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Muslim community leaders will meet in Chicago to push campaign against Biden as deaths mount in Israel-Hamas war

Chicago’s #AbandonBiden event is scheduled to coincide with the annual Muslim American Society and Islamic Circle of North America convention, expected to draw more than 30,000 to McCormick Place over the weekend.

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Picture Chicago: 11 news photos from the last full week of 2023

An unusually warm holiday week sees families gather outdoors and Chicagoans celebrate Christmas and Kwanzaa.

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How do we find the great murals we feature? Often, just by driving around

We get ideas for our weekly “Murals and Mosaics” series from readers sending in tips, by searching social media and by roaming the city and suburbs on the lookout.

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Getting tattoos put me at odds with my parents. Maybe the clash was what we needed.

Chicago Sun-Times reporter Mary Norkol writes about her own body art, how coming home for the holidays and other visits with new ink hasn’t always been well received. But her folks seem to be warming to her tattoos.

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Bears OC Luke Getsy explains how Justin Fields has grown this season

Justin Fields has made strides in his third season with the Bears. But is it enough to secure his Chicago future?

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State trooper, 2 Chicago cops hurt in 5-vehicle wreck on ‘wet and cold and slippery’ Dan Ryan: officials

One Chicago police car and two state police cars were involved in the crashes that happened about 2:15 a.m. near 87th Street.

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Prison bus trips offer ‘lifeline’ for kids and incarcerated moms

The Reunification Ride program to Logan Correctional Center in downstate Lincoln reconnects families separated by incarceration.

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Whoops! Mistakes, we’ve made a few in our 75-year history

The Sun-Times has had its share of doozies, from wrongly declaring Ford would be Reagan’s running mate to accidentally publishing an obituary for the Chicago Teachers Union president before she died.

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‘Jewish and Palestinian communities deserve a future free from fear’

Speak out against hate and discrimination wherever you encounter it, a board member of the American Jewish Committee in Chicago writes.

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Chicago’s lakefront is no place for ‘expressway’ called DuSable Lake Shore Drive

What we need is a Michigan Avenue-style boulevard along the lakefront, a member of Better Streets Chicago writes.

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Don’t take school choice away from Chicago’s families

I understand that the mayor’s idea here is to make every neighborhood school great, but that will take years, and that school still might not meet your child’s needs, a parent from the South Side writes.

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Here’s how Illinois Democrats in Congress split on Israel-Hamas war, antisemitism legislation

Democrats locally and nationally are grappling with a challenging dynamic being played out, with the Israel-Hamas war in its third month.

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How we investigated cops who joined extremist and hate groups

We wanted to find out what records these officers are leaving. And we wanted to hear from civilians about their own experiences with these sworn law-enforcement officers on the streets of Chicago and in other parts of Illinois.

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Tyrese Haliburton Made NBA History With Elite 20-20 Performance vs. Bulls

The Pacers guard didn’t have a single turnover during his 20-20 game against Chicago.

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Celebrity deaths in 2023: Harry Belafonte, Tina Turner, Tony Bennett, Jimmy Buffett, Lisa Marie Presley, Jeff Beck among the notables we lost this year

Locally, Chicago mourned the loss of Mike Nussbaum, Frank Galati, Dick Butkus, Harry Porterfield, Bill Zehme and more.

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Finding slices of life in death, seeing obituaries through the eyes of a new reporter on the beat

Mitch Dudek, who succeeded award-winning obituary writer Maureen O’Donnell, is often amazed at how people open up to talk about their loved ones.

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Ring in the new year with vaccines, experts urge as COVID-19, flu cases rise in Cook County

Chicago hospitals were admitting about 30 COVID-19 patients per day as of Christmas Eve, a 13% rise from the previous week.

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This Near West Side mural — about ‘transformation’ — was a spiritual exercise for the artist

Featuring a hand unleashing a butterfly and several faces from “another realm,” the piece was created by the Los Angeles artist Ladie One over the summer for a murals fest.

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The 2023 NASCAR Cup season had plenty of firsts and perhaps none was bigger than the series’ inaugural street course race, held around historic Grant Park in downtown Chicago. While the weekend faced numerous weather challenges, the racing proved superb and with a surprise winner. Making his first ever start,…

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Migrant crisis intensifies in major cities, urgent federal assistance needed

Big city mayors are urging the Biden administration to address the local migrant crisis caused by Governor Abbott. Chaos, crime, and stress are impacting c...

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Summer heat hits Southwest Chicago hardest, new climate study finds

One day in July, there was a more than 20 degree difference between city’s North Side and Southwest Side

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Misrepresenting CTA’s fiscal problems won’t help with finding a fix

The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning was commissioned to find ways to find solve the budget gap and released the Plan of Action for Regional Transit, a step in the right direction.

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Here’s what the Sun-Times accomplished in 2023 — and what’s next for 2024

As 2023 comes to an end, Sun-Times Executive Editor Jennifer Kho reflects on the top Chicago area stories of the year

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Daisies and The Wieners Circle take pigs in a blanket to the next level with Chicago Style Croissant

The Logan Square and Lincoln Park restaurants’ savory pastry collaboration kicks off Jan. 2 and is inspired by the dogs served at Chicago’s favorite foul-mouthed institution.

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