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A plan to tax suburban Metra riders is a bad idea. Instead, discourage driving, especially for short trips. Instead, Chicago needs a system of shared streets to promote walking and biking.

“I was thinking what are they trying to do, steal his organs or something like that,” Ed Brown said. Curtis Brown’s body was found Monday on a South Chicago street.

A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a former Chicago college student to eight years in federal prison for spying on behalf of the Chinese government, saying it was clear that his ultimate goal was to become a “sleeper agent” and infiltrate some of the United States’ most sensitive operations.

Best known for her calm, recognizable voice leading board meetings, Beltran started her career at Chicago Public Schools in 1986.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot had slammed the project before launching her first mayoral campaign, but did an about-face once in office, making the facility even bigger and more expensive.

Common Pantry will move into an accessible 3,500-square-foot space in North Center, featuring a commercial kitchen, a multipurpose room and a courtyard for dining and events.

With many alderpersons choosing not to run for reelection, decades of institutional knowledge will be lost when the new Council convenes.

The fractured field virtually guarantees no single candidate will reach the vote threshold — more than 50% — that’s needed to avoid a runoff between the top two finishers in the Feb. 28 election.