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Cubs Convention: Shawon Dunston, Mark Grace announced as 2023 Cubs Hall of Fame inductees

The pair of former teammates had plenty of stories to tell about their years on the field together.

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Beecher dominates Momence, makes River Valley statement

Junior guard Adyn McGinley, who has posted big numbers all season, finished with 15 points, nine assists and five rebounds against Momence.

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Food businesses pop up in 875 N Michigan to offer ‘a little taste of the South Side’

It’s a chance for these shops “to have exposure outside their neighborhoods,” said Tamieka Hardy of the Greater Chatham Initiative. The group is one of a few vendors popping up at the Magnificent Mile building until mid-March.

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Mayoral challenger Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia unveils public safety plan

In a searing indictment of Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Garcia told the City Club of Chicago, “While she was ... pointing fingers and hurling insults, Chicagoans were dying.”

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Pritzker signs bill expanding abortion access in Illinois to help ‘overwhelmed clinics,’ and protecting patients and providers

“We have an obligation to support and protect reproductive freedom for our residents, and those who seek safe haven, and we must protect our doctors and nurses, too.,” the governor said.

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Why the assault weapons ban might not hold up in court, the Gaming Board’s about-face 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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12 more babies have died in dangerous inclined sleepers since 2019 recalls

A new recall announcement follows complaints that manufacturers didn’t do enough to get the word out. The death count is now over 100, 12 of those after the original 2019 recalls of “deadly product for babies.”

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Picture Chicago: Check out 12 must-see photos from the last week

Behind the scenes at the boxing gym, candid shots of local politicians and more in our best recent photos.

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Glen Ellyn pedestrian tunnel is filled with trees, thanks to Pilsen artist’s mural

Juan De La Mora’s mural, completed in December, is part of a broader effort to create and celebrate public art in DuPage County.

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Where to see birds around Chicago in the winter and more from the Illinois Audubon Society head

Joanne Fessett has some tips on where to go winter birding in the city and suburbs. Also: how bird patterns change along with our climate.

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Why Illinois’ new assault weapons ban might not hold up in court

“It seems highly likely there would be justices inclined to strike down the law,” said Eric Ruben, a law professor and expert on gun issues. “Whether there are five is another question.”

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The screeches and complaints are history. My son is now a young musician.

As a parent of a very young music student, it’s easy to wonder whether the dissonant tones will ever turn into music. But if you’re patient — OK, really patient — it just might.

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Illinois Gaming Board OKs gaming license for clout-heavy lawyer James J. Banks in an about-face

But the state agency won’t say what new evidence prompted it to approve James J. Banks — an Illinois Tollway board member under five governors — for video poker machines and other gambling devices.

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Lane Tech sophomore is Chicago’s only national master chess player under 18

Lane Tech’s Avi Kaplan earned a national master’s title in 2022. “He demonstrates maturity levels that many 16-year-olds do not typically have,” one mentor says.

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Woodlawn residents share deep frustrations as city outlines plans to open temporary shelter for asylum seekers in shuttered school

Plans to repurpose the former James Wadsworth Elementary School in Woodlawn into a temporary shelter for asylum seekers has been met with controversy. City officials delayed opening the site to allow for more community feedback.

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Greatest slips? Madigan’s ‘bandits’ remark could join list of ‘golden’ oldies caught spilling from pols’ loose lips

“Some of these guys have made out like bandits,” the former Illinois House Speaker was allegedly recorded saying of associates who benefited from what prosecutors describe as a scheme for jobs and contracts. He’s far from the first Chicago pol to trip over a federal wire.

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West Side group wins $10M to create walkable village with grocery stores, arts center, clinic

The Garfield Park Rite to Wellness Collaborative is the recipient of the Pritzker Traubert Foundation $10 million Chicago Prize 2022.

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In 2023, our kids need safe spaces to play

To make it happen, we need public institutions to be even better partners by making indoor and outdoor spaces accessible, more available and free.

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Daughter of Ald. Derrick Curtis suffered accidental gunshot wound during gun safety class he taught last week

The daughter of Ald. Derrick Curtis was treated last week for a gunshot wound to the leg after it discharged in a class. Last year, Curtis shot himself while cleaning a gun.

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Chicago leads nation in 2022 traffic congestion, report says

Drivers in Chicago lost an average of 155 hours to traffic, more than those in Boston at 134, New York at 117 and Los Angeles at 94, the report said.

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Welcome warning? Illinois Senate president’s message to newly sworn senators: Fly right or get lost

Illinois Senate President Don Harmon quoted both his late mother, who worried “that Springfield will change your notion of what the right thing is,” and former Chicago Police Supt. James Rochford, who once warned officers “If you lack integrity, get out — get out now.”

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Gun sellers, after sales spike ahead of state assault weapons ban, say law won’t survive

But now that thousands of dollars of a Des Plaines gun shop owner’s inventory is illegal to sell, he and other retailers are navigating what steps to take next.

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Let voters decide whether Illinois should eliminate cash bail

Lawmakers who believe the bail provisions in the Illinois Constitution should be amended should follow the Constitution.

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Former Chicago cop gets probation after pleading guilty to firing at unarmed man while off-duty and drunk

Joseph Cabrera, 40, pleaded guilty to reckless discharge of a firearm and was sentenced to 24 months of probation for the October 2020 shooting.

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Crazed anti-vaxxers keep going ever lower

In addition to being soulless ghouls, anti-vaxxers are having a dangerous and significant impact by baselessly connecting certain high-profile deaths — and even those of ordinary people — to COVID vaccines.

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