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Bear Necessities: Chicago won’t have to play against Justin Jefferson

The Bears won't have to face Vikings WR Justin Jefferson (hamstring), who's landing on IR. We recap Tuesday's headlines.

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Music Review: Jamila Woods’ ‘Water Made Us’ showcases what we love, and loathe, about romance

On “Water Made Us,” the third studio album from Chicago-based neo-soul musician and poet Jamila Woods, romantic love is a featured topic

The Independent UK

Venezuelan migrant shot while holding her son outside South Side police station

Yerlianny Romero, 28, was wounded by gunmen who later crashed into a police car, injuring four officers, officials say. A migrant man also was shot.

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Connor Bedard’s debut sparks Pittsburgh pilgrimage for some Blackhawks fans

The fact Bedard’s NHL debut Tuesday didn’t take place in Chicago didn’t prevent some Hawks fans from traveling to Pittsburgh to see it for themselves.

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‘Pro-life Spiderman’ arrested for climbing Chicago skyscraper that houses Israeli consulate

Maison DesChamps, 23, said he attempted the stunt on Tuesday in order to raise money for a woman hoping to avoid an abortion

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South Side cancer rates are among Chicago’s highest. The community needs more care options.

UChicago Medicine recently announced an $815 million project to build a state-of-the-art cancer facility. South Siders need more health care institutions to pay attention to Black patients’ needs.

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Afternoon Edition: The Blackhawks’ Bedard era starts tonight

Plus: Activist climbs West Loop skyscraper, Affy Tapple turns 75 and more.

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104-year-old Chicago woman dies days after making a skydive that could put her in the record books

Dorothy Hoffner, a 104-year-old Chicago woman whose recent skydive could see her certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest person to ever jump from a plane, has died

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Revamped ‘Survive Alive House’ helps Chicago Fire Department teach safety tips

The ‘Survive Alive House’ was renovated for the first time in over 30 years, helping students and others learn about how to respond to a fire.

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Chicago fishing: Shoreline salmon, counting to 1,000 and fall announces itself

Shoreline salmon on southern Lake Michigan continue to lead the sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report, but fall fishing truly arrived with the arrival of real fall weather and Vince Oppedisano reaches a cool mark.

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Unveiling of city’s 2024 budget will be 2nd big test of Brandon Johnson’s leadership

Mayor Brandon Johnson will stand before the City Council Wednesday to disclose how he plans to plug a $538 million budget shortfall, more than $200 million of it tied to the migrant crisis.

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104-year-old skydiver, Chicagoan Dorothy Hoffner, dies days after becoming oldest person to parachute from a plane

Skydive Chicago & the U.S. Parachute Association said they were honored the skydiving experience was able to serve as an incredible cap to her “exciting, well-lived life.”

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2023 Chicago film festival: 10 movies to see

Fest brings 12 days of opportunity to see entertaining works tackling topics from the Ukraine invasion to Iranian bureaucracy to 19th century French cuisine.

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Grilling, barbacking, dressing windows — how stars of ‘Chicago Fire,’ ‘PD,’ ‘Med’ are spending strike

The downtime has been fun — think bratwurst, golf and puffy shirts — but striking actors on NBC’s hit Chicago shows are eager to get back to their day jobs.

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Horoscope for Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023

Avoid shopping or making important decisions from 4:30 to 7:15 a.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Leo into Virgo.

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Clarity begins at home: No need for Mayor Johnson to travel to the border to understand migrant crisis

There’s plenty for the mayor to do right here in Chicago to solve what is fast becoming the defining issue of his administration.

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Chicagoans celebrate Italian American heritage at annual Columbus Day Parade: ‘It’s time for everybody to be happy again’

The 71st annual parade honored the late Tony Bennett by naming his daughter, Antonia, as honorary grand marshal.

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Chicago’s theater community reacts to cultural arts ‘crisis’ report

The state of cultural arts in Chicago is not lost on Mayor Johnson, she said, who met with nearly 20 theater producers from large and small-size organizations in August to get a briefing on the state of theater.

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Israeli consul general in Chicago calls Hamas attacks ‘unprecedented,’ Israel’s ‘worst day’

Consul General Yinam Cohen says his office has been inundated with calls of support and sympathy since war with Hamas broke out Saturday.

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River North nightclub Blüm shut down by Chicago police after mass shooting

The closure order was issued Monday to Blüm Restaurant & Bar, 316 W. Erie St., after eight people were shot early Sunday morning outside the business.

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Stories keep on rolling of big Chinook on the Chicago lakefront

Richard Rogoz sent the story of his grandson Jace Orozco catching his first Chinook, the biggest fish of his life, on the Chicago lakefront.

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Affy Tapple celebrates 75 years as Chicago’s iconic autumn treat

Workers at the Niles factory where the beloved treats are made impale 23 to 25 apples a minute with wooden sticks. Then the fruits are dipped into molten caramel and coated in chopped peanuts.

The Conversation

Today's white working-class young men who turn to racist violence are part of a long, sad American history

In recent years, the United States has seen a surge of white supremacist mass shootings against racial minorities. While not always the case, mass shooters tend to be young white men.

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As migrant crisis grows will faith groups step up and offer unused buildings?

Religious organizations own substantial properties that sit empty or little used. Why aren’t they being opened to shelter people arriving in Chicago?

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For Indigenous Peoples Day, groups say it’s time to leave Columbus behind

Chicago, Cook County and the state of Illinois all observe Columbus Day, but some are calling for new ways to celebrate Italian heritage.

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