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Picture Chicago: Check out 14 must-see photos from the last week in news

Monday was the first day of in-person early voting in Chicago for the Feb. 28 election, the country’s first major auto show of the year kicked off at McCormick Place, and more from Sun-Times photographers’ best recent photos.

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O’Hare Airport, mayor address homelessness at the airport after social media uproar

CHICAGO — Amid a growing population of homeless people taking refuge in Chicago’ O’Hare International Airport, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the city won’t allow homeless people to sleep at the airport anymore.

Chicago Tribune

What’s new in NASCAR 2023?

After its wild premiere at the La Coliseum, the NASCAR Cup season proper kicks off this weekend with the Daytona 500. Here are the six major changes to look out for in the new campaign

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Michael Phillips: Raquel Welch was the star who came in from the Chicago cold

CHICAGO — Raquel Welch died Wednesday at the age of 82. From her teenage pageant years onward, her career was defined and in many ways confined by a gilded cage of marketable, exploitable beauty, sold primarily to men who couldn’t quite believe their eyes.

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Feds want 25 more years in jail for R. Kelly on Chicago conviction, saying he’s shown no remorse for years of sexual abuse

CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors in Chicago are asking for a 25-year consecutive prison sentence for R. Kelly for his conviction last year on child pornography charges, saying he’s a “serial sexual predator” who has shown no remorse for his crimes and tried to blame his victims for their own abuse.

Chicago Tribune

US officials say all debris from suspected Chinese spy balloon has been collected – as it happened

Pieces collected off ocean floor after US fighter jet shot down balloon off South Carolina’s coast and will now go to FBI lab for analysis

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U.S. prosecutors ask for 25 more years in prison for R. Kelly

The additional sentence from last year's child pornography and enticement convictions in Chicago would add to 30 years the R&B singer and songwriter recently began serving in a New York case.

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2023 NFL mock draft roundup: Top trade partner emerges for Bears at No. 1

We've rounded up the latest 2023 NFL mock drafts, where the Bears find themselves a popular trade partner for the No. 1 pick.

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Feds seek R. Kelly sentence that would virtually guarantee singer never walks free

Prosecutors have asked a federal judge to sentence Kelly, 56, to a quarter-century in prison as a result of his conviction in Chicago last summer. They said Kelly should not begin serving that sentence until after he has finished serving a 30-year federal prison sentence for racketeering.

Chicago Sun-Times

Whatever happened to Mary Agnes Moroney? DNA tests appear to solve 1930s mystery of missing Chicago girl

A new investigation into the kidnapping led her family to conclude she grew up as Jeanette Burchard, became a nurse and had three children, and died in Florida 20 years ago. “She was loved very much,” her daughter said.

Chicago Sun-Times

How a Cook County sheriff’s detective apparently solved the nearly 100-year-old mystery of a missing Chicago girl

The detective’s work has convinced two families that Mary Agnes Moroney — kidnapped from her home in Chicago in 1930 — was raised as Jeanette Burchard and became a nurse in Florida. She died 20 years ago.

Chicago Sun-Times

Boeing’s misconduct hasn’t stopped Illinois politicians from taking campaign cash from the company

Based in Chicago until last year, the aerospace giant has given $50,000 to legislative leaders and other politicians since it admitted in 2021 it deceived regulators about a new aircraft that crashed twice overseas.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘My daughter was killed by bullets meant for me’ — a Chicago man’s story

In his own words, as told to WBEZ’s Patrick Smith for the podcast ‘Motive,’ Jontae Adams tells of struggling with the guilt of putting his 7-year-old daughter Jaslyn Adams at risk — and how her death changed his life.

Chicago Sun-Times

Commentary: California gun control isn’t the cure for what ails us. It isn’t even the cure for California

After every high-profile mass shooting, gun control advocates reflexively demand that we “just do something” about the problem. Invariably, that “something” means a very specific set of things, which can be summarized as a singular effort to impose California’s restrictive gun laws at the federal level.

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The Independent UK

US prosecutors ask for 25 more years in prison for R. Kelly

Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to give singer R. Kelly 25 more years in prison for his child pornography and enticement convictions last year in Chicago

Chicago Sun-Times

CPD officer who shot fleeing suspect in 2018 in South Shore faces dismissal

Chicago Police Supt. David Brown pushed for a 15-day suspension for Officer Shawn Bryant, but a police oversight board member overruled him Thursday.

The Times of India

Giannis Antetokounmpo breaks Milwaukee Bucks' assists record before injuring wrist

Giannis Antetokounmpo left the NBA game on Thursday with a wrist injury but not before he set a new assists record for the Milwaukee Bucks who played the Chicago Bulls on Thursday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mayor vows to remove unhoused people from O’Hare as more seek shelter at airport

Lightfoot said Thursday that it’s a security risk to allow homeless people to stay at O’Hare. But a law enforcement source said that starting this week, additional police has been dedicated to offering services to homeless people — and removing those who don’t accept the help.

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Bulls’ buyout interest in veteran point guard Russell Westbrook reportedly rises: ‘He’s a future Hall of Famer’

CHICAGO — Russell Westbrook still hasn’t found a landing spot — but the Chicago Bulls reportedly remain among the central group of buyers if he hits the buyout market.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis coming to speak to Chicago FOP Monday in Elmhurst

CHICAGO — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, exploring a bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, is scheduled to speak at an invite-only event Monday in Elmhurst to members of Chicago’s Fraternal Order of Police and potentially deliver some rhetorical political payback to Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

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Father of alleged Fourth of July parade shooter pleads not guilty to reckless conduct charges

CHICAGO — Robert Crimo Jr., the father of alleged Highland Park mass shooter Robert Crimo III, pleaded not guilty Thursday to felony charges alleging he acted recklessly by helping his son obtain a license to buy guns despite knowing the then 19-year-old had previously threatened violence.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago Mayor Lightfoot still sees chance to stop Bears' move to Arlington Heights

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot won’t rule out using public funds to keep the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field as the NFL team continues to pursue a new stadium in Arlington Heights.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man’s body recovered from Chicago River on Southwest Side

Anthony Rucker, 23, was pulled from the water about 2:10 p.m. Thursday and was pronounced dead.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mayor Lori Lightfoot says Bears will end up where they started: at renovated Soldier Field

Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who has been barred until now from talking with the Chicago Bears about staying at Soldier Field, sees an avenue to communicate with the team.

Chicago Sun-Times

Brewpub, daycare — along with new housing — among proposals to transform vacant lots on West, South sides

The city is seeking input until the end of February on the potential transit-oriented developments in East Garfield Park and Woodlawn near the CTA’s Green Line.

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