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Contracting numbers disgust Black members of Chicago City Council

Chicago paid $763 million to prime contractors through July 31, but only 11% — $82 million — went to firms owned by African Americans. Hispanics fared better, at $109 million, or 14%. Asian Americans, Chicago’s fastest-growing ethnic group, got a 7% piece of the contracting pie.

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MacArthur Foundation announces ‘genius’ grant winners for 2022

CHICAGO — In 1981, the MacArthur Foundation began awarding annual fellowships. These have consisted of monetary awards of $800,000 (an increase this year, bumped up from a decade ago and paid out in annual installments of $160,000 over five years) to do with whatever the awardees want.

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Who are the 2022 MacArthur 'genius grant' fellows?

A specialist in plastic waste management, artists, musicians, computer scientists, and a poet-ornithologist who advocates for Black people in nature are among this year’s 25 winners of the John D

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3 Chicagoans honored as MacArthur fellows

A University of Chicago professor, a cellist and an artist are among the latest recipients of the MacArthur Foundation “genius grants.”

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When they last met: Washington and Chicago

The last time these two teams met was in prime time, and it didn't go well for Washington.

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6 shot in Chicago Tuesday, including two people killed hours apart and less than a mile from each other on South Side

A 17-year-old boy was shot to death in South Shore, blocks from an elementary school. Later in the day, a man was killed blocks away.

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Check fraud spikes: Chicago sees jump in checks stolen from mailboxes, ‘washed’ and cashed for thousands of dollars

Midge Laurin mailed a $30 check that was intercepted, rewritten and cashed to someone else for $9,475. The scheme leaves many victims struggling for months to recover their losses.

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You think Jaboukie Young-White’s stand-up is funny? Check out his filthy new single

Two weeks ago, Jaboukie Young-White, the 28-year-old “Daily Show” comedian, actor and FBI antagonist, released a virtuosically filthy club track, “BBC.” Rest assured, the title’s acronym isn’t an ode to British television. But his debut single (for Interscope Records, no less) is a genuinely adept slice of early ‘90s Chicago…

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More than 50 years ago, Michael Kutza created the film fest that still brings stars to Chicago. His new book is ‘Starstruck’

CHICAGO -- Michael Kutza did not build any of the dozens of skyscrapers he can see from his apartment on the top floor of the downtown high rise in which he lives. But what he accomplished as the founder and energetic director of the Chicago International Film Festival has helped…

Chicago Tribune

To live and buy on La Salle St: Plan for housing, other uses of financial district is worth watching

Given the changes on La Salle Street — not all of them good — the city’s new effort to rethink the historic thoroughfare makes sense. Downtown and the central area are still the economic engine and lifeblood of the city.

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Museum will preserve stories of public housing residents: ‘You don’t know where you’re going unless you know where you came from’

The Near West Side site will occupy the site of the former Jane Addams Homes and will use the last remaining building from that public housing complex.

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COVID booster rates remain low in Chicago as concerns rise over another U.S. surge

Less than 10% of eligible residents have rolled up their sleeves for updated vaccines.

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Former NBA player Ben Gordon violated order of protection when arrested for punching son, 10, at LaGuardia Airport: sources

NEW YORK — Former Chicago Bulls player Ben Gordon violated an order of protection already in place when he was arrested on charges of punching his 10-year-old son in the face at LaGuardia Airport, the New York Daily News has learned.

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Human remains found in freezer in Chicago neighborhood, police say

CHICAGO — A suspect is in custody after police found human remains in a freezer on the city’s Far North Side Monday night, according to police.

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Civilian police oversight off to slow start, McKinley Park gets new bakery 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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Civilian police oversight off to slow start

Adam Gross, executive director of the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability, told City Council members that out of 14 positions in the 2022 budget, only one other person besides Gross is “hired and on staff.”

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NFL Expert Picks, Predictions, Lines: Week 6

NFL Expert Picks and Predictions for Week 6 of the season including New England at Cleveland, Buffalo at Kansas City, and Dallas at Philadelphia

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Harry Styles at the United Center in Chicago was a night between him and his fans

CHICAGO — On the third night of Harry Styles’ six-night residency in Chicago, as the British pop star, promising actor and spiritual scion of Mick Jagger took the stage, the United Center rattled, buzzed, seemed to implode in a white-hot screech of 23,000 screams. Every generation or so this happens.…

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The day time stopped, and 365 other tales of Chicago

“Every Goddamn Day” is being published Wednesday by the University of Chicago Press.

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Armed robber stealing master keys from postal carriers on the North and West sides

Mack Julion, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers Chicago, said some carriers are considering not going out on their assignments after the string of five attacks since August.

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Passengers endure 19-hour train trip from Detroit to Chicago — some jump off when it stops (again) in Indiana

“They were cracking glowsticks to give us light. The toilets are overflowing because you cannot flush these toilets without electricity,” one passenger said.

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10 to see at the Chicago International Film Festival

The 12-day treat for cinephiles — this year boasting 94 features and 56 shorts — kicks off Wednesday with its first opening night block party.

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British former NBA star Ben Gordon arrested after 'hitting 10-year-old son at airport'

British born basketball star Ben Gordon played for the Chicago Bulls, Detroit Pistons, Charlotte Bobcats and Orlando Magic in a distinguished 11 year NBA career

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Industrial developers setting new construction records, but gold rush likely to end in 2023

Industrial builders in Chicagoland smashed records for new construction this summer, surpassing the already fast development pace of 2021. Sleek modern warehouses used to store and distribute goods, feeding online customers’ appetite for ever-faster deliveries, account for most buildings underway.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Chicago is doing something the US should do: Provide paid parental leave for both parents

Starting Jan. 1, all 32,000 employees of the city of Chicago will be eligible to take up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave whether they are the birthing or nonbirthing parent.

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