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With Brandon Johnson at the helm, big shifts are ahead for Chicago Public Schools

CHICAGO — After beating eight other candidates to become Chicago’s next mayor, buoyed by more than $2 million in support from the Chicago Teachers Union, Brandon Johnson will take the helm of Chicago Public Schools with his inauguration May 15 — embarking on a four-year term that will see Illinois’…

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Commentary: Lotteries are a regressive tax. Why do progressive governors support them?

As states look to generate more revenue in an inflationary economy, along with the risk of a recession, progressive governors like J.B. Pritzker of Illinois who advocate for progressive income taxes also support one of the most regressive taxes: lotteries. This sort of “taxation” increases revenue without the stigma associated…

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Commentary: States are using anti-terrorism laws against protesters

While federal law prohibits international terrorism, it defines but does not yet prohibit domestic terrorism. In the absence of congressional authorization, the FBI and Justice Department simply have not had the resources to address the increasing frequency of white supremacist violence over the last decade.

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Commentary: Stress is a silent killer for pregnant Black women

“We don’t take walk-ins,” the receptionist at my obstetrician-gynecologist’s office at a large academic medical center told me when I showed up without an appointment on a Friday afternoon and asked to be seen by a nurse.

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Lucas Giolito’s 6 no-hit innings help the Chicago White Sox earn a doubleheader split with the Philadelphia Phillies

CHICAGO — Lucas Giolito had no-hit stuff.

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Mayor takes Chicago police leaders to task amid questions on response to latest violent gathering of youths downtown

CHICAGO — Outgoing Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot used a weekly meeting with police leaders Tuesday to demand answers for why officers seemingly struggled to control crowds of young people who gathered downtown over the weekend, damaging vehicles and leading to the circulation of viral videos of the chaos, sources familiar…

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Nina Metz: Made up rape story or not, David Choe’s remarks were public long before ‘Beef.’ Our silence on them is deafening

The Netflix TV series “Beef” stars Ali Wong and Steven Yeun as strangers who become locked in an unwinnable battle to destroy one another’s lives after a road rage encounter. I admire the show more than I like it — it pinged all my anxiety receptors — but I liked…

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Democrats place big bet on Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson by tapping Chicago for ’24 convention

CHICAGO — Democrats, led by President Joe Biden, are making a big bet on Brandon Johnson.

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Editorial: Dan Snyder’s time in the NFL is up. What took so long?

Bears fans over the years have had their gripes about the McCaskeys, the family that owns Chicago’s beloved, storied football franchise. Many fans never forgave George Halas’ grandson, Michael McCaskey, for firing Da Coach, Mike Ditka. There’ve been perennial complaints about McCaskey family stinginess, icy December Sundays at a dome-less…

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Muslim students embrace challenges of fasting during school and sports

Every morning during Ramadan, high school soccer player Zara Hasan wakes up around 4:30 a.m. for a quick bowl of oatmeal and quite a few glugs of water for suhoor.

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Chicago-area protesters march in Washington for federal assault weapons ban

Fed up with repeated mass shootings, hundreds of people from the Chicago area took part in a march in Washington, D.C., Monday to call for a federal ban on assault guns.

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Dan Wiederer: What Jalen Hurts’ record-breaking QB contract means for Justin Fields and the Chicago Bears

Five years, $255 million. With more than $179 million guaranteed.

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Illinois teams up with Indiana and Michigan in an effort to land $1.25 billion to build a clean hydrogen hub

A coalition based in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan has taken the next big step in its bid to obtain up to $1.25 billion in federal funding for a regional clean hydrogen hub intended to reduce planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions.

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Review: ‘Camelot’ on Broadway is a chilly Lincoln Center revival, shorn of love and heart

NEW YORK — Just weeks after the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963, his grieving widow Jackie Kennedy quoted her late husband’s favorite Broadway musical in an interview in Life magazine: “Don’t let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief shining moment, that was…

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6 new food books from Chicagoans include history of city’s greatest foods, Midwest pie recipes and more

CHICAGO — A new bestselling book shares the stories behind some of the most beloved Chicago food — and one notorious drink.

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Doctors grapple with their ‘unbelievable’ experiences during mission to Turkey and Syria in wake of earthquakes

CHICAGO — Just hours after he learned about the devastating Feb. 6 earthquake in Turkey and Syria, Tarek Kabbany was on social media around 3 a.m. and saw a picture of his younger sister’s apartment building in southern Turkey destroyed.

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Commentary: Transit agencies recorded announcements with some very devoted riders — children with autism

People with autism spectrum disorder can present so differently that a common refrain is: “If you know one person with autism, you know one person with autism.” Yet, there are often startling similarities.

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Commentary: When Highland Park students faced another threat of gun violence, this is how they felt

Delayed by COVID-19 and the city’s July Fourth mass shooting, Highland Park High School’s FOCUS on the Arts biennial event almost didn’t happen. But facing a multiyear hiatus, the suburban Chicago school rallied, inviting creatives from across the country to teach workshops, as it’s done since 1964. Organizers asked me…

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Commentary: Illinois could lead the Midwest’s remote-work boom with small policy changes

The pandemic ushered in many changes to American life, to the degree that the tax changes it brought were not initially at the forefront of taxpayers’ minds. But with remote work seemingly here to stay, taxpayers are now having to grapple with the fact that while remote work offers new…

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Chicago State University union reaches tentative agreement with administration and suspends 10-day strike

Classes will resume Monday at Chicago State University after unionized faculty and staff suspended a 10-day strike, having reached a tentative four-year agreement with the school administration, union officials said Sunday.

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Off-duty officer commits suicide outside Southwest Side home, Chicago police say

An off-duty Chicago police officer died over the weekend in an apparent suicide, the latest in a grim tally of officers.

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Highland Park mom, who survived July 4th shooting, finds strength to join DC march against assault weapons

Lindsey Hartman is ready now. A survivor of the Highland Park parade massacre, it’s taken nine months to overcome her fears and step outside to support a cause that is at the heart of her survival.

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Chicago's mayor, mayor-elect weigh in on weekend shootings as summer approaches

CHICAGO — The weekend shootings of three teenagers in two separate incidents drew responses from Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson as summer looms.

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How Black labor leaders propelled Brandon Johnson to the Chicago mayor’s office

CHICAGO — One warm evening last July, SEIU Local 73 President Dian Palmer got a call out of the blue from Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson, who wanted to meet.

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Illinois first lady M.K. Pritzker appointed to committee charged with the preservation of the White House

CHICAGO — Just days after President Joe Biden selected Chicago to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention, his administration said Friday that Illinois’ first lady M.K Pritzker has been appointed to serve on the Committee for the Preservation of the White House.

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