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Grant Park to get new pickleball courts, refurbished tennis courts

C3 Presents, which runs Lollapalooza, has donated $500,000 to the Chicago Park District.

Chicago Sun-Times

Former Chicago police detective accused of forcing woman to have sex after he was assigned to investigate an attack against her

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability recommended the detective be fired, but he told the agency he planned to retire in light of the allegations.

Chicago Sun-Times

Off-duty Chicago police officer found dead of apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound — 2nd such CPD death in a week

The 1st District officer was found Tuesday morning in a home on the West Side, according to a police spokesman.

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Winter storm rattling busy US travel season with cold and snow

A massive winter storm is winding across the central U.S., threatening to disrupt air traffic during the busy holiday season, rake Chicago with a blizzard and send an arctic blast as far south as Texas and the Gulf of Mexico.

Tribune News Service

Chicago winter wallop: Blizzard, dangerous wind chills, half-foot of snow predicted

Worst conditions to develop Thursday night, with a possible blizzard and dangerously low temperatures expected by Friday, the National Weather Service warned.

Chicago Sun-Times

Presenting Ballotpedia’s year-end ballot measure report

Welcome to the Tuesday, December 20, Brew.

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British Airways: nightmare before Christmas as dozens of transatlantic flights cancelled

Six flights – from Boston, Chicago, Denver, Nashville, New York JFK and Washington DC – have been cancelled outright

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Man shot, killed on Mariano’s rooftop in West Town

A man was sitting in a car in the 2000 block of West Chicago Avenue when he was shot in the head, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Suburban Chicago businessman gets nearly 5 years in prison for bilking $2.6 million from hospitals desperate for COVID-19 masks, buying himself Maseratis

A federal judge on Monday sentenced a Burr Ridge, Illinois, businessman to nearly five years in federal prison for swindling $2.6 million from hospitals seeking coveted protective gear in the traumatic early days of the COVID-19 pandemic and blowing much of it on credit cards and luxury cars.

Chicago Tribune

Students at Chicago's Benito Juarez school stage walkout in first day since campus shooting

CHICAGO — More than 100 Benito Juarez high school students joined a walkout midday Monday on the school’s first day of classes since four teens were shot and two were killed Friday.

Chicago Tribune

Man fatally shot in Ukrainian Village

The man, 27, was sitting in a vehicle in a parking lot in the 2000 block of West Chicago Avenue when he was shot, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sister of Chicago cop arrested on charges stemming from Jan. 6 US Capitol attack

A Chicago woman was arrested Monday on federal charges alleging she participated in the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol with her brother, a Chicago police officer who is already facing trial.

Chicago Tribune

Lizzo’s ‘SNL’ tribute to Chicago-raised artist Annie Lee’s iconic ‘Blue Monday’ was ‘awe-inspiring,’ family says

The Grammy-winning singer paid visual tribute to the painting “Blue Monday” during her Dec. 17 appearance on “Saturday Night Live.” Annie Lee’s grandson says the performance felt like a gift from his beloved grandmother.

Chicago Sun-Times

Boy, 17, shot in Calumet Heights

The boy was in a car in the the 8500 block of S. South Chicago Avenue when someone fired shots, police said.

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South American migrants celebrate their first Christmas in Chicago

Migrants recently arrived from Venezuela and Colombia enjoy a holiday party at the Salvation Army’s Shield of Hope Center, but many are homesick for loved ones left behind.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts could miss next two games with sprained shoulder, NFL sources say

PHILADELPHIA — Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts suffered a shoulder sprain during the game Sunday against the Chicago Bears that could sideline him for the next two games, NFL sources told The Inquirer on Monday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Businesses and workers aren’t abandoning the office

More executives now say they plan to renew leases on office space, and more workers say they want to return to in-person work.

Chicago Sun-Times

Updating ice-fishing regulations for public sites around Chicago

The annual listing of regulations for ice fishing at public sites around Chicago, mostly reminders with a couple changes.

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Parents warn of deadly snow-ramp crashes, sister of Chicago cop faces Jan. 6 riot charges and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Tribune

Snack food giant Mondelez to sell its gum business, including brands like Trident

Chicago-based snack food giant Mondelez International will sell its gum business, which includes brands such as Trident, Chiclets and Bubblicious, to the European gum and confectionary maker Perfetti Van Melle Group for $1.35 billion, the company said in a news release Monday.

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Studs and duds from Eagles 25-20 win over Bears in Week 15

Here are the studs and duds from the Philadelphia Eagles' 25-20 win over the Chicago Bears in Week 15 at Soldier Field

Chicago Sun-Times

Sister of Chicago police officer charged in Capitol riot now also arrested

When the FBI arrested Karol Chwiesiuk at his family home in Chicago in June 2021, Agnieszka Chwiesiuk apparently asked whether she would also be taken into custody.

Chicago Sun-Times

In Memoriam: Remembering actors, singers, artists, cultural icons we lost in 2022

Queen Elizabeth II, Sidney Poitier, Meat Loaf, James Caan, Ray Liotta, Olivia Newton-John and Ramsey Lewis were among the celebrities who passed away this year.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cash to gun violence victims: City launches pilot program of grants for funerals, other expenses

The program will start in five neighborhoods. Families in those areas who lose a loved one to gun violence are eligible for $1,500 toward funeral or burial costs. Shooting victims can get $1,000. And those sustaining debilitating injuries can qualify for up to $1,000 in relocation costs.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘It scared everybody.’ Students leave class to remember victims of mass shooting outside Benito Juarez high school

Nathan Billegas, 14, and Brandon Perez, 15, were killed and two other teens — a boy and a girl, both 15 — were wounded as classes were being dismissed Friday at the school in the 2100 block of South Laflin Street.

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