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Friends recall lives of Illinois family killed in murder-suicide: ‘She was just coming into her own little person’

CHICAGO — Vivian Kisliak was a child who took charge. When her friends all tried to pile into her family’s golf cart, she’d maintain order, determining whose turn it was to take a spin in it and begging one of the adults to drive it.

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Mitchell Trubisky threw an INT to former teammate Roquan Smith and NFL fans all made the same joke

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

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6 killed, 13 wounded in weekend shootings across Chicago

Four people were shot, three fatally, early Sunday after a fight outside a Portage Park bar on the Northwest Side, according to Chicago police.

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As he nears retirement, Jesse White reflects on his time in baseball, the military, 1955 Montgomery, as secretary of state and his work with a certain well-known gymnastics group.

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With respiratory illnesses on the rise in Chicago, health care providers warn children’s medications may be hard to find

“Kids can’t cope with pain like adults,” said Gwen Smith, a mom of three from Chicago’s North Side. “It’d be like torture, in a way, to have to witness your child suffering if your local pharmacy doesn’t have what you need.”

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Faith leaders helping bring credit union to Austin, a ‘game changer’ for West Side

Partnership will bring local checking, savings accounts and other financial services for the first time in years to Austin, where nearly 1 out of every 3 adults don’t have a checking or savings account, according to the Chicago Health Atlas.

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Church officials clear Chicago priest Pfleger of abuse claim

A prominent Roman Catholic priest known for his activism has been reinstated as leader of his Chicago parish after being cleared by church officials of allegations that he sexually abused a minor decades ago

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As Chicago schools go, so goes the city. Let’s hope there’s a fix for CPS finances

As a former educator, I wonder about these things: If CPS is forced to close schools and lay off employees, will that cause a decline in the quality-of-life, force families and businesses to leave and the city to decline?

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As Illinois tries to move on from Chief Illiniwek, the belted kingfisher is gaining highly visible support as potential mascot for university

CHICAGO — Here and there, more and more, the blue and orange bird known as the belted kingfisher is starting to appear outside its normal habitat of lakefronts and riverbanks.

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NBA schedule put Mavericks against ropes, but Bulls knocked them out

Dallas head coach Jason Kidd knew his team was in for it with a 9 p.m. tip on Friday, a 4 a.m. arrival into Chicago, and missing MVP-candidate Luka Doncic. The Bulls aided in that process, however, jumping on the visiting team right away, and never letting them breath in…

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Ayo Dosunmu embraces his new role coming off the bench for Bulls

CHICAGO — When Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan decided to pull Ayo Dosunmu from the starting lineup last week, the second-year guard made his mindset clear — this is a challenge, not a demotion.

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Chicago police officer stabbed, suspect shot in Roseland

An officer suffered a stab wound to the head and then shot the suspect during a call for help in the 9900 block of South Wentworth, Chicago police said.

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St. Sabina’s Fr. Michael Pfleger reinstated after child abuse investigation

CHICAGO — The Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago reinstated influential Faith Community of St. Sabina leader Fr. Michael Pfleger on Saturday following an investigation into abuse allegations against the priest.

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In Illinois, holiday season bringing another rise in COVID-19

CHICAGO — In what’s become an unwelcome tradition over the past two years, coronavirus cases and hospitalizations have been on the rise again in Illinois amid the holiday season.

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Concealed carry license holder wounds 2 suspects in Loop shootout: police

The 31-year-old man was walking toward his parked vehicle about 3:40 a.m. in the first block of West Randolph Street when a red SUV passed him and someone inside opened fire, Chicago police said.

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Man shot to death in Bronzeville

The man, 36, was on a sidewalk about 8:20 p.m. in the first block of East 40th Street when he was shot in the chest, Chicago police said.

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This baseball quiz is no Mission: Impossible

Accept the challenge and do your best not to self-destruct.

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Whooping crane, sandhill cranes, coyote question, snowy owls, Starved Rock SP

A whooping crane mixed with sandhill cranes in Indiana, a question on a thin coyote tail, heads up on snowy owls and the ranking of Starved Rock State Park are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

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City should move more quickly to get lead out of Chicago’s drinking water

New technologies and better public education should be considered along with replacing lead pipes. Other cities have been able to move faster on replacement.

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Man upset over TV news story fired guns at family, neighbors before being shot by police: prosecutors

Kevin Singleton, 52, was charged with six counts of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated battery, according to police.

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City announces permanent bus lanes on Chicago Avenue; advocates worry about enforcement, frequency

Despite the city making “important changes,” activists worry infrequent service and scofflaw motorists will undermine the changes.

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Paul Sullivan: Is Tim Anderson trolling White Sox fans — or is the 2-time All-Star shortstop just a little bored?

CHICAGO — A cryptic “like” of a little-seen social media post on Frank Thomas’s career created an instant buzz Thursday on Chicago White Sox Twitter.

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‘Fierce, humble and so loving’ — Chicago police remember Ella French in letters urging max sentence for man who bought gun

Jamel Danzy, the so-called straw purchaser of the gun used to kill French, is set to be sentenced Wednesday.

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Pilsen couple fall in love over arts education, start organization to teach kids music

People’s Center for Cultural and Contemporary Arts supports about 20 youth music programs around Chicago. On Sunday, the students will hold a concert.

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Apple AirTags are a stalker’s dream, lawsuit says, investigation reveals clean energy law’s unfulfilled promises and more in your Chicago news roundup

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