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Lightfoot steps up attacks on Johnson, hoping to purge his surge: ‘Brandon’s not better. Brandon is bad for Chicago’

With money pouring into his $3.1 million campaign fund, Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson has been blanketing the airwaves with commercials touting his plan to “invest in people.” The mayor counters that his tax-the-rich plan will drive business from the city.

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Hello, operator? Directory assistance going the way of the pay phone

AT&T in January eliminated operator and directory assistance for almost all customers.

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The latest in the failed Bridgeport bank trial, City Council elections 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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Wilson’s plan to fill CPD vacancies: increase pay, eliminate exam, ‘temporarily’ raise retirement age to 67

The businessman also vowed to put armed police officers on CTA trains and buses to lure back riders who have abandoned the transit system in droves.

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New poll shows opportunity to resurrect rainbow coalition in Chicago race for mayor

Of those polled, 71% of Black voters and 78% of Latino voters believe Chicago would be better off if those groups worked together on pressing issues, while 75% of Black and Latino voters said they had a “great deal or a fair amount in common.”

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Early coho reports are coming in as well as ongoing perch on southern Lake Michigan

Early coho around Chicago and ongoing perch on southern Lake Michigan lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report; ice is retreating inland.

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City must do a better job holding polluters accountable for air quality violations

Making sure Chicagoans in every corner of the city can breathe clean air shouldn’t be difficult.

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Spring training travel: A guide to what’s new in Arizona for Cubs and White Sox fans

When the Chicago Cubs signed papers in 1951, to make Mesa, Arizona, their new spring training home, the Tribune lauded one local amenity — a mineral bath — 9 miles away.

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Boy, 15, shot on sidewalk in South Chicago

The boy was standing with two girls about 9:15 p.m. when three males walked up to them and began shooting, police said. He is hospitalized in good condition.

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Mayoral candidates take aim at Brandon Johnson at NBC 5 forum on Black community

Mayor Lori Lightfoot questions Brandon Johnson’s commitment to funding Chicago police. Activist Ja’Mal Green accuses Johnson of ‘being a fraud.’

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Bally’s moves to boot Tribune Publishing printing plant from casino site

CHICAGO — Bally’s has given Tribune Publishing its walking papers, exercising a relocation option to force the newspaper company to vacate its mammoth River West printing plant to make way for a casino.

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Russ to Chicago? Billy Donovan relays message to Russell Westbrook

Donovan thinks 'Chicago should be the place' for Westbrook.

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A rise in after-school shootings, Black Restaurant Week kicks off 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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Mayoral challenger Brandon Johnson unveils plan to help migrants, refugees, immigrants

Johnson proposed, among other things, that all residents, regardless of citizenship status, be able to vote for Chicago Board of Education members — a concept also embraced by one of his mayoral rivals, U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia.

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Man shot by Chicago police in North Lawndale, down the block from elementary school

The shooting occurred around 12:05 p.m. in the 2100 block of South St. Louis Avenue. A man in his 20s was taken to a hospital in critical condition, officials said,

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Poll shows our city’s new reality: Chicagoans feel unsafe

Every Chicago family deserves to feel safe. Not someday in the future, not when politicians get around to it, not gradually, but right now.

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Shortage of in-home nurses leaves kids waiting in hospital beds. ‘The entire system is feeling the pressure.’

Ricardo Ruiz could have left the hospital two months ago. Instead, the toddler waited while his family searched for a nurse who could help care for him at home.

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Illinois grapples with rise in sports gambling problems as bets hit $1 billion a month

CHICAGO — The safest bet before Sunday’s Super Bowl is that there would be millions of dollars spent gambling in Illinois. Wagers placed with the state’s sports gambling industry soared in 2022, with gamblers betting nearly $10 billion and casinos raking in $800 million in revenue from gamblers’ aggregate losses.

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Two men in car wounded in drive-by outside West Ridge restaurant that sent patrons ducking for cover

The shooting occurred around 10:40 p.m. in the 2700 block of West Peterson Street, according to Chicago police.

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For better policing, start with empathy

If the Chicago Police Department truly cares about both its officers and the community, there’s strong evidence they should start by dealing with the department’s historic culture.

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Hoffman Estates project reaches for a Lincoln Park vibe

Bell Works Chicagoland, a reimagining of a former AT&T site, will add residences to the office development in hopes of creating a community hub.

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Victims, families and school leaders seek answers after increase in after-school shootings

A WBEZ/Chicago Sun-Times analysis shows that 2022 brought a spike in fatal shootings among teens in the after-school hours in Chicago.

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San Francisco looks like a deflating Pandemic Housing Bubble—while housing markets in New York and Chicago remain stable

This sharp correction has seen San Francisco shed nearly half of its Pandemic Housing Boom gains.

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Chicago football fans thrilled to see historic Super Bowl duel between two Black QBs. ‘It’s amazing.’

Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes make history. For decades, white owners and coaches assumed Black players couldn’t grasp the technicalities of the position.

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Lincoln-Way East’s Nick Allegretti becomes dad on Super Bowl Sunday

The Chiefs’ backup guard became a father to twin girls when wife Christina gave birth before sunrise Sunday in Chicago.

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