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How high-capacity magazines for weapons have become a mass-market item

Magazines with a capacity of 30 rounds or more for handguns and rifles were relatively rare among civilians not long ago. Now, they’re commonplace — despite local bans.

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In Chicago, handguns easily turned into high-capacity machine guns fuel growing violence

Increasingly, large-capacity magazines are turning up, along with ‘switches’ that convert handguns into illegal machine guns that can fire 20 shots in about a second.

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U.S. Senate forum: Duckworth, Salvi find rare common ground — but it’s in Arlington Heights for Bears stadium

In the forum hosted by the Chicago Sun-Times, WBEZ and WTTW, Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Republican challenger Kathy Salvi disagreed on abortion, guns and a host of issues, but both said they support the Chicago Bears moving from Soldier Field to Arlington Heights.

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Chicago cop charged with illegally tasing man in Dunning

Officer Marco Simonetti is charged with felony aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and official misconduct in the August 2021 incident in Dunning.

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Brandon Johnson, Chicago Mayor Lightfoot’s newest progressive challenger, contends she’s ‘disconnected ... with working people’

CHICAGO — Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson will run for Chicago mayor, adding another progressive challenger to the field of 2023 candidates and raising the prospect of a rematch between the Chicago Teachers Union and Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

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Dick Mell’s sudden interest in Chicago mayoral race

It is interesting how now Richard Mell seems to be worried about Chicago’s problems when he used to be focused on either ignoring or creating them.

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Blackhawks embrace rebuild in commercial series

The Bears and Cubs have bristled at the word “rebuild.” The Sox didn’t have a problem with the word, but they certainly didn’t use it to promote the team. That’s not the case with the Hawks.

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Senior home owner fined $1,500 after 3 residents died, student test scores drop statewide 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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Which Love Is Blind couples from season two are still together?

The cast of ‘Love Is Blind’ season two have gone through manys ups and downs since cameras stopped rolling

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DePaul coach Tony Stubblefield focuses on local talent for ‘Chicago’s Team’

If you look closely there has been success and positive strides made in Tony Stubblefield’s 18 months on the job.

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Kanye West mural image painted over in West Loop amid antisemitic remarks fallout

The building’s owner had the mural featuring the image of Ye altered to remove the likeness of the rapper.

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New winterized tents in Chicago bring shelter security for the unhoused, but spark questions of permanency

CHICAGO — A potential showdown is looming in Chicago's Fulton Market area over the arrival of 10 winterized tents for unhoused individuals living under nearby Metra tracks, as the city quickly gave the tent dwellers notice that the shelters must be removed by the morning of Nov. 3 for “off-street…

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3 keys for Bears offense vs. Cowboys in Week 8

As the Bears prepare to face the Cowboys, here's what Chicago's offense needs to do to succeed against the Dallas defense in Week 8.

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7-year-old boy among 4 people killed by gunfire in Chicago Wednesday, 3 others wounded

The 7-year-old was killed inside a Humboldt Park home, a 15-year-old boy was fatally shot in Greater Grand Crossing on the South Side.

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Updated look at Bears’ 2023 draft picks after Robert Quinn trade

The Bears now has seven draft picks in the 2023 NFL draft. Here's an updated look at Chicago's picks by round:

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Clouted owner of senior home fined $1,500 after 3 residents died during hot spell as heat was left running inside their building

Newly released autopsy results show the primary cause of death for all three women was “environmental heat exposure due to hot residential building during heat-related weather event.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Amendment ‘right thing’ for workers? Or ‘government union power play’? Proposal stirs debate on union rights, worker safety

Supporters say the amendment will enshrine collective bargaining rights as fundamental Illinois law and help workers bargain for measures that affect public safety. Detractors call it a power grab by organized labor that will raise the cost of government and, therefore, property taxes.

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Brandon Johnson joining crowded race for mayor

The Cook County commissioner said he is running because incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot has failed progressives. “The hopes and desires of working families have been ignored,” Johnson told the Sun-Times.

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Meet Boots, the poet who leaves inspirational messages on Chicago’s sidewalks

CHICAGO — After a 10-year relationship ended, she started writing poetry to heal a broken heart. Seven years later, she continues to write — but now she does so on the sidewalks of Chicago.

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Officers wounded in line of duty awarded for bravery

Twelve Chicago police officers, a U.S. Marshal and a canine officer receive the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation’s Valor Award.

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Former Teamsters boss John Coli Sr. sentenced to 19 months in federal prison in extortion case

CHICAGO — Former Teamsters union boss John Coli Sr. once basked in a reputation as a tough-nosed, nationally known organized labor figure, rubbing elbows with the state’s political and business elite, running up $15,000 tabs at Chicago steakhouses, and cruising around the Mediterranean on other people’s yachts.

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15-year-old fatally shot in Greater Grand Crossing

The teen was shot in the 7700 block of South Vernon Avenue by someone in a white Jeep, Chicago police said.

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It sets a bad precedent when cop with Proud Boys ties gets a pass

It’s deeply troubling that the Chicago Police Department overlooked incriminating evidence and didn’t even consider firing Bakker for making inconsistent statements to authorities about his ties to the insurrectionist group.

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West Rogers Park school drops its slaveowner namesake

The school becomes the third — and second named after a slaveowner — to change its name since a Chicago Sun-Times review in late 2020 found 30 CPS schools are named after slaveholders.

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Robert Quinn trade grades: Who won the deal between the Eagles and Bears?

Who won the Quinn trade to the Eagles?

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