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Emmett Till's Chicago home will get money designated for preserving Black history

A preservation organization said the home will get a share of $3 million in grants being distributed to 33 sites and organizations nationwide that are important pieces of African American history.

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Monkeypox concern grows as virus spreads in Chicago: ‘They need to get loud about this’

CHICAGO — Chicago public health officials reported 173 monkeypox cases on Monday — up from 105 last week — and with vaccines scarce and hard to find, alarm is growing among doctors and those in the gay community that the city is not doing enough to address the spread.

Chicago Tribune

Some activists who feel left behind by the national focus on Highland Park say ‘Peace Book’ could combat Chicago shootings

CHICAGO — Miracle Boyd held onto the bullhorn, twirling the cord as she waited for her fellow protesters to finish their chants for justice.

Chicago Tribune

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Report: Illinois property law fails to end redlining impact

A study says that a nearly 80-year-old law intended to put distressed and tax-delinquent Chicago-area properties back to productive use has done little to improve or solve racial inequities in the city’s Black and Latino neighborhoods

The Independent UK

Emmett Till's house, Black sites to get preservation funds

Emmett Till's Chicago home is one of more than two dozen historically significant sites that will share $3 million in grant money from a preservation organization

The Independent UK

3 killed, 11 wounded in shootings in Chicago Monday

A man and a woman were found fatally shot inside a condominium complex in Streeterville.

Chicago Sun-Times

Black-owned company signs building contract to reopen Gresham Save A Lot after $13.5M grant

Plans for the closed Gresham Save A Lot have been solidified, as Mayor Lori Lightfoot announces $13.5 million in grants to go toward Yellow Banana-owned stores, including the Gresham location.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Chicago moves to crack down on drag racing after viral video of drivers doing donuts at intersection: ‘An absolute recipe for disaster’

CHICAGO — A Chicago City Council committee unanimously passed an ordinance intended to crack down on drag racing Monday, on the heels of another video going viral of drivers doing donuts at a crowded Chicago intersection.

Chicago Tribune

Democratic 2024 convention site team visits Chicago next week; Republicans poised to pick Milwaukee

Republicans love to bash Chicago. But when it comes to picking a city to host its summer meeting, the Republican National Committee selected Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times

CHA to consider leasing public housing land to CPS for new Near South Side high school

The former Harold Ickes site has been vacant since 2010, and now Chicago Housing Authority officials are looking to lease the land to CPS. South Side residents say low-income housing promises made to the Black community by elected officials have gone by the wayside.

Chicago Sun-Times

Eddie Olczyk unlikely to return as the Chicago Blackhawks TV analyst — and the team was ‘blindsided’ by the news

CHICAGO — In a potentially seismic event in the Chicago sports market, the Blackhawks and TV analyst Eddie Olczyk appear to be parting ways.

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: Chicago Cubs reach the All-Star break by ending a 9-game skid. Will the 2nd half bring signs of progress?

CHICAGO — Reporters eagerly inspected the damaged Chicago Cubs bat rack Sunday morning at Wrigley Field, searching for clues like paleontologists digging for dinosaur bones.

Chicago Tribune

‘The city lost one of its great daughters.’ Search continues for suspects in Bronzeville hit-and-run that killed journalist, activist

Hannah Hayes, 62 was killed in the crash 4800 block of South Drexel Boulevard. Police released images of the suspects Friday.

Chicago Sun-Times

After 3 suicides by Chicago police officers, top cop fends off rising criticism for routinely canceling days off

Four members of the City Council are calling for hearings on mental health challenges facing police.

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Five Latinxs To Watch In The Cannabis Space: Meet The Who's Who At Benzinga's Cannabis Capital Conference In Chicago

After a prosperous event in Miami this past April, the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference is ready to do it again in Chicago on September 13-14.

Chicago Sun-Times

CPS’ librarian shortage, the fight against drag racing 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 Sun-Times

Lightfoot hints strongly at veto if Chicago City Council raises threshold for speed camera tickets

The mayor’s latest veto threat comes two days before a long-stalled Chicago City Council showdown on the volatile issue of how far over the speed limit motorists can drive before getting a speed-camera ticket.

Los Angeles Times

Claes Oldenburg, influential Pop artist who made massive sculptures of everyday objects, dies

As a Swedish immigrant child in Chicago, Claes Oldenburg dreamed up an imaginary world in intricately detailed drawings. As a founding father of Pop art, he focused on real objects of the most ordinary kind — vacuum cleaners, lipstick tubes, sun hats, typewriter erasers — and re-envisioned them as massive…

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In wake of Highland Park mass shooting, Illinois State Police move to retain ‘clear and present danger’ reports

CHICAGO — The Illinois State Police has issued an emergency rule that will allow the agency to retain and expand the use of reports on people found to pose a “clear and present danger” to themselves of others even if they don’t have a current firearm owner’s identification card or…

Chicago Tribune

8-year-old boy paralyzed after Highland Park shooting making ‘hopeful progress’ after sudden downturn

CHICAGO — While 8-year-old Cooper Roberts continues to be in critical condition in a Chicago hospital, he is making “some hopeful progress,” the family said in a statement.

Chicago Sun-Times

Artist Claes Oldenburg, maker of huge urban sculptures including Chicago’s Batcolumn, dies at 93

The Swedish-born Oldenburg drew on the sculptor’s eternal interest in form, by reimagining ordinary items in fantastic contexts.

The Independent UK

Claes Oldenburg death: Swedish pop art pioneer dies aged 93

Artist had been in poor health since falling and breaking his hip a month ago

Chicago Sun-Times

‘The Devil Wears Prada’ stage musical arriving in grand style for world premiere in Chicago

Following a series of delays due to COVID shutdowns, the musical is ready to make its debut at the Nederlander Theatre.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago police could get power to seize vehicles used for drag racing, drifting

The unanimous committee vote follows an incident that drew hundreds of spectators to the Near West Side early Sunday, keeping area residents up for hours. The full city council could OK the measure as soon as Wednesday.

Chicago Sun-Times

In an age of misinformation, why are there so few librarians at Chicago Public Schools?

The nation’s third-largest public school system with 290,000 students in 513 district-operated, non-charter schools, CPS has only about 90 schools with full-time librarians.

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