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The Latest Breaking News from Chicago

Pharma funds Illinois pols, ‘Sister Jean’ turns 103, Honest Chicagoans talk Air and Water Show 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 cop paralyzed from shooting released from rehab center: ‘This will not keep him down’

Danny Golden was released a month after the Beverly shooting that left him paralyzed. He was greeted by cheers from dozens of supporters and loved ones.

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Picture Chicago: This week’s can’t miss photos

Bears football is back, Chicagoans enjoy the dog days of summer and the Blue Angels ready for the Air and Water Show in our best unseen photos from the last week.

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Chicago Police Board fires cop accused of choking suspect during arrest — five months after judge acquitted him of charges

In a 5-2 decision, the board voted to dismiss Officer Louis Garcia for his actions May 31, 2019, when Garcia and his partner arrested a man at a bus stop in the 9700 block of South Commercial Avenue.

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This week in history: Elvis’ sudden death shocks Chicago

Long live the King — Elvis Presley’s unexpected death on Aug. 16, 1977 led to an outpouring of love from Chicagoans.

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Columbus statues should not return to Grant Park and Little Italy, mayor’s monument commission recommends

It is not clear if the city will follow the recommendations of the Chicago monuments project advisory committee. In May, Mayor Lori Lightfoot hinted strongly at ignoring them.

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19 years after accident left him a quadriplegic, Chicagoan completes swim from Alcatraz to San Francisco shore

Rob Heitz’s swim took about 65 minutes Friday.

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Defense focuses on more recent contact between R. Kelly and woman who testified earlier that she was teen on sex video

CHICAGO — R. Kelly’s attorney on Friday began to cross-examine the key witness in his Chicago federal trial, a woman who now says she was the young teenager seen on an infamous sex tape that led to Kelly’s indictment on child pornography charges two decades ago.

Chicago Tribune

Milwaukee Brewers vs. Chicago Cubs, live stream, TV channel, time, how to stream MLB

The Milwaukee Brewers will meet the Chicago Cubs as they open up their three-game series on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field.

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So Bailey insists on calling Chicago a ‘hellhole?’ Well, Lightfoot slams his campaign as a ‘dumpster fire’

After the GOP candidate for governor again ripped the city, where over one fifth of the state’s residents live, Mayor Lightfoot snapped back on Twitter.

Chicago Sun-Times

Unrivaled Brands & Other Cannabis Operators Just Made Some Key Executive Changes You Should Know About

As Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference returns on September 13-14 to Chicago, gathering top CEOs, investors and leaders in the industry, let's scroll through the latest leadership changes within the space.

Benzinga

Birdwatching around Chicago: 8 unconventional tips

There’s more to Chicago-area birdwatching than Montrose Point’s Magic Hedge. Birders share some tips for birding off the beaten path.

Chicago Sun-Times

A Chicago businessman saw some artists painting boarded-up buildings. Here’s what came next.

“So I went up to them and said, ‘This is super-cool. I have a business. I always wanted to have some murals,’ ” David Chaimovitz says. And now he does.

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14-year-old boy among 10 people wounded by gunfire in Chicago Thursday

In another attack, a 71-year-old woman was shot inside a home in Auburn Gresham.

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Mayor Lightfoot pledged $1 million for gun tips last year, but so far payouts are slightly more than $10,000

CHICAGO — Under pressure to address skyrocketing street crime last summer, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced a $1 million reward program for people who report illegal guns.

Chicago Tribune

Meet Colette Hurd, hospital's 1st transplant recipient of organs that weren’t a match. An immunosuppression strategy is key to her success

CHICAGO -- It was 422 days at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

USA Today Sports Media Group

NFL fans are dragging Dan Orlovsky, MNF announcers calling Bears-Seahawks game

The Seahawks had a rough night in a preseason loss to the Bears, but the MNF announcers might've been worse.

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Improvement needed after Seahawks drop 2nd preseason game 27-11

The Seattle Seahawks have plenty of work to do to get ready for their preseason finale after dropping Thursday's game to the Chicago Bears.

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R. Kelly's lawyer gets chance to question government witness

R. Kelly’s legal team is getting its chance Friday to question the government’s star witness at the R&B singer's federal trial in Chicago

Chicago Sun-Times

Modernizing CTA will be in vain if rider safety isn’t top priority

Even if Chicagoans want to support and get on board with investing in a better, more environmentally friendly CTA, if they are too scared to use public transit, they won’t.

Chicago Tribune

Illinois gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey resumes calling Chicago a ‘hellhole’ at state fair’s GOP day

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Darren Bailey, who had tempered his criticism of Chicago since winning the Republican nomination for governor, returned to calling the state’s largest city a crime-ridden “hellhole” Thursday in playing to a downstate crowd during the GOP’s annual day at the Illinois State Fair.

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News briefs

Boy, 14, shot early Thursday is 7th child shot in Chicago in less than 17 hours

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: The Chicago White Sox were pummeled 21-5. So is it time for another leadership meeting?

CHICAGO — The link in the NBC Sports Chicago tweet Wednesday begged to be opened.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jets pierce Chicago sky to prep for weekend’s Air and Water Show

The two-day event features every branch of the military and the Illinois National Guard in the show.

Chicago Tribune

Comedian Ricky Gervais joins animal rights group in call to move Rocky the coyote from forest preserve in Northbrook to Colorado wildlife sanctuary

CHICAGO — The push to move a coyote from its cage in a Cook County forest preserve to a wildlife sanctuary got a celebrity endorsement recently from comedian Ricky Gervais.

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