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High-capacity magazines for guns can quickly spread death and terror. Ban them.

Chicago, Cook County and some suburbs already ban high-capacity magazines, but a statewide ban would make it harder for criminals to get their hands on one simply by driving across a city or county border.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 31, 2022

INVEST South/West has given a boost to Austin, Auburn-Gresham

Three years in, INVEST South/West has secured significant investment commitments, but many people are still asking if the program has had an impact. We can vociferously say it has.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 31, 2022

Maxwell Street Market celebrates Halloween, Día de los Muertos

Children decorate pumpkins and sugar skulls in anticipation of Halloween on Monday and Día de los Muertos on Tuesday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 30, 2022

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Man dies more than a month after shooting outside Loop bar

Rashawn Selmon, 37, died from his wounds after he and Ronald Thomas were shot outside 2Twenty2 Tavern, in the 200 block of South Wabash Avenue, authorities said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 29, 2022

Massive new park in Roseland is ‘just the beginning’ of nonprofit’s vision for Far South Side

A 22,000-square-foot park is the latest installment in the city’s team-up with nonprofits to reimagine “underutilized” spaces, though its planners say it’s a gateway to much more.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 29, 2022

Man shot to death in Austin

The man, 26, was outside about 10:35 a.m. in the 1100 block of North Waller Avenue when he was shot in his abdomen, right bicep and right knee, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 29, 2022

Polling Place: How closely will you be watching this Astros-Phillies World Series?

The Phillies won Friday’s Game 1 by a 6-5 score in extra innings.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 29, 2022

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Sky owner Michael Alter still reviewing possibility of adding to investor group

As the league currently stands, seven of the 12 franchises are under independent ownership.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 29, 2022

Dignity of work is essential to our faith traditions. We support the Workers’ Rights Amendment.

As religious leaders, we know our communities. We know their struggles and successes, their tragedies and triumphs. And we know working people deserve more than the bare minimum it takes to make ends meet.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 29, 2022

Don’t panic over the latest student test scores

Put aside any handwringing or finger-pointing about low test scores on state and national tests. Use it as motivation to focus on doing what it takes to get students back on track.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 29, 2022

Chicagoans not spooked by soaring Halloween candy prices

The cost of Halloween candy is 14% higher than it was last year, according to a report from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 29, 2022

A new poll showed 52% of Illinoisans think state is on wrong track. That’s actually good news.

Residents have overwhelmingly agreed on one thing over the years: Illinois sucks. The new sentiment shows something different.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 28, 2022

Handguns turned to high-capacity machine guns fuel violence, a CPS parking deal raises questions 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 · Oct 28, 2022

Chicago’s best Halloween decorations: Homes and yards get spooky with ghosts, ghouls and more

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Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 28, 2022

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Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 28, 2022

Picture Chicago: 16 must-see recent images from Sun-Times photographers

Chicago kicked off Halloweek, over 100 early voting sites opened for the Nov. 8 general election, and a Kanye West mural was painted over in the West Loop in our best photos of the week.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 28, 2022

For West Loop foundry, artist painted a mural of a fiery gator

Christian Stanley did the mural in the 1500 block of West Hubbard Street in August as part of the yearly Titan Walls arts festival.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 28, 2022

For Chicago schools parking deal, Board of Ed turned to Lori Lightfoot fundraiser

Carmen A. Rossi’s Chicago Parking Solutions got a two-year contract to park cars at more than a dozen schools even though the school system said another company put in a better bid.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 28, 2022

Little common ground between Attorney General Kwame Raoul and challenger Tom DeVore

The incumbent and his Republican opponent on the November ballot are on opposite ends of, among other things, the fight over a major criminal justice reform signed into law last year.

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Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 28, 2022

Resumes, hometowns, politics vary more than three secretary of state candidates’ plans for job-rich office

Former state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias of Chicago is the front-runner to complete his political comeback over central Illinois GOP state Rep. Dan Brady and suburban Libertarian Jon Stewart.

WEKU · Oct 28, 2022

In Chicago, handguns turned into high-capacity machine guns fuel deadly violence

A thumbnail-size "switch" turns a gun from semi-automatic to automatic. Authorities see a correlation between an uptick in mass shootings and the rise of switch-equipped guns and extended magazines.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 28, 2022

How high-capacity magazines for weapons have become a mass-market item

Magazines with a capacity of 30 rounds or more for handguns and rifles were relatively rare among civilians not long ago. Now, they’re commonplace — despite local bans.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 28, 2022

In Chicago, handguns easily turned into high-capacity machine guns fuel growing violence

Increasingly, large-capacity magazines are turning up, along with ‘switches’ that convert handguns into illegal machine guns that can fire 20 shots in about a second.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 28, 2022

U.S. Senate forum: Duckworth, Salvi find rare common ground — but it’s in Arlington Heights for Bears stadium

In the forum hosted by the Chicago Sun-Times, WBEZ and WTTW, Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Republican challenger Kathy Salvi disagreed on abortion, guns and a host of issues, but both said they support the Chicago Bears moving from Soldier Field to Arlington Heights.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 27, 2022

AFSCME pickets turn up the heat on Lightfoot to deliver new contract

In the last 20 months, the union’s 3,000 city employees have received a 2% pay raise as inflation has spiked. For starters, the union says it wants a “fair” wage.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 27, 2022

Senior home owner fined $1,500 after 3 residents died, student test scores drop statewide and more in your Chicago news roundup

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