Good afternoon, Chicago.Mayor Brandon Johnson today disputed the notion his administration is unprepared for the Democratic National Convention and is suppressing protests, amid a nationwide spotlight on Pro-Palestinian university demonstrations that some fear are an indication of chaos to come for Chicago this summer.The University of Chicago is preparing to “intervene” to remove the pro-Palestine encampment from the school’s Main Quadrangle, president Paul Alivisatos said today, claiming student protestors have created a “systemic disruption” on campus.Here’s what else is happening today. And remember, for the latest breaking news in Chicago, visit chicagotribune.com/latest-headlines and sign up to get our alerts on all your devices.Subscribe to more newsletters | Puzzles & Games | Daily horoscope | Ask Amy
Horticulturist Rachelle Frosch demonstrates how to gently place fine-mesh netting around young and or vulnerable trees, during a news conference at Morton Arboretum in Lisle on April 30, 2024. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)Illinois cicadas, loud but harmless, expected to make historic emergence in mid- to late MayReports of sightings are likely individual “stragglers” that have come out too early or from people who have taken a shovel to the ground. Read more here.More top news stories:Naadia Beswick, left, reads a book with her daughter, Eden Beswick, 6, while her husband, Aaron Beswick, reads a book with their son, Isaiah Beswick, 2, on Indie Bookstore Day on April 27, 2024, at 57th Street Books in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Chicago area’s independent bookstores see revivalThis revival was on full display last Saturday when thousands of book lovers traveled across Chicago — in cars, buses and, in at least one case, a limousine — to shop on Independent Bookstore Day. Read more here.More top business stories:South Carolina center Kamilla Cardoso vies for the ball with LSU forward Angel Reese during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Southeastern Conference women’s tournament final Sunday, March 10, 2024, in Greenville, S.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)Chicago Sky’s Kamilla Cardoso and Angel Reese embrace ‘finally’ being teammates — and they want to set a new tone on the boardsAngel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso are confident in their newfound partnership as rookie teammates with the Chicago Sky. Read more here.More top sports stories:Jalynn Steele, Christine Sherrill and Carly Sakolove in the touring musical “Mamma Mia!” at the Nederlander Theatre in Chicago. (Joan Marcus)Review: This ‘Mamma Mia!’ at Nederlander Theatre comes with the Donna of all DonnasTribune critic Chris Jones has seen this show some 14 times and he’s a huge ABBA fan. But he wanted to see it again mostly to hear Christine Sherrill sing “The Winner Takes it All.” Read more here.More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories:Pro-Palestinian demonstrators embrace while charging devices at an encampment on the UCLA campus, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)Arrests of Israel-Hamas war protesters exceed 2,300 as police clear more US campus encampmentsPolice ordered pro-Palestinian protesters to abandon a tent encampment at New York University early today, following weeks of demonstrations and police crackdowns at college campuses nationwide that have resulted in more than 2,300 arrests. Read more here.More top stories from around the world:

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