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We must rein in violent crime to help those who need economic opportunity

Businesses are moving out of cities and neighborhoods with rising crime rates. By abandoning these high-risk locations, these businesses take with them any job opportunities they provide to poorer residents.

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U.S. Rep. Sean Casten’s 17-year-old daughter died of cardiac arrhythmia, family says

Gwen Casten had just spent the evening with friends before going home. Then she “went to bed and didn’t wake up,” the Casten family said.

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Humboldt Park family’s home transformed: ‘I feel happy’

Chicago nonprofit Humble Designs fully furnished and customized the four-bedroom house within hours.

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Man struck, killed by Red Line train in Edgewater

The man, whose age is unknown, jumped in front of the train late Friday afternoon in the 1100 block of West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago police said.

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SAFE-T Act questions linger for Pritzker

Lawmakers have said that some components of the SAFE-T Act will have to be changed. But they are sticking with the overall concepts. The gambit could work. But it hasn’t come without political trouble for Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

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A world of mystery and magic awaits behind the drab brick walls of a Northwest Side warehouse

Potter & Potter Auction House specializes in magic memorabilia.

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Food trucks, a staple in Daley Plaza every Friday, wrap up for the season

As many as 14 food trucks ring the plaza every Friday from May through the first week of October.

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The rise and fall of another Chicago political dynasty — the 34th Ward Democrats

“We were in the same political family,” former Illinois Senate President Emil Jones Jr. says. “We were able to elect a county commissioner, we were able to elect state reps, senators — and it all came out of that organization.”

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Picture Chicago: Sun-Times’ photos you might have missed this week

Pets saved from Hurricane Ian arrive in Chicago and a lot more are highlighted in our best pictures of the week.

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The high school basketball Twitter previews

280-character previews of every high school basketball team in the state that submits information.

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Hope Academy aims for Class 1A glory

No area school has won a Class 1A title since Hampshire in 1979, and no West Side program — public or private — ever has won state.

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Bear Necessities: Chicago’s run defense searching for answers vs. Vikings

The Vikings' run game has been so-so. Fortunately for them, they'll face the Bears' last-place run defense. Will Chicago have answers?

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Bally’s-commissioned traffic study gives house an unfair advantage

An independent study examining a temporary casino at River North is needed.

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Trans activist Mama Gloria remembered as ‘fierce, passionate advocate for the LGBTQ community’ in memorial

Family and friends honored Mama Gloria Allen, on what would have been her 77th birthday, at the Center on Halsted, where Allen, a Black transgender woman, ran a charm school to teach youth life skills and to be proud of who they are. Allen died in June.

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Parking tickets surge by 25.7%

Booting, however, is headed in the opposite direction. It’s down 12.6% — from 27,656 of the wheel-locking devices applied through June 30 of 2021 to just 24,158 vehicles booted during the same period this year.

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First day of City Council budget hearings: CPD hiring, mayor’s staff under scrutiny

The lines of questioning from alderpersons include the size of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office (too big, many said) to what the city is doing to recruit and train enough police officers to keep pace with a record number of retirements.

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Quigley visits Ukrainian Village school where one-third of student body fled war in Ukraine

St. Nicholas Cathedral School in Chicago’s Ukrainian Village fields daily inquiries from parents fleeing the European country as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, according to school officials.

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Black church leaders coordinate sermons around mental health

Pastors at around 80 Black churches in Chicago will participate Sunday, in anticipation of World Mental Health Day.

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Don’t be misled by badly flawed report on juvenile temporary detention center

The report has besmirched the valuable work that the JTDC’s diligent and compassionate staff do every day.

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Key figure accused of embezzling from failed Bridgeport bank lost $1 million at casinos, sources say

Authorities are trying to determine whether the money Marek Matczuk lost gambling came from the millions he never repaid Washington Federal Bank for Savings.

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Preckwinkle offers Cook County budget with no new taxes, but warns of health-care staffing ‘crisis’

Cook County Board President Preckwinkle is offering bold spending plans, armed with roughly $1 billion in federal COVID-19 relief money. But she needs workers to pull these plans off, and faces more than 4,000 vacancies. “We’re working towards a more just, prosperous and equitable future,”…

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The Sun-Times’ new chapter: Our digital content is now free for everyone

We’re dropping our paywall and making it free to read the news — but we’re still counting on your support.

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Wild about Harry: Harry Styles fans camp out days ahead of United Center show

Groups of friends pitch tents, prepare their showtime outfits for a shot at getting close to the stage for Thursday’s concert— the first of six at the United Center for Harry Styles’ Love on Tour.

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Gresham’s Healthy Lifestyle Hub prepares to open

The century-old building, vacant for 25 years, will house a number of businesses and have University of Illinois Health as an anchor tenant.

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