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Public radio owner buys Sun-Times in big Chicago media deal

The combination of two storied Chicago news brands has created one of the country’s largest local nonprofit news organizations

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The origins of Black History Month

Historian Dr Carter Woodson was motivated to do more to honour Black history after attending the Lincoln Jubilee celebration in Chicago in 1915

The Independent UK

Afternoon Edition: Jan. 31, 2022

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

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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker to dangle tax relief as part of his first reelection-year budget proposal

CHICAGO — Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s reelection-year budget proposal on Wednesday will dangle the prospect of delivering relief on food, gasoline and property taxes to Illinois voters in a spending plan buoyed by an improved state financial outlook and federal coronavirus relief.

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Blues drummer Sam Lay dies at 86; played with Dylan, Waters

Sam Lay, a Chicago blues drummer and vocalist who played with Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, Bob Dylan and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, has died

The Independent UK

Black Keys, Luke Bryan, Marco Antonio Solís among artists bringing tours to Chicago in spring, summer

The pandemic took its toll on dozens of tours in 2020 and 2021, but artists are once again taking to the road.

Chicago Sun-Times

With fewer office workers and some major retailers closed, what’s next for downtown Chicago?

Long associated with gleaming office buildings, retail and throngs of workers and tourists, changes could be in store for downtown Chicago as it works to regain some of the bustle it lost during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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A crappie celebration: Fish of the Week goes for catches on the ice and from open water

Bob McClanahan’s crappie from the Chicago River and Nick Nielsen’s from the Chain O’Lakes share Fish of the Week honors.

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‘What about those crazy forecast maps with 20"+ of snow!?’ Forecasts uncertain as major winter storm approaches Chicago area

The National Weather Service estimates at least 6 inches of snow will fall in the Chicago area, 8-10 inches to the south and in Indiana. Some models show as much as 20 inches, though the weather service tweeted caution.

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Matt Eberflus expected to bring several Colts’ assistants to Bears

Former Colts DC Matt Eberflus is expected to bring several assistants with him to Chicago.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Legacy of Laquan McDonald’s murder case remains uncertain as officer's release from prison nears

CHICAGO — After more than 1,200 days in custody for the murder of Laquan McDonald, former Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke is about to go home.

Chicago Tribune

Fact-check: Lightfoot wrong in claim Chicago had lower unemployment rate than any other large U.S. city for most of 2021

Chicago’s unemployment rate in 2021 was consistently worse than other comparable cities, with the exception of only New York and Los Angeles. Even accepting the clarification from Lightfoot’s office that she meant only the four largest cities, the statement is still wrong.

Chicago Sun-Times

New report details factors in CPS enrollment drop

The report, produced by Kids First Chicago, says the slowing growth of Latino families and a steady out-migration of Black families from Chicago are big reasons for the downward trend at Chicago Public Schools.

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World Comedy Expo piling on the laughs for inaugural event in Chicago

The expo, running March 25-27, will bring together more than 170 stand-up comics and sketch/improv groups from Chicago, across the country and across the globe for 27 comedy showcases.

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Chicago picks team to redevelop Silver Shovel dumpsite on West Side

City officials have selected a Chicago-based partnership to put an industrial project with community improvements on the 21 acres at Roosevelt Road and Kostner Avenue.

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: A grieving mother’s question for Chicago. ‘How is it possible that a little girl dies in broad daylight?’

For children in Chicago’s Little Village, a predominantly Mexican neighborhood on the Southwest Side, there’s no buffer between a moment of family joy and the sudden terror of bullets flying. Broad daylight gives no cover. Neither does Halloween trick or treating on a street full of costumed children, nor the…

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Editorial: A flap over racial-equity training and a costly burrito. Strange week for an upscale suburb

The quiet Chicago suburb of Hinsdale has had an unanticipated and unpleasant few days in the spotlight as a plan for racial-equity training dissolved into avoidable acrimony and a New York Times story about a Hinsdale man fighting the rising cost of a burrito at Chipotle was seized upon by…

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Horoscope for Monday, Jan. 31, 2022

Moon Alert After 4 a.m. Chicago time there are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. Today’s new moon is in Aquarius. Aries (March 21-April 19) Today you will meet a character or...

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Sam Lafferty’s speed, energy making immediate impact with Blackhawks

Reunited with longtime friend Riley Stillman in Chicago, Lafferty has kept opponents "on their toes" during his first eight games.

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Packers lose assistant coach Luke Getsy to Chicago Bears

The Packers are losing QBs coach and passing game coordinator Luke Getsy to the Chicago Bears.

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Refugees drive West Ridge’s growing Asian population

Rohingya refugees are drawn to West Ridge not by the proximity to work, but rather by the neighborhood’s diverse culture, as well as its access to social services.

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Chicago is a fine place and worth saving

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s new initiative hopes to buff city’s tarnished pride.

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Cautious optimism greets Ryan Poles and Matt Eberflus

After a decade of high hopes dashed by disappointment, Chicago is welcoming the arrival Monday of Poles and Eberflus — two more fresh faces with new ideas — with anticipation but not celebration.

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Chicago’s leaders fail, over and over, to find a solution to gun violence

A summit including the Chicago Police Department, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Park District, Chicago Public Library, church youth group leaders and anyone else who works with youth needs to be held.

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4 killed, 16 wounded in weekend shootings in Chicago

A 16-year-old boy died in an attack that also critically wounded a 17-year-old Saturday afternoon in Little Village on the Southwest Side.

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