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Chicago man faces multiple charges in hit-and-run that injured 4 outside ballpark

Chicago police say a 20-year-old man is facing multiple charges in connection with a hit-and-run collision that injured four pedestrians, two critically, outside Guaranteed Rate Field, the home of the Chicago White Sox

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Things to do in Chicago June 22-28: The Mix

Pride in the Park Chicago, Re:SET fest at Riis Park, Chicago House Music Festival and Conference are among the entertainment highlights in the week ahead.

Chicago Sun-Times

Dining Out in Chicago? D.S. Tequila Co. Pride Parade Brunch, Pippin Tavern’s new pet-friendly patio

Here’s some of what’s happening in Chicago’s culinary scene.

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‘It’s just fun’ — 20 kids with autism set sail on Lake Michigan during free summer camp

The camp, in its second year in Chicago, teaches the first-time sailors the parts of the boat, water safety rules, knot tying and how to maneuver the boat and work its sails.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Bulls should be ‘thinking hard’ about a full-on rebuild

While the Chicago Bulls likely plan to bring back the same core pieces, they should be considering a full-on rebuild.

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Festival y conferencia de música hacen homenaje al género de house

La música house ha permeado la cultura popular, gracias a artistas como Beyoncé y Drake, con sus álbumes más recientes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mayor Johnson should give cops, firefighters paid parental leave, too

The mayor has a unique opportunity to position Chicago as a leader and make life better for a whole lot of families with parents who are police officers and firefighters.

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Discipline eased for Chicago cops who lounged in Rep. Bobby Rush’s office during looting

Mayor Lori Lightfoot vowed accountability for the officers, but the penalties have been softened or eliminated, mostly in arbitration.

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Effort revs up to phase out ‘sub-minimum wage’ for tipped workers

The “One Fair Wage” campaign wants tipped workers to make the same minimum wage as anyone else in Chicago. Tipped workers instead are paid $9. On July 1, that rises to $9.48 and the $15-an-hour minimum wage goes to $15.80.

Chicago Sun-Times

To prepare for extreme heat this Chicago summer, let’s learn from our communities

Since the tragic heat wave of 1995, the city has taken several steps to protect vulnerable populations against heat emergencies. Heat Watch Chicago is another volunteer effort.

Chicago Sun-Times

Two brothers, 14 and 15, shot to death near Garfield Park – the youngest victims of a long violent weekend in Chicago

Timothy and Jaylan Lockhart were in the 100 block of South Homan Avenue around 4:45 p.m. Saturday when someone opened fire, according to Chicago police.

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19 City Council members push candidate for top cop; head of search calls it ‘completely inappropriate’

The criticism came after the alderpersons signed a letter expressing “disappointment and dismay” that the panel leading the search didn’t give a follow-up interview to the Chicago Police Department’s patrol chief.

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A bittersweet reunion with the officer who helped save his life

A Michigan man came back to Chicago this week, two years after being stabbed in the throat on Michigan Avenue. One of the man’s police saviors died unexpectedly two weeks after the Mag Mile attack.

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Prosecutors drop charges against two men charged in 2011 slaying of off-duty CPD cop

Tyrone Clay was freed 12 years after his arrest in the shooting death of CPD Officer Clifton Lewis. Co-defendant Edgardo Colon spent 10 years behind bars.

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Leaders aim to block CPS takeover of Urban Prep charter school

A group of African American leaders is trying to stop the closure of a once-lauded Chicago charter school for Black boys.

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The 2023 Best Workplaces in Chicago make fairness a top priority

Here’s what sets the best employers apart from their competitors.

Chicago Sun-Times

Vintage business signs could be saved under proposed ordinance

The proposal is aimed at protecting Chicago’s most iconic “vintage signs,” such as the Grace’s Furniture sign in Logan Square. It also would create legal protection for murals that some businesses use to tout their product.

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High-trust cultures at the Best Workplaces in Chicago, Texas, New York, and Bay Area fuel productivity and agility 

Trust that management will lay people off only as a last resort pays off in remarkable ways.

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Autosport

Button hoping for "calmer" NASCAR experience at Chicago after COTA chaos

The 2009 Formula 1 world champion is running three Cup races this season in Rick Ware Racing’s #15 Ford with assistance from Stewart-Haas Racing, with his next Cup outing coming on 2 July in NASCAR’s first street race. He will also contest the 13 August round on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road…

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Projecting the Bears’ 2023 starting defense after mandatory minicamp

The Bears wrapped mandatory minicamp last week, and we're predicting what Chicago's starting defense will look like in 2023.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago House Music Festival and Conference celebrates the birth, evolution of hometown genre

House music has permeated the mainstream, thanks to artists such as Beyoncé and Drake, whose most recent albums paid tribute to the form.

Chicago Sun-Times

We have a chance to cut air pollution caused by big trucks

An estimated 72 million Americans, including people on the South and West sides of Chicago, are endangered by pollution from vehicle exhaust because they live in close proximity to trucking routes along interstates, the head of the Sierra Club writes.

Los Angeles Times

Kevin Baxter: 'Enough is enough.' Too much soccer aggravating MLS players and coaches.

LOS ANGELES — Apparently it is possible to have too much of a good thing. Because with the conclusion of the CONCACAF Nations League on Sunday in Las Vegas and the kickoff of the Gold Cup coming up Saturday in Chicago, we're entering a summer of soccer in the U.S.…

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Illinois and immigrants lacking permanent legal status make for a health care conundrum

Should immigrants lacking permanent legal status arriving in Chicago in big numbers get free health care paid for by the state?

Sports Illustrated

Four Fans Injured in Hit-and-Run Outside White Sox Stadium, Police Say

The incident occurred less than an hour before first pitch of Chicago’s game against the Rangers.

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