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Woman robbed at gunpoint while walking dog in Lincoln Park. ‘I was dumbfounded. It took me a couple of seconds to realize I just got mugged.’

Neither Diana Dejacimo nor her dog Jasper were injured, but the attack Wednesday morning made her appreciate even more her decision recently to move from the city to Wisconsin.

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ComEd’s $40M plan to rid homes of natural gas, City Council’s new ordinances 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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14-year-old boy charged after bringing loaded gun into North Side school, police say

The teen was charged with possessing a concealed weapon, a high-capacity magazine and metal-piercing bullets, according to Chicago police.

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Off-duty Chicago cop found dead from apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound in Norwood Park

The unidentified 58-year-old female officer was found Thursday morning in the 5800 block of North Northwest Highway.

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Passing assault weapons bill is a matter of life and death

I don’t ever want to hear another politician offer “thoughts and prayers” after a mass shooting. I don’t ever again want to look into the eyes of parents of dead first- and second graders, as I did in Newtown, Connecticut in 2012. I don’t ever want to attend another funeral…

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NFL Week 15 TV coverage maps

If you're not in the Philadelphia, Chicago, Indianapolis, Green Bay, or midwest area, here's your TV broadcast map for Week 15

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The question that’s launched multiple Sun-Times investigations

One of my latest “what’s that all about?” moments began with a mass shooting in May outside the McDonald’s at State Street and Chicago Avenue.

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3 killed, 7 wounded in shootings Wednesday across Chicago

Two drive-by attacks minutes and blocks apart in Ravenswood left two people dead and a 15-year-old boy wounded.

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Was Ron Rivera just asked to compare the Commanders to the ’85 Bears?

Ron Rivera was asked if there were any comparisons from this team to the 1985 Chicago Bears.

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Paul Sullivan: 2022 was the year of the sports apology, from Josh Donaldson to Kyrie Irving to Rocky Wirtz

CHICAGO — Sorry seems to be the hardest word, as the great philosopher Elton John once noted.

Chicago Tribune

Julius Randle, Jalen Brunson lead Knicks over Bulls in OT for fifth straight win

CHICAGO — The only sighting of Jalen Brunson since he limped off the court and to the locker room at Madison Square Garden Sunday night was a picture that showed up on social media of him at a team holiday party with his right foot encased in a protective boot.

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Paul Sullivan: The Chicago Cubs’ front-office intrigue is much more interesting than their offseason

I’m admittedly a sucker for any story that includes the words “internal tensions between the business and baseball sides,” no matter what organization is being discussed.

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Eagles’ Jordan Mailata pointedly shrugged off Micah Parsons’ critical comments about Jalen Hurts

"We've got the Chicago Bears, not the Chicago Micah Parsons."

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‘Banshees of Inisherin’ named best picture in Chicago Film Critics awards

Six prizes, the most of any movie, go to the peculiar ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once.’

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Derrick Rose is fine with demotion as long as Knicks are winning

CHICAGO — Derrick Rose’s latest homecoming wasn’t what he envisioned, but the famous Chicagoan is making the best of his DNP status and is happy for his replacement, Deuce McBride.

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1 dead, 1 wounded in South Chicago

Two men were shot in the 8700 block of South Commercial Avenue. One died, the other is in critical condition, police say.

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U.S. request could block evidence in probe of Chicago cop’s murder

Federal prosecutors say it might violate law to release files from a massive joint investigation launched with CPD in the wake of Officer Clifton Lewis shooting.

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City Council OKs crackdown on illegal gun possession

Ald. Anthony Napolitano (41st), mayor skirt debate, push ordinance through levying heavy fines and jail time to those caught packing without a license.

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Chicago basketball star Najeeb Echols dies at 39

Chicago native Najeeb Echols, 39, died on Wednesday in Kansas after suffering a heart attack.

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Things to do in Chicago Dec. 15-21: The Mix

Salt Creek Ballet’s “Nutcracker,” the Randolph Street Holiday Market and the annual Tuba Christmas concert at the Palmer House are among the entertainment highlights in the week ahead.

Chicago Tribune

Man who straw-purchased gun used to kill Chicago police Officer Ella French sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal prison

CHICAGO — An Indiana man who admitted to straw-purchasing the handgun later used to kill Chicago police Officer Ella French and critically wound her partner during a traffic stop last year was sentenced Wednesday to 2 1/2 years in prison.

Chicago Tribune

After nine years of construction, this major Chicago traffic interchange will reopen this month

After nine years of construction and hundreds of millions of dollars in cost overruns, the massive rebuild of the Jane Byrne Interchange that connects major expressways near downtown Chicago is set to be substantially complete in the coming days.

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Funding for Red Line extension approved, straw purchaser of gun used to kill Officer Ella French sentenced 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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Bally’s $1.7 billion River West casino gets final zoning approval from City Council

Chicago’s 30-year quest for a casino and entertainment complex is now exclusively in the hands of the Illinois Gaming Board. Bally’s plan is for a $1.7 billion complex in River West, at Chicago Avenue and Halsted Street.

Chicago Tribune

Billionaire Ken Griffin sues IRS over leaked tax records

Multibillionaire Ken Griffin filed a lawsuit against the IRS Tuesday alleging the agency violated his right to privacy after investigative journalism outlet ProPublica reported in April on the tax records of the Republican megadonor and former Chicagoan.

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