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Mayor takes casino path of least resistance, but is it a winning hand?

Just because Ald. Walter Burnett is willing to put up with the inconvenience of a casino doesn’t mean Mayor Lori Lightfoot will easily round up the other 25 City Council votes she needs to ratify Bally’s River West site.

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Death of woman found shot in Lincoln Square alley ruled a suicide

The woman, 62, was found with a gunshot wound to the face behind a Potbelly restaurant in the 4700 block of North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago police said.

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Chicago mayor criticized for launching canned water brand amid lead crisis

Launch of Chicagwa met with criticism that the city hasn’t done enough to help thousands of residents drinking lake water through lead pipes

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Bally’s River West casino proposal gets city nod

Bally’s was picked over two rival bids involving South Loop sites: one by gaming behemoth Hard Rock International and another by hometown favorite Rush Street Gaming, chaired by billionaire Rivers Casino mogul Neil Bluhm.

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Police release photos of cars wanted in murder of girl, 17, near Chicago State University

Police are searching for two black sedans in the murder of Asha Williams on April 11, police said.

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2 killed, 8 wounded in shootings in Chicago Wednesday

The fatal attacks occurred in Back of the Yards and South Shore.

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Want free, at-home COVID-19 tests from pharmacies and insurers? It’s not always easy, despite requirements

CHICAGO -- Some Illinois residents say they’re still having trouble getting free at-home COVID-19 tests from pharmacies and insurance companies, more than three months after the White House began requiring insurers to cover them.

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Person questioned in hit-and-run that killed cyclist in Irving Park, across street from where a cyclist died in 2019

“We’re going to have two ghost bikes potentially looking at each other,” said Christina Whitehouse, director of Bike Lane Uprising. “It’s just a really dangerous area.”

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AJ Pollock’s bloop single gives the White Sox a 4-3 win over the Cubs to sweep the City Series at Wrigley Field

CHICAGO — A flared blooper falling just beyond the outstretched glove of diving Chicago Cubs second baseman Nick Madrigal was the break White Sox outfielder AJ Pollock needed.

Chicago Tribune

Police release video footage of group wanted in connection with Loop shooting over weekend

The shooting Sunday stemmed from a robbery during a drug deal at a Taco Bell in the 100 block of North Wabash Street around 5 p.m., according to Chicago police.

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The ‘Sodfather’ confirms the obvious: This Chicago spring — with its ‘brutal’ weather pattern— has been the worst

CHICAGO — The Sodfather confirmed Wednesday what most of us in Chicago already assumed.

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Mayor Lightfoot leans toward Bally’s — and it’s up to City Council to ensure deal isn’t a sucker’s bet

If Chicago history has shown us anything at all, it’s that when a city deal pitched as a good thing instead results in unanswered queries and general queasiness, it’s everyday Chicagoans who end up suckered.

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Chicago family history fuels Saba’s new, nostalgic album

Rapper from Austin shaped the ‘Few Good Things’ songs by talking to grandfather about his experiences and sensing ‘a stronger connection’ to himself.

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Is Alison Victoria, host of ‘Windy City Rehab,’ moving on from Chicago?

As the third season of the hit HGTV show continues, Victoria has taken on a more humble tone when it comes to profits — or lack thereof.

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The Mix: Cool things to do in Chicago May 5-11

Chicago Fire Boat tours, “Notes & Letters” at Victory Gardens Theater, Historic Pullman District Walking Tours and Facets 47th Anniversary Celebration are among the highlights of things to see and do in the week ahead.

Chicago Sun-Times

Here’s a look at your 2022 Chicago Sky

Despite the seriousness of the impending season and the line of questioning that came with it, Candace Parker, Courtney Vandersloot, Allie Quigley and the rest of the Sky’s roster seemed to enjoy the afternoon of media.

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Attorney: Pardoned Chicago man reaches $7.5M settlement

A Chicago man who was pardoned after spending more than seven years in prison for an armed robbery he didn’t commit has reached a $7.5 million settlement with a northern Indiana city and former police officers

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Whole Foods leaving Englewood elicits memories of the past

The corner of 63rd and Halsted was one of the mightiest shopping districts in Chicago, and it was a lifeline for us.

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Premature American twins rescued from Ukraine become stuck in bureaucratic limbo

For two parents from Chicago, getting their newborn twins safely out of Ukraine was difficult. Two months later, extracting them from Poland's bureaucracy has turned out to be even more arduous.

Chicago Tribune

If Roe falls, Illinois abortion providers plan for influx of 20,000 to 30,000 more patients traveling here each year. ‘We will fight for what little is left of abortion access’

CHICAGO — Chicago Abortion Fund Executive Director Megan Jeyifo was at a comedy show when a rapid-fire series of news alerts and text messages lit up her phone: A draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion leaked Monday indicated the majority of justices plan to overturn Roe v. Wade, threatening abortion rights…

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3 killed, 10 wounded in shootings in Chicago Tuesday

In one of the attacks, four people were wounded when two gunmen opened fire on an SUV stopped at a light in the Loop.

Chicago Tribune

Dan Wiederer: Excitement, surprise, hope. The NFL draft delivered it all for the Bears.

CHICAGO — NFL draft weekend always has been about excitement, the unbridled kind Ja’Tyre Carter felt Saturday afternoon when an unidentified number from Illinois popped up on his smartphone. Carter knew this was his life-changing moment and didn’t care that he had no clue who was talking to him when…

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‘I give up.’ Suspect in armed carjacking raised his hands and surrendered after a police chase caused Northwestern University lockdown

The suspect was texting while on the run from officers and had received messages from someone that read, “Try to get low” and “Change yo clothes,” prosecutors said.

Chicago Tribune

White Sox pitchers shut down Cubs, 3-1, in frigid conditions in City Series opener

CHICAGO — Few things came easy Tuesday night at Wrigley Field for the crosstown foes.

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Man killed, another wounded in Back of the Yards shooting

The two were in a car in the 5100 block of South Hermitage Avenue when someone opened fire, Chicago police said.

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