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Johnson’s education plan includes free CTA rides, City Colleges tuition for CPS students

“Why are we making children pay for a ride to get to a school that’s not in their neighborhood?” Johnson asked. “Children should be able to focus on learning and not trying to figure out how they’re gonna get a ride to school.”

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New poll forecasts trouble for Lightfoot’s reelection bid, how to help Turkey and Syria 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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Naperville named safest city in America

Another Chicago suburb, Joliet, was named eighth safest, according to the MoneyGeek survey based on FBI crime data.

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Watch: Sun-Times, WBEZ and U Chicago host Chicago mayoral forum

Watch the first of two mayoral forums hosted by the Sun-Times, WBEZ and University of Chicago, featuring incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot and mayoral candidates Chuy Garcia, Paul Vallas, Kam Buckner and Sophia King.

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CVS buying Chicago’s Oak Street Health in deal valued at $10.6 billion

CHICAGO — CVS Health plans to buy Chicago-based Oak Street Health in a $10.6 billion deal that aims to expand CVS’s reach into primary care.

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Two Corvette drivers charged with deadly drag racing that killed a woman crossing street with her boyfriend

Aaron Guerrero, 27, was charged with reckless homicide. And he and the other driver, Noe Garcia, 36, face charges of aggravated street racing in the death of Shawman Meireis, 40, killed a day before her 41st birthday.

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Chicago cops fatally shoot person during ‘exchange of gunfire’ near Irving Park bar

The person who was killed early Wednesday allegedly pointed a gun at a security guard and other people after being kicked out of Christina’s Place, 3759 N. Kedzie Ave.

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Income tax ‘surcharge,’ other measures needed to pay down pensions, business group says

The report by the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago is a new message from a group that opposed Gov. J.B. Pritzker on the graduated income tax in 2020.

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POLL: Bleak numbers spell trouble for Mayor Lightfoot’s reelection bid

With the election less than three weeks away, three out of five voters disapprove of the job the mayor has done in her first term and 71% think the city is on the wrong track, according to a Sun-Times/WBEZ/Telemundo Chicago/NBC5 poll of Chicago voters.

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A former Tribune writer’s new book ‘Puddin” is told by a baby, but was inspired by a brother’s suicide

CHICAGO — During the more than 30 years that Patrick Reardon worked at the Chicago Tribune, he wrote thousands of stories about politics, crime, transportation, neighborhoods, people, and all the other joys and troubles that pepper and define our urban life.

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Man shot to death in Avalon Park

The man, 27, was on the street in the 8100 block of South Kenwood Avenue about 8:15 p.m. when he was shot in the right side, Chicago police said. He later died.

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Lightfoot scolds rivals during testy mayoral forum for trying ‘to mansplain’ and ‘treat me like I’m some child’

The debate included many personal attacks, mainly directed toward and between Mayor Lori Lightfoot and ex-Chicago schools boss Paul Vallas. Rep. Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia was in Washington for the State of the Union address.

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My ties to Chicago run deep. The next mayor needs a ‘gumbo coalition’ and a Marshall Plan for the city.

Marc H. Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League, will write a column for the Sun-Times twice a month. In his introductory column, Morial tells readers about his past experiences in Chicago and offers some advice for the next mayor.

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Woman charged with fatally stabbing romantic rival in front of her 3-year-old son

Tyteanne Bell, 34, faces a count of first-degree murder in the Jan. 20 attack on 24-year-old Jamilah Brown, who was walking in the 3700 block of West Chicago Avenue with her 3-year-old son.

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Chicago groups rally for earthquake relief in Turkey, Syria; here’s how to donate

As the death toll rises above 5,000 in Turkey and Syria and rebuilding efforts begin, Chicago residents can contribute to fundraisers, donation drives and medical supply collection.

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‘Piles of mail,’ stolen IDs and key-making materials found in downtown Chicago hotel room

Investigators are working with the U.S. Postal Inspectors Service, which investigates mail fraud and a practice called check washing.

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SWAT responds to Lake View home after man shoots 2 dogs ‘aggressively’ moving toward him

The dogs were taken to separate veterinary clinics where one succumbed to its injuries, officials said.

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Sky star Kahleah Copper embraces a new leadership role after free-agency upheaval: ‘I’m ready to step into those shoes’

CHICAGO — The flurry of WNBA free agency left only one veteran star in Chicago: Kahleah Copper.

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How to watch tonight’s Chicago mayoral forum

All nine candidates running for Chicago mayor are expected to participate in a forum hosted by WTTW on Tuesday night at 7 p.m.

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CPD’s suicide problem, the latest on the mayor’s race 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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NASCAR says summer street race in Grant Park could pump $113 million into economy

The race should also attract many people from out of town — 65% of the expected 100,000 attendees — and fill up downtown hotel rooms and show scenic parts of downtown across the world to millions of viewers.

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Hurry and get ice fishing in while you can

Coho starting on southern Lake Michigan and getting ice fishing in while you can around Chicago fishing lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

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Unusually warm weather greets Chicagoans Tuesday morning

More of the same at least through Thursday, according to the National Weather Service

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Five days after ‘The Day the Music Died’

Many realize Buddy Holly died in a 1959 plane crash; fewer know about the concert days later in Chicago.

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Vallas gives away campaign contribution from ex-cop in Laquan McDonald case

Vallas’s bid for mayor of Chicago was facing criticism for accepting $5,000 from a retired detective named in a $5 million legal settlement.

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