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America’s getting back to work, and that includes Illinois

Since Joe Biden took office, we’ve added 9.5 million jobs to the economy. The unemployment rate has plunged to 3.5%, matching a 53-year low.

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Invest South/West here to stay, no matter who wins mayoral election, planning chief says

Since arriving from Detroit three years ago, Planning and Development Commissioner Maurice Cox has focused on delivering Lightfoot’s mayor’s signature plan to leverage $750 million in public money already in the pipeline” to lure private investment to areas neglected for decades.

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Chicago welcomes immigrants bused out of Texas with open arms

Nearly 80 people seeking asylum at the U.S. southern border were sent to Chicago by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as part of his plan to move them to Democrat-led cities; Blasting Abbott’s actions as racist, xenophobic, Lightfoot said, “We’re ready. We are the village.”

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Bears put WR N’Keal Harry on injured reserve

Harry suffered a high-ankle sprain during practice last month, prompting surgery and a belief he’d be ready to play in October.

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R. Kelly says he will not testify in child pornography, obstruction trial

U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber rejected the defense motion to throw out some or all of the charges in the case.

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A former addict says playing pickleball saved his life. Now he wonders, why is there only 1 spot in Chicago dedicated to the wildly popular game?

“Chicago is just light-years behind the rest of the world in the development of pickleball,” said one enthusiast.

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Sky continue to respond with backs against the wall

The Sky head to Uncasville Connecticut for Game 3 scheduled for noon on Sunday and Game 4 scheduled for Tuesday. A time has yet to be determined for Game 4.

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City must find answers for unwise policy of overworking cops

Changes announced by Chicago Police Supt. David Brown are a step in the right direction. But as long as cops are too fatigued from cancelled days off, they’re at risk of making poor snap decisions.

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Cops remove activists protesting planned luxury high-rise at Weiss Hospital parking lot in Uptown

They want the city to deny permits for the project and instead provide more affordable housing for the area or expand the hospital.

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Drag racers, drifters and unruly spectators would face prison time under new proposal in Springfield

The bill was introduced after Chicago police officials struggled to respond to the street takeovers and drag racing that gave way to clashes with police and possibly left a woman dead this weekend.

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CPD working to fill 975 patrol officer vacancies, 105 detective openings, top mayoral aide says

Earlier in August, the Office of Budget and Management reported 1,408 sworn vacancies — and a staggering 814 retirements this year, compared to 973 in all of 2021 and 625 in 2020.

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Nothing good comes from drifting cars and driving recklessly

A man who goes by the name Draco says drifting gives him an adrenaline rush. Well, his selfish adrenaline rush is harmful. Not only does it hurt the environment, it puts others in harm’s way.

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Mayoral challenger outlines plan to ease police staffing shortage

Paul Vallas’ plan includes waiving the residency requirement for veteran officers as well as for new officers during their 18-month probationary period. He also wants to run the training academy night and day.

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From Maywood to the league: A look back at Proviso East’s NBA pipeline

The basketball powerhouse in Maywood has churned out a dozen players who have played or are currently playing in the NBA. That list includes six first-round picks.

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Work started to move statue from St. Adalbert Church to another parish

The plan is to remove an exact marble replica of Michelangelo’s Pieta, which depicts the body of Jesus on the lap of his mother Mary after the crucifixion, from St. Adalbert Church, 1650 W. 17th St. and move it to St. Paul’s Parish, 2127 W. 22nd Place, the Archdiocese of…

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Willie Wilson donates another $1M to his mayoral campaign

On the first day Mayor Lori Lightfoot and her challengers could circulate nominating petitions, Wilson told the Sun-Times he is prepared to devote another $3 million to the race — for a grand total of $9 million.

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Pritzker calls threat to abortion rights ‘actual emergency’ for voters to prevent — promises further legislation

The event also highlighted that the pledge Pritzker made on June 24 to call the Illinois General Assembly back into session in Springfield to “further enshrine” reproductive rights remains unfulfilled.

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Give an A+ for effort to grant landmark status for Bowen High School

It’s time to landmark Bowen and bring more architecturally-significant school buildings into the fold.

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Artist captures life after steel mills close, prosecution rests in R. Kelly trial 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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Build housing, not new high school, on land promised to displaced CHA families

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan appears to be moving forward, despite significant community opposition and even though nearby high schools could easily absorb more students with expanded programs and resources.

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Week 1 in pictures: 10 standout high school football photos

A look back at ten outstanding images from Week 1 of the high school football season.

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City/Suburban Hoops Report Three-Pointer: Public League questions, Mount Carmel transfer

Is individual and team talent on the decline in the Public League?

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Tunney joins exodus from Chicago City Council

The owner of Ann Sather’s Restaurants who was Chicago’s first openly-gay alderperson is leaving the workplace he called “not a good place to work these days.”

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Pulse of the Heartland: Centralia voters say Chicago treats southern Illinois like ‘an afterthought — it’s two different worlds’

The Sun-Times visited the downstate city to see what’s on voters’ minds. Perhaps not surprisingly, COVID-19, jobs and abortion are uppermost. But like much of southern Illinois — and other downstate areas — it’s all wrapped up in a deeply ingrained feeling of being forgotten.

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Banning weapons of war is the logical fix for gun violence

Improving mental health care and fixing social ills are worthwhile, but won’t fix the problem of too many guns.

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