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The Mix: Cool things to do in Chicago Aug. 3-10

The Windy City Smokeout, Northalsted Market Days, Out of Space and Festa Italiana are among the cool things to see and do in the week ahead.

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Paul Sullivan: Time for a Chicago White Sox do-over — and don’t sleep on their playoff chances despite ‘stuff’ happening

CHICAGO — The do-over began Tuesday night at Guaranteed Rate Field.

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Lightfoot: Chicago making progress on fighting crime despite continued downtown violence

The mayor, in an interview Wednesday, credited a ‘multitiered’ strategy for a drop in murders and shootings and said the city needs to target late-hour bars where a lot of downtown violence is occurring.

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A look at Chicago’s pharmacy deserts, Highland Park shooting suspect’s not guilty plea and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Lollapalooza security guard posted bogus mass shooting threat so she could leave work early, prosecutors say

CHICAGO — An 18-year-old security guard remains behind bars after allegedly faking a mass shooting alert at Lollapalooza so she could leave work early, prosecutors say.

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Emails sent from R. Kelly prosecutor’s burner account to author of singer’s book at issue as trial looms

CHICAGO — The Chicago federal case against R. Kelly took yet another strange twist Wednesday when it was revealed that the onetime lead prosecutor used a burner email account and a fake name to communicate with the author of a book on Kelly’s sexual misconduct.

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Italian American group wants statues returned by Columbus Day, protected at taxpayer expense

The Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans paid a security firm to prepare plans to protect statues of Christopher Columbus removed from Grant and Arrigo parks two years ago amid protests. Recommendations include cameras, motion detectors and 24-hour guards.

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Highland Park parade shooting suspect pleads not guilty

The man accused of killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago pleaded not guilty on Wednesday.

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The Best Gifts for Chicago Sports Fans

We have the best gifts for Chicago Sports Fans as you get ready for the NFL, NBA, NHL, and the continuing MLB season

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Oh, the anomaly! Drawing for waterfowl blinds on Wolf Lake at William Powers SRA

Drawing for waterfowl blinds on Wolf Lake at William Powers SRA on Chicago’s Southeast Side is an anomaly worth experiencing; plus the Stray Cast.

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R. Kelly prosecutor accused of using fake name, private email to communicate with journalist

The claim by attorneys for former Kelly worker Derrel McDavid landed less than two weeks before Kelly is set to go on trial in Chicago’s federal court on Aug. 15.

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In Chicago and the region, new 911 response alternatives find early success, but also limits in urgent mental health treatment

CHICAGO — A woman called 911, worried her friend might commit suicide after seeing a concerning photo on social media and thinking she may have slit her wrist.

Chicago Tribune

Man dies after being struck by two cars while crossing street in West Garfield Park

The first car fled the scene after hitting the man, 58, in the 4000 block of West 5th Avenue Tuesday night, Chicago police said.

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My worst moment: ‘They/Them’ star Theo Germaine and the anxiety of being an understudy

CHICAGO — Chicago actor Theo Germaine debuted on screen in the Ryan Murphy Netflix series “The Politician.” Then came their role on the Chicago comedy “Work in Progress” for Showtime. Now Germaine stars alongside Kevin Bacon in the slasher film “They/Them” for Peacock, set at a LGBTQ conversion camp.

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At 75, Sara Paretsky, the pioneering Chicago crime writer, has changed — but she doesn’t plan to stop

CHICAGO — Sara Paretsky returned to the scene of the crime. It was early June and traffic in River North on a Saturday morning was slow and quiet. Pet owners, pooches, strollers and the smell of toast. Paretsky was walking her dog along the north branch of the Chicago River.…

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Illinois parade attack suspect expected back in court

The man accused of opening fire at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago is due back in court a week after prosecutors announced he faces 117 felony counts in the attack that killed seven people and wounded dozens more

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White Sox hammer Brad Keller and the Kansas City Royals on trade deadline day

CHICAGO — Kansas City Royals starter and rotation stalwart Brad Keller gave up a season-high for hits and runs on a night when the Chicago White Sox seemed to have a bead on everything he was throwing at them.

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Ban on mass at Shrine of Christ the King Church raises concern for future of historic landmark

Jennifer Blackman, a member of the Coalition to Save the Shrine, said many questions have gone unanswered and the Archdiocese of Chicago has not provided a statement after suspending mass Monday.

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Royals trade Whit Merrifield to Blue Jays for pair of players

CHICAGO — By all accounts, Whit Merrifield wanted badly to be part of the Kansas City Royals’ next contending team. Instead, he’s the latest veteran traded away to make way for the new core of young players the Royals hope to build their next contender around.

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Not so fast? Alderpersons seek to wave the caution flag on mayor’s NASCAR plan

Something this important is worthy of public legislative debate.

Chicago Tribune

Illinois Gov. Pritzker launches ad criticizing GOP rival for saying Holocaust ‘doesn’t compare’ to lives lost to abortion

CHICAGO — Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker launched a TV spot on Tuesday criticizing Republican challenger Darren Bailey for a 2017 statement in which the wealthy downstate farmer contended the Holocaust during World War II pales in comparison with lives lost through abortion.

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Retiring Chicago FBI boss says people doing ‘the right thing’ disrupts mass shootings

Emmerson Buie Jr. is set to retire this month as the leader of the FBI in Chicago after three years of COVID-19, social unrest and waves of public corruption prosecutions.

Chicago Tribune

Judge grants defense until next year to file motions in racketeering case against former Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan

CHICAGO — The racketeering case against former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and his longtime confidant will likely not see any significant court action until next year after a judge Tuesday granted the defense a lengthy extension to review the massive pile of evidence turned over by prosecutors.

Chicago Sun-Times

CTA funding plan for $3.6 billon Red Line extension uses almost $1 billion in property taxes

To extend the Red Line to 130th Street, the CTA hopes to land a $2.16 billion federal grant and must come up with $1.44 billion to match it. To do that, it plans to raise $950 million through a special tax district for transit projects.

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Convicted killer’s lawyer says DNA test could change everything, Monkeypox deemed public health emergency and more in your Chicago news roundup

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