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Lollapalooza sticks with Chicago as mayor takes Sunday stage to announce 10-year deal

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has announced a new contract to keep Lollapalooza in Grant Park for another 10 years.

Chicago Tribune

Shootings and homicides in Chicago down from historic highs of past years, but overall crime still up

Homicides have dropped 16% through July, and the number of people shot has fallen 20%.

Chicago Sun-Times

Strategic Cannabis Execs Making Changes At Companies You Know: PharmaCielo, Willow Industries, Delta 9 & More

As Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference returns (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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16-year-old boy among 7 killed by gunfire in Chicago over weekend, 36 other people wounded

The boy was killed in Brighton Park while in a car stopped at a light, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

As fewer kids enroll, big cities face a small schools crisis

Across the U.S., COVID-19 relief money is helping to subsidize growing numbers of big-city schools with small numbers of students

The Independent UK

Darren Bailey struggling to win over former Richard Irvin supporters in governor’s race

Ken Griffin said he was “all in” to beat Gov. J.B. Pritzker, but after Griffin’s chosen candidate Richard Irvin lost the GOP primary, the hedge-fund billionaire is out. And Republican nominee Darren Bailey is struggling to win over others who supported his vanquished rival, WBEZ and the Chicago…

Chicago Sun-Times

Nichelle Nichols obituary

Actor who blazed a trail for black women on American TV in the 1960s in the role of Lt Uhura in Star Trek

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Google turns up big in Chicago’s search for a benefactor

In buying the Thompson Center, the search engine company is helping state and local governments answer some knotty questions. But will the partnership go a tiny bit further?

Chicago Sun-Times

Fate of Lincoln Park recluse Henry Darger’s famed works at center of federal court fight, half a century after their discovery in Lincoln Park

Recluse janitor Henry Darger spent more than 40 years in a tiny one-room apartment in Lincoln Park, writing, painting, sketching, collecting and fantasizing.

Chicago Tribune

Mom and her 5 children among 7 killed in fiery I-90 crash, Illinois state police say

CHICAGO — A woman and her five children were six of seven people who were killed early Sunday on Interstate 90 near Hampshire when two vehicles collided and went up in flames, according to Illinois State Police.

Chicago Tribune

Person found fatally shot in Chicago Lawn

The male was found with multiple gunshot wounds about 5:55 a.m. Sunday in the 6900 block of South Talman Avenue.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chelsea book medical for wonderkid goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina after £12m deal agreed with Chicago Fire

Chelsea are set to complete the £12million signing of wonderkid goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina from Chicago Fire.

Evening Standard

Gabriel Slonina sale to Chelsea only half of important day for Chicago soccer

If not for Slonina’s impending move, Saturday would’ve already been a positive moment for soccer in this area as the Fire and Red Stars played on the same day in the same venue for the first time since 2019.

Chicago Sun-Times

White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson suspended 3 games for making contact with plate umpire

CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson received a three-game suspension and fine from Major League Baseball for making contact with umpire Nick Marley after his ejection during the seventh inning of Friday night’s loss to the Oakland A’s.

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Kreutz Confirms He’s Out at NBC Sports Chicago After CHGO Incident

The six-time Pro Bowler previously worked on the ‘Football Aftershow’ where he provided analysis of the Bears.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lollapalooza Day 3 reviews: Willow shows she’s ready for rock opera

Also check out our takes on J. Cole, Tomorrow x Together, Idles, Prentiss, Dannylux, Hinds, Larry June, Grabbitz

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US: Ticket Bought in Illinois Wins $1.337B Mega Millions Jackpot

Someone in a Chicago suburb beat the odds and won the $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot. According to megamillions.com, there was one jackpot-winning ticket in the draw Friday night, and it was bought at a Speedway gas station and convenience store in Des Plaines. The winning numbers were: 13-36-45-57-67, Mega…

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Polling Place: Should taxpayers contribute to a state-of-the-art stadium for the Bears?

This Bears move, assuming it happens, is bound to rip open quite the can of worms.

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Chicago outdoors: Scofflaw bluebird, young angler exhausted, biggest black bear, E. Peoria/Chicago

A photo of a scofflaw bluebird on the North Side, a young angler exhausted catching, the world record black bear, and a discussion on East Peoria/Chicago and the Izaak Walton League of America are among the notes from around Chicago outdoor and beyond.

The Independent UK

Kennedy Leonard: The Scotland 3×3 basketball star raised in Michael Jordan-mad Chicago

Leonard is part of Scotland’s 3×3 basketball squad in Birmingham

Chicago Tribune

‘You just feel like you’re a part of something’: How fan-powered communities are helping to grow the WNBA audience

CHICAGO — For many, fandom goes beyond a team or city. It’s an opportunity to build a community and find their people, often spilling into real life. And WNBA fans might be organizing exactly what the league needs to grow its audience.

Chicago Sun-Times

Creating a network of care for Chicago’s mental health care needs

A 211 number for mental health and social service needs will debut this fall, and the city is continuing to implement its mental health equity plan into all 77 neighborhoods.

Tribune News Service

Seth Brown returns from paternity list and powers A's to 7-3 victory vs. White Sox

If Seth Brown was stressed out over the birth of his firstborn son, one could not tell in his Friday night return from the paternity list.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ebony, Jet photo archives are headed to the Smithsonian

The museum and J. Paul Getty Trust will digitize and make available material that documents African American life for most of the 20th century.

Chicago Tribune

Lollapalooza Day 2: Fans crush on Dua Lipa, concertgoers say they hope festival stays in Chicago

CHICAGO — The second day of Lollapalooza opened with questions swirling outside the Grant Park gates about the music festival’s future in Chicago, and about contract talks between Texas-based producer C3 Presents and the city. Inside, the focus was on the experience and the music.

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