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According to the latest reports, the Chicago Bulls brought in Alabama forward Brandon Miller for a workout.

Actors, electricians, laborers, ‘Matrix’ director protest alongside Writers Guild members at NBC Tower, chanting, ‘Chicago is a union town.’

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

Illinois is more protective of abortion access than most any state

Hundreds of people packed a church for the funeral of a Chicago police officer who was off duty when she was fatally shot during an armed robbery spree by four teenagers charged in her death

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.”

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.

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

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