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The 26-year-old was outside in the 6500 block of South Wolcott Avenue when someone approached him and opened fire, Chicago police said.

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Red Sox bullpen blows third straight lead in 6-5 loss to Cubs

The Red Sox are falling into a familiar pattern on this road trip.

Boston Herald

Chicago community groups say ‘suspicious activity reports’ lead to racial profiling by police

Arab American Action Network along with other Chicago community groups say the reports have become a way to racially profile Muslims and people of Arab descent.

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Girl, 17, fatally shot in South Lawndale; police questioning person of interest

The teen was near the parking lot of a business in the 2500 block of South Kolin Avenue when a male on a bicycle approached her and opened fire, Chicago police said.

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Bally’s, praised by labor here, faces strike threat in Rhode Island

The winner of the Chicago casino bid, who promised good labor relations here, nearly had to contend with a walkout over the July 4 weekend at its operation outside Providence.

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Zach LaVine signs 5-year, $215.2 million max deal to stay with Bulls — largest in team history

CHICAGO — Zach LaVine will remain a Bull after inking a five-year, $215.2 million deal to return to Chicago after his first summer as an unrestricted free agent.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago’s mayor and top cop vow heavy police presence headed into long holiday weekend

Last year, the July Fourth weekend was a bloodbath on Chicago streets with over 100 people shot, 19 of them killed. Thirteen children were among the wounded, five of them shot within a nine-hour period.

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Chicago’s laser sights ban reconsidered, Police officer wounded in shooting, Zach LaVine signs new Bulls contact and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s afternoon roundup is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Report: Zach LaVine agrees to five-year, $215.2M max deal with Bulls

Chicago resigns their two-time All-Star to a max contract.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Lightfoot uses wounding of police officer to sound the alarm — again — about post-pandemic surge in domestic violence

After a Chicago Police officer was ambushed while responding to a domestic violence call, Mayor Lori Lightfoot had the grim statistics at her fingertips. “Domestic-related” homicides by firearm and non-fatal shootings have increased by a staggering 125 percent since 2019.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘They can’t stop a million people’: Chicago man admits role in U.S. Capitol riot

Athanasios Zoyganeles wrote, “They are trying to remove Trump anyway they can.The people showed the government.That we will take u out if needed.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois throws its hat into the ring for new federal health research agency

Illinois leaders are making the case that the Chicago area should be home to a new $1 billion federal agency focused on health research.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago cop shot while responding to domestic disturbance

A Chicago police officer has been shot as he responded to a domestic disturbance

The Independent UK

‘Value’ proposition: Ex-CEO on how Chicago can woo new jobs

In light of employers moving in and out of Chicago, Harry Kraemer Jr. weighs in on what’s important to corporate leaders and how the city’s boosters can appeal to them.

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Dennis Cahill, guitar great, master of Irish traditional music, dead at 68

He grew up on the South Side, won renown after switching from rock music and also performed with Sting, Paul Simon and Ricky Skaggs.

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CPS cites Urban Prep, celebrated all-boys Chicago charter school, for ‘dismal’ financial management

The privately operated, publicly funded school has used cash advances and “predatory loans” for funding, city school officials say. Urban Prep leaders say its financial issues are resolved.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Billiken,’ new short film about Chicago’s Bud Billiken Parade, spotlights parade’s young dancers

The film — being projected nightly through Sept. 7 on the mammoth Chicago River-facing facade of the Merchandise Mart — centers on the largest and longest-running African American parade in the United States.

Chicago Tribune

Two dead, three wounded in mass shooting in Chicago's Loop

CHICAGO — Two men were killed and three more wounded when a gunman opened fire in Chicago’s Loop early Friday morning, police said.

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Picture Chicago: 14 must-see images from Sun-Times photographers this past week

Chicago votes in Illinois’ primary election, the Chicago Pride Parade returns, and protesters respond to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.

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Chicago police officer shot answering call of domestic disturbance in Little Italy. ‘They were ambushed,’ top cop says

The officer was shot as he and a partner were getting out of an elevator in a housing complex in the 1300 block of West Taylor Street Friday morning.

Benzinga

Billionaire Beau Wrigley Faces Another Cannabis Lawsuit, This Time Worth $80M

Billionaire William “Beau” Wrigley Jr, heir to the Wrigley chewing gum fortune, is in a court battle over a failed deal with vertically-integrated marijuana company Parallel to buy six Chicago cannabis companies.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Bears WR Darnell Mooney among NFL’s most underrated players

Bears WR Darnell Mooney thrived in an otherwise broken offense last season, and he's certainly an underrated name in the NFL.

Chicago Sun-Times

Feud for thought: These Chicago rivalries are worthy of documentary treatment

ESPN’s documentary on the Avalanche-Red Wings rivalry was so good, it made me want docs for rivalries with Chicago teams. That got me thinking: What could those be?

Chicago Sun-Times

Judge looks to Supreme Court gun ruling as he weighs whether to shoot down Chicago ban on laser sights

U.S. District Judge Robert Dow Jr. has asked lawyers in a Chicago gun-rights suit to weigh in on whether Justice Clarence Thomas’s majority opinion affects the city’s ban.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Most Guys Are Losers’: Boyfriend meets the Naperville parents in a sweet Midwestern rom-com

Predictable tale wins us over with breezy style and some familiar faces.

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