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Many are looking at ways to save some money and cut down on everyday expenses. One of these cost-saving measures is leaving the car at home and using a bike to get around town. With bike share programs now available in most of America’ bigger cities, one doesn’t even have…

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Faster police response would not have saved slain Officer Areanah Preston, Johnson’s chief of staff says

Rich Guidice, who for 20 years ran the Office of Emergency Management and Communications, said “Chicago Police did the best they could to get to the scene of the incident as quickly as they did.”

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First NextGen TV-Certified Receivers to Hit the Market by This Summer

ADTH-Tolka 3.0 set-tops will retail for $120, early birds can get it for $80

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We’ve lost control of our border, and that’s no way to run a country

We don’t have a problem with immigration or migrants, we just have a few basic requests, reader Larry Craig writes.

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Crash hits bus stop in North Lawndale, 3 injured

Three people were injured and hospitalized in fair condition, and four others declined medical attention, officials said.

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CTA gets $200M in federal funds for ‘next generation of railcars’

The money will help replace the agency’s oldest carriages, some of which were manufactured more than 40 years ago, CTA said.

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Homeless people deserve to be treated with respect on CTA

Verbal abuse and other harassment by CTA-contracted private security workers occurs on a daily basis, a homeless outreach volunteer writes.

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South Sider recalls childhood before home was demolished, CTA’s grime-fighting campaign and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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CTA’s grime-fighting campaign is overdue, riders say

The agency’s efforts include more janitors and more power-washing to boost public confidence in public transit.

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Chicago asking Congress for big boost in federal dollars for 2024 DNC security costs

Security plans will be developed by Chicago and Milwaukee with the Department of Homeland Security and related agencies for the Democratic and Republican conventions.

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Lake Street bridge stuck in up position for hour, causing delays on CTA Pink, Green lines

Trains were running on both lines by 12:15 p.m.

Chicago Sun-Times

No old faces should be in the running for Chicago police superintendent

Every one of them should have given it everything they had before leaving, and therefore should have nothing left in the tank.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘The wall needed painting,’ Chicago graffiti artist Joos says is the philosophy behind his ‘beast on the streets’ spray-painting

He’s drawn to viaducts, L trains, abandoned buildings and other sometimes-dangerous settings.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bronzeville high-rise near CTA Green Line to open by summer

Half the units in 43G One, a 10-story mixed-use building next to the 43rd Street station, will be affordable for lower-income residents. The second phase of the project is expected to be completed next year.

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‘Public lynching’: Barça’s Laporta hits back at claims of payments to referees

Joan Laporta denied allegations Barcelona tried to buy favourable decisions from referees insisting the club were victims of a gigantic smear campaign

Chicago Tribune

Chicago's mayor, mayor-elect weigh in on weekend shootings as summer approaches

CHICAGO — The weekend shootings of three teenagers in two separate incidents drew responses from Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson as summer looms.

Chicago Sun-Times

A plan to avoid student loan debt, the old-school way

President Biden’s plan for loan forgiveness has no provision for future graduates. They need a plan to avoid huge debt. As a student, I lived frugally, rode the CTA daily, worked part-time and after getting my master’s degree, I taught, sometimes at three universities each semester.

The Independent UK

Common Travel Area: What is it, and how can it help travellers without a passport?

Exclusive: You can travel where you wish within the CTA, but you are expected to carry some ID – though two airlines demand passports

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Woman, 23, shot during fight on CTA bus in South Shore

The woman was arguing with another bus passenger when she was shot in the collarbone. She was taken in good condition to University of Chicago Medical Center.

The Conversation

A 'next-generation' gamma-ray observatory is underway to probe the extreme Universe

Long gone are the days when astronomers only studied the skies with simple optical telescopes. Today, unveiling the mysteries of the Universe involves ever-larger and more complex facilities that detect things like gravitational waves and different forms of electromagnetic radiation – the spectrum of energy that includes visible light and…

Chicago Sun-Times

Mayor Johnson’s long to-do list, another firefighter mourned and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Long to-do list looms for new Mayor Johnson

From assembling a staff and cabinet to speeding up police hiring and devising a plan to stop the usual summer surge of violent crime, the new mayor has his work cut out for him. No wonder so many would-be contenders took a pass.

Chicago Sun-Times

What can we expect from Brandon Johnson — Chicago’s next mayor

What will the incoming mayor do about high crime rates and low test scores? Here is what Brandon Johnson said on the campaign trail.

Chicago Sun-Times

Hispanic ministers rally behind Vallas

The ministers took turns asking Vallas friendly questions about improving school safety and fighting violent crime on the CTA and in neighborhoods.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago’s next mayor will face deep financial problems, massive deficits and a pension hole

CHICAGO — On the campaign trail, both mayoral candidates paint sweeping visions of a shinier, more prosperous Chicago under their watch.

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