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Chicago sues Monsanto for PCB pollution over decades

Despite being banned in 1979, products containing PCBs made before that time continue to discharge the chemicals into Lake Michigan and the Chicago River through rainwater, the city alleges.

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City signs $29.3 million contract to build ‘winterized base camps’ for migrants

The contract doesn’t mention specific sites for the giant camps, and none have been chosen, according to Mayor Brandon Johnson’s press secretary Ronnie Reese.

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Suspect in fatal shootings of four in suburban Chicago dead after car crash in Oklahoma

Police say a suspect in the shooting deaths of a suburban Chicago couple and their two children has died of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound after crashing his car in Oklahoma

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Suspect in murder of family of four outside Chicago found dead states away in Oklahoma

Nathaniel Huey Jr., 31, of Streamwood, Illinois, and an unnamed woman were identified as persons of interest in the slayings

The Independent UK

Chicago: From Stacker of Wheat to Stacker of Wheat Thins!

Mayor Brandon Johnson should remember the sorry history of state-run supermarkets.

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Justin Fields partially blamed the Bears coaching staff for his robotic play so far this season

Justin Fields' criticism of his coaches is reasonable but he's not without blame.

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Chicago’s Heather Lynne Horton ruminates on Lin Brehmer, Sinead in new album

Brehmer was “that beacon and part of my welcome to Chicago in the early ‘90s,” Horton says.

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Phase-in of higher minimum wage for tipped restaurant workers clears City Council panel

Restaurants would get five years to pay waitstaff the minimum wage, absorb higher labor cost, if measure clears full council.

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Bears Week 3 power rankings roundup: Chicago takes a nose dive

Following another brutal loss, here's where the Bears stand in the power rankings heading into Week 3.

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Did missing ex-NFL player Sergio Brown post videos about mother's death? Police are investigating

Police in suburban Chicago are checking on the authenticity of Instagram videos that appear to show missing former NFL player Sergio Brown discussing the recent death of his mother

The Independent UK

Jim McMahon: Chicago has always cared more about RBs and LBs than QBs

Jim McMahon, the most famous Bears quarterback, thinks the pressure lies on other positions in Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times

Grand Crossing neighborhood woman, 30, strangled

A 30-year-old woman was found strangled in a South Side garage in the Grand Crossing neighborhood, Chicago police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Four armed robberies reported within 15 minutes on Northwest Side

The attacks happened in Wicker Park, Logan Square and Humboldt Park between 9:25 p.m. and 9:40 p.m., according to Chicago police. No one was reported in custody.

Chicago Sun-Times

Five key storylines to follow during Blackhawks training camp

Connor Bedard’s acclimation to Chicago, Kevin Korchinski’s attempt to prove his NHL readiness and Luke Richardson’s line combinations and mentality toward prospects will all be interesting to watch.

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Christy George, top Pritzker aide, named executive director of Chicago DNC host committee

The host committee is tasked with raising between $80 and $100 million for the presidential convention, taking place Aug. 19-22. A spokesperson from the host committee described fundraising as “impressive” thus far, but would not disclose a number.

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Chicago’s annual Christmas tree contest announced

Could that big tree in your yard be the one selected for this season’s showcase in Millennium Park?

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Young Love’ brings a Chicago family to endearing, animated life

Laugh-inducing Max series follows the sitcom formula in building out the lives of trio from Oscar-winning ‘Hair Love’ short.

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Jumping for joy and sisterhood, the 40+ Double Dutch Club holds a playdate for women

Hundreds of women aged 40 and older gathered in Chicago recently to jump rope and play other games from their youth. It was the 3rd national playdate held by the Double Dutch Club.

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Duckworth blasts ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ senator for blocking vote to confirm U.S. attorney in Chicago

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., is scorching Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, the “Hillbilly Elegy” author, and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala. for their holds on military and Justice Department nominees.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘King Rudy’ walks free after helping feds nab ex-state Sen. Martin Sandoval, dozens of others

U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman said the work done by Rudolph Acosta III in the years since his 2015 arrest amounted to the greatest case of rehabilitation he’d seen in his 29 years on the bench.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago fishing: Waiting on the fall feedbag inland

Shoreline salmon and trout on southern Lake Michigan and hints of the fall feedbag inland lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Chicago Sun-Times

West Englewood school offers a model for how Chicago Public Schools plans to improve math scores

With CPS math scores still below pre-pandemic levels, officials point to Earle STEM Academy as a blueprint for improving math instruction and performance.

Chicago Sun-Times

I’m a tipped server; Mayor Johnson’s restaurant minimum wage plan could ruin my livelihood

Consider what happened when Washington, D.C., enacted a similar plan.

The Independent UK

Couple, 2 children and 3 dogs found shot to death in suburban Chicago home

A couple, their two children and three dogs have been found fatally shot in a suburban Chicago home

Chicago Sun-Times

Latinos are making economic gains in Chicago suburbs and deserve more political power

Latino population and income are rising in the Chicago area, but hardships like lack of affordable housing, unemployment and other barriers to opportunity are still problematic, two policy leaders write.

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