Afternoon Briefing: Chicago-area vet, dog show judge arrested on child porn charges

Good afternoon, Chicago.

A Chicago-area veterinarian who is a well-known judge on the national dog show circuit has been arrested on child pornography charges alleging he chatted online about a plan to sexually assault his newborn son, posting ultrasound images and photos of baby outfits as proof of the child’s pending arrival.

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Charges dropped in federal juice loan extortion case that had roots in Chicago mob probe

After a chaotic mistrial earlier this month, a federal juice loan extortion case with ties to a larger probe of the Chicago Outfit ended Monday when prosecutors announced they were dropping all charges. Read more here.

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• Mayor Johnson says migrants being housed at Chicago Park District facilities to be moved starting Saturday

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Boeing CEO to exit in broad management shakeup as manufacturing issues plague storied plane maker

Boeing CEO David Calhoun will step down from the embattled plane maker at the end of the year as part of a broad management shakeup Monday after a series of mishaps at one of America’s iconic manufacturers. Read more here.

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QB Caleb Williams will visit Halas Hall next week as his likely draft union with the Chicago Bears nears

Exactly one month out from the NFL draft — and nine days after trading Justin Fields to Pittsburgh — Bears general manager Ryan Poles confirmed Monday morning that Williams is expected to be part of the team’s big wave of “Top 30.” Read more here.

More top sports stories:

• Chicago Bears had ‘deep conversations’ about keeping Justin Fields and drafting a QB, but trade was ‘best for organization and best for Justin’

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Review: ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ at Paramount has all of that Tennessee Williams pain

“Streetcar” has not been seen much of late in Chicago; the last truly memorable production was David Cromer’s staging at Writers Theatre in Glencoe in 2010. This one is right up there with that gobsmacker. Read more here.

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• Review: ‘Purpose’ is the intense Branden Jacobs-Jenkins play Steppenwolf has been waiting for

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UN demands cease-fire in Gaza during Muslim holy month of Ramadan, its 1st demand to halt fighting

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled a planned visit to Washington by a high-level delegation and accused the U.S. of “retreating” from a “principled position” by allowing the vote to pass without conditioning the cease-fire on the release of hostages held by Hamas. Read more here.

More top stories from around the world:

• Trump’s New York hush money case is set for trial April 15

• TikTok bill faces uncertain fate in the Senate as legislation to regulate tech industry has stalled