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Veteran prosecutor slams Kim Foxx in blistering resignation letter: ‘Zero confidence’ in her leadership

James Murphy, a longtime assistant state’s attorney, zeroed in on many of the issues that have made Foxx a target for opponents, arguing she’s gone easy on some defendants accused of violent crime.

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Saturday’s doubleheader only part of Fire-Red Stars relationship

Beyond the games, Red Stars executive Vicky Lynch called the Fire-Red Stars connection mutually beneficial.

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Polling Place: Should taxpayers contribute to a state-of-the-art stadium for the Bears?

This Bears move, assuming it happens, is bound to rip open quite the can of worms.

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Pushing for ‘closure’ after trauma can be harmful to those who are grieving

It is not the mere concept of closure that is a problem. The language of closure can often create confusion and false hope for those experiencing loss.

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Mental health programs for our first responders must be improved, expanded

More than ever, the first responders who are putting their lives at risk to protect us are themselves in need of a lifeline.

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Lollapalooza 2022: Day 2 photo gallery

On a day featuring Machine Gun Kelly and Dua Lipa, here’s a look at the performances and the fans at Grant Park.

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Pritzker wins state party leadership battle after U.S. Rep. Kelly exits, clearing path for state Rep. Hernandez

The issue is whether a federal office holder should be the state party chair, because federal rules limit the ability of a member of Congress to do substantial fundraising for state level races. “If you look over the last 16 months, you see it hasn’t worked,” Pritzker said Friday, before…

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Picture Chicago: This week’s can’t miss photos

Music strikes a chord with Chicago as visits from Chris Stapleton and Roger Waters, along with the start of Lollapalooza, fill the air.

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Wicker Park bar loses appeal of 6-month shutdown order issued after patron opened fire from across street shortly after leaving

An administrative law judge agreed that the owner of the Point could not have “reasonably anticipated” the actions of the patron — but he still backed the city.

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CPS board rejects move to fire teachers for encouraging students’ environmental activism

Two George Washington High School teachers who led protests against General Iron’s move to the Southeast Side will get warnings from the district instead.

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Google’s Thompson Center deal, Highland Park suspect indicted on another 110 counts and more in your Chicago news roundup

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

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A ‘very scary moment’ — City Council member recalls her abortion at 19

“It was really hard for me as a very young person to figure out where to go ... or what was the guidance that I needed,” Ald. Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez said Wednesday, as she and others touted a proposed ordinance to strengthen abortion protections and and support in Chicago.

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Paddleboarder with disabilities crosses Lake Michigan, rewards himself with deep dish pizza

Mike Shoreman arrived at North Avenue Beach on Wednesday as part of a quest to paddle across all five Great Lakes to raise money for mental health programs. Willis Tower served as his a beacon.

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Chicago food pantries are serving more people but seeing fewer volunteers

As inflation sends prices higher, food pantries across Chicago worry the increased demand will tax their shrinking pool of helpers.

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Converting ‘pain into purpose’ in wake of massacre, gun violence activists meet in Highland Park

Brittany Wroblewski, near the epicenter of the massacre said, after the first shots were fired, “I will never forget the suspicious, hazy hush that swept over the crowd for those first couple of pops.”

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Quinn for mayor? Says he’ll decide by end of summer, sounds like he’s already in

The former governor donated to Lori Lightfoot’s campaign, spoke at a rally and put a Lightfoot sign in front of his Galewood home. But then she reneged on her campaign promise to fight for, and abide by, a two-term limit for Chicago mayors.

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Illinois Democrats display united front — at least on hopes Chicago will host 2024 convention

DNC Chair Jaime Harrison’s visit to Chicago comes as U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly faces opposition as chair of the Democratic Party of Illinois, with advisers to Gov. J.B Pritzker and Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch recruiting state Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez, D-Cicero, to replace her.

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Bears’ Robert Quinn, Roquan Smith, Jaquan Brisker report for training camp

All three had been in question, and it remains uncertain whether they’ll practice Wednesday.

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Tears and vow to fight on for a national assault weapons ban mark Highland Park’s first City Council meeting since massacre

“I will not stop trying. We will not stop trying,” Mayor Nancy Rotering said of the fight for a federal ban of assault rifles and high capacity magazines.

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Don’t shut divorced fathers out of debates over school curriculum

It is essential that fathers be part of their children’s academic life, and not only to give input on curriculum.

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Chicago Board of Education to vote on new $10.2M school police contract

The policing program at CPS has undergone major changes the past couple years after widespread protests called for the removal of officers from schools.

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Erasing the legacy of redlining will take action by Congress, state legislature

The history of government redlining haunts many struggling neighborhoods to this day. A little more than half of the 27,000 properties now at risk of being sold for back taxes are within areas the federal government had redlined.

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‘The ultimate sacrifice.’ City block dedicated to U.S. marshal who was killed 30 years ago at Dirksen Courthouse

Roy “Bill” Frakes was shot and killed in 1992 by a man escaping detention at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse.

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Lightfoot floats idea of a dome over Soldier Field

Part of the project would be funded by selling naming rights to Soldier Field in a “sensitive” way that retains the name “Soldier” in its title as a war memorial.

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Will Bears arrow be pointing up or down after 2022? Our annual test of fans’ optimism

With the Bears in rebuild mode under new general manager Ryan Poles, it seems like they can only go up from here. But it’s the Bears — you just never know.

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