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Chicago police ‘brain drain’? Retirements have stabilized, but 660 cops retired in 2021

CHICAGO — Officer Mahir “Mike” Affaneh panicked after he heard Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot make a statement in October that officers might have to go on a no-pay status if they refused to be vaccinated.

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Relax: Chicago has done this before

Organizers of the 2024 Democratic National Convention consider Chicago with its 162 years of experience.

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The Mix: Cool things to do in Chicago March 31-April 6

The Rhinoceros Theater Festival, the Chicago Flamenco Festival and the opening of the 2022 Maxwell Street Market are among the fun things to see and do in the week ahead.

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Microempresas evalúan subir precios conforme la inflación pasa factura. 'Sufren más que las corporaciones más grandes'

CHICAGO— En 2018, Reyna González compró Dulcería La Fiesta, una tienda de dulces y fiestas mexicanas en Clark Street, en el vecindario Rogers Park en Chicago. Unas tres semanas después, el edificio se incendió. "Lo perdimos todo", dijo González.

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Trans Visibility Pageant to highlight talent, honor lost advocates

On Thusday, Life Is Work’s will host its first annual Chicago Trans Visibility Pageant in an effort to “uplift trans community leaders across the Chicagoland area.”

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Pritzker, Lightfoot, Duckworth working on pitch for 2024 Democratic National Convention to be held in Chicago

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is working with Sen. Tammy Duckworth, and Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s team and a litany of other top Democrats in the state to start laying the extensive groundwork needed to put together a bid for what would the city’s first major political convention since 1996.

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Paul Sullivan: As opening day approaches, have the White Sox and Cubs done enough this offseason?

CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox made their biggest offseason move Tuesday, bringing Miller Lite and other Molson Coors beverages back to Sox Park.

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Judge dismisses suit to block construction of Obama Center

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to prevent the construction of the Obama Presidential Center in a park on Chicago’s South Side

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Afternoon Edition: March 30, 2022

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

Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot chooses Deborah Witzburg as new city inspector general

The overriding question was whether Lightfoot was willing to appoint Deborah Witzburg even though she was chosen by former Inspector General Joe Ferguson, with whom the mayor clashed repeatedly and ultimately forced out.

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Irish-American actor John C Reilly speaks about his love of 'really dangerous' hurling

The Chicago native, who was recently guest of honour at the St Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin city centre, compared the drama of hurling to the theatre.

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Gemma Collins rushes to dentist to have tooth removed days before Chicago rehearsals

Gemma Collins, 41, said she had dental work after her wisdom teeth left her in pain.

Daily Mirror

Chicago area family mourns after mother of 4 killed, sister critically wounded in mass shooting that left 20 dead in Mexico

Melissa and Arleth’s sister set up a GoFundMe page to raise money for funeral expenses and help pay for medical costs.

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Enter the Sun-Times’ latest student art contest; The Imagination Project wants your take on the theme ‘Spring ahead’

Students from pre-K through high school in Chicago and the suburbs are eligible. You have three weeks to enter. Here’s how.

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Chicago bluesman Bob Stroger turned to music to weather the pandemic storm

The 91-year-old musician, who just released a new album, says that living through the COVID-19 pandemic “was a trip” unlike anything he’d ever experienced before.

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Lawsuit over Obama Presidential Center’s construction in Chicago’s Jackson Park has been dismissed

CHICAGO — A lawsuit that aimed to stop the Obama Presidential Center from being built in Chicago’s historic Jackson Park has been dismissed by a federal judge.

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Smelt or the memory of smelt? Tiny flash of hope for smelt on southern Lake Michigan, plus Stray Cast

Smelt netting opens Friday night, April 1, in Chicago and a faint hint of hope edges in this season, experts indicate; plus the Stray Cast.

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$1 million Google grant supports job training on South and West sides

The money will help a collective of 16 organizations “shrink the wealth gap in Chicago.”

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Last picture show, for real: New book has gorgeous photos from the long fade of movie palaces

CHICAGO — For more than two years, whenever I’ve driven past the Cinemark 18 in Evanston, Illinois, arguably the go-to multiplex for the Far North Side, I have wondered what it looks like inside right now. How quiet it must be. Is the concession stand sticky? Are the seats dusty?…

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Ana Castillo gets Chicago Literary Hall of Fame award for contributions as author, activist and educator

CHICAGO — For Ana Castillo, a Chicagoan known for her work as an author, educator, poet and activist, home is where her books are. Which, given the pandemic, means a home in the most southern point of New Mexico. Castillo was back in her hometown Thursday night to receive the…

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4 people shot in Chicago Tuesday

Among the victims was a 37-year-old woman who was shot in a drive-by in the South Loop.

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Gemma Collins joins Chicago and will have her opening night in Sunderland as casting causes a stir

TOWIE and Celebrity Big Brother star Gemma Collins is joining the cast of hit musical Chicago as Mama Morton

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: After fatal mistakes, Boeing needs a course correction

A Boeing 737-800 nose-dived into the mountains of southern China last week, killing all 132 aboard and rekindling doubts about an iconic Chicago-based company that has yet to fully recover from its own self-inflicted dive.

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Mescaline, magic mushrooms and Mother Ayahuasca: Touting mental health benefits, advocates aim to decriminalize psychedelic plants in Illinois

CHICAGO -- Marine Corps veteran Justin Wigg was suffering from anger issues and other symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, but traditional medicine had been little help. So last fall, he traveled to Peru for a treatment that isn’t legal in Illinois — at least not yet.

Chicago Sun-Times

45th annual McDonald’s All-American Game played in front of a nearly sold-out crowd

Illinois had no representation in the girls’ or boys’ game this year, but Wintrust Arena had a near-sellout crowd of 8,261.

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