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POLL: Chicago voters feel unsafe from crime, unhappy with police relations — and looking for a candidate to fix it all

As they prepare to elect their next mayor, city voters chose crime and public safety as the top issue guiding their decisions — and a whopping 63% of them don’t feel safe, a Sun-Times/WBEZ/Telemundo Chicago/NBC5 Poll found. But differences of opinions emerged among voters of different racial…

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Chicago movie lovers give AMC Theatres’ best seats surcharge 2 thumbs down

Seats in the middle sections of auditoriums will cost an additional dollar or two, while seats in the front row will be slightly cheaper, the theater chain announced.

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Illinois must move forward and dig out of its pension problem

A new report from a civic group offers a plan that includes a 10-year income tax surcharge to shore up underfunded pensions. State legislators should take action.

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Brendan Deenihan, chief of CPD’s detective division, is leaving the force, sources say

Chief of Detectives Brendan Deenihan is expected to take a job with Google, two sources said, though it wasnt immediately clear what his new role will entail.

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Supt. David Brown likely to leave Chicago Police Department

Even if Mayor Lori Lightfoot is reelected and allows CPD Supt. David Brown to keep his job, he could be forced out anyway. In October, Brown turns 63, the mandatory retirement age for Chicago’s police officers and firefighters.

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Johnson’s education plan includes free CTA rides, City Colleges tuition for CPS students

“Why are we making children pay for a ride to get to a school that’s not in their neighborhood?” Johnson asked. “Children should be able to focus on learning and not trying to figure out how they’re gonna get a ride to school.”

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Put the brakes on labor ordinance that would divert resources from nonprofits

The proposal would treat nonprofits that provide life-saving programs the same as multibillion-dollar, for-profit companies involved in gaming and cannabis sales.

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New poll forecasts trouble for Lightfoot’s reelection bid, how to help Turkey and Syria 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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Paul Vallas focus of attacks at WBEZ/Sun-Times mayoral forum

Former CPS CEO Paul Vallas has blanketed airwaves with commercials on the crime issue, and recent internal and external polls show him leading the pack or near the top.

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If Illinois decides to tax retirement income, seniors will leave

The day Illinois taxes retirement is the day seniors will just pack up and move to a low-tax Republican state.

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Mayoral challenger Ald. Sophia King airs first campaign commercial

King entered the race with high hopes and a formidable reputation for fundraising for her City Council campaigns. But her fundraising for mayor has not gone well. Out of $500,000 raised, $350,000 is from her own household.

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Watch: Sun-Times, WBEZ and U Chicago host Chicago mayoral forum

Watch the first of two mayoral forums hosted by the Sun-Times, WBEZ and University of Chicago, featuring incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot and mayoral candidates Chuy Garcia, Paul Vallas, Kam Buckner and Sophia King.

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Lightfoot scolds rivals during testy mayoral forum for trying ‘to mansplain’ and ‘treat me like I’m some child’

The debate included many personal attacks, mainly directed toward and between Mayor Lori Lightfoot and ex-Chicago schools boss Paul Vallas. Rep. Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia was in Washington for the State of the Union address.

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It’s ‘Lights, camera, South Side,’ as ground breaks on South Shore film studio

Think bigger: The proximity of the proposed studio to the Avalon Theater cries out for a redevelopment plan that includes and improves both locations.

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My ties to Chicago run deep. The next mayor needs a ‘gumbo coalition’ and a Marshall Plan for the city.

Marc H. Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League, will write a column for the Sun-Times twice a month. In his introductory column, Morial tells readers about his past experiences in Chicago and offers some advice for the next mayor.

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Prosecutors decline to charge teen arrested in mass shooting at South Shore apartment

The 19-year-old man lives in the same apartment complex where two women were killed and three other people were wounded in an apparent robbery attempt.

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Former Sky star Candace Parker introduced by Las Vegas Aces

Parker cites how the Aces are run, owner Mark Davis’ support for women’s sports as reasons for her signing.

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‘Piles of mail,’ stolen IDs and key-making materials found in downtown Chicago hotel room

Investigators are working with the U.S. Postal Inspectors Service, which investigates mail fraud and a practice called check washing.

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Wicker Park bar sues over shutdown as public safety threat, saying city is using it as a scapegoat for a failure to control violence

The shutdown order was issued after someone standing across from The Point, 1565 N. Milwaukee Ave. fired shots into the bar, striking a man in the face. It was the second shooting outside the bar in four months.

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How to watch tonight’s Chicago mayoral forum

All nine candidates running for Chicago mayor are expected to participate in a forum hosted by WTTW on Tuesday night at 7 p.m.

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CPD’s suicide problem, the latest on the mayor’s race 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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Walmart ‘breakup’ teddy bear rips apart a heart and sings NSYNC’s ‘Bye Bye Bye’

Humorous or dark? Effective or eruptive? It costs $17.

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NASCAR says summer street race in Grant Park could pump $113 million into economy

The race should also attract many people from out of town — 65% of the expected 100,000 attendees — and fill up downtown hotel rooms and show scenic parts of downtown across the world to millions of viewers.

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Five days after ‘The Day the Music Died’

Many realize Buddy Holly died in a 1959 plane crash; fewer know about the concert days later in Chicago.

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Rich history of Jane Addams Homes as ‘hallowed ground’ is worth remembering

Its earliest days as a home for Black and white working class Chicagoans serves as an inspiration for a rebirth of the city for all its citizens.

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