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On stronger footing, the Chicago Reader hires a CEO and publisher

The nonprofit organization that owns the publication has hired Solomon Liberman to succeed Tracy Baim, who said last summer she wanted to step down.

Chicago Sun-Times

After 15-year odyssey, Norfolk Southern gets final OK for massive rail yard expansion in Englewood

Last month, Ald. Jeanette Taylor delayed the project, which has drawn scrutiny over residential displacement, truck traffic and pollution. Wednesday, she admonished Norfolk Southern — but voted for the expansion.

Chicago Sun-Times

The housing market correction, as told by 4 charts

Overheated housing markets are seeing sharp home price corrections. Other markets, not so much.

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An R. Kelly victim says Chicago prosecutor made a mistake in dropping sex abuse case

Jerhonda Pace, who was part of a successful federal case against Kelly in New York as well as the case in Illinois, says Kelly is still fighting to appeal his federal conviction.

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Chicago family sues after separation at border, meeting the mayoral candidates and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Onetime high-flying lawyer Girardi indicted on client theft

Disbarred and disgraced Los Angeles celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi has been indicted in Los Angeles and Chicago on charges of stealing more than $18 million from clients

The Independent UK

Chicago family files federal lawsuit following separation at border

Nearly five years after being separated at the U.S. border along Texas, a Chicago father and son have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to hold the government accountable for what happened to them.

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Retired Chicago firefighter charged in ‘Tunnel’ siege during Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot

Joseph Pavlik is charged with obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder, entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, and disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois Town Will Pay $12 Million to Family After SWAT Officer Shot 12-Year-Old in Kneecap

According to a lawsuit, Amir Worship was sitting on the edge of his bed with his hands raised when an officer shot him, shattering his kneecap.

Reason

Husband of ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ star Erika Jayne indicted in Chicago

Thomas Girardi is charged with eight counts of wire fraud and four counts of criminal contempt of court. Also charged is onetime Girardi Keese law firm attorney David Lira, as well as the firm’s onetime head of accounting and finance, Christopher Kamon.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Chuy’ Garcia touts strength as coalition builder: ‘Folks know me’

The congressman said the incumbent mayor has been too combative. “People are tired of the conflict and the bickering and the fighting that they think is representative of her style of government,” Garcia said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Safety, justice, education highlight state Rep. Kam Buckner’s campaign for mayor

Buckner, chairman of the Black Caucus in the Illinois House of Representatives, said his campaign is focused on instilling trust in city government, improving Chicago Public Schools and reducing violent crime.

Chicago Sun-Times

Roderick Sawyer hopes to be part of another mayoral dynasty

Sawyer, the son of Eugene Sawyer, Chicago’s mayor from 1987-89, is giving up his 6th Ward City Council seat with the goal of turning Lori Lightfoot into a one-term mayor.

Chicago Sun-Times

Paul Vallas says voters should focus more on competency over likability

Vallas, a former CEO of Chicago Public Schools, said his years of experience at the top of CPS and other major school districts around the country make him well-suited to fix the city’s problems.

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Brandon Johnson vows to fully fund, and resource, city’s public schools

The Cook County commissioner who’s backed by the Chicago Teachers Union also plans to create a “robust” youth hiring program to “give our young people hope.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot challenger Willie Wilson calls 2019 endorsement of mayor ‘a helluva mistake’

Willie Wilson, who owns a medical supply company, is known for his gas and food giveaways and for helping people pay their property taxes. His campaign is almost entirely self-funded.

Chicago Sun-Times

Friend of the Obamas, Ald. Sophia King hopes to defuse tension in city

King said she would Chicago Police Supt. David Brown, give “burned-out, overscheduled and underappreciated” officers more time off and create incentives needed to fill more than 1,400 sworn police vacancies.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot seeks 2nd term: ‘We have started to change Chicago around for the better’

Despite a stormy first term, the mayor has challenged the media to “find another mayor” who faced the “unprecedented challenges” that confronted her. There was “no honeymoon period for me,” Lightfoot said last year.

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Beyoncé bringing Renaissance tour to Chicago for two shows

The superstar announced the dates for her summer world tour, which includes a stop at Soldier Field with concerts on July 22 and 23.

Chicago Tribune

What is the Great American Novel? Here’s a Chicago writer’s pitch for ‘Gatsby’

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Chicago Tribune

As GM Ryan Poles tries to reawaken the Bears, the Chiefs offer a model to emulate

CHICAGO — If Ryan Poles has said it once, he has said it a thousand times. He’s not so much interested in seeking short-term satisfaction as he is eager to develop a formula for sustainable achievement.

Chicago Tribune

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has vowed to bring preschool to every Illinois child. That’s easier said than done

CHICAGO — In his second inaugural address in January, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker promised to “make preschool available to every family throughout the state” — a feat that will require solutions to staffing shortfalls, school capacity limitations and an increase to the state’s nearly $600 million early childhood education block…

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Message from Memphis: Policing is more than Black and white

Along with our heartfelt sympathies for their loss, we extend our gratitude and admiration to the family of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old father who died three days after a sickeningly savage police beating in Memphis on Jan. 7.

Chicago Sun-Times

Horoscope for Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023

Avoid shopping or making important decisions from 4:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Gemini into Cancer.

Sports Illustrated

Courtney Vandersloot Announces Plans to Leave Sky After 12 Years

The 33-year-old has spent her entire WNBA career with Chicago.

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