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Johnson administration distances itself from $12 billion tax plan co-written by member of transition team

The plan by the Action Center on Race & the Economy and the People’s Unity Platform “has nothing to do with what we’re trying to do,” said Jason Lee, a senior adviser to Mayor Brandon Johnson. The mayor’s approach, Lee said, involves “sober analysis of what might be feasible.”

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Man killed outside Chicago violence prevention center run by Arne Duncan

The 28-year-old was walking near a parking lot in the 1000 block of East 95th Street Wednesday afternoon when two people approached him and at least one opened fire, Chicago police said.

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Summertime festivals and special events offer fun for all ages

Food, drinks, music and community flow freely at these Chicago-area festivals and events.

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Watching the Spurs land Victor Wembanyama while remembering Chicago’s joy over landing Derrick Rose

The memory is the perfect example of the word “bittersweet.’’

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Minnesota prosecutors drop state sex charges against R&B singer R. Kelly, citing federal convictions

Prosecutors in Minnesota have dropped sex abuse charges against R. Kelly

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George Lopez credits Chicago Bulls strategy for his TV success

‘I love Chicago so much,’ says the comedian, who structured a sitcom like the ’90s team’s unstoppable offense.

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Slain Officer Aréanah Preston’s mother voices hope at funeral: ‘In this tragic situation, my family and I feel triumph’

“Death is only a tragic thing if you have not lived. My baby lived,” Preston’s mother, Dionne Mhoon, told the crowd at Trinity United Church of Christ on Wednesday.

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U.S. Supreme Court declines to temporarily halt Illinois assault weapons ban

The decision means the ban will now likely remain in effect while the federal appeals court in Chicago takes time to hear arguments in the case.

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From Bebe Rexha to Brandi Carlile — 13 concerts poised to heat up Chicago’s summer

There’s a whole lotta music happening in Chicago this summer outside of the big arena and stadium tours. Here are our picks for shows in more cozy confines.

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Shane Riordan’s absence is telling, but The Score isn’t talking

The executive producer of the “Parkins & Spiegel” show has been off the air since Friday, a day after he made lewd and crude remarks on the air.

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Bulls trading Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan would bring ‘quickest reboot’

The best way for the Chicago Bulls to avoid mediocrity could be to trade Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan.

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Suburbs in Chicago and elsewhere are aspiring to out-city the city

It’s a fascinating moment when suburbs are staking claim to the ‘‘new urbanism’ in development. But new suburban communities must be intentional about bringing together people of different backgrounds and income levels, a DePaul University sociologist writes.

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STEM may be the hot career field, but don’t forget the humanities

There’s room for courses in English, history or a foreign language. The study of the humanities teaches one to analyze, understand and better navigate this strange, strange world we’ve created, one Chicago writer notes.

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Chicago police Officer Aréanah Preston was ‘slated for big things,’ CPD official says

Mourners pay their respects at a visitation for Officer Preston, who was gunned down in a robbery May 6. Her funeral is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday.

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Mayor Brandon Johnson assures asylum-seekers Chicago will embrace them

The new mayor met with several immigrants staying at the 12th District police station, telling them he was ‘grateful’ they were here and assuring them that ‘we are going to do everything we can to make this home for you.’

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Temperatures forecast to drop 20 degrees in minutes as ‘pneumonia front’ hits Chicago area

After sunny, 80-degree weather Tuesday, the National Weather Service expects temperatures across northeast Illinois to quickly drop into the 50s in the evening.

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Now open, the St. Regis Chicago hotel gets new owners

The 192-room hotel, which is quoting room rates at around $1,000 per night, is part of architect Jeanne Gang’s 101-story tower in Lakeshore East.

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Man fatally shot in Englewood

The man, 41, was in the 6000 block of South Paulina Street about 4:10 p.m. when a Jeep approached and someone opened fire, striking him in his chest, Chicago police said.

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7 takeaways from the inauguration of Brandon Johnson — including an awkward hug

Chicago’s new mayor delivered his inaugural address to a cheering crowd on Monday. Before his swearing in, he shared an embrace with former Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

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Nikola Vucevic trade still ‘haunting’ Chicago Bulls two years later

Back in 2021, the Chicago Bulls took a leap of faith and traded for Nikola Vucevic. Two years later, that deal is looking brutal.

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Help for Chicagoans adjusting to life after prison, Exelon pays legal bills in ComEd trial 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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Chicago fishing: May madness of all species, white bass to crappie

We arrived at that time when nearly all species, white bass to crappie, put the sprawling into the sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

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Inside the pink Barbie café with 70s décor, cocktails and nods to Malibu doll nostalgia

Barbie fever is in the air with themed restaurants popping up in New York and Chicago and fans getting excited for the July release of the Great Gerwig film

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Pneumonia Front To Hit The Metropolitan Areas Of The Midwest With Cold Fronts Moving In.

Storm clouds hang over the downtown Chicago skyline Monday, June 30, 2014, as rain and high winds move into Illinois from Iowa.

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Hooray for neighborhood schools — now let’s support them throughout Chicago

Stacy Davis Gates is absolutely right that good neighborhood schools serve as anchors in neighborhoods, an Edgebrook resident writes.

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