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Former Dallas Police Chief David Brown, right speaks to reporters after Mayor Lori Lightfoot, left, nominated him to be Chicago's next police superintendent Thursday, April 2, 2020. (Tyler LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
Mayor taps ex-Dallas chief to head Chicago police force

By Don Babwin Apr. 02, 2020 05:31 PM EDT

Customers wear masks as they shop at a grocery store in Glenview, Ill., Thursday, April 2, 2020. Wearing a mask in public helps slow the spread of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Suit seeks Illinois inmates' release due to coronavirus

By Michael Tarm And Kathleen Foody Apr. 02, 2020 04:51 PM EDT