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Lightfoot, feds in talks over environmental racism probe

The move heads off a potential battle with federal housing officials who are calling for a change of zoning and land-use practices that they say put polluters in Chicago’s communities of color.

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Chicago mayoral hopeful calls for a ‘reserve’ of 1,000 retired police officers and use of drones to track fleeing suspects and reduce car chases

CHICAGO Chicago mayoral candidate and Ald. Sophia King on Thursday unveiled a plan to reinvigorate the city’s police department by enticing retired officers to return, expanding surveillance technology and overhauling work schedules to allow for more time off.

Chicago Tribune

Mayoral challenger Sophia King unveils plan to reverse spike in violent crime

She would create a “Chicago Reserve” of 1,000 retired CPD officers handling “crucial, but non-dangerous duties,” add 200 detectives, use “crime-fighting drones,” and have officers work 10-hour days, four days per week.

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So how well does Cate Blanchett handle a baton? A couple of critics hash out the personalities and classical music in ‘Tár’

CHICAGO — The new Cate Blanchett film “Tár” is no issue movie. It has, however, brought a lot of rarified and/or unfashionable issues back into the spotlight: symphony orchestra politics; the cost of obsessive artistic ambition and devotion to a calling; and, for writer-director Todd Field, the challenge and allure…

Chicago Tribune

An immigrant’s life: City of opportunity brings struggle for stability

“You come with an idea that you will work as soon as you arrive,” one new Venezuelan immigrant in Chicago said. “But it’s not like that. You find a situation where people need people, but they are scared to hire undocumented people.”

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4th and 5th abductions, armed robberies reported near Wrigley Field

CHICAGO — Police are now investigating two more abductions and armed robberies near Wrigley Field after three separate but similar incidents reportedly occurred over the weekend.

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Charley Trippi, Hall of Famer who led the Chicago Cardinals to an NFL title, dies at 100

He was also a Heisman Trophy runner-up and led the University of Georgia to a national championship.

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What can convince Chicagoans to rely less on cars? City aims to make ‘transit-oriented development’ the answer

In the illustration, a sun-splashed residential block is lined with spindly trees as tall as the buildings, a bike lane bustles with riders, people cross the street by foot or wheelchair — and there’s not a driver in sight. “Make streets safer for Chicagoans who walk, bike, roll and ride,”…

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In Illinois, legislative candidates have divergent views on abortion

CHICAGO — The overturning of Roe v. Wade paved the way for states to pass their own abortion laws, and while Illinois law continues to allow abortions, legislative candidates bring divergent views.

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Former Teamsters boss John Coli asks judge for home confinement, probation

Coli admitted in 2019 he’d taken $325,000 in cash payments from Cinespace Chicago Film Studios between 2014 and 2017. Worried at one point the money would stop, Coli told Cinespace president Alex Pissios, “I will f---ing have a picket line up here, and everything will stop.”

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Can UIC’s food delivery robots survive a Chicago winter?

And your other questions answered about the machines rolling through campus.

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My worst moment: When Paul Feig was fired from his first TV job ever

CHICAGO — People are weird everywhere. But there’s a specific sort of weirdness that comes to the fore when it’s a small town, where eccentricities seem to exist in high relief. The Fox mockumentary series “Welcome to Flatch,” now in its second season, is all about capturing that.

Chicago Tribune

MacArthur grant recipient's latest public work looks at the history of redlining through 100,000 red tulips

CHICAGO -- By spring, the intersection of 53rd Street and Prairie Avenue in Chicago will be awash in a sea of red tulips — 6 acres of them to be exact, planted Oct. 15 by artist Amanda Williams, 2022 MacArthur grant recipient, South Side residents, and the Emerald South Economic…

Chicago Tribune

West Ridge residents unnerved after third fatal shooting in less than a week: ‘We need more security’

Zehra Parnaby, who is in her 80s, lives steps from where two people were shot, one fatally, in the North Side neighborhood, where homicides are up by 80% this year.

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Marine vet Ald. Villegas urges city to reinstate Veterans Affairs Office

The office was disbanded in 2019, but the need remains for former U.S. service members who need help with homelessness, joblessness, substance abuse and other issues, the 36th Ward alderperson said.

Chicago Tribune

Ukrainian blood bank leaders look to Chicago-area hospitals for help

The entourage walked slowly through Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s blood bank, winding past lab technicians, centrifuges and refrigerators holding blood samples.

Chicago Sun-Times

For a debut novel, Fatimah Asghar plumbs a complex place — everyday life

The deeply personal first novel from the artist, poet and co-creator of ‘Brown Girls’ has been nominated for a National Book Award.

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The Mix: Cool things to do in Chicago Oct. 20-26

“Measure for Measure,” an Upside Down Halloween Parade, and a tribute to blues legends are among the highlights in the week ahead.

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Community group at odds with shelter, city over donations for immigrants bused from Texas

The Pilsen-based Mural Movement along with other community leaders say they plan to continue providing donations directly to those arriving from Texas.

Chicago Tribune

Ayo Dosunmu rubs elbows with Barack Obama at event for high schoolers, reflecting Bulls guard’s commitment to community service

MIAMI — Chicago Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu found himself in unexpected company Monday — with former President Barack Obama.

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Poll shows voters against public cash for Bears stadium, a look at Field Museum’s new exhibit 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.

Daily Record

Boy, 5, claims he was reincarnated after he died in fire 30 years ago

Luke Ruehlman claims he used to be an African-American woman called Pam Robinson who jumped to her death after a fire broke out in Paxton Hotel in Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times

Latest fundraising has Vallas eager for campaign fight

A $500,000 donation from prominent GOP donor and golf course magnate Michael Keiser has left an opening for some opponents, including the Chicago Teachers Union, to attack Vallas, a former CPS CEO, as a closet Republican.

Chicago Sun-Times

3 great Chicago film festival docs tell local stories

Movies zero in on a South Side lottery king, a couple coping with ALS and the Evanston reparations program.

Chicago Sun-Times

1 killed and 6 others wounded, including 16-year-old boy, in Chicago Tuesday

Two people were shot, one fatally, Tuesday afternoon in the 2500 block of West Estes Avenue.

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