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7 takeaways from the inauguration of Brandon Johnson — including an awkward hug

Chicago’s new mayor delivered his inaugural address to a cheering crowd on Monday. Before his swearing in, he shared an embrace with former Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

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Nikola Vucevic trade still ‘haunting’ Chicago Bulls two years later

Back in 2021, the Chicago Bulls took a leap of faith and traded for Nikola Vucevic. Two years later, that deal is looking brutal.

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Help for Chicagoans adjusting to life after prison, Exelon pays legal bills in ComEd trial and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Chicago fishing: May madness of all species, white bass to crappie

We arrived at that time when nearly all species, white bass to crappie, put the sprawling into the sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

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Inside the pink Barbie café with 70s décor, cocktails and nods to Malibu doll nostalgia

Barbie fever is in the air with themed restaurants popping up in New York and Chicago and fans getting excited for the July release of the Great Gerwig film

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Pneumonia Front To Hit The Metropolitan Areas Of The Midwest With Cold Fronts Moving In.

Storm clouds hang over the downtown Chicago skyline Monday, June 30, 2014, as rain and high winds move into Illinois from Iowa.

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Hooray for neighborhood schools — now let’s support them throughout Chicago

Stacy Davis Gates is absolutely right that good neighborhood schools serve as anchors in neighborhoods, an Edgebrook resident writes.

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Weighing ‘the soul of Chicago’

Mayor Brandon Johnson speculates on Chicago’s spirit

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Foo Fighters, The Cure, Queens Of The Stone Age, Turnstile and more announced for Riot Fest 2023

Foo Fighters, The Cure, The Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie and Queens of the Stone Age are set to headline Riot Fest in Chicago in September

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Sean Grusd, portrayed as a junior Bernie Madoff, could face 6 years for $23 million Chicago scam

He lived the high life in the West Loop but now has pleaded guilty to fraud. Investor John Stafford III and real estate exec Patrick Buck are among those who say they were victims of his schemes.

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Family of woman killed after police car crashes into her vehicle awarded $10million

Stacy Vaughn-Harrell was killed in June 2017 after a vehicle fleeing Chicago police crashed into her car and now her family have been awarded $10million (£7.9m)

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A CSO ‘Concert for Chicago,’ the Ravinia Festival, and Grant Park Music Festival among summer’s classical music highlights

Female conductors will take to the podiums at both Ravinia and Grant Park.

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Ángela Aguilar celebrating her own musical road, with a loving nod to her Mexican traditions

The daughter of Pepe Aguilar will kick off her Piensa En Mi tour in Chicago next month, following the release of an album by the same name.

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Suggested trade sees Bulls ditch Lonzo Ball for $31 million forward

In this proposed trade, the Chicago Bulls would give up on Lonzo Ball in an attempt to bolster their roster via trade.

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Off-duty Chicago police officer found dead inside home on Lower West Side

Aleshia Carter, 33, was found unresponsive about 5:15 p.m. Sunday. An autopsy was pending.

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Inauguration Day: Prayers, promises and a party

Many who attended the swearing-in ceremony said they were excited for Brandon Johnson to take office because they felt he would bring positive change to Chicago.

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History, humility, hope — and a few hugs — mark swearing in of younger, more diverse City Council: ‘We need a fresh start’

New members said they were moved by Mayor Brandon Johnson’s inaugural address and caught up in the excitement of taking the oath of office. “It’s a new day in the city of Chicago,” said freshman Ald. Lamont Robinson (4th).

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Read or listen to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s full inauguration speech

Brandon Johnson became Chicago’s 57th mayor Monday. Read his full inauguration speech.

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Solar panel company allegedly swindled Chicago homeowners, lawsuit claims

Customers were paying an average of $13,000 in down payments to Sun Badger Solar through all of 2022, but the company had stopped fulfilling new orders earlier that year after running low on cash, according to the suit.

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Chicago shootings: An alarming number of our youth witness gun violence

The average age at which Black and Latino Chicagoans witness a shooting is 14, a recent study found. Schools know it takes collective effort to deal with that trauma, the CEO of North Lawndale College Prep writes.

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ComEd parent Exelon is paying legal bills for two executives convicted of bribery

The company will not say how much it has paid to attorneys representing ex-CEO Anne Pramaggiore and VP John Hooker, but a rep says ratepayer funds are not used.

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Meet the mayor: Hundreds line up to shake hands with Johnson, who vows ‘the fifth floor belongs to the people’

Waiting patiently in a line that wound through City Hall, many said they wanted to wish Johnson good luck. “I think he has great ideas — new ideas, and he believes in investing in the people instead of just arresting our way out of problems,” said Shawn Childs, 47, a…

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‘We are not backing down’: Striking film, TV writers get ready to picket in Chicago

Chicago has more than 100 Writers Guild of America members whose professional lives now are on hold.

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Ex-Chicago Heights Park District police chief found not guilty of sharing secretly recorded pornographic images

A judge acquitted Christian Daigre of sharing images of sexual partners without their consent, and prosecutors have dropped charges in cases involving two other women.

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A look inside the Malibu Barbie Cafes opening in New York City and Chicago

The pop-up experience opens in New York City on 17 May and in Chicago on 7 June

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