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Brandon Johnson fleshes out senior staff, shows continued influence of Preckwinkle, Chicago Teachers Union

Annette Guzman, budget director for Cook County, will be city budget director under Johnson. Jennifer Johnson, chief of staff at the CTU, where Brandon Johnson has been a paid organizer, will serve as deputy mayor for education.

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Four teens charged with murder in killing of Chicago police officer who was returning home from work

Authorities say four teenagers have been charged in the fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer who was killed last weekend as she headed home from work

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Man fatally shot in Oakland neighborhood

Jermone Baker, 34, was outside in the 700 block of East 38th Place about 6:35 a.m. Thursday when someone in a red sedan exited and opened fire, Chicago police said.

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City releases new renderings showing ‘evolved’ Bally’s casino design

Architecture critic Lee Bey asks: Do the changes give Chicago a winning hand?

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Jordan Love, Packers to open 2023 season in Chicago vs. Bears

Jordan Love and the Packers will open the 2023 regular season against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on Sept. 10.

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Chicago Bears 2023 complete schedule

Here's the Bears' 2023 regular season schedule.

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Kenneth Sims Jr. Says A Star Will Be Born Saturday Night Against Batyr Akhmedov

Sims Jr. and Akhmedov will do battle in a WBA title eliminator as the co-main event for Romero-Barroso card on Showtime.

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Chicago Fire Just Set Up Another Huge Problem Before The Finale, And It Makes Me Miss Severide

Chicago Fire just raised the stakes for two firefighters ahead of the Season 11 finale, and they really could have used Severide.

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Dining Out? Some options for Mother’s Day and beyond

Your ultimate guide to eating out in Chicago. Highlights of the area eateries’ openings, new menus, special events and more.

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Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson hits D.C.; meets Vice President Kamala Harris, works Capitol Hill

Brandon Johnson held meetings at the White House and Capitol on Wednesday with the unions that bankrolled his mayoral run hosting a fundraiser for him.

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NASCAR street races forcing Museum Campus closures: Another summer headache for Chicago

Much of Grant Park will be closed to accommodate NASCAR. Now the Field Museum and the Shedd Aquarium have announced schedule changes because of road closures and expected crowds.

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Two mothers joined by tragedy: One lost her police officer daughter, the other’s 16-year-old son is accused of the murder

Among the four people accused of killing Chicago police Officer Aréanah Preston is 16-year-old Jaylen Frazier.

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Things to do in Chicago May 11-17: The Mix

Court Theatre’s Oedipus musical, Disney’s ‘Aladdin,’ Riccardo Muti’s CSO return and a Van Gogh exhibit are among the week’s cultural highlights.

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Days before leaving office, Lightfoot fills job of director of veterans affairs

Ald. Gilbert Villegas, the mayor’s former floor leader, said the job should have been filled last fall, when he pressured the mayor to find $400,000 in the budget and reinstate the Office of Veterans Affairs that was disbanded in 2019.

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Chicago P.D. Season 10: Every Major Jay Halstead And Upstead Update Since Jesse Lee Soffer's Departure

Chicago P.D. said goodbye to Jay Halstead in Season 10 when actor Jesse Lee Soffer left, and here are the important Halstead and Upstead updates in the months since.

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Faster police response would not have saved slain Officer Areanah Preston, Johnson’s chief of staff says

Rich Guidice, who for 20 years ran the Office of Emergency Management and Communications, said “Chicago Police did the best they could to get to the scene of the incident as quickly as they did.”

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Street vendors cover the city for Día de las Madres, 4 charged in fatal shooting of officer and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Brice Sensabaugh gets invite to the NBA combine

Brice Sensabaugh will be in Chicago for the NBA Draft Combine. #GoBucks

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6 Bears ranked among 100 best NFL draft picks by ESPN

The Bears had 6 players named among ESPN's best 100 draft picks, including three on Day 3.

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Resist divisive mentality on Chicago migrants and stand against bad policy

South Shore has had years of disinvestment. Locating migrants in an area starved for resources is not in the best interest of asylum-seekers, nor the existing community, Shauna Cox writes.

The Independent UK

4 teens charged with murder in slaying of Chicago police officer who was returning home from work

Authorities say four teenagers have been charged in the fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer who was killed last weekend as she headed home from work

Chicago Sun-Times

With wunderkind Connor Bedard soon to be a Blackhawk, how will Chicago comport itself?

If Justin Fields is any indication, the worship could get out of hand quickly.

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Pritzker signs bill guaranteeing disability pay to first responders who contracted COVID-19

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza’s Chicago cop brother was denied duty disability benefits despite contracting COVID-19 on the job in 2020. Mendoza, who attended Wednesday’s ceremony, wiped away tears as she thanked the governor and others who helped get the bill passed.

The Independent UK

Chicago man sentenced to up to 92 years in prison for shooting Iowa deputy during robbery

A Chicago man who was convicted of shooting and seriously wounding an Iowa sheriff's deputy during a convenience store robbery in 2021 has been sentenced to up to 92 years in prison

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53 people applied to be Chicago’s next police superintendent. Fred Waller is not among them.

More than half of the applicants came from people affiliated at one time with CPD. The Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability will submit three names to Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson by mid-July.

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