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Overcrowding, cold food and uncertain futures a way of life for migrants in Chicago’s shelters

CHICAGO -- Across the street from the 1st District police station, Hildemaro Rafael Peña Gonzalez, 23, from Venezuela, fed cereal out of a plastic takeout container to his pregnant wife Racnia del Carmen León Mendoza, 19, and rubbed her swollen belly. The couple was moved from the station to a…

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Update your beach read: 52 books for summer 2023, with some themes in mind

Let’s try something new this summer.

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Mayor Johnson paints himself into a corner by handing teachers paid parental leave

Now the Fraternal Order of Police — no surprise — wants the same benefit without bargaining. And Johnson gave Chicagoans another reason to think he’ll put his former CTU colleagues first by rubber-stamping whatever the teachers union wants.

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Chicago politics take center stage as feds wind down their corruption case against businessman James Weiss

Weiss is accused of bribing two state lawmakers to push legislation in Springfield, but the focus Tuesday turned from the state capitol to City Hall.

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CPS boosts school budgets with focus on special education — and more property taxes

Buoyed in part once again by federal COVID-19 relief funding, Chicago Public Schools will spend about $220 million more in the 2023-2024 school year to hire teachers and other support staff.

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West Nile Virus found in Chicago-area mosquitoes

No humans have been infected by the virus in the state so far, but health officials are advising Chicagoans to take precautions throughout the summer months.

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Chicago should sanction anyone involved in terrible parking meter deal

If we can sanction Russia and Iran, why not those who foisted this deal on Chicago?

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NASCAR star Kevin Harvick talks Chicago Street Race with member of local ‘illiterati’

What the heck are we in for with this Grant Park 220 business?

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After days of delays, city moves migrant families from North Side to Daley College

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s chief of staff said families with children needed to move to Daley College so the High Ridge YMCA could be used only for single men, who make up the majority of the 500 or so people still sleeping in Chicago police stations.

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2 Fulton Market projects set for city plan commission’s OK

Two large towers bringing office and residential will be considered by the Chicago Plan Commission, signaling bets on demand for homes and offices near downtown.

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Bulls’ Zach LaVine breaks down the importance of fashion in basketball

Zach LaVine is an All-Star for the Chicago Bulls on the court, and off the court, fashion helps him elevate his game.

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Chicago Fire’s Taylor Kinney Pays Tribute To TV Dad Treat Williams Following His Death In An Accident

Following the sudden death of Treat Williams, Chicago Fire star Taylor Kinney is paying tribute to his TV dad.

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Chicago fishing: Anticipating the perch opener; bullfrog seasoon opens

Perch season reopens Friday, June 16, in the Illinois waters of Lake Michigan and leads this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

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DUI charges filed after witnesses follow driver accused of running over pedicab driver and hitting several vehicles in Wrigleyville

A California man was charged with DUI and several traffic citations after police said he crashed into several vehicles and struck a pedicab driver outside Wrigley Field.

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Drivers, start your merging: NASCAR lane closures on DuSable Lake Shore Drive, from North Avenue to 47th Street

With less than three weeks to go before the big event, Chicago transportation officials say drivers will deal with merging lanes on 8 miles of DuSable Lake Shore Drive, between North Avenue and 47th Street.

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LGBTQ workers are at the forefront of Chicago’s labor resurgence. ‘You have to learn to stick up for yourself’

Jordan Parshall first got involved in political activism in his early teens growing up in Minnesota.

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15 players to watch at Bears’ 2023 mandatory minicamp

As the Bears kick off mandatory minicamp, here's a look at some players to keep an eye on.

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Taylor’s Tacos building community, one delicious taco at a time

Taylor and Maya Mason have opened a standalone taqueria in Chicago’s Little Italy neighborhood.

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Bears’ 90-man offseason roster by jersey number as minicamp begins

As the Bears kick off mandatory minicamp, here's Chicago's 90-man offseason roster organized by jersey number.

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3 defensive specialists the Chicago Bulls can target in free agency

Here are three defensive-minded players the Chicago Bulls could look to target in free agency this offseason.

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Man finds three severed heads on his desk after he complains to boss about work

According to the whistleblower, bodies donated to the Chicago non-profit, The Anatomical Gift Association of Illinois (AGA), were found rotting and one had its feet chewed through by rats

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What two Chicago legal experts have to say about Trump’s indictment

National security law experts Thomas A. Durkin and Joseph Ferguson talk about the special treatment given Trump — and what might prompt a judge to actually detain him.

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Pat Sajak says he’ll leave ‘Wheel of Fortune’ in 2024

‘The time has come,’ tweets the 76-year-old Chicago native.

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Johnson tells CFD grads he’s ‘committed to investing in the work that you do’

In his first firefighter graduation ceremony as mayor, Brandon Johnson told the graduates that leaders in “my administration are also here to support you and to lift you up in your service.”

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Homeless people locked out of O’Hare still have few options, months after crackdown: ‘Where am I supposed to go?’

Even as the city’s shelter system is taxed with an influx of new migrants, unhoused people are prevented from entering the airport they had used as a sanctuary.

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