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CHICAGO — Lucas Giolito had no-hit stuff.

CHICAGO — Outgoing Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot used a weekly meeting with police leaders Tuesday to demand answers for why officers seemingly struggled to control crowds of young people who gathered downtown over the weekend, damaging vehicles and leading to the circulation of viral videos of the chaos, sources familiar…

The state is providing a $500,000 financial boost, and the event this fall couldn’t come at a better time to showcase our city’s world-class architecture and design — not just our problems with crime and violence.

The stories of people like Ralph Rehbock, 88, who lives in Northbrook — whose family fled Nazi Germany when he was 4 — are important to be preserved and shared.

The city needs to replace recreational space taken from Jackson Park for the Obama Presidential Center, but the eastern end of the Midway should remain a sustainable wetland, parks advocates write.

CHICAGO — Initially, it looked like the Phillies were on their way to an easy Game 1 win on Tuesday afternoon in the first game of a doubleheader against the White Sox. They scored three runs off White Sox starter Lance Lynn in the first inning, and two more in…

The midyear budget forecast, issued about four months earlier than usual, offers a brighter picture than the last forecast, just eight months ago. But one City Council member said it’s far too soon for an accurate assessment.

The weekend chaos caused by hundreds of teens who converged downtown shows that if we lose the distinction between right and wrong, we will lose our youth and our cities, a reader writes.

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Police say Reginald Clay Jr. was turning toward an officer during a chase when he was shot in Garfield Park. They said a gun was recovered.

The Bears focus on their biggest needs in Dane Brugler's 7-round mock draft. We break it down here: