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Police shut down South Side, West Side businesses over violence, go easy on clout-heavy bars downtown

Since 2015, the Chicago Police Department has shut down at least 58 businesses, most on the South Side and West Side, after shootings at or near their premises even as violence surged downtown.

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Singer Jim Post, Chicago folk music star who hit big with ‘Reach Out of the Darkness,’ dead at 82

Chicago performer Corky Siegel said, “I think he was just the greatest in the Chicago folk scene.” He later reinvented himself, writing and performing in one-man plays about Mark Twain.

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Lightfoot to Biden administration on environmental racism claims: See you in court

“If a voluntary resolution can’t be reached, HUD may initiate administrative proceedings or refer this matter to the U.S. Department of Justice for enforcement,” the agency says.

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Cubs rookie Hayden Wesneski throws immaculate inning in victory

The pitch that dealt the final blow was also one Wesneski worked to refine last week.

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Highland Park group organizes second Capitol Hill push for assault weapons ban

The rally, organized by “March Fourth,” a group formed after the Highland Park July 4 massacre, included people whose lives were forever changed because of other mass shootings.

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Months before buses carrying immigrants arrived from Texas, Venezuelans in Chicago saw signs of humanitarian crisis

Rafael Briceño Colmenares, who arrived in the Chicago area earlier this year, is among thousands that have fled their South American homeland in order to help feed their families.

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Family of violence victims used in GOP campaign ads call on Darren Bailey to stop commercials

“Stop using our pain and suffering for votes,” Vickie Ponciano, the aunt of one victim, said Thursday.

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Lightfoot accused of scrapping CFD promotion list to punish controversial City Council member

Ald. Jim Gardiner — a Chicago firefighter on a leave of absence — is accusing the mayor, with whom he has clashed repeatedly, of scrapping a CFD promotion list because he was second in line to be promoted to lieutenant.

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‘I’m going to read them all.’ Grade schoolers get excited about book donation during Bernie’s Book Bank’s crosstown charity walk

The volunteers were midway through their 20-mile “Walk As One Chicago” fundraiser, marching from Guaranteed Rate Field to Wrigley Field and back. They stopped at schools along the way to promote book ownership and literacy.

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Chicago’s newest City Council member: Just call him ‘Timmy’

The name was part of an emotional and potentially high-risk coming out for Timmy Knudsen after he graduated law school and joined a buttoned-down Chicago firm he was not at all certain would welcome an openly-gay attorney.

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Why not have Chicago police union settle misconduct lawsuits?

It would save taxpayer money and make it economically advantageous for the police to behave as reform intends.

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Millennium Park bike station closing at end of month

The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events oversees the station. A spokesman said it closes indefinitely at 5 p.m. on Sept. 30, and the department is “currently exploring options to determine the best use of this space.”

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Week 4 in pictures: 10 standout high school football photos

A look back at 10 outstanding images from Week 4 of the high school football season.

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Amendment 1 is a property tax hike in disguise

Passage of Amendment 1, on the November ballot, would put Illinoisans’ pocketbooks at risk of another hit during a time when it is already difficult to make ends meet.

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CPS enrollment drops again, continuing decadelong slide

The steady drop to 321,000 students means CPS could lose its title as the third-largest district to Miami-Dade County Public Schools in Florida.

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Anti-violence group says permits pulled for softball league after Washington Park mass shooting

Acclivus Inc. denies involvement in Sept. 13 attack, calls on Chicago Park District to reinstate permits for future games.

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Food giveaway by LGBTQ youth group in Austin aims to sow goodwill among neighbors: ‘Community is community’

An Austin community center for LGBTQ youth of color gave away 110 bags of fresh produce to address food insecurity while building relationships within the neighborhood.

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Charges against state Sen. Emil Jones III show cheap price of corruption in Illinois

The paltry $5,000 kickback Emil Jones III was allegedly promised in a scheme with the red-light camera company SafeSpeed LLC is indicative of how easily some of our elected leaders can apparently be bought off.

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Wanted: Election workers for Cook County

Thousands of workers are needed to fill vacancies in the suburbs.

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Lightfoot proposes new, improved — and permanent — outdoor dining program

If the council approves the new program, the Chicago Department of Transportation will establish an “outdoor dining street permit” valid from May through October. It would allow restaurants to set up extra tables in curb lanes.

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Bail denied for woman who tossed nephew off Navy Pier, Chicagoans raise funds for Hurricane Fiona victims 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.

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Newly seated Ald. Knudsen touts youth, role in LGBTQ community: ‘Representation matters’

Ald. Timmy Knudsen (43rd) was confirmed, sworn in and started voting Wednesday, becoming Chicago’s youngest alderperson. His predecessor, Michele Smith, offered an impassioned defense of the role of council members.

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Too late to hit brakes on NASCAR, but Reilly moves to curb future special events

Among other things, the ordinance would require a City Council order for any athletic event or special event that allows the closure of a state route, an arterial street or more than four blocks of any other public way.

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Private booting citywide hits roadblock

Innovative Parking already is authorized to boot vehicles on private lots in 34 of Chicago’s 50 wards. But the company’s efforts to expand its dreaded operations citywide stalled in the Chicago City Council on Wednesday.

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Aunt accused of throwing 3-year-old boy into water off Navy Pier. ‘Not once did [she] scream for help, call for help, ask for help.’

Victoria Moreno, 34, is charged with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery to a child, according to police. She appeared in court Wednesday.

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