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Pulse of the Heartland: Belmont Cragin voters keep their heads down, say they wish pols would occasionally show their faces

It should be a neighborhood with more clout considering its size and its being home to the largest Hispanic population in Chicago. But adding to the confusion for residents, Belmont Cragin is divided among multiple wards and state representative districts, meaning residents living near one another…

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Polling Place: What letter grades did you give White Sox, Cubs for 2022 performances?

Seemingly, “F” must stand for “five-hundred record.”

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The Sun-Times’ new chapter: Our digital content is now free for everyone

We’re dropping our paywall and making it free to read the news — but we’re still counting on your support.

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Chicago's Red Light Cameras Keep Fueling Corruption Scandals

A state senator joins several local officials in federal indictments for taking bribes in exchange for contracts.

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Polling Place: on the White Sox’ next skipper, Bears-Giants, Northwestern’s planned digs

Somebody has to manage the White Sox next season, but will it be a member of the “family”?

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App doles out refunds after Sun-Times report, where to go apple picking in Illinois and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Lawmaker to block $50M for Near South Side high school until Lightfoot, CPS address community concerns

State Rep. Theresa Mah had been among the strongest backers of the idea to build a new high school. But she called the city’s plan “offensive” and politically motivated.

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Polling Place: Did the Bears blow it by firing coach Lovie Smith after the 2012 season?

We also pitted the Texans’ Smith against Matt Eberflus — they’re battling on Sunday, after all — and forced respondents to choose between the three Bears coaches who came in between that pair. Oof.

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Downstate Republican Darren Bailey’s tax returns show years of feast — and famine — on the farm

Bailey’s campaign released five years of tax returns — reversing an earlier decision to keep them private. A day after winning the GOP primary, the downstate farmer told the Sun-Times he would not be releasing any of his returns.

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How UIC cost taxpayers $1.2M, Illinois pols funded by Juul and more in your Chicago news roundup

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This week in history: Dr. Jorge Prieto makes house calls

A prominent physician and advocate for Chicago’s Mexican American community, Prieto worked hard to make health care available to the city’s Spanish-speaking residents. He died Aug. 21, 2001.

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R. Kelly: Tale of the tape; reporter Jim DeRogatis recounts how it began

Three teams of criminal defense lawyers have tried to cast doubt on the origins of the central video, questioning who gave it to me before the Chicago Sun-Times turned it over to the police. Here’s the story behind the tape.

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Pharma funds Illinois pols, ‘Sister Jean’ turns 103, Honest Chicagoans talk Air and Water Show and more in your Chicago news roundup

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This week in history: Elvis’ sudden death shocks Chicago

Long live the King — Elvis Presley’s unexpected death on Aug. 16, 1977 led to an outpouring of love from Chicagoans.

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Republican Darren Bailey’s state fair strategy shifts focus from Trump, social issues to working families

Bailey — who is actually a millionaire from his family business — routinely portrays himself as the everyman on the campaign trail. “I may be a little bit rough around the edges,” he told the Illinois State Fair crowd Thursday. “But I will work for you, because I’m just like…

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Polling Place: OK, critics, here are your selections of the best baseball movies ever

Why are there so many good ones? Not that anybody’s complaining.

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Who’s Who in R. Kelly’s Chicago trial?

The R&B singer will face another Chicago jury on Aug. 15, 2022. Here’s who he is and who else will be in the courtroom throughout the trial.

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Chicago Sun-Times’ R. Kelly archives

Original reporting on R. Kelly from the Chicago Sun-Times has been republished just before the R&B star goes back to court in August 2022.

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CTA rider opens up about recent attack, Chicago Duck Derby returns and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Retiring Chicago FBI boss says people doing ‘the right thing’ disrupts mass shootings

Emmerson Buie Jr. is set to retire this month as the leader of the FBI in Chicago after three years of COVID-19, social unrest and waves of public corruption prosecutions.

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Funeral held for Highland Park parade shooting victim Kevin McCarthy, who died after shielding toddler son

McCarthy, 37, worked at a gene therapy startup and graduated from DePaul University; he died alongside his wife, Irina.

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CPS’ librarian shortage, the fight against drag racing and more in your Chicago news roundup

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This week in history: Mavis Staples plays the Vic

The Chicago native, born July 10, 1939, found early success as a gospel singer in her family’s band. So what was a gospel singer doing playing the Vic?

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Chicago cops explain why they’re making fewer arrests, a priest kicked out over assault accusations returns, family gives update on Cooper Roberts and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Sam Greenlee, acclaimed Black radical writer, poet and Chicago enthusiast, celebrated with day in his honor

Greenlee took his experiences in the military to write, “The Spook Who Sat by the Door,” which explored the idea of a Black power revolution. Wednesday would have been his 92nd birthday, and the day was marked with “Sam Greenlee Day” in the city of Chicago.

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