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The Bears are signing DE Yannick Ngakoue, filling a hole on the defensive line that completely changes Chicago's defense.

Yannick Ngakoue is a Chicago Bear and fans are thrilled with the move.

Bally’s executives initially aimed for a mid-August opening at the Medinah Temple. The corporation still needs the final green light from state gambling regulators.

Preservationists say the designation would save St. Adalbert Church from being demolished by the Archdiocese of Chicago, which closed the church in 2019. The hearing is on Monday.

So-called participatory budgeting, in which residents vote on spending projects in their wards, started in the United States in Chicago, but its growth has stalled.

If approved, efforts to modernize Union Station would cut travel times, increase capacity, improve platforms, and connect O’Hare Airport to McCormick Place, officials said.

According to CPD, 59 people were killed across Chicago in July, nearly 12% lower than last year. The number of people shot in July compared to last year fell from 441 to 352.

A rising star in a more progressive Chicago City Council, Fuentes shared her inspirational story hoping it will blaze a positive trail for young people making destructive choices. “I got lucky to have people who introduced me to a world of organizing and movement,” Fuentes told the Sun-Times.