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It’s ‘Lights, camera, South Side,’ as ground breaks on South Shore film studio

Think bigger: The proximity of the proposed studio to the Avalon Theater cries out for a redevelopment plan that includes and improves both locations.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 8, 2023

NASCAR says summer street race in Grant Park could pump $113 million into economy

The race should also attract many people from out of town — 65% of the expected 100,000 attendees — and fill up downtown hotel rooms and show scenic parts of downtown across the world to millions of viewers.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 7, 2023

Rich history of Jane Addams Homes as ‘hallowed ground’ is worth remembering

Its earliest days as a home for Black and white working class Chicagoans serves as an inspiration for a rebirth of the city for all its citizens.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 7, 2023

Nine mayoral hopefuls offer plans to handle shrinking CPS enrollment, elected school board, union friction

Voters face a long list of candidates for Chicago mayor, some with vastly different views on public schools, and longstanding history, for better or worse, with the district.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 5, 2023

Laurence Msall, president of Civic Federation of Chicago, dies at 61

On Saturday, Mayor Lori Lightfoot called Msall “one of Chicago’s great civic leaders” and credited him with helping to improve the city’s finances with his advocacy.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 5, 2023

Jason Heyward opens his baseball academy — a 10-acre campus that also includes Chicago’s largest indoor soccer field

CHICAGO — Former Chicago Cubs outfielder Jason Heyward attended a ribbon cutting Thursday for the North Austin Center, a 10-acre campus for education, sports and wellness on Chicago’s West Side.

Chicago Tribune · Feb 3, 2023

Garcia, female supporters attack Vallas as a ‘fake Democrat’ who is an anti-abortion, pro-voucher threat to public school funding

As recent polls show mayoral challenger Paul Vallas surging and U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia fading, Garcia is pushing an attack against Vallas that Mayor Lori Lightfoot has used for weeks: that Vallas is a “fake Democrat” who is, in reality, an anti-choice Republican and a threat to women’s…

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 3, 2023

With Tyre Nichols’ killing, a traumatized America is mourning once again

Michael Sneed: Horrifying murder is becoming our nation’s legacy.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 3, 2023

Parts of Chicago more dangerous than war zones, who’s profiting on the Bally’s deal and more in your Chicago news roundup

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

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 3, 2023

Budget Committee chair becomes latest member of Lightfoot’s leadership team to abandon mayor’s reelection bid

Fed up with Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s uncollaborative, my-way-or-the-highway approach to the City Council, Ald. Pat Dowell (3rd) is endorsing mayoral challenger Brandon Johnson.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 3, 2023