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First Lady Jill Biden toured the University of Illinois Chicago Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute to highlight the importance of research in women’s health, thousands visited Wintrust Winterland at Wrigley Field, and the “Chicago rat hole” received a lot of attention on social media.

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Snow shoveling begins ahead of storm’s second wave

Chicago-area residents worked to dig out from under several inches of heavy, wet snow before the next wave hits the area and temperatures plummet.

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In West Town murals, ‘divine empowerment’ and an industrial feel

Spanish artist Lula Goce and North Carolina muralist Gus Cutty painted the two works in August as part of the Titan Walls murals festival.

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M&M’s guru mulls chocolate all day at Mars Wrigley headquarters on Goose Island

Matthew Kradenpoth is the go-to scientist for all things M&M’s. And, if he spills a little chocolate on his hand in the lab, well, yum.

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Chicago Boat Show brings warm-weather showcase of more than 400 boats to McCormick Place South

Enthusiasts can enjoy the show, which continues through Sunday at McCormick Place South.

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First lady, joined by actress Halle Berry, leads discussion at UIC on menopause research

The two also learned from researchers at University of Illinois Chicago about ongoing research on menopause.

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Tiny microphones are not the Chicago way

A Shure audio intercession with TikTok historian Sherman Dilla Thomas touches on both Chicago’s rich technological past and his bright media future.

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Someone’s got to clean up the foul-smelling, toxic waterway in Little Village

The folks in Little Village on the Southwest Side have put up with the stench from Collateral Channel for years. The EPA has to order a clean-up, and it’s less about who does it than when it gets done.

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California buyer of Marina City’s retail space has ‘big plans’ for the downtown Chicago site

A foundation linked to Sperry Commercial bought the retail and parking garages at the iconic Marina Towers for $30 million and plans to add tenants and renovate the space.

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Markham woman named 2023 Bears fan of the year, wins free trip to Super Bowl LVIII

The NFL Fan of the Year contest — launched in 2020 in collaboration with all teams — aims to highlight fans who have a deep connection to their team and inspire others.

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Going down the ‘Rat Hole?’ Viral phenom is actually decades-old squirrel imprint beloved by the block, neighbors say

The “Rat Hole” gained attention across the city this week following news reports and social media posts about the mysterious animal imprint.

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Jury starts deliberating in Gold Coast slaying of rapper FBG Duck after being told by prosecutor, ‘He was murdered by O Block’

The lead prosecutor told the jury that FBG Duck was killed by ‘a violent criminal enterprise’ known as O Block.

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Record number of Divvy rides, more bike lanes made 2023 an ‘incredible year’ for cycling in Chicago, city official says

Last year, the city transportation department released its “Cycling Strategy,” billed as a “community-driven approach” to creating a “more connected, healthy and sustainable” city, with the goal of “designing and implementing 150 miles of bikeways in the coming years.”

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Brief, precious life of migrant boy who died in Chicago chronicled in family’s new GoFundMe video

Jean Carlos “Jeremías” Martinez Rivero fell ill and died at a shelter in Pilsen. His family has launched a GoFundMe to support their effort to get into housing and avoid landing in a shelter again.

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10 ways to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Chicago

From family-friendly museum programming to a racial justice bike ride, there are plenty of ways to honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in Chicago.

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EPA considers cleanup of toxic Southwest Side Chicago waterway

Little Village group wants the EPA to force action taken on a heavily polluted channel off the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

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Bally’s Chicago casino closes out year $9.7M short of Lightfoot’s budget bet

The temporary casino at the historic Medinah Temple made less than a quarter of the money former Mayor Lori Lightfoot had estimated it would churn out for police and firefighter pension funds.

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Fighting inequality with music: Pilsen nonprofit is awarded $150k to help young artists

Healthy Hood, which provides Chicago youth with resources to create music and art, received the grant from the Lewis Prize for Music, a philanthropic organization dedicated to music education.

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Chicago announces dates for 2024 summer festivals, Air and Water Show moved for Democratic convention

Millennium Park’s 20th anniversary will be marked with a four-day fest in July.

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Daughter will testify against her mother in murder of Marlen Ochoa-Lopez, whose baby was cut from her womb

In a deal that will send her to prison for 30 years, Desiree Figueroa pleaded guilty on Monday to the 2019 murder of the pregnant 19-year-old.

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Bumpy landing: Migrants — adults and children — languish in buses for days at city ‘landing zone’

The site at 800 S. Deplaines St. is holding more than 500 people. Many say they’re practically sleeping on top of each other, with little food and medical assistance.

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City, Gold Coast merchants should ‘expedite’ installing barriers to keep robbers’ cars off sidewalks, alderperson says

If nothing is done about robbers using cars to break into stores, “some of the retailers may give up on the area, and we can’t afford that,” Ald. Brian Hopkins said Monday.

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Applications now open to serve on civilian police oversight commission

A lengthy list of requirements includes living in the city for the last five years, and not working for CPD, COPA or the Police Board in that time. The deadline to apply is noon on Feb. 7. Out of 14 nominees, the mayor will choose seven.

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Anyone for chicken feet-flavored Lay’s? Whopper-flavored Doritos? New Lincoln Park snack shop has these and more

Epic Snack Shack: Snacks of the World recently opened on North Clark in Lincoln Park with an eclectic array of items.

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Don’t ‘forget what human frailty is’

An appeal for mercy for former City Club president Jay Doherty.

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