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Spencer Rattler’s preseason finale broken down by former Saints QB J.T. O’Sullivan

Spencer Rattler's preseason finale was broken down by former Saints QB J.T. O'Sullivan. Coach's film reveals some dangerous flaws in the rookie's game:

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Countdown to Kickoff: Tommy Hudson is the Saints Player of Day 89

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Undrafted Saints rookie Dallin Holker given good odds of making the team

Undrafted Saints rookie Dallin Holker was given good odds of making the team. Between his contract guarantees and strong scouting report, he might make the cut:

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Saints sign all but three practice squad players to reserve/future deals

The Saints signed all but three practice squad players to reserve/future deals, bringing them back for 2024:

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City’s top tourism official stepping down after less than two years on the job

Choose Chicago President and CEO Lynn Osmond announced Thursday she would resign effective Jan. 31, just 20 months into her four-year contract to focus her ‘time and energies on a family health matter.’

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City Council set to alter paid leave ordinance, but not enough to satisfy business leaders

The proposed quick fixes include a six-month delay — until July 1 — in the requirement that businesses give Chicago employees five paid sick days and five paid vacation days per year.

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Saints announce 9 roster moves ahead of Week 2 Panthers game

The Saints announced nine roster moves ahead of Week 2's Panthers game, sidelining two players with injuries and adding four new faces to the practice squad:

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Saints sign 6-foot-7 college basketball player-turned-tight end Michael Jacobson

Stop us if you've heard this one before, but the New Orleans Saints added a 6-foot-7 college basketball player who has hopes of making it in the NFL as a tight end:

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Former Falcons first-round pick Takkarist McKinley among Saints free agent tryouts

Former Falcons first-round pick Takkarist McKinley was among a crowd of Saints free agent tryouts on Tuesday, along with five cornerbacks and a 6-foot-7 tight end:

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As asylum-seekers struggle while waiting for work permits, Chicago businesses can’t fill jobs

Huberth Espinoza, 65, sat on a bench outside the 5th District police station in Pullman on a Wednesday in late June, waiting to be picked up for work.

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Swifties, post-pandemic travelers help Illinois break hotel revenue record: ‘Our tourism industry is back and it’s booming’

Three consecutive Taylor Swift concerts in June helped to break an all-time hotel weekend occupancy record in Chicago.

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After nearly a year of planning, the NASCAR Chicago Street Race is here. Will it rev up the city’s economy as promised?

After months of planning, weeks of disruption and an 11th-hour push to complete the transformation of Grant Park into a pop-up NASCAR track, ready or not, the inaugural Chicago Street Race has arrived.

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NASCAR has downtown-area hotels primed for steady stream of guests

NASCAR kicks off this weekend but it’s not the only show in town, proving Chicago can absorb the tourism and meeting business.

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Six takeaways from Arthur Smith’s minicamp press conference

Six takeaways from #Falcons head coach Arthur Smith's minicamp press conference

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Chicago selected as site of 2024 Democratic National Convention

CHICAGO — Chicago was selected Tuesday to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention, a huge economic and prestigious postpandemic boon, and an acknowledgment the city’s progressive, pro-union values align with a Democratic Party that is seeking to boost its strength in a politically competitive Midwest.

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To business leaders, Dem convention’s real payoff is in civic promotion

They hope that by bringing a global spotlight to Chicago, the political event will show off the city’s best features and accelerate its post-pandemic resurgence.

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Some immigrants arriving from Texas temporarily living in suburban hotel

About 300 immigrants have come to Chicago via Texas-charted buses to Illinois within the last week, according to Illinois officials. Some are now temporarily living at a suburban hotel.

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Report: Colts waive TE Michael Jacobson

The Colts are waiving TE Michael Jacobson.

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Labor shortage drives fierce competition in Chicago hospitality industry, with cash promises and on-the-spot job offers

When a manager from a short-staffed Chicago-area restaurant skulked into Lucca Osteria in Oak Brook, Illinois. on a recent Friday with a fistful of cash, the brazen poaching of workers seemed straight from the pages of Nelson Algren.

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Chicago tourism could return to pre-pandemic levels by 2024, industry leaders say

Chicago tourism has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels, but it could fully recover by 2024, and possibly before, industry leaders said.

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Chicago’s drive for 2024 Democratic convention jumps into high gear

A Chicago 2024 Host Committee, tasked with raising millions of dollars for the bid, is expected to be named soon.

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Chicago’s pandemic-ravaged industries eager to pitch city for 2024 Democratic National Convention

CHICAGO — Touting the city’s bona fides, Chicago politicians and business leaders last week said the city was prepared to host the Democratic National Convention in 2024 and that the major national event would provide a much-needed spark to Chicago’s pandemic-ravaged hospitality industries.

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After two years of empty show floors and hotel rooms, McCormick Place gears up for the return of conventions to Chicago

When the Inspired Home Show returned to McCormick Place earlier this month after a three-year pandemic hiatus, the annual housewares show was the smallest in recent memory, and among the most significant in its 80-year history.

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