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Chicago cop will keep his job despite links to the Proud Boys and failing to disclose he was under FBI investigation

Officer Robert Bakker was suspended for 120 days after a lengthy internal investigation was resolved through a so-called mediation agreement, in which he agreed not to contest the allegations lodged against him.

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Heidi Heitcamp, new University of Chicago’s Institute of Public Policy boss, is ‘North Dakota nice’

She succeeds David Axelrod. Two things you didn’t know: Heidi isn’t her real first name. And she grew up in a town so small that “my family was one-tenth” its total population.

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Activist, teacher Jeanne Terry dead at 104

An early member of Congress of Racial Equality, she helped found a South Side school co-op.

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AT&T Illinois fined for effort to illegally influence ex-Speaker Michael Madigan as new charges against him revealed

CHICAGO — Telephone giant AT&T Illinois has agreed to pay a $23 million fine as part of a federal criminal investigation into the company’s illegal efforts to influence former House Speaker Michael Madigan, according to court records made public Friday.

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Chicago nonprofit builds 1,500 boxes of school supplies for underserved students

The LGBT Build-A-Kit event Friday filled the supply kits for five Chicago organizations supporting low-income youth.

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Madigan faces new charge, Pritzker tops Bailey downstate in new poll, Chris Rock opens Chicago residency 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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Ohio State Coach Rips Bears Receivers As Justin Fields, Chicago Lose

Brian Hartline shared his opinion on Chicago's wide receivers Thursday night.

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8 takeaways from the Bears’ pitiful loss to the Commanders

Thursday's performance against Washington was one of the worst losses in recent memory for the Bears. Here are our takeaways from the game.

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Chicago to launch $3M Tiny Homes pilot on city lots with up to eight units on each

Housing Commissioner Marisa Novara told the City Council Friday the program will launch on city-owned land to eliminate land acquisition costs.

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Picture Chicago: The Sun-Times’ photos of the week

The Chicago Marathon moved through the city, the Rev. Jesse Jackson turned 81, the Bears lost to the Commanders and more in our best unseen photos of the week.

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No link ‘at this time’ between fatal shootings in Rogers Park and apparent serial killings in California, police say

Police in Stockton, Calif. recently released surveillance video allegedly showing a serial killer linked to six murders, stoking speculation that the same person may have gunned down two men in Rogers Park in 2018.

Chicago Sun-Times

Stockton ‘serial killer’ potentially linked to two murders 2,000 miles away in Chicago

All of the victims were shot, and five were Hispanic men

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100,000 tulip bulbs to be planted on South Side vacant lots

The public work orchestrated by Chicago artist Amanda Williams aims to redefine redlining in Washington Park.

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AT&T charged with trying to illegally influence Illinois ex-Speaker Michael Madigan

CHICAGO — AT&T Illinois has agreed to pay a $23 million fine as part of a federal criminal investigation into the company’s illegal efforts to influence former House Speaker Michael Madigan.

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Rensselaer, Indiana, has become a mural hot spot, drawing people from the Chicago area, elsewhere

More than 60 murals have gone up in six years in the small town about 85 miles from Chicago.

Chicago Tribune

Review: ‘Till’ is a compelling portrait of grief, resolve and the national impact of the Emmett Till murder

Drive around Chicago enough and you’ll likely catch sight of a video billboard flashing momentarily on “Till.” Its image of the actors playing Emmett Till and, more prominently and in color, Mamie Till-Mobley, hang in place for a few seconds before being replaced by something else.

Chicago Tribune

Michael Phillips: The women behind the new movie ‘Till’ knew they had to show a mother living through the unbearable

CHICAGO — Now in theaters, “Till” is the story of a mother, a mother’s son and the horrific 1955 lynching of 14-year-old Chicagoan Emmett Till, who was visiting relatives in Mississippi at the time of his murder.

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Bears report card: How we graded Chicago in their Week 6 loss

Here’s a quick breakdown of what we saw during Thursday's game and how we graded the Bears in their loss to the Commanders.

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10 people shot, 3 fatally, in Chicago Thursday

A man, 22, was killed during a home invasion about 2 a.m. in South Shore.

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Using quantum data to create an unhackable Internet: ‘We’re getting close,’ University of Chicago expert leading project says

“No one can hack it because they can’t read it,” David Awschalom says. “Because the act of looking at it changes it. Destroys it.”

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Convicted ‘Starved Rock killer’s’ lawyer: Family member might have arranged for Chicago Outfit to kill 3 women in 1960

Chester Weger, who spent decades in prison for the killings, says he was framed and is asking Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow to vacate his conviction.

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City Hall OK’d South Side diner for Taste of Chicago despite years of unpaid city bills, taxes

Being delinquent to the city and also having stopped paying its property taxes 12 years ago didn’t keep Josephine’s Southern Cooking from being handed a coveted Taste spot by Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration.

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Rev. Jesse Jackson won’t slow down at 81: ‘It’s my sense of purpose’

Rev. Jesse L. Jackson turned 81 last week, and will celebrate at a birthday gala on Friday. Diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2017, he told the Chicago Sun-Times he has no intention of taking it easy. Right now, his focus is on registering voters for the upcoming election.

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Sun-Times/WBEZ Poll: Downstate downfall? Bailey’s backyard showing fails to cut into Pritzker’s double-digit lead

Democrats Gov. J.B. Pritzker and U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth held commanding leads over their GOP challengers in the survey. And broken down by region, the results also reflected Republican Bailey’s downstate difficulties in the governor’s race.

Chicago Tribune

The scariest town in Illinois does not exist. But you can visit in ‘Halloween Ends’

CHICAGO — Haddonfield, Illinois, does not exist.

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