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Judge halts public release of Madigan recordings, slain officer mourned and more in your Chicago news roundup

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

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 9, 2023

Tiny Scales Mound, a school of just 70, is heading to the Class 1A state title game

The Hornets knocked off Tuscola 40-27 to earn a spot in Saturday’s state championship game.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 9, 2023

White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal holding self to high standard

“I’m hard on myself when it comes to doing those things [that are expected],” Grandal said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 9, 2023

Dispute heats up between pickleball players and parents and kids at North Side park

Exactly who gets to use the concrete slab at Bauler Park — and when — has become the source of “elevated emotions.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 9, 2023

Runoff face-off: Johnson casts Vallas as ally of ‘right-wing extremists’ — but Vallas dubs attacks ‘nonsense, again’

Both mayoral hopefuls accused each other of trying to, as Paul Vallas put it, ‘make race the issue’ in the campaign between Black and white candidates where the African-American vote is likely to be decisive.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 9, 2023

Hundreds gather to mourn slain Chicago Officer Andrés Mauricio Vásquez Lasso: ‘He had a lot ahead for him’

Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Mayor Lori Lightfoot, state Comptroller Susana Mendoza are among those paying respects to the officer shot and killed in a foot pursuit in Gage Park.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 9, 2023

Lightfoot plan to host Taste of Chicago and NASCAR on the same weekend deserves a yellow caution flag

The mayor must fix this mess before she leaves office.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 9, 2023

Judge blocks ‘Chicago machine’ expert from testifying in trial of 4 accused of Madigan bribes

U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber noted that “emphasizing the history of corruption and election fraud that marked the early years of the machine could prejudice defendants.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 8, 2023

Who is Brandon Johnson, Chicago mayoral runoff candidate?

Brandon Johnson, Cook County commissioner, has secured a spot in the April 4 Chicago mayoral runoff.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 8, 2023

Fate of Taste in question thanks to busy summer in Grant Park, the first mayoral runoff debate and more in your Chicago news roundup

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

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 8, 2023