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Afternoon Edition: New police union contract approved at tense City Council meeting

Plus: Plans for Thompson Center makeover, how the Chinatown Gateway became a Chicago icon and more.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man walks free from jail 35 years after wrongful conviction for murder of boy

Brian Beals was convicted in 1988, following the death of the child and the injuring of his mother in Chicago’s Englewood area

The Independent UK

Police contract approved, arbitrator’s disciplinary ruling rejected at another stormy City Council meeting

Mayor Brandon Johnson was forced to call for a recess after public observers gathered in the third-floor gallery overlooking the City Council chambers banged on the glass and shouted from their seats.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Illinois Halts Construction of Migrant Shelter Due to High Levels of Arsenic, Lead and Mercury

Chicago is now considering new plans to house migrants after the state shuttered its proposed 2,000-person shelter

Latin Times

She died in a hotel's walk-in freezer. Her family will receive more than $6 million

Kenneka Jenkins had gone to the Crowne Plaza Chicago-O'Hare hotel in Rosemont, Ill., for a late-night party. Her mother quickly realized something was wrong.

WEKU

Top takeaways from film review of the Lions’ Week 14 loss to the Bears

Top takeaways from film review of the Lions' Week 14 loss to the Bears, with notes on Goff, the pass rush, replacement players and more

USA Today Sports Media Group

Father of July 4th Illinois parade shooting suspect released early from jail for good behavior

The father of the suspect in a deadly 2022 Fourth of July parade shooting in suburban Chicago has been released early from jail after serving part of a 60-day sentence for sponsoring a firearm application for his son

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Horoscope for Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023

Avoid shopping or important decisions from 12:30 to 9:45 a.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Sagittarius into Capricorn.

Chicago Sun-Times

Benet sophomore Gabe Sularski dazzles in his first Chicago appearance as the Redwings beat St. Patrick

Tuesday at St. Patrick, Chicago fans got their first look at Sularski and he lived up to all the offseason praise.

Chicago Sun-Times

Nikola Jokić Ejection From Nuggets-Bulls Leaves NBA Fans Baffled

Serbian basketball fans in attendance in Chicago were surely disappointed.

Sports Illustrated

Andre Braugher, ‘Homicide’ and ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ actor from Chicago, dies at 61

Two-time Emmy winner was a St. Ignatius College Prep grad.

Chicago Sun-Times

Police seek silver Kia Soul in slayings of boy, 14, and man, 65 in Chicago Lawn neighborhood: CPD

The teen and the man were shot just before 4:30 p.m. in the 3500 block of West 61st Place when a silver Kia pulled up and someone inside opened fire.

Chicago Sun-Times

Judge vacates murder conviction of Chicago man wrongfully imprisoned for 35 years

A Chicago man who spent 35 years behind bars for a murder he didn’t commit has been freed after a judge vacated his conviction

The Independent UK

Want to volunteer for the Democratic or Republican conventions? Here’s how to apply

Democrats meet in Chicago in August. Republicans gather in Milwaukee in July, with both events offering thousands of volunteer opportunities.

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5 Dolphins who deserve the most blame for Monday night’s debacle, ranked

The Dolphins are timid frontrunners who deserve little respect.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago’s top Google searches of 2023

From air quality to Taylor Swift to baseball, here’s what was on Chicagoans’ minds this year, according to Google.

Chicago Sun-Times

After backlash, Chicago City Council drops restrictive new rules to public seating at its meetings

The new rules were prompted after a number of intense and chaotic City Council meetings.

Chicago Sun-Times

City Council set to alter paid leave ordinance, but not enough to satisfy business leaders

The proposed quick fixes include a six-month delay — until July 1 — in the requirement that businesses give Chicago employees five paid sick days and five paid vacation days per year.

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So long, Solis? Defense rests in Burke trial after briefly questioning ‘hostile’ witness, FBI mole Danny Solis

Burke’s defense attorneys made good on their promise to call Solis to testify, forcing him out into the open nearly five years after the Chicago Sun-Times revealed his cooperation with the feds in January 2019.

The Independent UK

A Chicago train operator knew snow equipment was on the line but braked immediately, review finds

The operator of a Chicago commuter train that collided with snow-removal equipment last month knew the machine would be on the line that day but wasn’t aware of its exact location, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board released Tuesday

Chicago Sun-Times

Civic Federation taps former city inspector general Joe Ferguson as president

Ferguson replaces Laurence Msall, the public finance expert whose death in February left a giant hole in the watchdog landscape.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago fishing: Perch and what ice?

Perch on southern Lake Michigan lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report; for ice fishing, you need to head north well into Wisconsin.

USA Today Sports Media Group

How to buy Chicago Bears at Cleveland Browns NFL Week 15 tickets

Want to watch the Bears at Browns in person? Tickets still remain for this Week 15 matchup.

Chicago Sun-Times

Here’s one roadmap to easing the mental health crisis among teen girls

Mental health crises are rising among girls and young women. Working on Womanhood, developed in Chicago, helped reduce symptoms of PTSD.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago celebrates Hanukkah, lighting 31-foot-tall Daley Plaza menorah

On the fifth night of Hanukkah, a crowd gathers in the Loop for a menorah lighting and to celebrate light and life.

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