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US Rep. ‘Chuy’ Garcia takes steps toward run for Chicago mayor

CHICAGO — U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia took two key steps toward announcing a campaign for Chicago mayor this week, amending his campaign committee to support a City Hall run and filing an economic disclosure statement as he continues weighing a challenge to Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

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Brad Biggs: The upcoming WR free-agent class is weak — so Bears acted now to acquire Chase Claypool from Steelers

CHICAGO — Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles did not wait until the offseason to add needed help for Justin Fields, gifting the quarterback a big-bodied wide receiver with production by acquiring Chase Claypool from the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday.

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Red Line extension is more than a transportation story

Extending the Red Line to the Far South Side is also about housing, jobs and economic development and opportunity.

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Chicago fishing, Midwest Fishing Report: Fox River trifecta, waiting on perch, inland bluegill

A Fox River trifecta, inland bluegill and waiting on perch on southern Lake Michigan lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

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Chicago Community Trust names its first Latina president and CEO

Andrea Sáenz succeeds Dr. Helene Gayle, who resigned in June to become president of Spelman College in Atlanta.

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Chase Claypool trade grades: Who won the deal between the Steelers and Bears?

The Bears got a big explosive wideout by trading for Chase Claypool. Will he make a difference in Chicago?

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Fantasy Impact: Bears Trade For Chase Claypool From Steelers

Chicago adds a much-needed piece to their wide receiver group and boost Justin Fields's fantasy potential.

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Chicago Urban League receives ‘transformational’ $6.6M donation

The gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott will be used to retire debt and upgrade the organization’s Bronzeville headquarters, the league’s local branch CEO says.

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15 hurt, including three children, in Chicago Halloween shooting

Chicago police say as many as 15 people, including three children, were injured in a drive-by shooting Halloween night

The Independent UK

Chicago voters needing language help at polls will have less of it on Election Day

A new state law that reduced the number of voting precincts means fewer bilingual ballots and election judges across six languages.

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Chicago mayor’s security detail exchanges gunfire with robbery suspects near 606 Trail in Logan Square, police say

No injuries were reported in the shooting, which occurred in the 1800 block of North Monticello Avenue, police said in a statement.

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At least 14 people, including 3-year-old, shot in Halloween night drive-by shooting on Chicago's West Side

CHICAGO — At least 14 people were shot, including a 3-year-old and two other minors, during a drive-by shooting Halloween night in East Garfield Park on Chicago's West Side, police said.

Chicago Tribune

15 hurt, including 3 children, in Chicago Halloween shooting

Chicago police say as many as 15 people, including three children, were injured in a drive-by shooting Halloween night

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Brad Biggs: The teardown portion of Ryan Poles’ rebuilding project is nearly done after the Chicago Bears trade away Roquan Smith

CHICAGO — General manager Ryan Poles said there was a “record-setting” piece to the contract the Chicago Bears offered Roquan Smith during training camp, when the inside linebacker made a public bid for a trade.

Chicago Tribune

Darren Bailey’s uphill candidacy for farmers, cops and Illinoisans who feel ‘pushed aside’

DU QUOIN, Ill. — In his thick country drawl, Darren Bailey stood at a lectern clutching a microphone, trying to convince a crowd in his rural home base of southern Illinois that he speaks their language.

Daily Mirror

Chicago shooting: At least 14 injured including child, 3, in drive-by attack

At least 14 people including a three-year-old and two other children have been injured in a drive-by shooting in Chicago on Halloween night with the whole incident having taken place in around "three seconds"

Chicago Sun-Times

Shooting death of 7-year-old reminds us how easily gun violence can invade our homes

Akeem Briscoe isn’t the only child in Chicago, or in the United States, whose life was cut short in a presumably safe space — at home — by someone engaged in a gunfight outside.

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Garcia likely to run for mayor after his poll shows him beating Lightfoot in two-way race

The poll of 616 likely Chicago voters was conducted last week by Public Policy Polling, a Raleigh, N.C. firm that works only for Democrats. Half were contacted on landlines, the rest on cell phones via text message.

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Andrew Duncan, original Second City actor, dies

‘The quintessential straight man’ appeared in the Chicago theater’s first revue and later in the movies ‘Love Story’ and “Slapshot.’

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Susan Kelly Power, icon of Chicago’s Native American community, dies at 97

Power helped found the American Indian Center in Chicago.

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Roquan Smith trade grades: Who won the deal between the Bears and Ravens?

Who won the Smith deal to the Ravens?

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Gov. Pritzker’s ex-tollway chairman accused of steering contracts, Bears trade Roquan Smith 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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Baking the bread of the dead

Dia de Muertos celebrated with love, longing, food.

Benzinga

Nasdaq Down Over 100 Points; Chicago PMI Drops Further

U.S. stocks traded lower midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite dropping more than 100 points on Monday.

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