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Migrant families kicked out of Rogers Park motel for missing curfew are sleeping in tents

Alejandra Leon said city officials haven’t reached out about relocating her and her children. Two families have slept outdoors since Saturday afternoon.

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New top cop in waiting vows to have officers’ backs

Among other things, Larry Snelling vowed to be more sensitive to officers, saying they are not “robots ... made on a conveyor belt. They’re human beings” with families they want to spend time with.

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3 former Northwestern baseball staffers sue the university

Former assistant coaches Dusty Napoleon and Jon Strauss and former baseball operations director Chris Beacom say they blew the whistle on former coach Jim Foster’s alleged bullying in November 2022.

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City, FOP back to bargaining table to nail down rest of police contract, union president says

The city’s lead negotiator is the one former Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired for doing a lengthy interview on a Chicago Sun-Times podcast where he essentially endorsed Paul Vallas over Brandon Johnson in the April 4 mayoral runoff.

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Chicago must make it a priority to plant and protect more trees

Stopping healthy trees from being removed is only a small, common sense step. We need to plant new trees in every available public space and make sure these trees reach maturity to provide environmental and social benefits.

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No surge, but still ‘jarring’: COVID cases creeping up in Chicago

Physicians say Chicago’s late-summer increase in COVID cases and hospitalizations — no matter how slight — serves as a reminder that the virus still packs a devastating punch for vulnerable communities.

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Larry Snelling, mayor’s pick for top cop, vows to help both ‘forgotten’ crime victims, disenchanted officers: ‘We have to love them’

Snelling’s appointment by Mayor Brandon Johnson must be confirmed by the City Council. Before that crucial vote, he is expected to be introduced to Chicago residents — and face questions — during at least one public hearing.

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Migrant families say Rogers Park motel kicked them out after missing curfew by 7 minutes: ‘We don’t have anywhere to go’

One woman who had been asked to leave said the families had nowhere else to go, but the local alderperson said they had been offered an alternative place to stay for the night.

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Bud Billiken Parade puts South Side’s vibrant spirit on display: ‘It brings out the kid in everyone’

In its 94th year, the Saturday parade brought together thousands of community members to celebrate the end of the summer season ahead of the upcoming school year.

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Polling Place: The Bears’ preseason opener is upon us. Can you handle the excitement?

Football on the screen is going to be a welcome sight to all who partake, but don’t expect the city to be gripped by Bears fever just yet.

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Gunman critically wounded in struggle over weapon with officer in Far South Side

The shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. near 111th Street and Racine Avenue.

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Fan Expo Chicago creates world of wonder filled with costumed fans and community

“It’s hard to find people with the same hobbies,” said one one woman who was dressed as a comic book character and had a moment Friday that amounted to: “Yes! My people!”

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Migrant children welcomed at CPS back-to-school bash

Dozens of migrant children were bused from nearby shelters for the event in Rogers Park, where they picked up school supplies and met faculty and other school families.

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Picture Chicago: This week’s 25 can’t miss Sun-Times photos

Another Lollapalooza in the books, The E Street Band sells out Wrigley Field, and friends and family gather at the United Center to mourn Rocky Wirtz.

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Exodus of major, full-service grocers offering healthy variety paints a bleak picture of food access for some in Chicago

The number of Chicagoans living over a mile away from a supermarket or superstore — a major grocer — has jumped by 63% in the past decade, a WBEZ-Chicago Sun-Times analysis found.

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In Oak Park mural, Ken Reif’s towering tree takes centerstage because ‘I love trees and nature’

The Berwyn artist also likes to feature blues legends like John Lee Hooker, a family dog and Chicago bungalows in his public artwork.

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Striking Loretto Hospital workers hail tentative pact with management

About 200 staff members at the Austin hospital spent months in negotiations, demanding a living wage, more hiring and safer working conditions.

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Forest Glen man gives out free clothes to migrants outside his home: ‘How could I not do something?’

Frank Schmeda realized that most of the migrants had very few belongings. He set up a table with a sign saying “gratis,” or free in Spanish, and started leaving out clothes and shoes every day.

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Venezuelan matriarch ‘catches a break’ in complicated search for housing for migrants

Turned away from a shelter, the mother and grandmother happened to find a benefactor in a former spice merchant. They’re just one of the hundreds of families that have begun to call Chicago home.

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South Loop gets its first recreational weed dispensary

It’s been six months since Matthew Brewer celebrated the opening of Grasshopper Club’s first shop in Logan Square. Opening its second shop at 58 E. Roosevelt Road was no easier, he said.

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Bruce Springsteen, E Street Band hit it out of the park in Wrigley Field concert

In the first of two shows at Chicago’s iconic ballpark, the band delivered a powerhouse show to an adoring sold-out crowd.

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Portage Park community shaken by ‘heartbreaking’ shooting death of 9-year-old girl

Residents say they’ve become more worried about their children’s safety since Saturday night’s shooting of Serabi Medina. A neighbor has been charged in what prosecutors say was her deliberate slaying.

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Can classical music deter panhandlers? Walgreens blares Bach outside Chicago stores

The pharmacy chain has been playing orchestra music outside of certain Chicago stores, joining other major retailers who have been doing so in other states.

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Carol Steele, ‘queen of Cabrini-Green’ and longtime public housing activist, dead at 72

Steele, who grew up and remained in the neighborhood, fought to keep its row houses and residents in place amid the redevelopment of the area.

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Blackhawks players, alumni, fans recall Rocky Wirtz’s amicability at public memorial

Brent Seabrook, Marian Hossa, Chris Chelios, Pat Foley, Darren Pang and others recounted stories Wednesday at the United Center to eulogize Wirtz, the late Hawks chairman.

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