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9 takeaways from Jan. 6 committee hearing: Al Gore, Mike Pence met history test Trump flunked

Trump’s pressure campaign on Pence, who will travel to Chicago on Monday to deliver a major speech on the economy at the University Club of Chicago, was the focus of the Jan. 6 committee’s third hearing Thursday.

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Lightfoot spared almost certain defeat on vote to raise speed camera ticket threshold

The City Council’s Finance Committee was poised to force the mayor to stop issuing $35 tickets to motorists caught going 6 to 9 mph over the speed limit when Chairman Scott Waguespack abruptly recessed the meeting.

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John Hinckley NYC concert canceled; Chicago show previously scrapped

The Market Hotel in Brooklyn cited “very real and worsening threats and hate” in its announcement on social media Wednesday that it was canceling the July 8 concert.

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More helicopters would help Chicago police with city’s carjacking epidemic

Imagine what Chicago police officers on the ground are missing when a helicopter is not up in the city.

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Afternoon Edition: June 16, 2022

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

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Outside groups big players in Chicago-area Democratic congressional primaries

National groups with deep pockets are playing significant roles in the Democratic congressional primary fights between Reps. Marie Newman and Sean Casten in the 6th District and Delia Ramirez and Gil Villegas in the 3rd District.

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Chicago's top cop seeks officer's firing over mall arrest

Chicago’s police superintendent is recommending the firing of an officer accused of dragging a Black woman from a car by her hair and kneeling on her back and neck during a period of protests and unrest following George Floyd’s killing

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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 27

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Woman who was grabbed, detained by cop while walking dog at North Avenue Beach files federal lawsuit

The suit alleges excessive force at the hands of an officer who’s since resigned and been criminally charged.

Chicago Sun-Times

White Sox, Bulls, Blackhawks discussing own TV network as NBC Sports Chicago deal winds down

NBCSCH’s contract with the three teams will expire in October 2024. Timewise, we’re in the same ballpark as when Marquee Sports Network began to take shape. So what’s in the offing for NBCSCH and its three teams?

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Boy, 11, killed by hit-and-run driver in Lawndale was dragged half a block, police say

The boy, Jalon James, is the third child to be struck and killed by drivers in Chicago in the last two weeks.

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Elise Malary, trans activist found in Lake Michigan, drowned but manner of death remains undetermined, autopsy finds

Malary’s disappearance on March 11 sparked a massive search for the 31-year-old, who was hailed as a pillar of Chicago’s transgender and queer communities.

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1-year-old boy falls from third-floor window in Englewood, critically hurt

About 4:30 a.m., the boy fell through a screen and window of a third-floor apartment in the 6400 block of South Lowe Avenue, Chicago police said.

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As cops leave the Chicago Public Schools, a new model of resolving conflicts takes shape

“What is notable is the mindset shift,” says Jadine Chou, the school system’s safety and security chief. “We are seeing schools wanting to support our young people more than ever.”

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Medical debt upended their lives. Here's what it took from them

First, they were struck by illness and then by medical bills they couldn't pay. Here are seven stories of Americans living under the shadow of health care debt.

Chicago Tribune

Meta opens Chicago office after more than two years of pandemic delays. Is it already obsolete?

When Meta, the social media giant formerly known as Facebook, hosted the grand opening for its headquarters in Chicago's Fulton Market district last week, it was a celebration delayed more than two years by the pandemic.

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Padres make history in win over Cubs on milestone night for Manny Machado

CHICAGO — The Padres weathered their first real pitching predicament of the season Wednesday night.

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2 shot, 1 fatally, in Back of the Yards

One male, whose age was unknown, was struck in the upper body and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

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Sullivan, Rabine, Schimpf, Solomon seek to catch up with frontrunners in GOP governor’s race

Venture capitalist Jesse Sullivan, former state Sen. Paul Schimpf, Hazel Crest attorney Max Solomon and businessman Gary Rabine are working to get their final messages to undecided voters. All four proudly say they voted for former president Donald Trump, are anti-abortion and pro-Second Amendment…

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Veterans find solace, new camaraderie in CreatiVets arts program in Chicago

Seven U.S. military combat veterans are participating in the program in partnership with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

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Man, 19, shot to death in Little Village

The teen was in a vehicle in the 2300 block of South Western Avenue when someone shot him multiple times, Chicago police said.

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Chicago’s history shines in recovered Tribune Tower time capsules: ‘An adventure with some mystery thrown in’

A baseball potentially used in the 1919 World Series, cartoons and a photo of Soldier Field from 1947 were among the artifacts.

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The Mix: Cool things to do in Chicago June 16-22

Juneteenth celebrations, Blues on the Fox festival, Chicago Pride Fest and Lemonade Summer Smash are among the things to do in Chicago in the week ahead.

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Mama Gloria, inspiration to trans youth across Chicago and beyond

Gloria Allen, who lived in Lake View, was 76.

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Murder suspect dad: `If I can’t have them neither can you'

Prosecutors say a suburban Chicago man charged in the drowning deaths of his three young children left a note for his estranged wife saying, “If I can’t have them neither can you."

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