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Jack Elliott throws for 4 TDs as Mount Carmel cruises past Prospect

Elliott and the Caravan ran off 49 straight points en route to a 49-15 win in Chicago.

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‘Twelfth Night’ serves joy and laughter with a breezy Caribbean air

The comedy crackles in Chicago Shakespeare’s take on the bard’s zany love triangle

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10-year-old boy seriously wounded in Burnside shooting

The child was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital where he was listed in serious condition, according to Chicago police.

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Obamas return to Chicago for 15th anniversary of 2008 election

There were panels on journalism, economics, artificial intelligence and more and a speech by Barack Obama during the day. Friday night came a speech from the former first lady and an interview of the former president as part of the celebrations at McCormick Place.

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The whole world is watching, through its fingers

Antisemitism reaching historic levels worldwide. The “scourge of Islamophobia and hate in all its forms” so bad the White House is working on a national strategy to battle it. What in the world is going on? Chaos.

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Federal appeals court upholds Illinois semiautomatic weapons ban

sA federal appeals court on Friday upheld Illinois’ prohibition on high-power semiautomatic weapons, refusing to put a hold on the law adopted in response to the mass killing of seven people at a 2022 parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park

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Oak Park takes emergency steps to help with migrant crisis

The village has approved emergency spending and recently provided emergency shelter for more than 100 migrants staying at a Chicago police station.

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Illinois city tickets reporter for asking too many questions, in latest First Amendment dustup

Officials in a suburban Chicago community have issued municipal citations to a local news reporter for what they say were persistent contacts with city officials seeking comment on treacherous fall flooding

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In new Lake View painting, animals beg us to save Earth

This week’s Murals and Mosaics newsletter also explores public art in St. Louis, Pilsen-based artist Isaac Galvan’s latest mural in Berwyn and the beautification of a classic Chicago nuisance — potholes.

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Alderperson’s manhandling allegation caps ‘s- - - show’ City Council meeting

Ald. Ray Lopez is calling for Mayor Brandon Johnson’s floor leader to resign after an alleged “manhandling” of one of their colleagues, putting an ugly exclamation mark on a raucous council meeting.

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Federal appeals court upholds Illinois gun ban, finds no 2nd Amendment protection for assault weapons

The court found that Illinois’ controversial gun law survived the first part of a two-step test laid out in a crucial June 2022 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Will gas stoves become a thing of the past in Chicago?

Induction stoves, heat pumps and electric appliances may be the future of new Chicago buildings.

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Media rights and charters unresolved after milestone NASCAR year

The 2023 season saw NASCAR’s return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans with its Garage 56 entry, its first-ever street race in the Cup series through the Grant Park area of Chicago and 50 percent more sellouts at Cup races than a year ago.

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Bradley Parker-Sparrow’s album tattoos are a tribute to the start of his jazz career

The 69-year-old musician, who previously was Chicago’s composer-in-residence, started getting tattoos as a way to shake up the jazz scene.

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Feds’ seizure of jet in Gary tied to reputed leader of Mexican cocaine ring

Oswaldo Espinosa shipped thousands of pounds of cocaine from Mexico, according to an indictment this summer. The global supply of the drug is way up — and so is the quantity of coke the feds have been seizing in the Chicago area.

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Illinois Family Files Lawsuit After Police Execute Wrong-Door Raid and Allegedly Detain Them for 6 Hours

"I asked them to show me a warrant; they didn't show me nothing," a grandmother said.

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Chicago gets $336 million federal loan to replace lead water pipes

The money is expected to help the city replace 30,000 lead service lines — out of more than 400,000 — the largest number in the country.

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A Chicago police officer was accused of sexual assault. The top cop pushed to keep him on the force.

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability found that the officer engaged in a series of nonconsensual sex acts in 2020 against the woman, who reported he attacked her when she fell asleep at her home after they attended a banquet.

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Why does this Lake View mural picture an octopus, seahorses and a skywriting rat?

Chicago artist Laura Junge says she was taking a lighthearted approach to make a serious point that people need to do a better job protecting the planet.

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In Bronzeville, Fourtunehouse Art Center aims to offer space for artists, musicians, the community

The art gallery and retail space opened last year and has expanded to offer an internship program and community events such as workshops and an open mic night.

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Longtime Chicagoland meteorologist Tom Skilling honored by Congress

U.S. Reps. Bill Foster, D-Naperville, and Mike Quigley, D-Chicago submitted a statement to the official Congressional Record that honors Skilling’s four-and-a-half decades as a meteorologist in the Chicagoland area.

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Three Chicago men charged with racketeering for 2019 fatal shooting

The three are accused of fatally shooting a man in June 2019 to keep and elevate their status in the Ambrose street gang, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday.

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Man stabbed while sleeping on Bucktown sidewalk

A 50-year-old was asleep when another began attacking him with a knife, Chicago police said. His nose was cut and he suffered a puncture wound under his left arm.

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Police are stopping Black drivers for minor violations at record highs. Lawmakers should do something about it.

Low-level offenses could be enforced by other means, such as ticketing by mail, a group of attorneys writes. Other states and cities have addressed the problem without sacrificing public safety.

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‘Facts and common sense’: Chicago’s corruption jurors reflect on past trials as Ed Burke’s case nears

Thirty-six people have served as jurors this year in three high-profile corruption trials at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse. Here’s what they have to say.

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