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U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy urges COVID boosters during Chicago visit as cases rise again

“The bottom line is we have protection available. It’s just upon all of us now to make sure people use those tools,” the surgeon general said.

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Chicago private school defends LGBTQ sex ed, tightens security after right-wing viral video

An administrator at Francis W. Parker School was secretly recorded by an operative with the group Project Veritas posing as a conference attendee.

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For Sandra Cisneros, writing a poem is like driving in the dark

The Chicago-born author, who won acclaim for her 1984 novel “The House On Mango Street,” recently had her first collection of poems in 28 years published — “Woman Without Shame.”

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Glass blowing studio connects with youth impacted by violence, city hosts its largest US citizenship ceremony 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.

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Judge dismisses defamation suit against broadcaster related to allegations of misconduct by former radio host Eric Ferguson

It’s the second defamation suit to be dismissed against Ferguson’s former employer, Hubbard Radio Chicago.

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Heather Mack denied bond in Chicago federal case stemming from mother’s 2014 slaying in Bali as judge finds ‘plenty of reason’ to consider her a danger

CHICAGO — Chicago native Heather Mack has been behind bars since the day her mother’s bludgeoned body was discovered nearly 8 1/2 years ago, stuffed in a suitcase in the Bali resort where they’d been vacationing.

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No bond for woman charged in death of socialite mom

A judge has declined to ease bond conditions and release a Chicago woman who is charged with conspiracy in the death of her wealthy mother during a luxury vacation in Bali in 2014

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Kanye West stripped of honorary degree by prestigious Chicago art school

Antisemitic rapper received doctorate from School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2015

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50 years ago, a plane crashed into homes outside Chicago's Midway, killing 45 people. The neighborhood hasn’t forgotten

CHICAGO — Evan Cotter Jr. was getting ready to play hockey after school on a cold December afternoon in 1972 when the wing of a Boeing 737 slammed into the back of his family’s house.

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Man killed, woman injured during struggle over gun in Ashburn

The two were arguing around 8 p.m. in the 8200 block of South Kedzie Avenue when the woman, who was a concealed carry license holder, drew a weapon, according to Chicago police.

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Editorial: Time to take a jackhammer to the Trump sign on Chicago’s Trump Tower

Back in 2014, Donald Trump wrote an op-ed for this newspaper titled “Why I love Chicago and My Sign.” Trump was fighting back against Chicagoans who objected to five massive letters affixed to Trump’s International Hotel and Tower, viewing them as an affront to the city’s architectural glory. The letters,…

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Javonte Green’s injury creates a snag, but Billy Donovan remains set on shaking up the Chicago Bulls lineup: ‘We’ve got to try to move things around’

CHICAGO — Javonte Green missed a second straight game Wednesday for the Chicago Bulls, but coach Billy Donovan assured Green he will regain his newfound starting job at power forward whenever he is cleared to return to the court.

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Police don’t need unfettered right to surveil First Amendment-protected gatherings with drones

Illinois has a a good, balanced law limiting such surveillance, especially given Chicago’s long, checkered history of police spying abuse.

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Chicago police officer accused of urinating in ice machine at Florida bar

Henry Capouch, 30, was charged with battery and disorderly conduct in the incident.

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Paul Sullivan: Willson Contreras is a St. Louis Cardinal — and we still don’t know why the Chicago Cubs didn’t want to keep him

Chicago Cubs President Jed Hoyer assuredly said all the right things about catcher Willson Contreras after his agreement with the St. Louis Cardinals was revealed.

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Illinois governor aims to get assault weapon ban proposal ‘done in the first half of the year’

CHICAGO — Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who made banning the sale of assault weapons a key component of his successful reelection campaign this fall, for the first time voiced support for the recently unveiled proposal by Illinois House Democrats that includes outlawing the sale of certain assault-style guns, barring most people…

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Cubs add right-hander Jameson Taillon to their rotation with a 4-year, $68 million deal

CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs’ upgrades at the winter meetings aren’t stopping in center field.

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Nearly 2,000 granted U.S. citizenship in largest Chicago ceremony ever: ‘I consider this my home’

The new citizens, from 120 countries, were sworn in Wednesday at Wintrust Arena. “I love this country and I’m very excited about this,” Svjetlana Kiponjic said.

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Things to do in Chicago Dec. 8-14: The Mix

Daddy Yankee’s farewell tour, the Music Box Theatre’s holiday double feature and several stagings of ‘The Nutcracker’ are among the entertainment highlights in the week ahead.

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Chicago police officer arrested for urinating in ice machine at Florida beach bar

Henry Capouch is charged with simple battery and disorderly conduct

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Pat Hughes, longtime Cubs radio voice, wins the Ford C. Frick Award — the Baseball Hall of Fame’s top broadcasting honor

CHICAGO — Longtime Chicago Cubs radio voice Pat Hughes was named the winner of the Ford C. Frick Award on Wednesday, joining Jack Brickhouse and Harry Caray among the all-time broadcasting greats.

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How single-family lending drives neighborhood inequality, Pritzker signs SAFE-T Act 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.

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Chicago will see its earliest sunset of 2022 on Thursday

The sun will set Thursday before the average workday ends, at exactly 4:21 p.m., according to the website Time and Date.

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50 years ago, a 737 fell from the sky and flattened homes on the Southwest Side

The day United Flight 553 crashed in Chicago “was just like someone dropped a big, huge anvil on the ground.”

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Gary LaPaille, former state senator, Democratic Party of Illinois chair, Madigan staffer, dies at 68

He was “a Democrat’s Democrat. ... His blood was blue,” said former Virginia Gov. and ex-Democratic National Committee chair Terry McAuliffe.

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