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Good morning, Chicago. \u2736<\/h3>\n

\ud83d\udd0e Below<\/b>: The April 25 shooting that killed a police officer and gravely wounded another was the second shooting at an Endeavor Health hospital in less than a year. We look at potential security fail points.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\uddde\ufe0f Plus<\/b>: An escalating North Side dispute spurred by sex abuse allegations, a new bar\u2019s community donation model and more news you need to know.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcdd Keeping score<\/b>: The Cubs beat the Diamondbacks<\/a>, 8-4; the White Sox fell to the Padres<\/a>, 4-3; the Stars fell to the Thorns<\/a>, 2-0.<\/p>\n

\u23f1\ufe0f: An 8-minute read<\/i><\/p>\n\n

TODAY\u2019S WEATHER \ud83d\udd06<\/h4>\n

Sunny with a high near 79.<\/p>\n\n

TODAY\u2019S TOP STORY \ud83d\udd0e<\/h4>\n
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Swedish Hospital shooting of police highlights critical security fail points<\/a><\/h3>\n
By Kade Heather<\/a> and Elvia Malag\u00f3n<\/a><\/h5>\n

Two shootings<\/b>: A gun brought into Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital and used in a shooting that killed a Chicago police officer and left another gravely wounded exposes potential security fail points when an arrestee arrives for treatment. The April 25 shooting was the second at an Endeavor Health hospital in the Chicago area in less than a year.<\/p>\n

Key contex<\/b>t: Last summer, a man who had been taken to Evanston Hospital for a psychiatric evaluation reached for a gun in his backpack after he became agitated, striking a security guard trying to restrain him, according to prosecutors. In the April incident, prosecutors accuse Alphanso Talley of using a 10mm handgun to kill Chicago cop John Bartholomew and wound his partner at Swedish Hospital.<\/p>\n

Potential fail points<\/b>: It\u2019s unclear what type of search officers conducted after Talley\u2019s initial arrest. It\u2019s also unclear if anyone, police or hospital security, patted down Talley again once he was at the hospital. Endeavor Health, which owns Swedish Hospital, previously said Talley \u201cwas wanded upon arrival\u201d as part of hospital safety protocols. Security experts say a wand used correctly should have picked up the gun, even if it was concealed on the body.<\/p>\n

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THE WATCHDOGS \u270d\ufe0f<\/h4>\n
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Rabbi David Sussman, inset, and the Jewish school on the North Side where he teaches.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/p>\n

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Court case hints at larger issue in Orthodox Jewish community: Child sex abuse and secrecy<\/a><\/h3>\n
By Robert Herguth<\/a><\/h5>\n

Zooming in<\/b>: In a case unfolding before Cook County Judge Daniel Gallagher, it seems on the surface that two men are involved in a neighbor dispute, with threatening words, slashed tires and alleged stalking. Each man wants an order of protection against the other. But deep undercurrents speak to how the Orthodox Jewish community deals with allegations of child sexual abuse, which often is shrouded in secrecy while offenders at times are seemingly shown deference over victims.<\/p>\n

Who\u2019s involved<\/b>: Michael Weldler claims he was sexually abused as a boy at a Jewish school on the North Side. The other man in the case, David Sussman, was accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting his roommate at a Jewish boarding school in New York years ago. Sussman, now a rabbi, and Weldler don\u2019t know each other. But when Sussman moved to Chicago to take a teaching job at Yeshiva Eitz Chaim, Weldler heard about the accusations and allegedly tried to make his concerns about Sussman known.<\/p>\n

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FOOD SCENE \ud83c\udf7d\ufe0f<\/h4>\n
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New bar tries loyalty program to raise funds ahead of opening<\/a><\/h3>\n
By Maggie Hennessy<\/a><\/h5>\n\n

Community donation model<\/b>: Jeremy Leven and Ines de Haro are hoping Chicagoans will buy into their new bar, Gilda, after launching an experimental loyalty program to raise capital ahead of their June 1 opening.<\/p>\n

How it works<\/b>: Customers who donate any amount will receive a \u201cCompa\u00f1ero Card,\u201d which is good for a percentage off their bill every time they dine at Gilda until their full contribution is \u201cpaid back.\u201d Up to $499 gets them 8% off; $500 to $999, 10%; and $1,000, 12%. The bigger the donation, the more Gilda will \u201cgive back,\u201d not just in discounts but also in preferential treatment for reservations and first dibs on goings-on at the restaurant.<\/p>\n

Key context<\/b>: The experiment will be closely watched in an era that increasingly favors the corporate-backed and the deep-pocketed, and in a year when several local independent restaurateurs have closed due to shaky industry economics.<\/p>\n

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MORE NEWS YOU NEED \ud83d\uddde\ufe0f<\/h4>\n
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