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Teen who saved 10-year-old’s life in South Chicago shooting in 2020 shot dead on Labor Day

Swaysee Rankin, 15, helped save the life of 10-year-old La’Mya Sparks in 2020. Six months later, Swaysee was hurt in a shooting near the scene of the previous attack.

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Things to do in Chicago Sept. 7-13: The Mix

The Harris Fest: Music + Dance in the Park, the return of “Hamilton” and Taste of Chicago are among the highlights in the week ahead.

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Restaurant association offers alternative to ending subminimum wage for tipped workers

Impose stiff fines on restaurants that don’t pay the difference when their subminimum wage workers don’t make enough in tips to reach the $15.80 minimum wage, restaurant association chief suggests.

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Feds tell Ed Burke’s lawyers they don’t plan to call Danny Solis at racketeering trial

Prosecutors have called former Ald. Danny Solis one of Chicago’s “most significant cooperators in the last several decades.” He also helped them build a case against former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

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Patrick Beverley reveals absurd reason Bulls snubbed him as youngster

When he was a youngster in the NBA, the Chicago Bulls snubbed Patrick Beverley for a shocking reason.

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7 things to know heading into Bears-Packers in Week 1

From another season-opener battle to Justin Fields vs. Jordan Love, here are 7 things to know ahead of the Bears' Week 1 game vs. Packers.

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Civilian oversight commission poised to bury CPD’s error-filled gang database

The Community Commission on Public Safety and Accountability also will hold a public forum Thursday with CPD Counterterrorism Chief Larry Snelling, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s choice to become Chicago’s permanent police superintendent.

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WeWork plans to renegotiate nearly all of its leases, after warning about its future

The company, which operates several locations in Chicago, said it would also exit “unfit and underperforming locations.”

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Nearly half the time, Chicago cops don’t record time of arrival at emergency scenes

Inspector General Deborah Witzburg set out to determine if 911 calls from Black and Hispanic neighborhoods get slower response time. She couldn’t — because much of the data does not exist.

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Chicago’s Board of Ethics opened—then closed—a review of allegations against city treasurer

The ethics board doesn’t have the authority to investigate, and the case against Melissa Conyears-Ervin was closed. The Office of the Inspector General won’t say if it is conducting an inquiry.

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Police stops in Black, Brown communities are more about traffic violations than skin color

In a recent opinion essay, a writer said Chicago police stop Black and Brown drivers for minor equipment and registration violations, but those violations are cause to stop a car regardless of the neighborhood.

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Nearly five years after pleading guilty to a felony, Chicago cop remains on the force

Joseph DeRosa pleaded guilty to resisting and obstructing police. It’s supposed to bar him from being a cop in Illinois.

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Video of fatal Chicago police shooting shows man with gun yelling ‘kill me’ as officers order him to ‘let it go’

The shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. Aug. 11 after officers were called to the 1100 block of West 111th Street. Police say Louis Gordon-Hay had been arguing with a man and had pulled a gun.

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Past performances say Packers have a good chance of picking off Justin Fields in Week 1

The better question may not be whether or not Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields throws an interception against the Green Bay Packers in Week 1 but to whom. Since entering the league in 2021, Fields has thrown six interceptions in only four ...

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Pearl Jam comes ‘Alive’ in heartfelt United Center show

Pearl Jam filled Tuesday night with as much Second City tributes as they did songs.

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Fall classical music preview: An early-music collaboration and 10 more highlights of the season

Riccardo Muti returns, Lyric Opera goes to sea and Newberry Consort joins forces for the first time with Haymarket Opera Company.

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Chicago ranked 2nd-best city for vegan travelers

“When you come to Chicago, you’re coming to a diverse city. You can come here and you could have different things in different ways,” one restaurateur said.

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Bear Necessities: Predicting Chicago’s record with game-by-game picks

What record will the Bears have in 2023? We recap Tuesday's headlines.

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‘There There’ by Tommy Orange is the first novel by a Native American author chosen for One Book, One Chicago

“There There” is Tommy Orange’s first novel. It follows 12 characters who are all headed to a powwow at the Oakland Coliseum in California. It is the first novel about the urban Native American chosen by the Chicago Public Library for One Book, One Chicago.

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The perilous hunt for PPP fraud and the hot tip that wasn't

The public data on PPP loans contains a lot of suspicious patterns, but it can also send people on wild goose chases

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Teachers reach contract agreement at Chicago art-focused school to avert strike

The teachers union and the school’s board of directors finalized a deal after more than a year of negotiations.

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Chicago-area expressway shootings down sharply this year

As of Tuesday, there have been 82 shootings on Cook County expressways, putting the city on pace to have fewer than last year. But the number of shootings is still higher than before the pandemic.

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Chicago’s interim top cop shakes up command staff on way out the door

Some of Waller’s choices have troubled records. Two commanders have been accused of fostering a hostile work environment, and two other commanders have been named in costly lawsuits.

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Stop ‘lawlessness’ outside migrant shelters by changing Welcoming City ordinance, City Council member says

The changes sought by Ald. Ray Lopez would allow any city “agent or agency” to work with federal immigration officers if an individual granted protections under the ordinance has been arrested and accused of a variety of alleged offenses, including gang- and drug-related activities.

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Bulls legend Dennis Rodman gets emotional returning to United Center

Chicago Bulls legend Dennis Rodman got emotional when talking about his time in the city.

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