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Two brothers, 14 and 15, shot to death near Garfield Park – the youngest victims of a long violent weekend in Chicago

Timothy and Jaylan Lockhart were in the 100 block of South Homan Avenue around 4:45 p.m. Saturday when someone opened fire, according to Chicago police.

Chicago Sun-Times

19 City Council members push candidate for top cop; head of search calls it ‘completely inappropriate’

The criticism came after the alderpersons signed a letter expressing “disappointment and dismay” that the panel leading the search didn’t give a follow-up interview to the Chicago Police Department’s patrol chief.

Chicago Sun-Times

A bittersweet reunion with the officer who helped save his life

A Michigan man came back to Chicago this week, two years after being stabbed in the throat on Michigan Avenue. One of the man’s police saviors died unexpectedly two weeks after the Mag Mile attack.

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Prosecutors drop charges against two men charged in 2011 slaying of off-duty CPD cop

Tyrone Clay was freed 12 years after his arrest in the shooting death of CPD Officer Clifton Lewis. Co-defendant Edgardo Colon spent 10 years behind bars.

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Leaders aim to block CPS takeover of Urban Prep charter school

A group of African American leaders is trying to stop the closure of a once-lauded Chicago charter school for Black boys.

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The 2023 Best Workplaces in Chicago make fairness a top priority

Here’s what sets the best employers apart from their competitors.

Fortune

Vintage business signs could be saved under proposed ordinance

The proposal is aimed at protecting Chicago’s most iconic “vintage signs,” such as the Grace’s Furniture sign in Logan Square. It also would create legal protection for murals that some businesses use to tout their product.

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High-trust cultures at the Best Workplaces in Chicago, Texas, New York, and Bay Area fuel productivity and agility 

Trust that management will lay people off only as a last resort pays off in remarkable ways.

Fortune

Button hoping for "calmer" NASCAR experience at Chicago after COTA chaos

The 2009 Formula 1 world champion is running three Cup races this season in Rick Ware Racing’s #15 Ford with assistance from Stewart-Haas Racing, with his next Cup outing coming on 2 July in NASCAR’s first street race. He will also contest the 13 August round on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road…

Autosport

Projecting the Bears’ 2023 starting defense after mandatory minicamp

The Bears wrapped mandatory minicamp last week, and we're predicting what Chicago's starting defense will look like in 2023.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Chicago House Music Festival and Conference celebrates the birth, evolution of hometown genre

House music has permeated the mainstream, thanks to artists such as Beyoncé and Drake, whose most recent albums paid tribute to the form.

Chicago Sun-Times

We have a chance to cut air pollution caused by big trucks

An estimated 72 million Americans, including people on the South and West sides of Chicago, are endangered by pollution from vehicle exhaust because they live in close proximity to trucking routes along interstates, the head of the Sierra Club writes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Kevin Baxter: 'Enough is enough.' Too much soccer aggravating MLS players and coaches.

LOS ANGELES — Apparently it is possible to have too much of a good thing. Because with the conclusion of the CONCACAF Nations League on Sunday in Las Vegas and the kickoff of the Gold Cup coming up Saturday in Chicago, we're entering a summer of soccer in the U.S.…

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Illinois and immigrants lacking permanent legal status make for a health care conundrum

Should immigrants lacking permanent legal status arriving in Chicago in big numbers get free health care paid for by the state?

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Four Fans Injured in Hit-and-Run Outside White Sox Stadium, Police Say

The incident occurred less than an hour before first pitch of Chicago’s game against the Rangers.

Chicago Sun-Times

Democrats choose community activist and CTU worker Tara Stamps to fill Mayor Brandon Johnson’s old County Board seat

Stamps was one of six candidates interviewed Tuesday evening by Democratic leaders representing the Chicago wards and suburban townships that make up the district that Johnson was previously elected to serve as a Cook County commissioner.

Chicago Tribune

‘We killed more of them than they killed of us’: Closing arguments begin in federal racketeering trial of Chicago’s Goonie gang involving 10 slayings

CHICAGO — Over the past five weeks, a federal jury has been immersed in a small section of Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood, where prosecutors say a close-knit street gang named the Goonies acted as “urban hunters,” terrorizing residents and ruling its territory through an unrelenting wave of gun violence.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Democratic convention perk package for high-end donors: Credentials, coveted hotels and more

A major fundraising carrot is offering mega-contributors access to events related to the convention, top hotels and difficult-to-obtain credentials for the nightly sessions.

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4 injured, 4 arrested in hit-and-run near Guaranteed Rate Field

A motorist struck at least four people in a crowd outside the park just after 6:30 p.m., Chicago fire officials said. Four men in the vehicle were arrested at a hospital.

Chicago Sun-Times

First look: Bally’s nods to Medinah Temple’s history in temporary casino plan

The Sun-Times got an early look inside the River North casino that is expected to open by the end of summer. “Anyone can build a temporary casino, but not everyone gets a chance to build a temporary casino in a beautiful, historic building such as this,” said Mark Wong of…

Chicago Sun-Times

Brandon Johnson not taking Lori Lightfoot’s word on city finances

With his financial team now in place, the new mayor will do his own forecast and hold several community meetings next month. His predecessor’s “midyear” budget forecast in April claimed an $85 million shortfall — among the lowest in recent Chicago history.

Motorsport

Button hoping for a "calmer" NASCAR experience at Chicago

Button is running three Cup races this season in Rick Ware Racing’s No. 15 Ford with assistance from Stewart-Haas Racing and had an eventful debut in March at Circuit of the Americas.

Chicago Sun-Times

Immigration advocates among ‘Leaders for a New Chicago’ awardees

The 10 Chicago-based community leaders will receive a “no strings attached” gift of $25,000, and the organization they work for will receive an additional $25,000.

Daily Record

Love Island's Jessie Wynter spiked whilst on holiday in Chicago with boyfriend Will

The Love Island season 9 star shared the scary experience on her Instagram.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Jevon Carter is perfect starting point guard target for Chicago Bulls

As the Chicago Bulls search for a starting point guard, Jevon Carter could be the ideal target.

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