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This is a warning to everyone else in the political business who thinks its OK to make an oblique threat that is never followed through on. Don’t do it.

Ald. Andre Vasquez (40th), chair of the City Council’s Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights, said Deputy Chief of Staff Cristina Pacione-Zayas told him late last month of the city’s plan to, as she put it, “right-size” the migrant shelter system without offering details.

With wind upward of 40 mph and 6 more inches of snow expected Friday night, residents are advised to stay indoors.

Chicago Rabbi Barry Axler, 77, and his wife, Morene Dunn, 80, joined volunteers at an Air Force Base near Gaza last month, helping feed frontline soldiers serving in the Israel-Hamas War.

Familiar locally for gigs at Ruido Fest, Cobra Lounge and Reggie’s, the five-piece band is making its TNK fest debut.

Interim Cook County Inspector General Steven Cyranoski says he suspects eight workers of defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program — on top of at least 31 workers he previously identified.

The Sun-Times’ Bears experts — Patrick Finley, Jason Lieser and Mark Potash — break down their end-of-season decisions and what lies ahead:

Helen Caldwell, whose actions were spotlighted in an Injustice Watch investigation published by the Sun-Times, is charged with bilking $1.5 million by steering elderly banking clients to invest in her side deals producing slasher movies.

Attendance varied Friday — some schools were half empty, and others had around 80% of their students.

The 38th annual event honored Romel Ferguson, a minister and the Chicago Teachers Union operations manager.

The city has delayed shelter evictions originally due to begin Tuesday. More than 140 migrants remain in buses at the city’s designated site for new arrivals.