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In a win for endangered piping plovers like Chicago’s Monty and Rose, the Great Lakes has record breeding season

CHICAGO — Monty and Rose, who achieved local fame in 2019 as the first federally endangered piping plovers to raise a family in Chicago in almost 60 years, are gone from the North Side beach where they spent three summers.

Chicago Tribune

Why hasn’t mayor made good on promise to create Department of Environment?

How is it possible to even begin to meet the city’s climate objectives without a dedicated Department of Environment to ensure that Chicago can even dream of being a leader on climate?

Chicago Sun-Times

2 wounded in Roseland shooting

They were standing on a sidewalk around 8:15 p.m. in the 100 block of West 110th Street when they heard gunshots and felt pain, Chicago police said.

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Chicago police to beef up CTA patrols after 4 homicides overnight, including man slain on Red Line

A 29-year-old man was shot and killed while riding on a Red Line train early Saturday on the South Side and the Chicago Police Department said they will be increasing their presence on the CTA as soon as Sunday.

Chicago Tribune

Man fatally shot in Little Village neighborhood

The 41-year-old was shot Saturday in the 2600 block of South Tripp Avenue, Chicago police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Quick hits from Marlins' 4-0 loss to Cubs

CHICAGO — It was another dud of a performance by the Miami Marlins offense. They had no answer for Drew Smyly or Mark Leiter Jr. in a 4-0 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Saturday at Wrigley Field, Miami’s seventh loss in the past eight games.

Miami Herald

Teven Jenkins returns to Bears training camp after missing 7 practices

CHICAGO — Chicago Bears offensive tackle Teven Jenkins returned to the field Saturday morning after missing seven practices with an undisclosed ailment.

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More police promised for Chicago trains after fatal shooting

Officials are pledging to reinforce security on Chicago Transit Authority trains after the shooting death of a passenger

The Independent UK

Everything we learned from Bears OT Teven Jenkins’ press conference

Bears OT Teven Jenkins returned to practice on Saturday, and he addressed a number of topics during his press conference. We break it down:

USA Today Sports Media Group

Allegation of inappropriate witness contact by R. Kelly prosecutor raises temperature as trial nears

CHICAGO — With little more than a week to go until jury selection, R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago is shaping up to be a hotblooded, bare-knuckle legal brawl.

Chicago Tribune

At least 58 people shot in Chicago over the weekend, half of them in the first 12 hours

At least nine people died from their wounds, including a man killed in a drive-by shooting in a South Loop parking lot and a rider fatally shot on a Red Line train in Chatham on the South Side.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago outdoors: Velvet buck, white suckers, pink salmon, updating Illinois fish records

A velvet buck spotted while hunting mushrooms, a would-have-been Illinois record white sucker, a pending Illinois-record pink salmon, and a quote on white suckers statewide are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sam Gooden, founding member of The Impressions, dies 87

The Impressions formed in the 1950s after Gooden and brothers Richard and Arthur Brooks met Curtis Mayfield and Jerry Butler in Chicago.

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Baseball trivia in search of a theme

Before taking this quiz, let’s take a moment to honor Tony Dow, ‘Leave it to Beaver’ and its evocative tune

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Pay equity in women's sports: How the WNBA is playing the long game

LOS ANGELES — Katie Lou Samuelson had the perfect shoes to mark the anniversary of Title IX. Before the Sparks' home game against the Chicago Sky on June 23, Samuelson unwrapped white tissue paper in a black shoe box to reveal her custom-decorated pair of Puma sneakers.

Chicago Sun-Times

Horoscope for Saturday, August 6, 2022

Avoid shopping or important decisions from 6 a.m. to noon Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Scorpio into Sagittarius.

Miami Herald

Edward Cabrera dominant, but late home run sinks Marlins in 2-1 loss to Cubs

CHICAGO — How to describe Edward Cabrera’s first MLB start after a nearly two-month injury hiatus?

Chicago Sun-Times

Myrna Salazar changed Chicago theater stages for the better

Everyone should check out the Destinos International Latino Theater Festival in memory of Salazar to see how she helped grace Chicago stages with cultural richness and diversity.

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan to sue gang members and seize their property falters amid criticism over crime and civil rights

CHICAGO — Days before aldermen were set to vote on Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s controversial plan to sue gang members as an anti-violence strategy, she texted an impassioned message to several City Council members seeking their support.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘The Bear’ helping Rahm battle homesickness in Japan

SNEED: The Hulu hit is co-produced by Chicago’s Carrie Holt de Lama, a close family friend.

The Independent UK

Sam Gooden, founding member of The Impressions, has died

Sam Gooden, one of the founding members of the Chicago soul group The Impressions and a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, has died

Chicago Sun-Times

Affordable housing investor makes 2 deals on the South Side

Jonathan Rose Cos. said it will keep rents low while making repairs and improvements on the 485 units

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: Back to the future sequel begins for rebuilding Cubs as they hold auditions to see who sticks around

CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs fans were supposed to get their first glimpse of the post-Willson Contreras era Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field.

Chicago Sun-Times

CTA rider opens up about recent attack, Chicago Duck Derby returns 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.

Chicago Tribune

Appeals court calls for end of federal oversight of Illinois hiring that’s been in place for 50 years

CHICAGO — A U.S. appeals court in Chicago on Friday called for an end to federal court oversight of state hiring, freeing Gov. J.B. Pritzker and future governors from scrutiny that has endured through eight administrations over a half-century.

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