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TransLoop staffs up in Chicago and moves its headquarters

The freight brokerage plans to hire 100 people, tripling the size of its Chicago workforce.

Chicago Sun-Times

Winter’s coming — and so is COVID ‘trouble’ as coronavirus cases rise but vaccine booster rates don’t

“We are not where we need to be as a city, in people getting that fall 2022 booster,” a costumed Chicago Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Handguns turned to high-capacity machine guns fuel violence, a CPS parking deal raises questions 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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Picture Chicago: 16 must-see recent images from Sun-Times photographers

Chicago kicked off Halloweek, over 100 early voting sites opened for the Nov. 8 general election, and a Kanye West mural was painted over in the West Loop in our best photos of the week.

Chicago Sun-Times

Which Love Is Blind couples from season two are still together?

The cast of ‘Love Is Blind’ season two have gone through manys ups and downs since cameras stopped rolling

The Independent UK

No Breakdown or Decision Can Deter Gaga Slonina

Slonina may well be the next great U.S. GK, and he has visions of becoming the best in the world. However it pans out, the teenage, Chelsea-bound prospect remains resolute.

Sports Illustrated

Group files lawsuit to stop enforcement of youth curfew on Halloween in Chicago

CHICAGO — Good Kids Mad City filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the city of Chicago to seek relief from the city’s curfew on Halloween so young people with the organization can “cop watch and peacekeep” in the city's Hyde Park neighborhood on the holiday.

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For West Loop foundry, artist painted a mural of a fiery gator

Christian Stanley did the mural in the 1500 block of West Hubbard Street in August as part of the yearly Titan Walls arts festival.

Chicago Sun-Times

Landlady found dead in freezer of home she was renting out as tenant charged

The body of 69-year-old Frances Walker was found dismembered in a freezer after police were called out to blood curdling screams coming from the property in Chicago, Illinois

Daily Mirror

Chicago dumping Kanye too? Wieners Circle marquee quip, West Loop mural repainting signal rejection

CHICAGO — The Wieners Circle has never been one to hold back an insult.

Chicago Tribune

3 causes for concern as the Bears face the Cowboys in Week 8

As the Bears prepare for their Week 8 game against the Cowboys, here are some reasons to be concerned.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Teenage boy among 4 people shot Thursday in Chicago

The boy was walking in the Avalon Park neighborhood when he was shot, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

For Chicago schools parking deal, Board of Ed turned to Lori Lightfoot fundraiser

Carmen A. Rossi’s Chicago Parking Solutions got a two-year contract to park cars at more than a dozen schools even though the school system said another company put in a better bid.

Chicago Sun-Times

In Chicago, handguns turned into high-capacity machine guns fuel deadly violence

A thumbnail-size "switch" turns a gun from semi-automatic to automatic. Authorities see a correlation between an uptick in mass shootings and the rise of switch-equipped guns and extended magazines.

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Chicago Sun-Times

How high-capacity magazines for weapons have become a mass-market item

Magazines with a capacity of 30 rounds or more for handguns and rifles were relatively rare among civilians not long ago. Now, they’re commonplace — despite local bans.

Chicago Sun-Times

In Chicago, handguns easily turned into high-capacity machine guns fuel growing violence

Increasingly, large-capacity magazines are turning up, along with ‘switches’ that convert handguns into illegal machine guns that can fire 20 shots in about a second.

Chicago Sun-Times

U.S. Senate forum: Duckworth, Salvi find rare common ground — but it’s in Arlington Heights for Bears stadium

In the forum hosted by the Chicago Sun-Times, WBEZ and WTTW, Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Republican challenger Kathy Salvi disagreed on abortion, guns and a host of issues, but both said they support the Chicago Bears moving from Soldier Field to Arlington Heights.

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Chicago cop charged with illegally tasing man in Dunning

Officer Marco Simonetti is charged with felony aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and official misconduct in the August 2021 incident in Dunning.

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Brandon Johnson, Chicago Mayor Lightfoot’s newest progressive challenger, contends she’s ‘disconnected ... with working people’

CHICAGO — Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson will run for Chicago mayor, adding another progressive challenger to the field of 2023 candidates and raising the prospect of a rematch between the Chicago Teachers Union and Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

Chicago Sun-Times

Dick Mell’s sudden interest in Chicago mayoral race

It is interesting how now Richard Mell seems to be worried about Chicago’s problems when he used to be focused on either ignoring or creating them.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks embrace rebuild in commercial series

The Bears and Cubs have bristled at the word “rebuild.” The Sox didn’t have a problem with the word, but they certainly didn’t use it to promote the team. That’s not the case with the Hawks.

Chicago Sun-Times

Senior home owner fined $1,500 after 3 residents died, student test scores drop statewide 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.

The Independent UK

Which Love Is Blind couples from season two are still together?

The cast of ‘Love Is Blind’ season two have gone through manys ups and downs since cameras stopped rolling

Chicago Sun-Times

DePaul coach Tony Stubblefield focuses on local talent for ‘Chicago’s Team’

If you look closely there has been success and positive strides made in Tony Stubblefield’s 18 months on the job.

Chicago Sun-Times

Kanye West mural image painted over in West Loop amid antisemitic remarks fallout

The building’s owner had the mural featuring the image of Ye altered to remove the likeness of the rapper.

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