Hey! It’s Friday. And a huge thank you to Steve Edwards, who is leaving his post as WBEZ’s chief content officer. He played a huge role in creating this newsletter, and I will miss him. Here’s what you need to know today.

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1. Six out of 10 Americans say police should be held more accountable

That’s according to a poll out today from The Washington Post and ABC News, which found that 60% of people surveyed said police need to be scrutinized more in the mistreatment of Black Americans. About 33% said the U.S. is doing too much to interfere in how officers do their jobs.

The nationwide poll also found that 55% of people said they lack confidence that officers are adequately trained to avoid the use of excessive force. [Washington Post]

In Columbus, Ohio, activists are calling for a federal investigation into the police killing of 16-year-old Ma’Kiah Bryant, which has further inflamed mistrust of the police department. [NPR]

2. More than half of Chicago has gotten at least one shot. Now comes the hard part

Local and national public health officials say they expect to hit a point where supply of doses surpasses demand, but that might not be an entirely good thing.

As WBEZ’s Mariah Woelfel reports, officials say they expect to hit a “hesitancy hurdle.” Parts of Illinois have already hit this challenge. That’s in part because vaccine skepticism is highest among Republicans, so some red counties downstate have been struggling for weeks to fill vaccine appointments. [WBEZ]

Meanwhile, there’s a possibility the recommended pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine could be lifted. An independent advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is meeting today to review findings about an extremely rare blood clot that developed in a hand few of recipients. [NPR]

3. The police killing of Adam Toledo reignites debate over officers in schools

High school students in Chicago told the Chicago Sun-Times that the fatal police shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo has reinforced their views on police officers.

“They could’ve avoided hurting the whole world. That’s really why it’s been bothering me because it was unnecessary,” Thomas Hullum, a 16-year-old sophomore at Simeon Career Academy, told the newspaper about Adam’s killing.

The Sun-Times last year reported that students who go to schools where officers are stationed are four more times likely to have cops called on them.

The newspaper’s reporting came during a time when community leaders and elected officials called for the Chicago Board of Education to end an agreement with the Chicago Police Department that allowed officers inside schools. City officials ended up allowing individual high schools the opportunity to decide whether to keep their officers. [Sun-Times]

4. Panel recommends huge change in how the U.S. military handles sexual assault cases

Independent authorities, not commanding officers, should decide whether to seek legal charges in cases of sexual assault, a special Pentagon panel recommended today.

The guidance amounts to a “seismic shift” in how the military handles such cases, NPR reports, and it comes after the Pentagon for years has fought the idea of taking sexual assault cases outside of the normal chain of command.

The Defense Department in recent years has faced criticism from advocates and lawmakers over the way it handles sexual assault cases. And news of the panel’s recommendation comes as it conducts a 90-day investigation of sexual assault and harassment across the military. [NPR]

5. Grandmother played a key role in finding suspect accused of shooting a toddler on Lake Shore Drive

Chief of Detectives Brendan Deenihan said the grandmother of 22-month-old Kayden Swann played a crucial role in the investigation, reports the Chicago Sun-Times.

“We couldn’t have arrested him without her cooperation,” Deenihan said, adding that the grandmother gave a detailed description of the suspected gunman that lead them to Deandre Binion, 25, who faces attempted murder charges.

Kayden, the toddler, suffered a severe brain injury from the shooting. Doctors earlier this week said Kayden was transferred out of the intensive care unit and is showing “remarkable progress.” [Chicago Sun-Times]

Here’s what else is happening

• President Joe Biden will take his first overseas trip since taking the White House, visiting the U.K. and Brussels in June. [Axios]
• The U.S. joined the international search for an Indonesian submarine that went missing earlier this week. [NPR]
• New coronavirus cases continue to decline in Chicago. [COVID Dashboard]
• Republican Caitlyn Jenner said she will run for governor in California. [AP]

Oh, and one more thing …

If you’re looking for some podcasts to listen to this weekend, WBEZ has a bunch of great ones.

Curious City traces the origins of the iconic “You Can’t Jail The Revolution” protest poster from the 1969 trial of the Chicago 8. [WBEZ]

Meanwhile, Nerdette talks about police violence and the Johnson & Johnson vaccine with Negin Farsad, comedian and host of Fake The Nation, and Aarti Shahani, host of Art of Power. [WBEZ]

Speaking of Art of Power, this week’s guest is Mary Trump, who talks about how she used her privilege to end “the myth her uncle Donald was self-made.” [WBEZ]

Tell me something good …

What’s something that made you smile this week?

Steven writes:

“I was running late for work, and going a little too fast, when all of a sudden the traffic slowed. I was going to go on the shoulder when I looked around and saw about 30 cars in three lanes, all stopped, to let a mother deer try to get two baby deer across the street. It took another five minutes before they were clear. I slowed down the rest of the way to work. And ended up only being two minutes late.”

Thanks for reading and have a nice night! We’ll see you on Monday.

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