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Paul Rennie To Retire as GM of WGN Chicago on Aug. 30

Executive who joined station in 2016 signs off from a 40-year career

Broadcasting & Cable

At least 100 people shot in Chicago over July 4th weekend — a startling 27 percent increase from last year

At 19 people were killed in the shootings including an 8-year-old boy, police said

The Independent UK

Violent holiday weekend sees mass shootings in Michigan, Illinois and Kentucky

A shooting at a block party in Detroit left two people dead and more than a dozen wounded, capping a violent holiday weekend in the U.S. that also saw mass shootings in Kentucky and Chicago

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AM Racing officially parts ways with Hailie Deegan

The team made the announcement in a post on its social media accounts Monday morning, less than a week after it had pulled Deegan from the No. 15 Ford and replaced her with two-time Cup champion Joey Logano to run last weekend’s race at the Chicago Street Course.

Motorsport

Shane Van Gisbergen Knocked Out Of Rainy NASCAR Race

Shane van Gisbergen's hopes for victory in rainy NASCAR Cup Series race in Chicago dashed after collision with Chase Briscoe. Event combines racing and mus...

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The Bear star Lionel Boyce: "This show finds ways to push TV – it takes big swings"

Despite all the attention around Jeremy Allen White, Lionel Boyce puts the success of The Bear down to its willingness to “take big swings”, which makes it the most electrifying show around

Evening Standard

NASCAR Cup Chicago: Alex Bowman prevails in wild race against the clock

With a nearly two-hour rain delay in the second stage, NASCAR had set 8:20 p.m. Local time hard end to Sunday’s originally scheduled 75-lap race.

Motorsport

Van Gisbergen "just got smashed," will finish last after Chicago crash

Van Gisbergen came into the Cup race at Chicago with high hopes, and not just because he was the defending winner. The New Zealander also won Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series race from pole position. He started fifth in Sunday's Cup race, and quickly found his way into the race lead.

Motorsport

NASCAR Xfinity Chicago: Shane van Gisbergen rallies to impressive win

Van Gisbergen – who was involved in a wild back and forth battle with Kyle Larson for the lead early in the race – had to find his way back to the front of the field in the final stage while on a different pit strategy.

Motorsport

NASCAR Cup Chicago: Larson clears Gibbs by 0.010s to win pole

The driver of Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 5 Chevrolet squeezed in a final hot lap just before the conclusion of the 10-minute final round of qualifying and topped Ty Gibbs with an average lap speed of 90.168 mph to win the pole.

Motorsport

NASCAR Cup Chicago: Kyle Larson beats van Gisbergen in practice

Kyle Larson beat van Gisbergen in Saturday’s practice session on the 2.2-mile, 12-turn course through the Grant Park area of downtown Chicago.

Motorsport

NASCAR reveals electric prototype, no commitment to racing it

NASCAR has formally unveiled its electric prototype at its Chicago street race event, but don’t expect to see it in any national series anytime soon – or perhaps ever.

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The Independent UK

A green flag for clean power: NASCAR to unveil its first electric racecar

NASCAR is unveiling its first electric racecar Saturday in Chicago

Motorsport

Van Gisbergen: Repeating Chicago Cup win "going to be tough"

Van Gisbergen became the first driver in more than 60 years to win in his Cup series debut with his win last year in the series’ inaugural street race while driving for Trackhouse Racing.

Reason

Debate: Austrian vs. Chicago Economics

Economists Gene Epstein and David Friedman debate the merits of the Austrian and Chicago schools of economics.

The Independent UK

Shootings on July Fourth leave 14 injured in Chicago, 1 dead in Philadelphia

A drive-by shooting in a Philadelphia neighborhood on the Fourth of July has left one person dead and injured seven others, while police in Chicago are investigating two mass shootings that wounded 14

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An iconic Michael Jordan photo will be on Tyler Reddick’s car as he races through Chicago

The photo that inspired the Air Jordan logo will speed through NASCAR's 2024 Chicago Street Race this weekend.

Motorsport

2024 NASCAR at Chicago schedule, entry list, and how to watch

Denny Hamlin was able to get around Ross Chastain for the lead with six laps to go at Nashville, but the race completely changed after a late caution threw the event into chaos.

The Independent UK

2 women in Chicago and Cleveland police officer are among those killed in July Fourth shootings

Two women in a home in Chicago, a police officer serving a warrant in Cleveland and an armed person making threats in Yellowstone National Park are among people who have been killed in shootings on the Fourth of July

The Times of India

Lessons from Swami Vivekananda's speech in Chicago in 1893

Swami Vivekananda, born on 12 January, 1863, was a profound spiritual leader and key figure in India's spiritual renaissance. His teachings emphasized the harmony of religions and the potential for self-realization. He founded the Ramakrishna Math and Mission to propagate his ideals of service, education, and spiritual upliftment. Vivekananda's philosophy…

Motorsport

Japanese NASCAR Euro driver Kenko Miura to make Xfinity debut at Chicago

Miura, whose only previous start in a U.S.-based NASCAR series was in the 2022 Truck race at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, will drive Joey Gase Motorsports’ No. 53 Toyota in Saturday’s race.

The Independent UK

Mom says life of paralyzed Fourth of July parade shooting victim is 'shattered' 2 years later

Suburban Chicago mom Keely Roberts counts the days, not years, since a deadly shooting at an Independence Day parade in 2022 injured her and left one of her twin boys paralyzed from the waist down

Motorsport

Chastain wants “another crack” at NASCAR street race star SVG in Chicago

Trackhouse’s Ross Chastain says this weekend’s NASCAR Cup race at the Chicago Street Course gives him “another crack” at racing road-course star colleague Shane van Gisbergen.

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