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Bulls Summer League star Javon Freeman-Liberty ‘deserves a shot’

After an impressive Summer League stint, it's clear that Chicago Bulls guard Javon Freeman-Liberty should be in the NBA.

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Paul Sullivan: Wrigley Field’s drawing power means the Chicago Cubs need only the illusion of contending

CHICAGO — Back in the opening week of the 2006 season, in a Chicago Tribune article accompanied by cartoonist Rick Tuma’s illustrations, I offered some predictions of what a Wrigley Field experience would be like 20 years in the future.

Chicago Tribune

‘Cartel wife’ of Chicago cocaine kingpin gets 3 1/2 years for hiding hundreds of thousands of dollars from feds

Vivianna Lopez made an emotional plea for mercy, telling the judge she feared for the lives of her children after Pedro Flores and his brother, Margarito, famously turned against the Sinaloa cartel and helped bring down Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera.

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Canadian Wildfires Push U.S. Air Quality To Dangerous Levels

Detroit, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. among cities with worst air quality globally.

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New life for stalled renovation of landmark Congress Theater

A Chicago City Council committee extended the life of the tax increment financing district by three years — until Dec. 31, 2027 — and granted the latest development team tackling the formidable project a $27 million city subsidy.

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The Bear series 2 on Disney+ review: a Michelin star-worthy treat

What a pleasure it is to be back at The Original Beef of Chicagoland

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Chicago aims to turn Diplomat Motel into ‘healthy housing’ for homeless people — with much more than a roof overhead

Chicago officials are closing in on plans to transform a budget motel along North Lincoln Avenue into a housing pilot that would provide on-site substance abuse and mental health treatment — part of the city’s long-term efforts to combat chronic homelessness by pairing temporary shelter with intensive health care.

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As progressives gather in Chicago, Brandon Johnson’s election and state’s social policies celebrated

Brandon Johnson’s election as mayor and Illinois’ enactment of liberalized social policies under Gov. J.B. Pritzker served as rallying points for the three-day Netroots Nation conference, the largest national gathering of progressives and a precursor to next year’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

Chicago Tribune

The dirty air is back in Chicago — at least for Monday

The air quality was expected to improve by Tuesday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Climate change is increasing the severity and reach of Canadian wildfires, experts say, as smoke hits Chicago again

CHICAGO -- Canada is experiencing one of its worst wildfire seasons in modern history, and experts said climate change is increasing the fires’ intensity, frequency and reach.

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NFL analyst believes Bears RB Khalil Herbert in line for ‘big year’

Could Bears RB Khalil Herbert be in for a breakout year? One NFL analyst believes so.

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2 teen boys shot, 1 critically, in South Chicago

The teens, both 17, were outside in the 8100 block of South South Shore Drive when two assailants approached them and fired shots.

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3 killed, 38 wounded in weekend gun violence across Chicago

Those killed included a 41-year-old woman slain in a mass shooting on the West Side, and a 32-year-old Wicker Park man who had just left the California Clipper tavern in Humboldt Park.

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55 days till Bears season opener: Every player to wear No. 55 for Chicago

With 55 days until the Bears' 2023 season opener, here's a look at every player to ever wear No. 55 for Chicago.

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Israel ‘a Racist State!’ Says Rep Jayapal, Trying To Pacify Protesters

Protesters with Palestinian flags disrupted a Saturday keynote with several Congress members at the Netroots Nation conference

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3 Summer League players Bulls should sign to the main roster

Now that Summer League has come and gone, here are three players the Chicago Bulls should sign from their squad.

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Pitchfork rounds up festival artists from across the ocean and down the street

Both local and international musicians to take the stage at event showcasing the indie headliners of tomorrow.

Chicago Tribune

Siskel Film Center executive director Emily Long: ‘How do we overcome the convenience that exists on the couch?

CHICAGO — Halfway through coffee with Emily Long, the new executive director of the Gene Siskel Film Center, we had a little linguistic misunderstanding. She mentioned an upcoming September Film Center retrospective of banned films, curated by the center’s programming director Rebecca Fons; I heard the word “band,” not “banned,”…

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‘Fighter for freedom’: Kamala Harris praises legacy of the Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH Coalition convention

Vice President Harris said that when she was in law school in the 1980s, she had a ‘Jesse Jackson for President’ bumper sticker on her car.

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As asylum-seekers struggle while waiting for work permits, Chicago businesses can’t fill jobs

Huberth Espinoza, 65, sat on a bench outside the 5th District police station in Pullman on a Wednesday in late June, waiting to be picked up for work.

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US District Judge James Zagel, ‘Renaissance man’ who presided over some of Chicago’s biggest trials, dies at 82

Longtime U.S. District Court Judge James Zagel, the former leader of the Illinois State Police who went on to preside over the corruption trial of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the landmark Family Secrets mob trial, and many other of the area’s biggest cases, died Saturday night after a long illness,…

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30 Most Important Bears of 2023: No. 10 DeMarcus Walker

At No. 10 in our 30 Most Important Bears of 2023 is DeMarcus Walker, who was brought in to shore up Chicago's struggling pass rush.

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Fake abortion clinics ‘bigger than ever’

‘The Daily Show’ co-creator Lizz Winstead brought her group Abortion Action Front to Chicago to warn of traps set for the unwary.

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Progressives press Chicago mayor over pledge to end controversial policing tool

Brandon Johnson vowed to drop controversial gunshot detection system but approved a $10m payment for contractor ShotSpotter

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President Biden praises Rev. Jesse Jackson, retiring Rainbow PUSH chief, as ‘extraordinary’ leader

Vice President Kamala Harris is in Chicago on Sunday to speak at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition convention, where Jackson will officially step down as president.

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