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City Council OKs crackdown on illegal gun possession

Ald. Anthony Napolitano (41st), mayor skirt debate, push ordinance through levying heavy fines and jail time to those caught packing without a license.

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Chicago basketball star Najeeb Echols dies at 39

Chicago native Najeeb Echols, 39, died on Wednesday in Kansas after suffering a heart attack.

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Things to do in Chicago Dec. 15-21: The Mix

Salt Creek Ballet’s “Nutcracker,” the Randolph Street Holiday Market and the annual Tuba Christmas concert at the Palmer House are among the entertainment highlights in the week ahead.

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Man who straw-purchased gun used to kill Chicago police Officer Ella French sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal prison

CHICAGO — An Indiana man who admitted to straw-purchasing the handgun later used to kill Chicago police Officer Ella French and critically wound her partner during a traffic stop last year was sentenced Wednesday to 2 1/2 years in prison.

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After nine years of construction, this major Chicago traffic interchange will reopen this month

After nine years of construction and hundreds of millions of dollars in cost overruns, the massive rebuild of the Jane Byrne Interchange that connects major expressways near downtown Chicago is set to be substantially complete in the coming days.

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Funding for Red Line extension approved, straw purchaser of gun used to kill Officer Ella French sentenced 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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Bally’s $1.7 billion River West casino gets final zoning approval from City Council

Chicago’s 30-year quest for a casino and entertainment complex is now exclusively in the hands of the Illinois Gaming Board. Bally’s plan is for a $1.7 billion complex in River West, at Chicago Avenue and Halsted Street.

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Billionaire Ken Griffin sues IRS over leaked tax records

Multibillionaire Ken Griffin filed a lawsuit against the IRS Tuesday alleging the agency violated his right to privacy after investigative journalism outlet ProPublica reported in April on the tax records of the Republican megadonor and former Chicagoan.

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Adam Sandler tour kicks off 2023 dates in Chicago

The comedian brings an evening of stand-up comedy to the United Center in February.

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The quest to catch a steelhead every month on the Chicago lakefront

Danny “Taks” Borgert completed the improbable quest.

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From the center of the ‘pit’: My summer documenting the dangerous street takeovers that gripped the city this year

ASHLEE REZIN: After a video of drivers doing doughnuts in the middle of a West Loop intersection went viral, reporter Manny Ramos and I spent several nights trying to find out who was behind the drifting events that had become the talk of Chicago.

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Bulls vs. Knicks preview: How to watch, TV channel, start time

Chicago looks to end New York's four-game win streak on Wednesday night.

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‘Anger and grief basically lead to vengeance’: Straw purchaser of gun used to kill Officer Ella French gets 2.5 years

Jamel Danzy of Indiana is the only person convicted so far in connection with French’s death.

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Netflix’s ‘Emily in Paris’ Embraces French Life in New Season

Cultural frictions give way to personality clashes in Netflix's "Emily in Paris," according to creator Darren Star who recently joined the show's cast members in the French capital for the global premiere of the third season. The new season of the television comedy starring Lily Collins as Emily Cooper, an…

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Commentary: When are we going to talk about Kanye West and mental illness?

Can we finally have that conversation about Ye, fame and mental illness?

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White voters helped propel Lori Lightfoot to the mayor’s office in 2019. Will they stick with her in February?

CHICAGO — When Willie Wilson finished his remarks before the Illinois Polish American Congress in November, the lull in the room lasted long enough for the audience to begin awkwardly fidgeting.

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Horoscope for Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022

After 3 a.m. Chicago time, there are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The moon is in Virgo.

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Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks, live stream, TV channel, time, how to watch the NHL

The Washington Capitals will meet the Chicago Blackhawks in NHL action on Tuesday night from the United Center.

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Lightfoot supporter questions indicted crypto billionaire’s donation to Garcia

State Rep. Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago) questioned Samuel Bankman-Fried’s motives for spending $151,420 on direct mail pieces for Chuy Garcia’s congressional reelection.

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Tent builder says city will no longer remove shelters housing the homeless

Andy Robledo has bought 140 tents in the last year to shelter the homeless on Chicago streets. He says the city will stop tagging tents for removal.

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Details emerge of Portage Park bar shooting, Bally’s casino plan passes zoning hurdle 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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Still little movement in R. Kelly’s Illinois cases, though singer could be in attendance at arguments next month

CHICAGO — Close observers of R. Kelly’s Cook County cases might have had a touch of deja vu Tuesday during the singer’s latest hearing.

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Veterans, beware of scammers promising help to get toxic exposure benefits

Hines VA Hospital has heard reports that Chicago-area veterans are among those being targeted by scammers offering to help process or submit PACT Act claims on a veteran’s behalf.

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Perch on the Chicago lakefront and waiting on ice fishing

Perch fishing on the Chicago lakefront leads this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report, otherwise it is waiting on ice (except well to our north, where they are already ice fishing).

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Is Chuy running away with race for Chicago mayor? Local 150 poll shows he is.

The poll of 700 likely Chicago voters conducted Nov. 10-17 by Impact Research shows U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia leading Mayor Lori Lightfoot by 7 percentage points in Round One and clobbering the incumbent in a runoff.

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