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Advocates for victims of domestic violence released a report yesterday recommending reforms to Chicago, Cook County and state systems to cut down on the “culture of confusion” and create a unified, central system that makes protecting victims easier.

The Cook County Violence Against Women Task Force wants more data to be public and to ensure Cook County courts are subject to open records laws.

The group was created by Chicago Ald. Silvana Tabares, 23rd, and Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller in response to an increase in fatal domestic shootings and homicides in recent years.

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Famed tumbling team mourns as members bring legacy to national stage

It’s been a bittersweet week for the Jesse White Tumbling Team. Members are mourning the death of one of their own as they bring the team’s storied legacy to the national stage. On Monday night, longtime team member Jeff Williams was killed in a crash in northwest suburban Mundelein. A day later, Chicago watched as the hometown team auditioned for — and ultimately moved forward — in this season of “America’s Got Talent.”

More top news stories:

• Complaint argues Thornton Township Supervisor Napoleon Harris doesn’t live in township
• Chicago Park District to upgrade air conditioning in fieldhouses in heat-vulnerable neighborhoods

Why is beef so expensive? And can consumers expect lower prices anytime soon? ‘It’s got to get worse before it gets better.’

A quick stop at the grocery store, your local hot dog stand or favorite Italian beef spot and you may experience some genuine sticker shock. Almost $8.50 for a pound of ground beef? $6.99 for a Chicago dog? $13.65 for an Italian beef? It’s not just you. Beef prices are rising. And rapidly.

More top business stories:

• SK Hynix hits the U.S. stock market as demand for memory chips soars amid AI frenzy
• Realtor planning new 3-story office building for downtown Naperville

Slugger Munetaka Murakami back with the Chicago White Sox, who went 17-18 in his absence

The Chicago White Sox reinstated slugger Munetaka Murakami from the 10-day injured list ahead of today’s game against the Athletics at Rate Field.

More top sports stories:

• Chicago White Sox are on the clock for the MLB draft. Here’s a look at the trio they’re targeting at No. 1.
• Why English-speaking fans are watching Telemundo’s World Cup broadcasts in Spanish

Review: Windy City Smokeout is influencers, brands, Texas barbecue and, oh right, country music

Windy City Smokeout, Chicago’s premier celebration of meat and pop country, now in its 13th year and a whopping five days long, with attendance of 20,000 per day, all sandwiched into the exceedingly unfriendly confines of a United Center parking lot, lacks shade, good views of the stage (for everyone) and, paradoxically, any negativity whatsoever.

More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories:

• Photos: Country music fans gather at Windy City Smokeout
• After months of vandalism, North Center building gives way to new mural

Donald Trump ousts election commission members in latest push to reshape US voting process

President Donald Trump has ousted members of a bipartisan federal election commission that resisted his efforts to require would-be voters to document their U.S. citizenship before registering.

More top stories from around the world:

• Unclaimed airstrikes target Iran after US attacks, raising questions of who launched them
• Passenger is partly sucked through plane window but survives, reports say
• EPA promised a Make America Healthy Again agenda. It has yet to materialize, frustrating activists.