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"Chicago Not in Chicago," the city’s latest tourism campaign, is a dud

The campaign advertises our city by showing others. It’s a wrongheaded approach will accomplish very little, if anything at all.

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Iman Shumpert comes home with ‘Dancing with the Stars’ tour, fond high school memories

The current ‘DWTS’ champ and his pro partner Daniella Karagach perform Sunday night in Rosemont as part of the show’s live tour.

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Protesters arrested calling for federal charges against Van Dyke: ‘We’re gonna shut down the entire city of Chicago’

The protesters who were detained were among a larger group who delivered a letter to U.S. Attorney John Lausch demanding federal civil rights charges against the former officer, who was released from state custody hours earlier.

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Pasó 4 años en prisión por un delito que hoy no sería procesado. Ahora libre, ella no termina de pagar

CHICAGO— En muchos sentidos, la vida es buena para Amy Blobaum. Tiene un trabajo que le encanta, está felizmente casada con un futuro pastor luterano y pronto dará a luz a su segundo hijo.

Chicago Tribune

Unreliable Speed Cameras Line Government Pockets

Someone should tell Pete Buttigieg that local governments use speed cameras more for revenue than for safety.

Reason

Blackhawks may soon face 3 new lawsuits relating to sexual assault cover-up

Former Hawks coach Paul Vincent, a former Hawks black aces player and a former Miami (Ohio) University student are all preparing to file lawsuits against the Hawks, a Chicago attorney said Thursday.

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Shrunken Taste tied to arts equity, lower drain on police resources, top city official says

Taste of Chicago once lasted 10 days, including the July 4th weekend. But with hundreds of CPD vacancies, it’s hard to justify a long summer showcase that requires taking police officers from neighborhood districts.

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Afternoon Edition: Feb. 3, 2022

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

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Pilsen man admits he set fire to a CPD vehicle while wearing Joker mask during 2020 riots

A magistrate judge found that video of the incident "is indeed quite damning," and wrote that Timothy O’Donnell also "self-reported that he has gone by the name ‘The Riddler’ in the past."

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‘Presumed Innocent’ goes to court again in eight-part Apple TV+ series

TV’s legal specialist David E. Kelley tackles a new adaptation of Scott Turow’s classic novel about a Chicago prosecutor accused of murder.

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Another Chicago winter hazard: Frozen sewage hinders COVID monitoring

Chicago health officials trying to spot early signs of virus outbreaks in the community say the cold temps have hindered sampling efforts.

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Communities in Schools of Chicago receives $4M grant from Mackenzie Scott to help provide support for 50,000 CPS students

This is part of a larger gift to the national Communities in Schools organization.

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Officer who killed Laquan McDonald leaves prison after barely three years

Jason Van Dyke, a white police officer who murdered the Black teenager, was sentenced to 81 months but freed early for good behavior

The Guardian - US

Trial and conviction of ex-cop Jason Van Dyke for the murder of Laquan McDonald

Ex-Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke was released from custody Thursday morning after serving more than three years in prison for the 2014 murder of Laquan McDonald. Van Dyke served under half...

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Shirley Haas, writer, reporter, raconteur, bookstore owner, dead at 97

Her Fiery Clock Face bookstore in Andersonville was a gathering spot for bibliophiles and her annual New Year’s Eve party was an "A-list" event.

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Ex-Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke released from prison for murder of Laquan McDonald — to public outcry for him to be back behind bars

Ex-Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke was released from custody Thursday morning after serving more than three years in prison for the 2014 murder of Laquan McDonald.

Chicago Tribune

Ex-Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke expected to be released from custody Thursday; Mayor Lori Lightfoot issues statement

CHICAGO — Former Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke is expected to be out of prison Thursday after serving a little more than three years behind bars for the 2014 murder of Laquan McDonald, a shooting that roiled the city and has left a mixed legacy of reform.

Chicago Tribune

Ex-Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke released from custody after serving 3 1/4 years for murder of Laquan McDonald

CHICAGO — Former Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke was released from state prison Thursday after serving a little more than three years behind bars for the 2014 murder of Laquan McDonald, a shooting that roiled the city and has left a mixed legacy of reform.

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She spent 4 years in prison for a drug crime that wouldn’t be prosecuted today. Now free, she’s not through paying

CHICAGO — In many ways, life is good for Amy Blobaum. She has a job she loves, is happily married to a Lutheran pastor-to-be and soon will give birth to her second child.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lake effect snow could add up to 4 inches of snow in Chicago area, day after winter storm buried some places with more than a foot

Cook County was under a winter weather advisory until 6 p.m. The National Weather Service said accumulations of 1 to 4 inches was possible, especially in the northwestern part of the county.

Evening Standard

Serpentine Pavilion 2022: First look at artist Theaster Gates’s Black Chapel

A bell from a Chicago church will ring out across Kensington Gardens as part of the Serpentine’s latest pavilion.

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s got great drainage!’ – Theaster Gates on his open-to-the-elements Serpentine pavilion

Inspired by the kilns of Stoke-on-Trent, the Chicago artist’s Black Chapel will host bands, including his own, and also provide ‘a place of quietude’ where even the British weather is welcome

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Bulls are still unwilling to trade Patrick Williams

Jake Fischer: From the people I've talked to in Chicago, it's been made very clear to me that they are not going to consider moving (Patrick Williams) unless it's for THE piece, not a piece but THE piece that they think will push them to that ...

Chicago Sun-Times

UChicago Medicine wants to build $633 million hospital to treat cancer

The new center would create a more seamless experience for patients who now might have to trek from building to building for everything from doctor visits to chemotherapy to scans, health system officials say.

Los Angeles Times

Kendall Coyne Schofield ready to become the Billie Jean King of her era

Before she was an Olympic hockey gold medalist, before she became the first woman to compete in the NHL's all-star skills contests or was hired by the Chicago Blackhawks as a player development coach and youth hockey growth specialist, Kendall Coyne Schofield was the Hockey Girl with the Braid.

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