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Close Lightfoot ally behind ad campaign to unseat CTU leadership

A former top adviser to Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Lisa Schneider Fabes, is behind a paid social media campaign supporting challengers to the current Chicago Teachers Union leadership team in the union’s upcoming election.

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Cheer star Jerry Harris pleads guilty to US child pornography charges

His pleas were entered during a hearing in a US federal court in Chicago on Thursday.

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Deb Clapp stepping down from leadership role at League of Chicago Theatres

Clapp will officially exit the role as executive director on June 30.

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16-year-old killed in Woodlawn had moved to Chicago against mom’s wishes. ‘He thought I was stopping him from living his best life’

A 19-year-old man faces a first-degree murder charge in the fatal shooting of Uriel Rogers-Knox, police announced Thursday night.

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Chicago mayor accused Illinois AG of 'cheap political shot' over police consent decree, texts show

CHICAGO — After Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot downplayed her administration’s slow implementation of police reforms during a speech in 2020, a lawyer for the Illinois attorney general responded in court by criticizing the city’s handling of the consent decree.

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Spurs to buy out Goran Dragic right away

Adrian Wojnarowski: ESPN Sources: The Spurs - who are trading for Toronto's Goran Dragic - are expected to negotiate a contract buyout with Dragic. Among the interested expected to be interested once he becomes a free agent: Dallas, Milwaukee, ...

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Man charged with murder in January shooting in Austin neighborhood

Michael Cooper, 42, is accused of killing Walter B. Hughes III on Jan. 10, according to Chicago police.

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Liverpool likely to take second multi-million pound hit on Xherdan Shaqiri transfer

Xherdan Shaqiri is leaving Lyon for Chicago Fire just six months after his move from Liverpool

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2 killed, 4 wounded in shootings in Chicago Wednesday

The fatal attacks happened in South Shore and Park Manor.

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Proposal for Skokie tower shows buildings aren’t safe enough for birds | Editorial

Throughout the Chicago area, too few rules are in place that require buildings to be avian-friendly.

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Xherdan Shaqiri signs with Fire for club-record $7.5 million fee — team’s most significant signing in years: ‘Within 2 to 3 minutes, I knew this guy is for real’

CHICAGO — With the Feb. 26 season opener fast approaching, the Chicago Fire needed to make a significant deal to upgrade their roster.

Chicago Tribune

The Mix: Cool things to do in Chicago Feb. 10-16

"The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci" at the Goodman Theatre and Ballet Folklorico de Mexico de Amalia Hernandez at the Auditorium Theatre are among the entertainment offerings in the week ahead in Chicago.

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Former ‘Cheer’ star Jerry Harris to plead guilty in sex abuse case

CHICAGO — Former “Cheer” star Jerry Harris is scheduled to plead guilty Thursday in a federal case alleging he coerced teenage boys to send him obscene photos and videos of themselves and solicited sex from minors at cheerleading competitions, court records show.

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Felony charge filed against woman accused of throwing memorial photo of slain Chicago Police Officer Ella in the trash

Anna Kochakian, 26, was arrested Wednesday. The Illinois state police said she was restrained with handcuffs that belonged to French’s partner, Officer Carlos Yanez, who was badly wounded.

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Llamaron a las puertas de extraños y persuadieron a los detractores para que se vacunaran contra el COVID-19. Estos son sus consejos

CHICAGO— El pasado mes de marzo, cuando Armani Nightengale esperó en el coche para vacunarse contra el COVID-19 en United Center en Chicago, su esposo estaba más nervioso que ella.

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Demolition begins on West Ridge building a day after raid by federal agents and Chicago police in response to ‘citizen complaints’

A search warrant was served at 6948 N. Western Ave. Tuesday evening and, within hours, an emergency demolition order was issued.

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Horizon League bans UIC — which is leaving for the Missouri Valley next season — from conference tournaments, leaving school officials ‘surprised’ and ‘disappointed’

CHICAGO — University of Illinois at Chicago officials expressed outrage Wednesday after the Horizon League barred the Flames from participating in the conference’s winter and spring championships.

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‘Ancient Egypt’ exhibit at Art Institute showcases museum’s collection in whole new light

Although it wasn’t planned this way, the gallery is opening in a big year for Egyptian art — the 200th anniversary of the deciphering of hieroglyphics and the centennial of the discovery of King Tut’s tomb.

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Chicago Fire Sign Swiss Star Xherdan Shaqiri From Lyon

Shaqiri is set to be with Chicago through the 2024 season and joins on a reported $7.5 million transfer fee.

Chicago Sun-Times

Maskless March: Pritzker to lift Illinois’ indoor mask mandate for most public areas Feb. 28 — but not yet for schools

Masks won’t be required in grocery stores, restaurants and other gathering points, but they’ll still be required in hospitals, on mass transit and some other settings, including schools. The Chicago and Cook County public health departments indicated the city and suburbs would follow the state’s lead.

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Masks will be optional at most suburban Catholic schools beginning Thursday

Catholic school students in Chicago must continue to wear masks, as mandated by the city’s health department.

Chicago Tribune

5 questions with Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on her latest book, ‘Just Help! How to Build a Better World’

CHICAGO — Not sure what it is about children’s books that make life purer, more logical and possible, but U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s latest children’s book, “Just Help! How to Build a Better World” continues the tradition.

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After a suicide attempt, a pile of medical bills. An Illinois writer takes on the health care business in ‘Cost of Living’

EVANSTON, Ill. — A few months after Emily Maloney tried to kill herself, she finally opened her mail. She was 19, living in Iowa City, an undergraduate at University of Iowa. She felt she never really knew how to be a person in the world. In high school, back in…

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