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Kim Kardashian begs her fans for help as she attends Arsenal game at Emirates Stadium

Kim Kardashian watching a Europa League football match is not something you would typically expect, but the American superstar has visited the Emirates Stadium while Arsenal play Sporting

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Limited outreach resources for unhoused CTA riders, a City Council recap 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.

Chicago Sun-Times

This mayoral election is about dueling visions for Chicago

What does a so-called blue city look like in local politics? Vallas and Johnson identify as Democrats, but the distance between them is longer than a Chicago winter.

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U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders endorses Johnson in April 4 mayoral runoff

Paul Vallas touted endorsements from the Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2, former Illinois Senate President Emil Jones Jr. and five City Council members.

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Wives of Flores twins, who helped put drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ behind bars, to plea guilty to money laundering

The wives allegedly collected drug debts owed to their husbands and spent lavishly.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bears GM Ryan Poles sounds off on free agent signings

Bears GM Ryan Poles shares his thoughts on Chicago's new signings, including Tremaine Edmunds and T.J. Edwards.

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Armed robbers strike 2 Chicago neighborhoods 10 times in under 2 hours

The robberies were in Brighton Park and Back of the Yards between 6 a.m. and 7:45 a.m. Wednesday. In each case, two to four robbers approached people on the street at gunpoint.

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Kevin Gowrie: The Perthshire football coach in charge of America's top-ranked U16 team

The former Perth Academy pupil proudly watched his Chicago United Soccer Club under-16s lift the National Academy Championship

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Fires continue to kill people in unsafe buildings as Chicago ignores problems with its inspection system

CHICAGO — Larry Burns had been planning a wedding reception last May in Mississippi and was looking forward to his mother coming from her home in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood.

Chicago Tribune

How a gun violence spike in 2016 created a movement of Chicagoans that is still building

Over the last six years, support for community-based violence prevention has swelled in Chicago. It started with a “really shocking and enormous” increase in shootings.

Chicago Sun-Times

Rick Kogan: It may be only rock ‘n’ roll but Blagojevich was back in the spotlight for a few songs at a Chicago club

CHICAGO — Beer was flowing, the band was playing, people danced and in the audience sat a former governor of Illinois at a table with his wife, ready to rock ’n’ roll.

Chicago Tribune

Ms. Lauryn Hill, Carrie Underwood, John Legend, Brandi Carlile among Ravinia’s 2023 lineup

The summerlong music festival also features a six-week residency by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and concerts by Jethro Tull, Buddy Guy, Boys II Men, Santana and more.

Chicago Sun-Times

Videos show boats dying Chicago River green for St Patrick's Day and here's how they do it

The tradition dates back to 1962 and is still done by a crew of six related to the original union members

Irish Mirror

Bears to sign former Panthers QB PJ Walker

PJ Walker is joining his Hail Mary buddy DJ Moore over in Chicago, as the now former Panthers QB has agreed to a two-year deal with the Bears.

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Report: Bears Agree to Deal With Former Panthers QB PJ Walker

Chicago has a new quarterback in town.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago-area expressway shootings increasingly caused by road rage, state police say

In 2022, road rage was reported in about 40% of the 140 Chicago-area expressway shootings handled by Illinois State Police. That is up from 12% in 2021, ISP says.

Chicago Sun-Times

Big Whoopi: Chicago isn’t afraid of new video touting NYC for Dem convention

Chicago is more than capable of hosting 2024’s Democratic National Convention. The city is one of the frontrunners for the high profile event.

Chicago Sun-Times

Things do in Chicago March 16-22: The Mix

Tedeschi Trucks Band, Shamrock Shenanigans and “Tuk Tuks on Devon” are among the entertainment highlights in the week ahead.

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5 Chicago men charged with meth trafficking via U.S. Postal Service

Drug was shipped from California and sold around the Chicago area, prosecutors say.

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Write-in ballots force Taliaferro into 29th Ward runoff — but La Spata ekes out reelection in 1st

The official results, including all eligible mail-in ballots counted by the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners on Wednesday, put Ald. Chris Taliaferro 25 votes shy of the majority he needed to win a third term outright.

Chicago Sun-Times

DEA’s new Chicago boss Sheila Lyons: Will target fentanyl, an ‘awful, terrible challenge’

Lyons, the first woman to hold the post, says she’ll target Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel and Jalisco New Generation Cartel, saying the fentanyl they supply is “like nothing I’ve ever seen in my 30 years in law enforcement.”

Chicago Sun-Times

As Chicago’s embattled top cop exits, search for his replacement marks new civilian panel’s first real test

The Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability said the incoming mayor won’t have outsized influence in recommending candidates and won’t be able to subvert the selection process.

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Here’s what jersey number Bears WR DJ Moore will wear in Chicago

DJ Moore is officially a Bear! Here's what number he'll don in Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times

Reset on the Road: Mayoral Candidate Runoff Forum

The University of Chicago Institute of Politics, the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ are hosting a live candidate forum for the city’s mayoral candidates — Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson — ahead of the runoff election. Join us in person, virtually or on-air March 30.

Chicago Sun-Times

Railroad merger OK blasted by suburban mayors, Illinois lawmakers

Metra, suburban mayors wary of more delays because of increase freight traffic in the Chicago area.

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