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Chicago Teachers Union suit claims group is a ‘front’ working for the ‘benefit of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’

The Chicago Teachers Union is suing a former top adviser to Mayor Lori Lightfoot and a “Jane Doe” over their alleged interference in the May election of union officers.

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Kansas’ Bill Self not buying into theory that Jayhawks’ Sweet 16 foe has been lucky

CHICAGO — Analytics guru Ken Pomeroy provided Providence College’s men’s basketball team a rallying cry recently when his metrics deemed coach Ed Cooley’s Friars the “luckiest” of the NCAA’s 358 Division I programs.

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Northwestern performs rare double lung transplant on patient with terminal lung cancer

CHICAGO — Northwestern Medicine surgeons have successfully performed a double lung transplant on a man with terminal lung cancer, they announced Thursday — an extremely rare surgery that could open the door to helping more patients with certain types of cancer.

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Patrick Kane says his Blackhawks future — after trades and now a rebuild — is ‘a discussion for another day’

CHICAGO — Patrick Kane called the trade of former teammate Brandon Hagel “shocking” — it was the first of three by Monday’s trade deadline — but he wasn’t ready to reevaluate his future with the Chicago Blackhawks.

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Tatiana Labelle: Missing transgender woman’s body found in Chicago alley

Tatiana Labelle had been reported missing by her family five days earlier

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Afternoon Edition: March 24, 2022

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

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Chicago prepares for Ukrainian refugees to ease burden on Warsaw

Since Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked war began, 300,000 Ukrainian refugees have poured into Warsaw alone, increasing the population of the Polish capital by 15%.

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Providence coach Ed Cooley imitates ‘The Last Dance,’ playing Michael Jordan’s quarters game in Chicago before the Sweet 16

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Gun used in South Loop barbershop killing tied to U.S. soldiers accused of trafficking weapons

The victim, Gregory Jackson III, was an associate of popular rapper G Herbo.

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Which Love Is Blind couples from season two are still together?

The cast of ‘Love Is Blind’ season two have gone through manys ups and downs since cameras stopped rolling

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Daughter of convicted Daley aide picked to replace Patrick Daley Thompson in 11th Ward

United Airlines executive Nicole Lee is the daughter of Gene Lee, deputy chief of staff under former Mayor Richard M. Daley. In 2014, Gene Lee was convicted of stealing thousands of dollars from two Chinatown charities.

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Move over Chicago and New York City: you aren’t the best cities for pizza, new study says

Detroit is the No. 1 pizza city in America, according to a new ranking from loan company Anytime Estimate.

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Motorists flock to Chicago area gas stations for free fuel

The chance to get free gasoline is fueling a rush to get in line at some four dozen Chicago-area gas stations

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Pamela Anderson says Chicago role came when she ‘really needed’ it as she prepares for Broadway debut

‘The story and my life are so parallel’

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With Tough Games Remaining, Bulls Could Wind Up In Play-In Tournament

With a difficult 10 games to close the season, Moke Hamilton posits that the Bulls may find themselves in the Play-In.

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Wilson’s 2nd gas giveaway goes smoother, says 3rd a possibility

Willie Wilson have away about $1 million worth of gas Thursday through nearly 50 stations in Chicago and suburbs.

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Pamela Anderson says Broadway debut is the ‘beginning of the rest of my career’

Pamela Anderson says her Broadway debut in Chicago could be the beginning of the rest of her career as she says she has “nothing to lose”.

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3 people shot in Chicago Wednesday

Among the victims was a 17-year-old boy wounded in a drive-by in the 3700 block of West 26th Street.

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Sun Ra Arkestra returns soon in Chicago, a legacy kept alive by a 97-year-old bandmate. ‘His music needs to be heard’

CHICAGO — Patrons of South Side jazz clubs in the 1950s might have noticed something a bit different about pianist Sun Ra’s big band — slowly at first, then all at once. Their sounds became more far-out, the synthy buzz of claviolines and Wurlitzers replacing Ra’s usual uprights. Bit by…

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After two years of empty show floors and hotel rooms, McCormick Place gears up for the return of conventions to Chicago

When the Inspired Home Show returned to McCormick Place earlier this month after a three-year pandemic hiatus, the annual housewares show was the smallest in recent memory, and among the most significant in its 80-year history.

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COVID forced a Chicago youth choir from their rehearsal space. For now, the singers call CPD’s 12th District home

CHICAGO -- The voices raised in unison in the community room of the 12th District Chicago Police Department station on a recent Thursday evening belonged to less than a dozen youth singing gospel and R&B songs. It was a scene that may have looked better suited for a church or…

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How 10 largest US metros changed in COVID's 1st full year

In the first full year of the pandemic, the New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago metro areas had the greatest population losses in the U.S. U.S. Census Bureau data released Thursday says Sunbelt metros like Dallas, Phoenix and Houston had the biggest gains

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In 1st full year of pandemic, biggest metros lost residents

In the first full year of the pandemic, the New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago metro areas had the greatest population losses in the nation

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Latest news on pandemic death toll, BA.2 variant: sobering, but no need to panic

Nearly 19,000 more people died in Cook County than expected in 2020 and 2021, mostly from COVID but also from other causes. Meanwhile, the “stealth” variant is spreading, but experts say there’s no cause for alarm.

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Jonathan Toews ponders his future with Blackhawks after recent trades: ‘It was disheartening’

CHICAGO — Jonathan Toews is sounding more and more like he’s not on board with the Chicago Blackhawks rebuild.

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