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Thousands take to streets across US to support abortion rights

Supporters of abortion rights took to the streets across America on Saturday to make clear their anger at the prospect that the Supreme Court will soon strike down the constitutional right to abortion. Cries of “My body, my choice” rang out as activists committed to fighting for what they called…

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Yankees win streak ends at 5, offense quiet for Jordan Montgomery in 3-2 walkoff loss to White Sox

CHICAGO — With Tim Anderson on third base, Aroldis Chapman gave up a ground-ball single to Luis Robert as the White Sox rallied for a 3-2 walkoff win over the Yankees at Guaranteed Rate Field on Saturday.

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Bailey to hit Chicago TV screens after billionaire Uihlein pumps $2.5 million more into GOP campaign for governor

The $2.5 million that the Lake Forest GOP megadonor dropped into Bailey’s war chest on Friday comes just days after a poll showed the gap between the downstate senator and Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin has narrowed in the wide-open GOP primary race for governor.

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Monty the piping plover has died

“We are saddened to share that today Monty passed away unexpectedly. We will share more as we learn more,” the Chicago Piping Plovers group tweeted late Friday afternoon.

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Richard Irvin is not yet speaking loudly to the top GOP voter concern: the economy

The fact that Irvin is only attracting less than a quarter of the primary vote after Griffin’s campaign donation ought to be hugely concerning. But there’s still time to crack the ceiling.

Chicago Sun-Times

The spectacle that is ‘Lookingglass Alice’ remains as enchanting as ever

The charming acrobatics-laden show has become an effective calling card for Chicago’s famed Lookingglass Theatre.

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Total lunar eclipse will be visible in Chicago Sunday night during blood-red ‘eclipse for the Americas’

Around the city and suburbs, a partial eclipse will be visible beginning at 9:27 p.m. Sunday, with the total phase starting at 10:29 p.m. and its peak at 11:11 pm., according to the Adler Planetarium.

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Bare your arm, cover your face: Officials push COVID-19 boosters, masking as cases hit 3-month high

With cases on the rise statewide, only about 41% of eligible Chicagoans have gotten their recommended COVID-19 booster shot. And almost a quarter of Illinois counties are now at the CDC risk level in which older people and the immunocompromised are urged to mask up indoors.

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Musician reports 1758 violin stolen from Chicago home

CHICAGO — Three musical instruments including a 1758 violin were stolen from a town home in the South Loop Wednesday morning while a family of musicians was sleeping.

Chicago Tribune

Afternoon Edition: May 13, 2022

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

Chicago Sun-Times

This week in history: ‘Big Bill’s’ big disaster

Mayor William “Big Bill” Thompson, born this week, happened to be out of town when the S.S. Eastland sank in the Chicago River in 1915. Here’s a look at how he handled the tragedy.

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Biden raised $7.8M since March ahead of bigger money push

The Democratic National Committee says President Joe Biden raised $7.8 million during a string of recent fundraisers held in and around Washington, Chicago and the West Coast

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Reshaped play, reshaped country key to the relevance of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’

“We can only hope that [audiences] learn something, that they leave the theater more empathetic,” says actor Yeagel T. Welch, who stars as Tom Robinson.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘How can he do that?’: Police Superintendent David Brown appears to overstate links to mass shooting in Chicago

CHICAGO — About 15 hours after a corner in the Back of the Yards neighborhood was sprayed with gunfire Tuesday, leaving one man dead and four others wounded, Chicago police Superintendent David Brown held a news conference to update the public on the mass shooting.

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United Airlines, pilots reach tentative contract deal

The agreement gives the Chicago-based carrier an advantage over competitors dealing with labor tension.

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In West Side mural, a dancing garden aims to show we all should have a chance to ‘bloom’

Byron Taylor, a Chicago artist known as B’Rael Thunder, painted ‘Sowing Seeds’ at a legal aid clinic. He says all of us need a chance to become ‘a greater version of ourselves.’

USA Today Sports Media Group

Ranking every Bears’ opposing quarterback in 2022

The Bears will face many talented quarterbacks on their 2022 schedule, as well as some duds. We rank Chicago's opposing QBs here:

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Helen Wooten, Chicago music promoter, booker, manager and club owner, dead at 72

Among those whose careers she helped boost were the Jackson 5, The Temptations, The Chi-Lites, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, Will Smith, LL Cool J, En Vogue and Da Brat.

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2 killed, 4 wounded Thursday in shootings in Chicago

Four of the five shootings throughout the city Thursday happened within an hour.

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2022 NFL schedule by week

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Aaron Judge's infield single keys Yanks' 7-run 8th

CHICAGO — On this night, Aaron Judge got the job done with his legs.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago man charged with hate crimes after threatening Lightfoot, Foxx

Christopher J. Tatlock, 32, allegedly sent emails to Foxx threatening “to shoot and hang her if she did not prosecute crime in Chicago.”

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Chosen casino developer lays out his cards — but wary residents would rather Bally’s folds its hand

Soo Kim, CEO of Bally’s Corp., joked that after gaining Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s backing to build a casino at Chicago Avenue and Halsted Street, “it would be easier for me to be hiding in some dark, smoky room. I’m here in person telling you that we’re going to keep our…

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Alison Victoria turns her attention to Atlanta loft for ‘Windy City Rehab’

Will the “Windy City Rehab” resigner pack up and move to a rehabbed Atlanta loft?

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City Council’s ward remap gives Chicago another 10 years of gerrymandered mess

The public must hold elected officials’ feet to the fire and push for creation of an independent, public remap commission.

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