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I’m saying goodbye to Chicago. I won’t miss what the city has become.

With the benefits of living in Chicago becoming more difficult to enumerate and skyrocketing property taxes making it unaffordable, the only choice my family has is to leave.

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Health insurance broker GoHealth laying off 800

The cuts include 100 jobs in Chicago and represent about 20% of the company workforce.

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Bally’s play for long-awaited Chicago casino now up to state regulators — but hopes to open temporary site next year face long odds

Bally’s has filed its application with the Illinois Gaming Board seeking approval for a $1.7 billion riverfront casino-resort. The city is hoping a temporary casino can open by next summer. But the board has up to a year to review the application, with the possibility of an extension beyond that.

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Uptown has the most friendships between lower and higher income residents in the city, a new study finds

How common are cross-class friendships across the Chicago area? Look up your ZIP code here.

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Family files lawsuit as Pilsen mom remains on life support after I-55 road-rage shooting involving off-duty Chicago cop

Lizbeth Urbina is a single mother of two daughters, ages 1 and 3, and works at a shoe store in Little Village. “People love her in the neighborhood,” Baltazar Enrique said. “This is one of our children. She’s one of our family.”

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Chiefs HC Andy Reid says starters will play first quarter vs. Bears in preseason Week 1

#Chiefs HC Andy Reid confirmed that Patrick Mahomes and the starters will get the first quarter in Saturday's preseason opener in Chicago.

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Top Cannabis Regulator Jumps To Another Gig, Bhang CEO Steps Down & Other Strategic Marijuana Industry Leadership Changes

As Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference returns on September 13-14 to Chicago, gathering top CEOs, investors and leaders in the industry, let's scroll through the latest leadership changes within the space.

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Matt Nagy talks return to Chicago for Bears-Chiefs preseason opener

Former Bears HC Matt Nagy on returning to Chicago: "I don’t know how I’ll feel when I get out there."

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3 teens among 7 wounded by gunfire across Chicago Wednesday

In one of the attacks, a 14-year-old boy was shot while riding his bike Wednesday evening in the University Village neighborhood on the Near West Side.

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Lowell Thompson’s movie ‘Channels Changers’ shows how Black Chicagoans changed the ad game in the ‘Mad Men’ era

CHICAGO — Someone, I’ve long thought, should make a movie of Lowell Thompson’s life and finally that is happening. A painter/writer/former ad man/legendary storyteller, Thompson is making the movie himself, collaborating with some old colleagues from the advertising world and some new friends. He is typically enthusiastic, saying, “I’m thinking…

Chicago Tribune

4 of the top 5 picks in this year’s MLB draft were Black — the result of minority development and other grassroots programs

CHICAGO — History was made in the first round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. For the first time in 30 years, nine Black players were drafted in the first round, including four of the top five selections.

Chicago Tribune

Climate change is turning air conditioning into a matter of life and death. But government help is lacking

CHICAGO — If it were up to Jacques Wallace, no Chicagoan would find a loved one dead of heat stress, without air conditioning, ever again.

Chicago Tribune

Vahe Gregorian: Even as Matt Nagy returns to Chicago, here’s why homecoming with Chiefs matters more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Moments after the end of the Chiefs’ training camp practice on Monday at Missouri Western State University, senior assistant and quarterbacks coach Matt Nagy was headed off the field when fans started chanting his name (“Nagy, Nagy”) seeking to lure him over for autographs.

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It’s been a rough summer for air travel. But for some, the trip to or from the airport is just as frustrating

CHICAGO — Standing outside Terminal 2 at O’Hare International Airport, a phone in each hand, Mervyn Wright weighed the options to get to his suburban hotel.

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Fans breaks down the outfits worn by Jeremy Allen White in The Bear

Jeremy Allen White stars as Chicago’s hottest chef in FX series, The Bear

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67-year-old man found dead in Rogers Park was killed in assault: Autopsy

Vincente Antunez was found dead at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 7300 block of North Rogers Avenue, according to Chicago police.

Chicago Sun-Times

14-year-old boy shot while riding bike in University Village

He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was listed in good condition, Chicago police said.

Chicago Tribune

3 things heard at Bears camp, including Roquan Smith coming off the PUP list a day after his trade request

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears returned to practice Wednesday at Halas Hall to prepare for Saturday’s preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Soldier Field.

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Chicago White Sox vs. Kansas City Royals, live stream, TV channel, time, odds, how to watch online

The Chicago White Sox will meet the Kansas City Royals in MLB action on Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Mix: Cool things to do in Chicago Aug. 11-17

Lady Gaga at Wrigley, the Bud Billiken Parade, Dance for Life and a ‘Zorro’ musical are among the cool things to see and do in the week ahead.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois, feds must take steps to keep invasive carp out of Great Lakes

The Brandon Road Lock and Dam project near Chicago is needed to prevent carp from wreaking ecological and economic havoc on the country’s largest source of fresh water.

Chicago Tribune

Attorneys continue sparring over prosecutor’s contact with R. Kelly witness in days before Chicago federal trial

CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors this week shot back against accusations that the former lead prosecutor on the R. Kelly case had inappropriate contact with potential witnesses, saying much of the purportedly suspicious contact between her and a key victim had to do merely with scheduling and logistics.

Chicago Tribune

Cairo Santos no longer is surprised by shoddy grass at Soldier Field. The Chicago Bears kicker has simply learned to adapt.

CHICAGO — When the Chicago Bears made their way onto the field for Tuesday’s Family Fest practice at Soldier Field, they were greeted by some of the familiarities of home.

Chicago Sun-Times

Firing of CPD reform chief won’t slow compliance with federal consent decree: Lightfoot

Robert Boik was fired in apparent retaliation for an email he sent criticizing Brown’s decision to move 46 officers under Boik’s supervision to the Bureau of Patrol as part of a larger reorganization.

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Fan breaks down the outfits worn by Jeremy Allen White in The Bear

Jeremy Allen White stars as Chicago’s hottest chef in FX series, The Bear

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