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Chicago fishing, Midwest Fishing Report: Ice fishing, thickening ice and waiting on storm impacts

Ice fishing and thickening ice around Chicago fishing, with eye on what the impending storm will do, lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

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Pro teams bring betting to the game with stadium sportsbooks

Professional sports teams and gambling companies in the U.S. are increasingly bringing sportsbooks to the game, opening betting facilities in or near stadiums

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Mask, restaurant vaccine mandates could end, if Omicron surge keeps weakening, officials say

The turnaround has been especially pronounced in Chicago, where cases, hospitalizations and deaths are all down by more than 40% since last week.

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What ever happened to Chicago’s universal basic income pilot program?

Three months after the City Council OK’d what’s touted as the largest such program in the United States — $31.5 million to help 5,000 needy families — not one $500-a-month check has been sent, not one application accepted.

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Hate crime charges filed against man who allegedly spray-painted swastika on synagogue; another person accosted

CHICAGO — Hate crime charges were filed Tuesday against a man who allegedly smashed windows and spray-painted swastikas on synagogues and the property of a Jewish girls’ school over the weekend.

Chicago Tribune

Afternoon Edition: Feb. 1, 2022

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

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Chicagoans know the U.S. Postal Service is not running smoothly

I once supported Louis DeJoy, but no more. We need a new person who understands the U.S. Postal Service is for everyone.

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‘Carmen,’ "West Side Story’ among Lyric Opera’s 2022-2023 season

The Lyric Opera of Chicago on Tuesday announced its 68th season — a robust lineup of classical and new works. The full slate comes on the heels of pandemic shut downs and postponements, the most...

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54 more cases linked to corrupt Chicago ex-cop to be tossed

Nearly 50 more people will have their convictions thrown out as prosecutors in Chicago say they're working to right the wrongs of a former police sergeant who framed or falsely accused over 100 poor residents of drug crimes

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Man killed in West Englewood shooting

The 29-year-old was outside about 12:10 p.m. in the 2000 block of West 67th Street when a white SUV drove by and someone inside opened fire, Chicago police said.

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16-year-old girl shot in Albany Park

She was outside with a boy, 16, in the 5000 block of North Harding Avenue when two people approached them and opened fire, Chicago police said.

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Jimmy Johnson, renowned Chicago bluesman, guitarist, dead at 93

The Harvey resident ‘was one of those great musicians whom you could identify by hearing just one note of his voice or one note of his guitar,’ said Bruce Iglauer, founder of Alligator Records.

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Chicago Sun-Times becomes nonprofit newspaper with $61 million in backing as merger closes

The long-unprofitable Chicago Sun-Times, which sold just over four years ago for $1, has been reborn as a nonprofit newspaper with $61 million in backing through a potentially groundbreaking merger with public radio station WBEZ-FM 91.5.

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‘A textbook case of a hate crime.’ Man charged with painting swastikas on synagogue and on grounds of Jewish school, smashing windows at other synagogues

An attorney for Shahid Hussain, 39, said he had been diagnosed with "mental health issues." A judge ordered him held on $250,000 bail.

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NAACP urges federal charges in Laquan McDonald’s killing

Former Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke is scheduled to be released from prison Thursday after serving less than half of his state prison term.

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Grand Rapids picks a Chicago police commander as its next chief

Eric Winstrom was at the center of a recent dispute with the Cook County state’s attorney over charging a suspect in the high-profile shooting death of 7-year-old Serenity Broughton.

Chicago Tribune

Winter storm warning for much of Midwest, storm may drop as much as 1 foot of snow locally, Chicago forecasters say

CHICAGO — Forget Groundhog’s Day, Chicago.

The Independent UK

NAACP urges federal charges in killing of Laquan McDonald

The NAACP is urging Attorney General Merrick Garland to bring federal civil rights charges against the white Chicago police officer who fatally shot Black teenager Laquan McDonald

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Editorial: Chicago’s terrible new slogan sounds designed to keep everyone away

On Saturday, the office of Mayor Lori Lightfoot released details of Chicago’s new branding campaign. Ready for the new slogan, the pithy phrase tasked with attracting new businesses, fresh residents and maybe some tourists to our great city on the lake?

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4 people shot in Chicago Monday

A 14-year-old boy was shot in Morgan Park.

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Horoscope for Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022

Moon Alert Caution! After 5 a.m. Chicago time, avoid shopping and important decisions for the rest of the day. The new moon is in Aquarius. The Year of the Water Tiger begins today. Aries (March...

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Chicago welcomes 472 new citizens: ‘My heart is so happy’

The naturalization ceremony was the first held at the Auditorium Theatre.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago launches guerrilla marketing campaign to bolster its pandemic-battered image

After two years of pandemic stasis, crime stories and a broadly battered image, Chicago is going on the offensive, launching a guerrilla marketing campaign Monday to promote itself as a more influential world city than many realize.

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Legado del caso Laquan McDonald es incierto conforme se acerca la liberación del oficial que lo mató

CHICAGO - Tras más de 1,200 días en prisión preventiva por el asesinato de Laquan McDonald, el ex policía de Chicago Jason Van Dyke está a punto de volver a casa.

The Independent UK

Public radio owner buys Sun-Times in big Chicago media deal

The combination of two storied Chicago news brands has created one of the country’s largest local nonprofit news organizations

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