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Chicago Art Institute's lions head for a steam and a wax, Field Museum dinosaur goes to the dumpster

CHICAGO — The lions are headed to the spa. The dinosaur went to the dumpster. It’s been a hectic week for iconic animals in Chicago.

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Art Institute lions, symbols of Chicago, get some needed TLC

The lions embody Chicago just as much as the city’s famous skyline or its great pizza.

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Paul Sullivan: Another day, another White Sox controversy they avoid addressing

CHICAGO — The Lance Lynn-Joe McEwing dugout incident during Monday’s Chicago White Sox game in Detroit brought back some vivid memories of a similar incident in 1996.

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Afternoon Edition: June 14, 2022

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

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Bucktown Starbucks workers back union drive

Employees at the 2101 W. Armitage Ave. store are the fifth group in the Chicago area to join a nationwide organizing drive.

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Chicago fishing, Midwest Fishing Report: Perch and frog openers, drum, catfish, kings, coho, bluegill

Perch season reopening on Illinois’ Lake Michigan Thursday, June 16, and Illinois’ frog (bullfrogs only) season opening Wednesday, June 15, lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report; plus summer is truly here and with it a variety of options for fishing around Chicago.

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John Cuneo, Chicago writer and producer, dead at 58

Mr. Cuneo will be remembered by family and friends as creative, caring — and always ready with a joke.

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More helicopters eyed as a tool for Chicago police to fight carjackings, other crimes

Chicago police officials say they ‘anticipate’ acquiring two helicopters and might use private donations to help pay for them. First Deputy Supt. Eric Carter said it would be ‘ideal’ to have a much larger fleet, like Los Angeles has.

Chicago Sun-Times

Four candidates running in Illinois secretary of state Democratic primary

Four candidates are running in the Democratic Party primary for Illinois secretary of state on June 28, 2022. Alexi Giannoulias and Anna Valencia have led in media attention, fundraising, and endorsements. David Moore and Sidney Moore are also running.

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US Rep. Sean Casten’s 17-year-old daughter has died

Suburban Chicago U.S. Rep Sean Casten’s 17-year-old daughter, Gwen Casten, died Monday morning at the family’s Downers Grove home, the congressman’s office and Downers Grove police said.

Chicago Tribune

Nude woman steals CPD squad car, runs over officer’s leg, then crashes car, top cop says

CHICAGO — A nude woman lying in the street stole a Chicago police squad car, ran over an officer with it and then crashed it Monday morning, Superintendent David Brown said at a news conference.

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Zach LaVine expected to re-sign with Bulls right away

Two-time All-Star Zach LaVine is expected to re-sign with the Chicago Bulls once the free-agency negotiation period opens June 30, sources told B/R. Source: Jake Fischer @ Bleacher Report What's the buzz on Twitter? Zach LaVine @ ZachLaVine Keep ...

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Chicago Public Schools end school year with 22,000 student COVID-19 cases; CTU says safety measures should remain in the fall

CHICAGO — About one in every dozen Chicago Public Schools students contracted COVID-19 this school year, the district’s first year of full-time, in-person learning since the pandemic began.

Chicago Tribune

‘Finding Your Laughter’ documents the struggle of a Chicago family with Alzheimer’s, and how improv made that burden just a bit lighter

CHICAGO — One day, Arlieta Hall’s father forgot that you don’t go to Best Buy to get chairs. On another day, he thought her brother was his younger self. That was when Arlieta realized that Alzheimer’s had hit the smartest man she knew.

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Horoscope for Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Avoid shopping or important decisions from 9:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Sagittarius into Capricorn. Today’s full moon in Sagittarius peaks at 6:52 a.m.

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Padres come back from five runs down, beat Cubs by seven

CHICAGO — The Padres did something new Tuesday night, and yet it rang with the familiar.

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14-year-old girl grazed in Grand Crossing shooting

She was walking outside about 6:15 p.m. in the 7300 block of South Kenwood Avenue when someone opened fire, possibly from a passing vehicle, Chicago police said.

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Former Chicago Mayor Richard Daley leaves hospital after ‘neurological event’

CHICAGO — Former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley has been released from the hospital and is now at a rehabilitation center after experiencing what his doctor called a “neurological event.”

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Steele-Kaegi match for Cook County assessor revolves around calls for, reform, transparency, fairness

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi argues he has instituted key reforms in the relatively obscure office, but Democrat challenger Kari Steele, the president of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, says he’s done more harm than good.

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Chicago’s Erick Williams wins best chef Great Lakes region at James Beard Awards

Considered to be the Oscars of the culinary industry, the coveted awards each year honor the nation’s best chefs, restaurants, restaurateurs, mixologists, bakers, cookbook authors, food writers and more.

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Custody of Heather Mack’s daughter back up in the air: Could she spend the summer in Bali?

Mack, who is being held in Chicago’s downtown Metropolitan Correctional Center, has been at the center of an international legal saga ever since the gruesome discovery of her mother’s body inside a suitcase outside the St. Regis Bali Resort on Aug. 12, 2014.

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17-year-old boy wounded in Burnside shooting

The teen was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

A hometown girl makes Chicago proud once again

Jennifer Hudson has made people recognize her serious talent, and continues to remind them where she’s from.

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Former governor Quinn revives campaign to limit Chicago mayors to two terms in office

Quinn plans to spend the summer deciding whether to join the crowded field of candidates challenging Lightfoot. But he said that’s not why he’s pushing term limits now; he said just wants to hold Lightfoot to her own campaign promise.

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EF-0 tornado hit Roselle, supercell thunderstorm ripped through Chicago with 90 mph gusts

The supercell thunderstorm produced gusts that knocked over parked airplanes, topped over trees and left thousands without power.

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