picture> <div class="Figure-content"><figcaption class="Figure-caption"><p>Pedestrians wearing masks cross a street in the Loop to protect themselves from wildfire smoke coming from Canada on Thursday.</p></figcaption><span class="line"></span><div class="Figure-credit"><p>Pat Nabong/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p></p><h3><a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wuyhdik-l-i/" target="_blank" >Canadian wildfire smoke prompts air quality alert for Chicago</a></h3><p></p><h5>Reporting by <a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wuyhdik-l-d/" target="_blank" >Brett Chase</a> and <a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wuyhdik-l-h/" target="_blank" >Mohammad Samra</a></h5><p><b>Hazy days of summer</b>: Smoke from more than 800 Canadian wildfires blew into Chicago on Thursday, polluting the air and making it dangerous to be outside for extended periods of time. The city's Air Quality Index ranged from very unhealthy to hazardous — the two most severe levels on the index.</p><p><b>Closed for safety</b>: For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, the city closed its beaches and outdoor pools. The Chicago Park District canceled all outdoor activities that couldn’t be moved inside.
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- <h3>Good morning, Chicago. ✶</h3><p>🔎 <b>Below</b>: For the first time since the pandemic, the city closed all beaches and outdoor swimming pools because of fumes from Canadian wildfires, which are becoming Chicago's new summertime normal.</p><p>🗞️ <b>Plus</b>: More details on what led up to the fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer, candidates allege machine politics are at play and more news you need to know. </p><p>📧 <b>Subscribe</b>: <a class="Link" href="https://newsletter-hub.suntimes.com/" target="_blank" ><i>Get our morning newsletter delivered to your inbox weekday mornings.</i></a></p><p>⏱️: <i>An 8-minute read</i></p><hr><p></p><h4> TODAY’S WEATHER 🌤️</h4><p>Partly sunny with scattered afternoon showers, a high near 91 and more widespread smoke.
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Before he shot partner, police failed to put cop under strict supervision
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