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Sun-Times/WBEZ Poll: Voters all over the field on Bears’ Arlington play — but almost half would sack any taxpayer dollar request

The survey underscores the difficulty the team faces in lining up support for its sweeping proposal to transform the shuttered Arlington International Racecourse into a stadium campus accompanied by a scores of new restaurants, businesses and residential buildings. “Why should the taxpayers fund…

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Extreme takeover? Pritzker and Bailey accuse one another of being an extremist who is dangerous for Illinois

It was the second and final debate between the two gubernatorial hopefuls Tuesday night, and both came prepared for combat, ready to dish it out — and not take any of the other’s jabs lying down.

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When it comes to guns, safety is always at risk

Two recent incidents remind us: When guns are around, naturally the chance of unintentional gun-related fatalities or injuries rises.

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Greg Wade’s passion for making bread yields his first cookbook

In “Bread Head: Baking for the Road Less Traveled,” the award-winning baker guides readers through the process of making bread at home.

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Renters band together to demand better security, quicker repairs of buildings’ management

A group of residents who have formed the “East Lake Tenants Union” urged Chicago officials to rethink giving contracts to East Lake Management until improvements are made in their buildings.

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What does Khalil Herbert’s success mean for David Montgomery?

Despite being the Bears’ backup, Herbert leads all NFL running backs with 6.4 yards per carry.

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Field Museum explores the breadth of death in newest exhibit

In the exhibit — opening Friday — called “Death: Life’s Greatest Mystery,” life and death are linked in an exploration of how different cultures and animals experience the “connective fabric” between all beings.

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Removal of beloved statue from shuttered church delayed

A group of protesters continues to resist a plan to move a replica of Michelangelo’s Pieta from the now-closed St. Adalbert Church to St. Paul’s Catholic Church, which is about a mile away.

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Lightfoot campaign raises $1 million in three months — but spends more than half of it

The mayor spent $607,449 of the $1 million she raised during the three-month period ending Sept. 30. Insiders call that a “burn rate,” and it could cause problems for her when the race shifts into high gear.

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Provident Hospital to begin accepting ambulances again

Ambulance service will resume Wednesday after being suspended in 2011 to save money and shift focus to outpatient care at the South Side hospital.

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Gone to the pig races

A family farm, begun in 1836, thrives 90 minutes from Chicago.

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19 questions for candidates for Illinois governor: See who answered, and who didn’t

Pop quiz: Gov. J.B. Pritzker answers WBEZ/Sun-Times issues questionnaire, but Republican challenger Darren Bailey and Libertarian Scott Schluter take a pass.

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Sun-Times/WBEZ Poll: More than half of Illinois voters want abortion to stay legal — a little over a third do not

According to the poll, those who supported keeping abortion legal overwhelmingly voted for Democrat Joe Biden for president in 2020, tended to be women and skewed younger.

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CTA has work to do to get past line in the sand over Red Line extension

No matter how potentially vital the Red Line extension may be, the CTA must help its case for getting the money by better tending to the system as it exists now.

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Barack, Michelle Obama vote early in Chicago

President Obama joked that he missed the days when voters could ‘punch’ a ballot for straight-ticket voting.

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Cook County’s basic income pilot: 155,000+ applicants, just 3,250 spots

The Cook County Promise Pilot Program is the latest pilot in the Chicago area that will give selected residents $500 a month for two years with no strings attached. The deadline to apply is Friday.

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Ald. Derrick Curtis accidentally shot himself in his wrist while cleaning gun, police say

Curtis, who represents the 18th Ward on the Chicago City Council, suffered the gunshot wound around noon in the 8200 block of South Christiana Avenue, according to a Chicago police alert.

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Ghost buses and trains haunt Chicagoans, Pritzker’s presidential poll numbers and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Lizzo brings ‘Special’ vibes to Chicago in powerhouse concert

The Grammy winner was fierce as a singer and self-esteem advocate in a bedazzled production.

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Embattled Gardiner gives up Fire Department promotion to seek 2nd term on City Council

“My heart is still with the Chicago Fire Department. But my heart and my devotion lies with residents of the 45th Ward, a community that helped raise me,” Ald. Jim Gardiner said, though he objected to being forced to choose.

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Sun-Times/WBEZ Poll: Illinois voters don’t want Pritzker or Biden to run for president – but they’d take either over Trump

Illinois voters aren’t as sour on President Joe Biden as other voters across the nation, but they are just as unenthusiastic about another four years of the Delaware Democrat as they are about Gov. J.B. Pritzker making a run for the White House.

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Exercise your power and vote this fall

Expand your power by motivating the people in your life to get out and vote, too. Our democracy depends on it. Don’t wake up on Nov. 9 and wish you had used your power.

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New: Sen. Tammy Duckworth holds giant fundraising lead over GOP challenger Kathy Salvi

Democrat Sen. Tammy Duckworth raised to date about $18 million; GOP challenger Kathy Salvi raised about $1 million, according to new FEC reports.

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St. Sabina Church stands by Rev. Pfleger amid new sex abuse allegation: ‘Father Mike, this is your army’

During Sunday Mass, parishioners wore shirts saying, ‘We stand with Father Pfleger.’ The popular priest denies the latest allegation — the fourth against him.

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A Chicago love story interrupted ends in a wedding 43 years later

Dozens of friends and family were there in Beaverton, Oregon, to see Jeanne Gustavson, 69, wed Stephen Watts, 72, over the weekend.

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