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Six women, all over 100 years old, celebrate Mother’s Day at South Loop fashion show brunch

The mothers, the oldest 111, arrived at a South Loop hotel by stretch limousine.

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Mother’s Day BBQ provides food, clothing and reminder to unhoused moms that ‘you are not alone’

“My message to single moms is that you can find a way out, find your gift and you can do anything,” said LaSonya Alexander, founder of Moms Can Do It 2.

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Polling Place: Boo Willson Contreras? Miss Jose Abreu? And as for Connor Bedard …

Some respondents were less than thrilled with our Bedard question, suggesting it was unfair.

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Lightfoot closes out mayoral run with confetti, cheers and a few tears — but no regrets: ‘It’s been a glorious morning’

Lightfoot and her wife Amy Eshleman, both teary-eyed, shook hands and hugged supporters who filled the City Hall lobby and spilled out onto LaSalle Street.

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Goodbye wishes? Lightfoot issues flurry of executive orders on final day at City Hall

Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson can rescind Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s orders once he’s inaugurated Monday, but her 11th-hour move puts him on the spot to publicly slap down the lame-duck decrees.

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra librarians know the score

Every printed note of every work performed by the orchestra is meticulously organized, catalogued, filed and eventually set on stage by a three-person team at Symphony Center.

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Chicago cops’ racist social media posts detailed in new COPA report

It stems from an investigation into posts made amid a controversy over affordable housing in Jefferson Park that led to 3 cops quitting and 2 now fighting suspensions.

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Chicago, HUD settle environmental racism case as Lori Lightfoot leaves office

City departments, including those involved with planning and zoning, will be required to produce an “environmental justice action plan” by Sept. 1.

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Picture Chicago: 14 must-see photos from the week in news

Dozens gathered for a vigil for Chicago Police Officer Aréanah Preston; former President Barack Obama stopped by Lilydale First Baptist Church in Roseland; and Mayor Lori Lightfoot declared a state of emergency as immigrants arrived in Chicago with no space for housing.

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Chicagoans try to help newly arrived migrants as ‘welcoming city of immigrants’ faces a space crunch for asylum-seekers

Erika Villegas, who lives in Garfield Ridge, is among Chicagoans who have taken it upon themselves to visit police stations to help newly arrived immigrants. They want “the city to step up” more.

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He used to do business with reputed mob figures. Now, he’s licensed by the Illinois Gaming Board.

Jeffrey Bertucci testified in 2010 to illegally paying out winnings from video gaming machines installed in his Cicero diner and splitting his take with the mob’s so-called video poker king. In 2019, gambling regulators gave him a license to legally operate video gaming devices.

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More than 1,200 beds from McCormick Place COVID-19 temporary hospital go unused amid migrant housing crisis

The city kept 126 beds but isn’t using them. The state has 1,125 more beds from the makeshift hospital but says the city hasn’t asked for them. And the city is missing out on $30 million from Springfield to support migrants.

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Century of progress? Modern Chicago City Council marks 100th anniversary bullish for future, sheepish about past

Reformers were aiming to root out corruption with the advent of the 50-ward system in 1923, but illegal backroom deals have remained all too common for a legislative body that has otherwise seen massive change.

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Lawsuit seeks to stop former South Shore High School from being turned into shelter for migrants: ‘We were forced to do this’

The suit alleges a plan to house asylum-seekers at the shuttered school violates a lease agreement and names the city of Chicago and Chicago Public Schools as defendants.

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Activists call for public health funding, community programs in new ordinance

Lonette Sims, chair of People’s Response Network, announced Thursday that the group had drafted an ordinance calling for greater funding for community-based public health programs.

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Some 17-year cicadas might show up a year early in Chicago

Next year is expected to be a big moment for cicadas, when two major broods — a 17-year group and 13-year group — both emerge in Illinois, potentially wreaking havoc for agriculture.

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Brandon Johnson fleshes out senior staff, shows continued influence of Preckwinkle, Chicago Teachers Union

Annette Guzman, budget director for Cook County, will be city budget director under Johnson. Jennifer Johnson, chief of staff at the CTU, where Brandon Johnson has been a paid organizer, will serve as deputy mayor for education.

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Obama shares words of advice with a new generation of community organizers

Barack Obama credits Lilydale First Baptist Church on the South Side — where he spoke with about 30 students — and its longtime pastor for helping him find his way.

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Lawyers for 2 convicted in ComEd bribery trial ask for permission to speak to jurors

Attorneys for former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore and ex-ComEd lobbyist John Hooker filed a motion in U.S District Court, asking for an order granting them permission to speak to the panel of seven women and five men who last week found them guilty on every count.

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Cook County to erase $79M in patient debt

Over 72,000 Cook County residents will receive $25 million in medical debt relief in the first round of the program.

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Street vendors cover the city for Día de las Madres, 4 charged in fatal shooting of officer and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Ex-state senator who did prison time over job that required ‘little to no work’ finds work on the outside — as a state lobbyist

Ex-state Sen. Thomas Cullerton pleaded guilty last summer to embezzling funds from a labor union and was sentenced to more than a year in prison. But he was released early — and 11 days later, he registered as a lobbyist with a public relations and government affairs firm.

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4 teens charged with fatal shooting of Chicago police Officer Aréanah Preston during ‘very violent crime spree’

Prosecutors said Preston was killed at the end of a robbery spree that began when a suspect’s girlfriend “needed money for a barbecue.”

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Special Olympics Spring Games hosts thousands of Chicago participants: ‘Gold medals can take them places’

More than 2,000 children and adults with intellectual disabilities are competing this week in the Special Olympics Spring Games.

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Hundreds gather at vigil for fallen CPD Officer Aréanah Preston: ‘She was a Goliath of a person.’

At a gathering at the station where she was assigned, slain Officer Aréanah Preston was remembered as powerful, goal-directed and the kind of officer CPD needs.

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