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Slow start or cautious rollout? Chicago mayor unveils transition report, fills key posts later than predecessors

CHICAGO -- Days before he was sworn in as Chicago’s mayor in 2011, Rahm Emanuel unveiled a series of goals from his transition team, including plans for the first 100 days.

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Child, 4, sexually assaulted at Rainbow Beach

Chicago police have released a sketch of a man who attacked the child on July 4 in a Rainbow Beach washroom.

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Man fatally shot in Austin

The man, 32, was standing in the first block of North Lamon Avenue when a grey car pulled up and an “unknown number of offenders” opened fire, Chicago police said.

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Bulls offseason gets painfully average grade for constant mediocrity

The Chicago Bulls received an average grade for their mediocrity-filled offseason moves.

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NASCAR 2023 Atlanta II schedule, entry list, and how to watch

Last weekend on the streets of Chicago, a wet and wild race ended with a historic victory. Shane van Gisbergen became the first driver in over 60 years to win on debut, driving the part-time Project91 entry.

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Metra service between Chicago and Rockford to begin in 2027

The last time passenger trains connected the two cities was in 1981.

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30 Most Important Bears of 2023: No. 20 Khalil Herbert

At No. 20 in our Most Important Bears series is Khalil Herbert, who is stepping into the lead back role this season.

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Lookingglass and other theaters are in crisis. For the show to go on, City Hall must lead the way.

Theaters throughout Chicago are as critical to the city as sports, politics, restaurants and architecture. Mayor Brandon Johnson and the city’s movers and shakers have work to make sure they thrive.

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Rock star architect David Adjaye leaves Chicago project as sexual misconduct claims roil his practice

Adjaye, a celebrated architect who had been attached to an Old Town redevelopment project, was once called a genius by Barack Obama.

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Van Gisbergen on NASCAR hopes: "My phone has been running hot"

The Supercars star made history with a shock win on debut in the NASCAR Cup Series on the streets of Chicago last weekend.

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Roy Keane tells remarkable story about being caught in strip club during Man Utd tour

Roy Keane left Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher in stitches as he told a story about getting caught in a strip club with some of his Manchester United team-mates

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Editorial: With NASCAR in Chicago, the knives came out for a rain-soaked washout.

Anyone planning a major, controversial event in Chicago should pay attention to the likelihood of mayoral turnover. Once a new administration is in place, once-silent aldermen quickly find their sharp-tongued voices. So it went with NASCAR: “That was a Lori Lightfoot deal,” summed up what the denizens of City Hall…

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Reaction to Supreme Court ruling in LGBTQ case: ‘Equality is going out the window really quickly with this group’

CHICAGO — In 2004, Jackie McKethen, a transgender woman, walked into a Springfield bar, ordered a drink and struck up a conversation with the man sitting next to her.

Chicago Tribune

White Sox game vs. Blue Jays postponed because of rain; doubleheader set for Thursday

CHICAGO — Wednesday’s Chicago White Sox game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Guaranteed Rate Field was postponed because of rain.

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Storms moving into Chicago area bring possibility of minor flooding, meteorologists say

A flood advisory is in effect until 10 p.m. for portions of northeast Illinois, including Cook, DuPage and Will counties, according to the National Weather Service.

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James Wade’s exit for the NBA makes Kahleah Copper’s future in Chicago even more uncertain

“I have a whole season to finish going into free agency next year,” Copper said. “I have to show up and be the best version of myself.”

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Things to do in Chicago July 6-12: The Mix

Millennium Park movies, the Chosen Few picnic and the Square Roots festival are among the entertainment highlights of the week ahead.

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2 dead, at least 6 injured at gathering in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood, police say

CHICAGO — Someone opened fire on a group gathered outside in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago early Wednesday morning, hitting five victims, one fatally, said Chicago police, adding that another man died of a beating.

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Walgreens closing Edwardsville distribution center

The layoffs come six weeks after the drugstore chain said it would trim 504 corporate positions in Chicago and Deerfield.

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Members of Chicago's Goonie gang convicted of racketeering; verdict mixed on other counts in federal trial

CHICAGO — Three members of a South Side gang were found guilty of racketeering conspiracy Wednesday after a lengthy trial in which prosecutors accused them of acting as “urban hunters,” terrorizing residents and ruling territory in the Englewood neighborhood through unrelenting waves of gun violence.

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More markets like Maxwell Street? Chicago should take its cue from London’s Borough Market

Maybe we can learn something from London’s generations of success at Borough Market, with its commitment to equality and diversity.

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Brandon Johnson replaces most of Chicago Board of Education

The new board will have a different feel than in past years when consultants, lawyers and bankers filled many of the seven seats. Only one of Johnson’s appointees is a lawyer, and she runs a legal aid organization.

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Chicago’s pension crisis worsens with investment losses

Losses from the market downturn were offset somewhat by taxes on sales, transactions, restaurants and amusements, the 2022 financial report from Deloitte & Touche says.

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Illinois Junior Golf Association will host first events in Chicago

The tournament will be held Monday at Jackson Park and South Shore golf courses

Chicago Tribune

Alan Arkin appreciation: Keep calm and carry on toward the edge of certain disaster

CHICAGO — Every actor’s career follows its own serpentine route to a final bow. But only Alan Arkin’s career boasted an actual scene, from the 1979 comedy “The In-Laws,” of a dentist instructed by the newest and least reliable member of his extended family (Peter Falk) to “Serpentine, Shel! Serpentine!”…

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