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100,000 tulip bulbs to be planted on South Side vacant lots

The public work orchestrated by Chicago artist Amanda Williams aims to redefine redlining in Washington Park.

Chicago Sun-Times

AT&T charged with trying to illegally influence Illinois ex-Speaker Michael Madigan

CHICAGO — AT&T Illinois has agreed to pay a $23 million fine as part of a federal criminal investigation into the company’s illegal efforts to influence former House Speaker Michael Madigan.

Chicago Tribune

Rensselaer, Indiana, has become a mural hot spot, drawing people from the Chicago area, elsewhere

More than 60 murals have gone up in six years in the small town about 85 miles from Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Review: ‘Till’ is a compelling portrait of grief, resolve and the national impact of the Emmett Till murder

Drive around Chicago enough and you’ll likely catch sight of a video billboard flashing momentarily on “Till.” Its image of the actors playing Emmett Till and, more prominently and in color, Mamie Till-Mobley, hang in place for a few seconds before being replaced by something else.

Chicago Tribune

Michael Phillips: The women behind the new movie ‘Till’ knew they had to show a mother living through the unbearable

CHICAGO — Now in theaters, “Till” is the story of a mother, a mother’s son and the horrific 1955 lynching of 14-year-old Chicagoan Emmett Till, who was visiting relatives in Mississippi at the time of his murder.

Chicago Tribune

Bears report card: How we graded Chicago in their Week 6 loss

Here’s a quick breakdown of what we saw during Thursday's game and how we graded the Bears in their loss to the Commanders.

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10 people shot, 3 fatally, in Chicago Thursday

A man, 22, was killed during a home invasion about 2 a.m. in South Shore.

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Using quantum data to create an unhackable Internet: ‘We’re getting close,’ University of Chicago expert leading project says

“No one can hack it because they can’t read it,” David Awschalom says. “Because the act of looking at it changes it. Destroys it.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Convicted ‘Starved Rock killer’s’ lawyer: Family member might have arranged for Chicago Outfit to kill 3 women in 1960

Chester Weger, who spent decades in prison for the killings, says he was framed and is asking Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow to vacate his conviction.

Chicago Sun-Times

City Hall OK’d South Side diner for Taste of Chicago despite years of unpaid city bills, taxes

Being delinquent to the city and also having stopped paying its property taxes 12 years ago didn’t keep Josephine’s Southern Cooking from being handed a coveted Taste spot by Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration.

Chicago Sun-Times

The scariest town in Illinois does not exist. But you can visit in ‘Halloween Ends’

CHICAGO — Haddonfield, Illinois, does not exist.

Chicago Tribune

Rev. Jesse Jackson won’t slow down at 81: ‘It’s my sense of purpose’

Rev. Jesse L. Jackson turned 81 last week, and will celebrate at a birthday gala on Friday. Diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2017, he told the Chicago Sun-Times he has no intention of taking it easy. Right now, his focus is on registering voters for the upcoming election.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sun-Times/WBEZ Poll: Downstate downfall? Bailey’s backyard showing fails to cut into Pritzker’s double-digit lead

Democrats Gov. J.B. Pritzker and U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth held commanding leads over their GOP challengers in the survey. And broken down by region, the results also reflected Republican Bailey’s downstate difficulties in the governor’s race.

Chicago Sun-Times

Rookie duo lead Knights past Blackhawks in home opener

LAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Golden Knights’ sixth home opener was won by two players appearing in their first.

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Studs and duds from Bears’ Week 6 loss vs. Commanders

From Dante Pettis to Velus Jones, we're taking a look at the studs and duds in the Bears' Week 6 loss to the Commanders.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Commanders escape with win over Bears: Everything we know

Washington holds on for a 12-7 win over the Chicago Bears.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago Bears waste 3 prime scoring chances and fall to the Washington Commanders 12-7 for their 3rd straight loss

CHICAGO — Velus Jones Jr. fell to the ground at the 9-yard line Thursday night at Soldier Field, and the football hit him in the face mask and bounced to the field.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago may end natural gas hookups for new homes, businesses

The recommendation is among more than two dozen as Chicago tries to eliminate fossil fuel use.

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Washington Commanders vs. Chicago Bears, live stream, preview, TV channel, time, odds, how to watch TNF

The Washington Commanders will meet the Chicago Bears in Week 6 of Thursday Night Football from Soldier Field.

Chicago Tribune

For Asian Americans, their moment in Illinois politics was a ‘long, long time’ coming

CHICAGO — Randy Jue shuffled through a heap of papers on the desk inside his Bridgeport business until unearthing a detailed map of Chicago’s 11th Ward, where he spotted opportunity.

Chicago Sun-Times

Preckwinkle calls for U.S. help as county faces ‘considerable’ health costs for asylum seekers bused from Texas, Florida

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle condemns “cynical, disgraceful tactic” of Southern Republican governors busing asylum seekers to Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago’s $2M precinct consolidation plan denounced as ‘voter suppression’

Mayoral challenger Willie Wilson wants a federal judge to block a plan he said “reminds me of the Jim Crow days down South where I’m from.” But the Board of Elections was required to consolidate city precincts after new ward and district lines were drawn based on the 2020 census.

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These are the faces of the rising number of Black gun owners in the U.S.

Black gun ownership dates back to before the country's founding. In "Armed Doesn't Mean Dangerous," photographer Christian K. Lee captures the growing number of Black Americans who own firearms.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago’s 2023 budget must focus on helping all residents

Public libraries, street paving and snow removal should be budget priorities.

Chicago Sun-Times

Belmont Cragin voters speak out, another Illinoian pleads guilty after US Capitol riot and more in your Chicago news roundup

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