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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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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

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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!”…

Chicago Tribune

Mass traffic stops that don’t stop crime show Chicago sorely needs policing reform

A new lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Illinois says fewer than 1% of the more than 2.6 million stops made by Chicago police over six years resulted in an arrest or the discovery of illegal drugs or a gun.

Chicago Sun-Times

April Perry’s nomination to be Chicago’s top U.S. attorney is a historic first

Many former federal prosecutors who served in that office, including me, believe it was high time, if not long overdue, for a woman or minority to be nominated for the top post in the Northern District of Illinois, a former federal prosecutor writes.

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Shakeia Taylor: NASCAR brings out new fans in Chicago, from a ‘cultural exchange’ at South Side museum to jumping over puddles at Grant Park

CHICAGO — NASCAR arrived in Chicago this past week — and with it, opinions on the historic street race.

Chicago Tribune

How loud was the NASCAR Chicago Street Race? We measured the noise along the downtown course.

CHICAGO — NASCAR’s first-ever street race came to Chicago and brought with it a tumultuous weekend filled with ups and downs. A man died by electrocution while setting up the event. Three of the five concerts and one of the two races were never completed. The main event was truncated,…

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Oscar Colás is back with the Chicago White Sox after ‘working harder’ in the minors on pregame preparation

CHICAGO -- Oscar Colás learned a lot about major-league pitching during his first stint with the Chicago White Sox.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man pulled from water in Lincoln Park dies

Around noon, the man, 61, was on an inflatable raft in the 2200 block of North Cannon Drive when he accidentally flipped over, Chicago police said. He died at a hospital.

Motorsport

Van Gisbergen engineer's last-minute Chicago call-up

Andrew Edwards, who oversees van Gisbergen at Triple Eight, was on hand for the shock victory on the streets of Chicago.

Chicago Tribune

A wild 11-inning win slows a Chicago Cubs slide that featured jet lag, air pollution, rain delays — and on-field breakdowns

MILWAUKEE — In one of the wildest games of the year, the Chicago Cubs wound up with a 7-6, 11-inning, Fourth of July win Tuesday over the Milwaukee Brewers.

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With wildfire smoke and pollution, some want end to neighborhood fireworks: ‘It should be a no-brainer’

Every summer, some Winnemac Park residents await the Fourth of July with dread. The unofficial — and illegal — fireworks show that takes place in the park every year can upset those with post-traumatic stress disorder, pets and children, neighbors said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Connor Bedard is a ‘pretty normal guy,’ but not to Blackhawks fans rushing to buy his jersey

Bedard jerseys are replacing Kane and Toews jerseys as the standard uniform of any Hawks fan — in Chicago and around the world. But behind that jersey is a down-to-earth 17-year-old kid who just happens to excel at hockey.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago fishing: After the flood and into the Fourth of July

Some cleaning up after the flash flood on Sunday and others settling into traditional Fourth of July fishing lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

The Independent UK

Biden renews call for assault weapons ban after ‘tragic and senseless’ spate of July 4 shootings

President says ‘epidemic of gun violence is tearing our communities apart’ after mass shootings in Philadelphia, Fort Worth, Baltimore and Chicago

USA Today Sports Media Group

Bulls star Lonzo Ball goes viral on TikTok with girlfriend Ally Rossel

Chicago Bulls star point guard Lonzo Ball recently went viral on TikTok with girlfriend Ally Rossel.

Motorsport

Marks: Chicago win showed Project91 is an "elite effort"

Marks is an innovator and a disrupter. The things he and those who work for him have done since forming the Trackhouse Racing Team have rocked the NASCAR world.

Autosport

NASCAR bosses hail "remarkable" success of Chicago street race

Both the second-tier Xfinity and Cup Series raced on the 2.2-mile, 12-turn course created through Grant Park in downtown Chicago, but the biggest hurdle faced by NASCAR ended up being battles with the weather.

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