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In some city wards, residents vote on how tax money is spent. Should all Chicagoans get a seat at the budget table?

So-called participatory budgeting, in which residents vote on spending projects in their wards, started in the United States in Chicago, but its growth has stalled.

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Democratic leaders seek $837 million in federal funding to revamp Chicago’s Union Station

If approved, efforts to modernize Union Station would cut travel times, increase capacity, improve platforms, and connect O’Hare Airport to McCormick Place, officials said.

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Homicides, shootings in July down compared with last year; 60% of carjacking arrests are juveniles, police say

According to CPD, 59 people were killed across Chicago in July, nearly 12% lower than last year. The number of people shot in July compared to last year fell from 441 to 352.

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After troubled youth, Ald. Jesse Fuentes turns her ‘pain into propane’

A rising star in a more progressive Chicago City Council, Fuentes shared her inspirational story hoping it will blaze a positive trail for young people making destructive choices. “I got lucky to have people who introduced me to a world of organizing and movement,” Fuentes told the Sun-Times.

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‘A Compassionate Spy’: Why a U.S. scientist thought leaks to the Soviets would save the world

Doc profiles Ted Hall, a Manhattan Project physicist (and sometime Chicagoan) who shared atomic bomb secrets, then spent a lifetime dodging the feds.

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Season 6 of ‘The Chi’ brings new drama, and a chance to catch up on TV’s most Chicago show

While it digs into heavy issues from the local headlines, Showtime series also stands out by showing the fullness of a South Side community.

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Christopher Nkunku a doubt for Liverpool clash in blow to Chelsea ahead of Premier League opener

Forward was spotted donning ice pack on knee after limping off in Chicago

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Gabriel Slonina sits, Chelsea scores late to tie Dortmund 1-1

Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino wanted to play incumbent starting goalie Kepa Arrizabalaga for the full 90 minutes in the team’s final preseason friendly, which drew 48,183 to Soldier Field.

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Chelsea player ratings vs Borussia Dortmund: Levi Colwill brilliant but Raheem Sterling offers little

Blues end first pre-season under Mauricio Pochettino unbeaten after draw in Chicago

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MSU Football offers 2025 4-star Chicago DE Chris Burgess

Michigan State football has extended a scholarship offer to a big-time edge rusher from the Windy City

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Taste of Chicago 2023: Doug E. Fresh, Proyecto Uno, Whitney to perform

Some of the city’s favorite restaurants will be showcased at this year’s Taste, Sept. 8-10.

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Things to do in Chicago Aug. 3-9: The Mix

Four days of Lollapalooza, Bruce Springsteen shows at Wrigley Field and the return of Aaron Sorkin’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ are among the week’s highlights.

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These Chicago-based artists are headed to Lollapalooza

Check out the homegrown talent at Lollapalooza this year.

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Mayor praises Chicago cops for ‘great deal of restraint’ after teen takeover in South Loop: ‘That is a system of care’

Brandon Johnson says his team has made an effort to dissuade young people from wreaking havoc, and it’s paying off. But 40 arrests were made Sunday in the South Loop after groups of teens stormed a convenience store.

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Slow down, Chicago Bears? Johnson won’t be rushed into deal to keep team in the city: ‘We’ll get there’

Mayor Johnson has not yet offered an alternative stadium site to the Bears if the team is determined to leave Soldier Field. He says he’s using this time for relationship building.

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Immigrant and local youth train with Borussia Dortmund World Cup winner: ‘It’s all about becoming Chicagoans’

Dozens of kids from an independent immigrant shelter and others in transitional housing trained with coaches from the German professional soccer team as a way of fostering community.

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Shane van Gisbergen to make NASCAR oval debut in Trucks

Van Gisbergen, who won the Chicago Street Race in his Cup Series debut last month, will compete in the Aug. 11 Truck Series race at IRP driving Niece Motorsports’ No. 41 Chevrolet.

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Bulls star DeMar DeRozan listed as 10th-best free agent in 2024

Chicago Bulls star DeMar DeRozan was recently labeled the 10th-best free agent in the 2024 class.

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A mom’s grief from losing two children to gun violence should move us to action

Having two children murdered in shootings is a scathing indictment on the pervasiveness of gun violence, in Chicago and elsewhere.

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‘The Fugitive’ no less thrilling after 30 years

Made in Chicago and full of tense scenes and quotable lines, the Harrison Ford action film still exhilarates audiences.

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Affordable housing should be in all Chicago neighborhoods

Someone who needs a subsidy to live affordably should have just as many options of where to live as someone who does not. You cannot build affordable housing only where it’s cheapest, or where people will protest the least.

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TikTokkers zapping their skin with red light; dermatologists say they’re onto something

Red-light therapy shows promise as a safe way treating many skin issues, says one Chicago dermatologist.

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ESPN’s Mike Greenberg takes bold stance regarding Bears QB Justin Fields

ESPN's Mike Greenberg made the bold claim that Bears QB Justin Fields will be a "superstar quarterback in the NFL."

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Latina sisters expand their family’s Mexican restaurant group with new concepts

Korina Sanchez and Samantha Sanchez have taken the reins of their dad’s Third Coast Hospitality Group, using all of the experience they acquired while growing up in the restaurant business.

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Road leading to Chicago’s 2024 Democratic Convention looks a bit like 1968

We are a nation of movements, with a new generation advocating for Black Lives Matter, defunding the police, LGBTQ+ issues, abortion rights and anti-gun legislation. On the other side are their polar opposites.

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