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Pritzker says Chicago could house asylum-seekers in unused buildings, not winter tent basecamps

After Mayor Brandon Johnson announced last week the city inked a one-year, $29.4 million contract with GardaWorld Federal Services to set up a camp, Pritzker’s office said it addressed concerns around “cultural competency.”

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2 Chicago cops acquitted of battery, misconduct in shooting of unarmed man in Pilsen

Judge Lawrence Flood ruled the police officers were within their rights to protect themselves when they opened fire first, shooting Miguel Medina last year.

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How Darren Pang returned to the Blackhawks as their lead TV analyst

On Thursday night, Pang will debut on NBC Sports Chicago, alongside play-by-play voice Chris Vosters, for the Hawks’ preseason opener against the Blues at the United Center.

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‘Heist 88’: Drab Chicago crime thriller just robs you of your time

Despite some juicy real-life source material and the great Courtney B. Vance in the lead, choppy Showtime film goes about its business in clunky, strained fashion.

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Man shot on CTA Red Line platform collapses into train car

The victim was in critical condition after the attack early Thursday at the Garfield Red Line station, police said.

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Bear Necessities: Chicago’s secondary banged up heading into Week 4

The Bears have several starters sidelined in the secondary. We recap Wednesday's headlines.

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Teach the real legacy of Fred Hampton and the Black Panthers to inspire our youth

Let’s create a curriculum on Fred Hampton’s life. In contrast to the myth of the “gun-toting” Black Panthers, they laid the groundwork for many of the social service programs we know today, such as school breakfasts, day care and sickle cell testing.

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Justin Fields is a disaster. But so is everything else at the Chicago Bears

The quarterback has struggled this season but his team have an awful defense, off-field troubles and the general air of dysfunction

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Confirmation for next U.S. attorney in Chicago gets tougher with anonymous senator blocking a vote

The senator or senators who are blocking a confirmation vote for April Perry are not known. Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, said he would lift his hold on Perry if she got an up-or-down vote.

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After sending busloads of migrants to NYC, Texas governor visits city to fault Biden for crisis

For more than a year, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been busing migrants from the southern U.S. border to places like New York, Washington and Chicago

The Independent UK

Ald. Beale takes a page from Texas Gov. Abbott’s playbook on migrant emergency

Ald. Anthony Beale wants voters to consider undoing the city’s Welcoming City ordinance, a move that panders to Gov. Greg Abbott and the anti-immigrant crowd.

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Things to do in Chicago Sept. 28-Oct. 4: The Mix

The ‘Destinos’ theater festival, shows by Dave Chappelle and Peter Gabriel, and the arrival of a touring 12-foot puppet are among the highlights in the week ahead.

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Lawyers for Chicago cops on trial for shooting unarmed man say politics are behind ‘this dog of a case’

A Cook County judge is expected to hand down a verdict Thursday for the two Chicago police officers charged with shooting the man last summer in Pilsen.

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There's a new police superintendent in Chicago. The city council chose the ex-counterterrorism head

Chicago’s City Council has unanimously confirmed Larry Snelling as the city’s police superintendent, elevating the department’s counterterrorism chief

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5 things to know ahead of Bears vs. Broncos in Week 4

The Bears and Broncos will be competing to get their first win of the season. Here are five things to know in Week 4.

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New ATF boss in Chicago setting up ‘intelligence center’ to solve more gun crimes

Christopher Amon is working with the Chicago Police Department to create a Crime Gun Intelligence Center to better trace the history of guns taken off the street.

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Englewood man dies after shooting in Chicago Lawn

Jewan Vassar, 22, was found with a gunshot wound to the chest about 9:10 p.m. Tuesday.

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Gov. Pritzker, Mayor Johnson host fundraiser for Chicago Democratic convention host committee

The Chicago host committee fundraising lunch is Thursday at the United Center, where President Joe Biden is expected to be nominated for a second term next August.

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Thousands to participate in AIDS Run and Walk Chicago, raise money for local organizations

The 32nd annual run and walk Saturday seeks to raise $500,000 to support Chicagoans living with and vulnerable to HIV.

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City Council unanimously confirms Snelling as city’s top cop. Now the hard part.

Larry Snelling must confront Chicago’s persistent crime, including an alarming surge of robberies that has residents of several North Side neighborhoods up in arms.

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Jasmine Amy Rogers to star in ‘BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical’ world premiere in Chicago

Rogers will portray the title character in the new musical set for its pre-Broadway run at the CIBC Theatre.

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Bears Week 4 power rankings roundup: Chicago hits rock bottom

Following a humiliating defeat to the Chiefs, here's where the Bears stand in the power rankings heading into Week 4.

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Traffic stops of Black drivers across Illinois at a 20-year high despite law Obama championed

The law that then-state Sen. Barack Obama sponsored aimed to collect law enforcement data and reduce racial disparities in police traffic stops but has fallen short, a WBEZ / Investigative Project on Race and Equity has found.

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Chicago Park District pays almost $2 million to 3 former lifeguards after misconduct, hazing claims

Documents obtained by WBEZ show officials have settled — without full public disclosure — cases of supervisors’ sexual misconduct at the city’s beaches and pools.

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Chicago man gets 10 days imprisonment, 9 months’ probation for role in U.S. Capitol riot

Athanasios Zoyganeles pleaded guilty last year to misdemeanor parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building.

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