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Soldier Field fixes: adding dome, seats, synthetic turf are ‘lipstick on a pig,’ expert says

Chicago sports marketing expert Marc Ganis believes the Bears are as good as gone for Arlington Heights, even if the city could implement every idea in a report by a mayoral panel that studied how to re-imagine Soldier Field and the Museum Campus.

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17-year-old girl grazed in South Chicago shooting

She was hospitalized in good condition, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Enclosing Soldier Field and selling its naming rights proposed to keep Bears in Chicago

CHICAGO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot should consider renaming Soldier Field to raise money and “explore the feasibility” of enclosing the stadium with a dome or roof, an advisory panel she appointed to study Chicago’s museum campus recommended.

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Blackhawks blow up roster by trading Alex DeBrincat, Kirby Dach in draft-night explosion

In a crazy night at the NHL draft, the Hawks traded DeBrincat to the Senators and Dach to the Canadiens, respectively, for a combined five picks. They later acquired goalie Petr Mrazek and another pick from the Maple Leafs.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago’s new Museum Campus vision includes the Bears staying put and, uh, Katie Holmes?

So. Many. Questions.

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Highland Park shooting victim’s fight for survival, Larry Hoover’s bid to undo life sentence, more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot gives green flag to NASCAR races: report

The Athletic, a website devoted to sports coverage, disclosed the apparent agreement between the Lightfoot administration and NASCAR with no mention of the specific route.

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Averting his gaze from the wreckage

Robert Feder, trusted chronicler of Chicago media, calls it a day.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago’s Jacqueline Stewart director and president of Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

Stewart is a Chicago native and a 2021 MacArthur Foundation Fellow known for her contributions to film studies and advocacy for film preservation.

Chicago Sun-Times

Elon Musk, You're Cordially Invited To The Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference In Chicago, No Need To RSVP, See You There?

If Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk had not been having an ‘excruciating’ year, he might have had the good fortune to attend the very first Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Toronto in April 2018.

Benzinga

This week in history: Father Tolton gets a Chicago pulpit

John Augustus Tolton, who died this week on July 9, 1897, became the first Black priest ordained by the Catholic Church in 1886.

Chicago Sun-Times

SI:AM | Rafael Nadal Injury Throws a Wrench in Dream Wimbledon Final

He goes into his semifinal match against Nick Kyrgios with an abdominal injury.

Sports Illustrated

Scapegoating rap hits new low after July Fourth mass shooting

When local police named 22-year-old Robert E. Crimo III as “a person of interest” in the July 4 mass shootings in an affluent Chicago suburb, several news outlets described him in headlines as a “rapper.”

The Conversation

Michael Shannon will direct ‘Eric LaRue,’ a film from Brett Neveu’s Chicago drama of what happens after a school shooting

CHICAGO — A 20-year-old Chicago drama about the aftermath of a school shooting, and its impact on the mother of the killer, goes before the cameras next month, marking the feature directorial debut of two-time Oscar nominee and Chicago theater veteran Michael Shannon.

Chicago Tribune

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Why it's time to rethink the 'last place you'd expect a shooting' narrative

A common sentiment after a mass shooting is something like "this is the last place you'd expect this to happen." But what can those sentiments tell us about how society assigns empathy?

Chicago Sun-Times

Is Chicago Vocational HS headed for the National Register of Historic Places?

This is good news that we hope leads to a full-on effort to preserve the historic school — and rebuild its curriculum also.

Chicago Tribune

Highland Park police ‘danger’ warning couldn't bar alleged parade shooter from buying rifle, state police say

CHICAGO — Two days after a mass shooting at the Highland Park Independence Day parade shocked the country and put renewed focus on weaknesses in Illinois’ gun laws, authorities continued to hash out how alleged gunman Robert Crimo III apparently bought a high-powered rifle despite troubling episodes in his background.

Chicago Sun-Times

Club 100 members — age 100 and older — get to attend White Sox game

Activist and Club 100 founder Andrew Holmes brought this elite group of centenarians out to enjoy a Chicago White Sox game against the Minnesota Twins.

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Teen shot to death in Douglas Park

The teen was driving in the 1600 block of South Farrar Drive when someone shot him multiple times, Chicago police said.

Tribune News Service

Bullpen blues: Twins lead five different times, but lose to White Sox, 9-8 in 10 innings

CHICAGO — The Twins' habit of blowing leads reached a new level on Wednesday.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Mix: Cool things to do in Chicago July 7-13, 2022

The annual Rhythm World dance fest, Movies in Millennium Park, and Taste of Chicago in Grant Park are among the entertainment highlights in the weeks ahead.

The Independent UK

Cheer star Jerry Harris sentenced to 12 years for child pornography charges

Judge Manish S Shah handed the social media star and cheerleading champion the sentence at a federal court in Chicago on Wednesday.

Reuters

Death toll remains at seven in Highland Park shooting -media reports

(Corrects death toll)

Benzinga

Marijuana, Psychedelics & Plant Medicine Expert Carlos Arias Of Green Horizons At Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference In September

After the successful 4/20 event in Miami, the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference is coming to Chicago on September 13-14 with leading executives, investors and entrepreneurs of the industry.

WEKU

Strangers save a 2-year-old boy, whose parents died during the Highland Park shooting

Aiden McCarthy's parents, Kevin and Irina, both died in the shooting, which left five others dead and more than two dozen wounded.

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