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The Mix: Cool Things to do in Chicago June 8-14

A revamped staging of “The Who’s Tommy,” “Memoirs of Jazz in The Alley,” and the Puerto Rican People’s Day Parade are among the cultural and entertainment highlights in week ahead.

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Chicago area air quality improving, but wildfire effects may linger a few days

In Illinois, air quality was classified as moderate, including in Chicago, by the state EPA. Still, residents with health conditions are advised to stay indoors.

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Charges filed against boyfriend of woman found slain in Logan Square, days after family reported her missing

Genesis Silva, a convicted felon and registered sex offender, was charged with a felony count of concealing the death of Brittany Battaglia. Chicago police said the investigation into the slaying “remains ongoing.”

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Man shot to death in Englewood

About 6:50 a.m., the man, 31, was in the 1700 block of West 69th Street when he was shot in the chest and leg, Chicago police said.

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‘Bob’s Burgers’ actor Jay Johnston arrested on Jan. 6 charges

Chicago-born actor voiced Jimmy Pesto on “Bob’s Burgers.”

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Chicago Blues Festival to kick off in full force after pandemic era cancellations and constraints

More than 180,000 people are expected to attend the largest free blues festival in the world, opening Thursday evening at Millennium Park.

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Johnson holds getting-to-know-you video call with Bears as prelude to stadium talks

“I grew up with the Super Bowl Shuffle,” the mayor told reporters earlier Wednesday, before a video chat with Bears president Kevin Warren. “We want to make sure that we can keep shufflin’ here in the city of Chicago with the Bears.”

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Chicago’s top cop search: civilian oversight panel starting in-person interviews

Anthony Driver, president of the Community Commission on Public Safety and Police Accountability, said input from rank-and-file officers at an FOP meeting last week is something former CPD Supt. David Brown never would have allowed.

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Wayne Brady, Alan Mingo Jr. to share title role in new version of ‘The Wiz’ stage musical tour

Chicago is among the stops for the new national tour, which kicks off this fall.

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Trading DeMar DeRozan is only way to change Bulls offense

Getting rid of DeMar DeRozan may be the only way to change the Chicago Bulls' offense.

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Andre Drummond plans to accept player option, stay with Bulls

Andre Drummond recently revealed that he plans to accept his player option and remain with the Chicago Bulls next season.

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Horoscope for Wednesday, June 7, 2023

After 4 a.m. Chicago time, there are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The moon is in Aquarius.

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Chicago job placement group appoints CEO, eyes national expansion

Bridget Altenburg joins Skills For Chicagoland’s Future to lead the organization’s expansion to as many as 25 cities.

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New investor group signals Sky’s commitment to becoming an upper-echelon WNBA franchise

The Sky’s new valuation of $85 million conducted by Chicago investment bank Loop Capital makes it the second-highest in the league behind the Storm.

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President Biden to visit Chicago for June 28 fundraiser hosted by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and wife, MK

The Pritzker fundraiser is expected to draw the Chicago area’s top Democratic donors. The Biden team plans other fundraisers to top off coffers before the end of June.

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Attorney for man charged in 1972 Chicago-area slaying of teen wants statements to investigators suppressed

Barry Whelpley, 78, is charged with first-degree murder and aggravated criminal sexual assault in the 1972 death of Julie Ann Hanson of Naperville. He was linked through DNA.

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Attorney for man charged in 1972 Chicago-area slaying of teen wants statements suppressed

An attorney for a Minnesota man charged in the stabbing death of a 15-year-old suburban Chicago girl more than half a century ago wants statements he made at a police station suppressed

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Stalled stadium talks in Arlington Heights create opening for Chicago mayor — if he’s willing to rewrite his playbook

Brandon Johnson’s promise to make $1 billion worth of “investments in people,” makes it tough to imagine him moving a new Chicago Bears stadium to the top of his “to do” list.

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Bears, doing business in a new way, aren’t afraid to play hardball

Team president Kevin Warren isn’t running the franchise like the Halas/McCaskey mom-and-pop operation Chicago is used to.

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Chicago blanketed by white cottonwood tree fluff in a banner year for the stuff

The excessive fluff might have something to do with last year’s weather. The trees — among Chicago’s most common — are producing far more seeds than usual.

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Make NASCAR’s street race better, the Chicago way

A reader from Belmont-Cragin has some ideas to make NASCAR’s upcoming street course race a true Chicago driving experience.

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Chicago has rolled with radio for 101 years

As automakers ponder dropping AM radio, and Congress considers stopping them, a look back on the technology’s deep roots in Chicago.

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Chicago fishing: Flatheads and other beasts of summer

Flathead catfish and other creatures of the season lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

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Can the Bears go from worst to first in NFC North in 2023?

The Bears won just three games in 2022. Can they bounce back and potentially challenge for the NFC North title?

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Bulls star Zach LaVine discusses childhood basketball origins

As a kid, Chicago Bulls star Zach LaVine did everything he could to hoop. From indoor gyms to outdoor hoops, he just wanted to play.

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