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Chicago community groups say ‘suspicious activity reports’ lead to racial profiling by police

Arab American Action Network along with other Chicago community groups say the reports have become a way to racially profile Muslims and people of Arab descent.

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Lakeside Center’s future is bright

Like any older building, Lakeside Center has significant upcoming maintenance. To suggest it is little-used and in disrepair is simply disingenuous.

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CPS cites Urban Prep, celebrated all-boys Chicago charter school, for ‘dismal’ financial management

The privately operated, publicly funded school has used cash advances and “predatory loans” for funding, city school officials say. Urban Prep leaders say its financial issues are resolved.

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Chicago votes in Illinois’ primary election, the Chicago Pride Parade returns, and protesters respond to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.

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Cubs players, manager react to Rob Manfred’s MLB robo-ump plans

Cubs catcher Yan Gomes, who is opposed to an automated strike zone, says the “best thing in baseball” is the human element.

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Trail-blazing Illinois women ‘beyond thrilled’ Justice Jackson sworn in as first Black woman on Supreme Court

Jackson, a federal judge since 2013, on Thursday became the first Black woman elevated to the nation’s highest court. Mayor Lori Lightfoot tweeted that her “ascension to the bench now tells the world that the seemingly impossible is possible. So proud!”

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R. Kelly’s prison sentence comes after decades of outcries by victims who were ignored too long

R. Kelly’s legal saga has been an unnecessarily drawn out debacle fueled by denial, greed and the willingness to ignore the cries of mostly Black girls and women.

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‘Check your check’: Minimum wage increases Friday in Chicago and Cook County

“To Chicago’s businesses, I want to say loud and clear: Labor laws are not optional. We will hold you accountable,” said a city official on consumer protection.

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Pritzker’s Bailey gamble, Lightfoot’s choice words for Thomas, My Morning Jacket’s love for Chicago 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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Lightfoot refuses to apologize for obscene reference to Clarence Thomas, uses attack in last-minute fundraising appeal

“Clarence Thomas has proven himself over and over again — particularly in that concurring opinion — that he is somebody who doesn’t care or respect the rights of anyone except for himself,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Thursday.

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Meet Ketanji Brown Jackson, the new Supreme Court Justice: First Black woman on high court

Jackson sworn in on Thursday to replace retiring Justice Breyer.

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Lightfoot’s reelection endorsed by Reps. Robin Kelly, Bobby Rush and Danny Davis

Mayor Lori Lightfoot locking in endorsements ahead of the 2023 mayoral election.

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Neighbors hold vigil to honor young brothers killed in West Humboldt Park fire: ‘These are my angels’

The brothers, all under the age of 12, were stuck in a basement apartment Sunday as it went up in flames.

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Pritzker moves to general election mode, painting Bailey as ‘Donald Trump’s candidate for governor’

With his reelection battle immediately in full swing, Pritzker will transition from luring Republican primary voters to vote for Bailey to tying the state senator from southern Illinois to the former president.

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Griffin blows nearly $418 per vote for Irvin’s doomed campaign for governor — worst political investment in Illinois history

Richard Uihlein, another billionaire GOP megadonor, saw much better returns for his buy-in to state Sen. Darren Bailey’s winning campaign, at a rate of about $38 per vote.

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Union rallies at Near West Side dispensary where workers claim they were fired for organizing efforts

“I worked 30 years of my life in management, so I was an ideal employee, I had ambitions to move up with Zen Leaf,” said Jim Doane, an organizing employee. “But I’m an old guy and I am tired of being bullied by the bosses. I showed up early, I…

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Safer bike lanes, with concrete curbs, coming to Chicago streets

A timeline to convert existing bike lanes this year was announced Wednesday by Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who also promised that by the end of 2023, concrete curbs will be in place at all existing lanes now protected by plastic bollards.

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Bailey pledges to bring ‘common sense solutions to the table’ — but not copies of his income tax returns

The tradition of Illinois gubernatorial nominees releasing their tax returns dates back to 1976, at least. But Bailey told the Sun-Times, “Right now, I see absolutely no reason in doing that.”

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When wall comes tumbling down at Lakeside Center, action is needed

The collapse is another reminder that the MPEA, city and state must step up repairs at the 51-year-old building and give some serious thought to its future use.

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‘Spiritual mother,’ longest-serving Chicago Housing Authority commissioner honored with senior apartment building dedication

Commissioner Mildred C. Harris was celebrated Wednesday with the unveiling of a recently-rehabbed senior apartment building in the Woodlawn neighborhood that will carry her name.

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Another Wilson giveaway: ‘Of course, I’m going to vote for him. Look who’s helping out.’

At yet another Willie Wilson giveaway on Wednesday, grocery shoppers praised the millionaire businessman and mayoral candidate, saying they would remember his charity at the voting booth next year.

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Afternoon Edition: June 29, 2022

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Sun-Times, WBEZ lease space in Old Post Office

The arrangement, in an acknowledgement of continued hybrid work, marks a downsizing from the paper’s home on the Near West Side.

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June’s two breakout stars: Bolingbrook’s Mekhi Cooper and East St. Louis’ Macaleab Rich

College coaches were in the gym watching the two players who, in the eyes of the City/Suburban Hoops Report, have raised their stock the most in June: Bolingbrook’s Mekhi Cooper and Macaleab Rich of East St. Louis.

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Bulls poised to make Zach LaVine a max player ... history be damned

With the NBA’s free agency period set to begin at 5 p.m. on Thursday, the Bulls have been very public about their desire to keep LaVine in Chicago.

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