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Chicago’s air quality on Tuesday was the world’s worst

Conditions were expected to improve as winds push the mass south overnight into Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. Those with respiratory issues were warned to stay indoors or wear masks.

Chicago Sun-Times

Map shows Chicago's air quality 'worst in word' due to Canada wildfire smoke

A second wave of northerly winds has wildfire smoke billowing into the US from Canada once again — and this time, it's hitting Chicago the hardest

Daily Mirror

Bulls’ Michael Jordan’s former Chicago home sells for $6.82 million

Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan's former Chicago home recently sold for an insane price.

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‘No scenario is too big’ for barrier-busting NASCAR star Daniel Suarez

Suarez has been a barrier-breaking star as the sport’s first Mexican-born driver to win a Cup Series race and has established himself as a perennial top-20 driver.

Chicago Sun-Times

Oscar Mayer Frankmobile to visit Chicago area over the next few weeks

Stopping at parades, celebrations and businesses, the Frankmobile — formerly known as the Wienermobile — can be spotted in the Chicago area from Tuesday to July 4.

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Chicago’s LGBTQ+ community ‘visible, vibrant’ — but concerned for transgender members’ ability to ‘live your life freely.’

As Pride Month comes to a close, the Sun-Times spoke to advocates, service providers and members of the LGBTQ+ community about the key issues affecting them — and what more needs to be done.

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NASCAR and Bubba Wallace are bringing ‘Bubba’s Block Party’ to a South Side museum in Chicago

CHICAGO — Ahead of the NASCAR Chicago Street Race, Bubba Wallace — driver No. 23 of Michael Jordan co-owned 23XI Racing — will host “Bubba’s Block Party,” a nationwide community initiative at The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center on Wednesday.

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How could Greyhound station sale affect riders?

If Greyhound gets booted from 630 W. Harrison St., it could leave bus travelers standing outside in the city’s sometimes extreme weather.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago’s All-Star ‘game of the century’

The 1933 contest featured such players as Babe Ruth, Lefty Grove, Jimmie Foxx, Gabby Hartnett, Carl Hubbell and Lou Gehrig, but no black players.

Chicago Sun-Times

NASCAR isn’t just sport — it’s America itself, and Chicago is about to enjoy a slice

Cars themselves are the epitome of the USA, the essence of us. Everything a car lets you do, everything you can do in a car, everything you can do to a car — it’s the stuff that makes you feel free, in control, beyond the law, fast.

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Did a city consultant’s financial relationship with Bally’s help the gamer win the casino bid?

The Johnson administration should step in now and find out one way or another.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago’s Urban Prep can stay open as lawsuit fighting its closure continues, appellate court rules

CPS voted last fall to close the all-boys charter school, but a judge Friday put the closure on hold, granting the school a first victory.

Chicago Sun-Times

New program aims to provide $1000 to survivors of gender-based violence

One-time cash assistance will be available to Chicago residents who have experienced domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking or human trafficking.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago business executive and philanthropist Jim Crown killed in Colorado racetrack crash

Jim Crown, an executive and philanthropist who recently announced an effort to rally other Chicago business leaders to help fight violent crime, has died in a car crash on a racing track in Colorado

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A split in London. A winning transatlantic road trip. So, where do Cardinals go from here?

LONDON — As the Cardinals readied for their first regular-season game on another continent, manager Oliver Marmol met with an assembly of media that included reporters from St. Louis, Chicago, Italy, London, London, London and more London, and a gentlemen who introduced himself as a writer from Hungary.

Chicago Sun-Times

Johnson launches summer jobs program

The program will have 24,000 jobs and internships for young people ages of 16 to 24. And while that’s 2,000 more than last year, it is 8,000 fewer than the One Summer Chicago program provided in 2019.

Chicago Sun-Times

Gunshot victim who was dropped off at Roseland Hospital dies

The man, 35, was dropped off with a gunshot wound early Sunday at Roseland Hospital, according to Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: What we know about the Cubs and White Sox — and what we don’t — as midseason approaches

As the 2023 baseball season nears the midpoint, here’s what we know and don’t know about the Chicago Cubs and White Sox.

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Chicago Blackhawks land former MVP Taylor Hall and Nick Foligno in a draft-week trade with Boston Bruins

The Chicago Blackhawks have reached a trade agreement with the Boston Bruins for forwards Taylor Hall and Nick Foligno, the team announced Monday.

Daily Mirror

Billionaire grandson of former Empire State Building owner killed in horror crash at racetrack

The prominent heir to Chicago's wealthy Crown family fortune died suddenly at an Aspen racetrack in Colorado on Sunday, his family reports

Chicago Sun-Times

City could open as many as 5 migrant shelters

Potential sites for new shelters were identified in a memo distributed to Chicago City Council members before a meeting Wednesday of the Council’s Immigrant and Refugee Rights Committee.

Chicago Sun-Times

New schedule for faster trains between Chicago and St. Louis

Trains on the schedule are traveling up to 110 mph.

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Report: Bulls Reunion Headlines Three Suitors Linked to Derrick Rose

Chicago drafted the point guard with the No. 1 pick in 2008.

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AEW Breaks Box-Office Records With ‘Forbidden Door’ in Toronto

It was the biggest live gate total of any non-WWE wrestling show in North American history.

Chicago Sun-Times

James Crown dead in Colorado racetrack accident at 70; Chicago billionaire had just announced plans to enlist CEOs to fight violent crime

“He was the leader of our family both intellectually and emotionally, and he looked out for everybody,” said his father, billionaire financier Lester Crown.

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