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Monarch butterflies tagged with stickers in Chicago garden as they migrate south

CHICAGO -- Near the driving range in Chicago's Lakeview area, a faint but sweet smell floats in the air. One can follow it to a collection of beds where flowers sprout, surrounding a community garden in which vegetables and herbs grow.

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Revealed: the ‘shocking’ levels of toxic lead in Chicago tap water

Tests performed for thousands of Chicago residents found lead, a neurotoxic metal, in amounts far exceeding the federal standards

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Chicago’s Puerto Rican community raises funds as storm-battered island remains without power

The Puerto Rican Agenda of Chicago and other community organizations are aiming to raise at least $100,000 to send to local Puerto Rican communities as they recover from Hurricane Fiona.

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At least 8 injured in explosion at Chicago apartment building, officials say

CHICAGO — At least eight people were injured when a four-story building partially collapsed due to an explosion on the city’s West Side Tuesday morning, according to authorities.

Chicago Tribune

Naturalization ceremony in Daley Plaza results in 63 new U.S. citizens

“This is the first step in achieving most of the goals I’ve set for myself,” said Sharon Celestine, 20, who came to Chicago from Nigeria.

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LA County investigating rapper Tory Lanez in alleged assault of singer August Alsina

The Los Angeles County district attorney's office is investigating Canadian recording artist Tory Lanez on suspicion of an alleged assault on singer August Alsina after a performance at a Chicago theater last weekend, officials said.

Los Angeles Times

Gunman in SUV shoots off-duty Chicago cop shot in face in Irving Park, then crashes into two pursuing squad cars as police open fire

The suspect was able to escape and the SUV was later found abandoned about three miles away by Northeastern Illinois University police. No one was in custody.

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Gabe Kapler: Tigers' new president is 'very, very driven,' and values other people's opinions

DETROIT — Gabe Kapler first met new Tigers president Scott Harris in the fall of 2019, when Kapler was interviewing for the Chicago Cubs' managerial opening.

Tribune News Service

Chicago agency releases video of police shooting that resulted felony charges for 2 officers

CHICAGO — The Civilian Office of Police Accountability released video Tuesday showing two Chicago police officers in plain clothes and in an unmarked vehicle shoot a 23-year-old man in Pilsen, resulting in both officers being hit with felony charges and taken off the force.

Chicago Tribune

Sunday, Monday football games fight for ratings supremacy

As often happens, NBC's ‘Sunday Night Football’ game won the week's rating competition, but the Chicago-Green Bay game had a tough battle with the revamped “Monday Night Football” game

The Independent UK

Chicago fishing, Midwest Report: Nearshore salmon/trout, bluegills, smallmouth, largemouth, catfish

Nearshore salmon and trout around Chicago fishing continue to lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

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Apartment building blast injures 8; COPA video shows police shooting in Pilsen 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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Boy, 15, shot by Chicago police faces aggravated assault, weapons charges

Officers noticed the teen was armed and began shooting at him, according to Chicago police and the Civilian Office of Police Accountability.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jury awards Illinois woman $363M in suit over plant's gas

A jury has awarded $363 million to a woman who alleged that a now-shuttered suburban Chicago plant that sterilized medical equipment exposed residents to a toxic industrial gas and gave her breast cancer

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Video shows two CPD officers opening fire from unmarked car — a shooting that led to criminal charges against both

The video is among materials and records released by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability as it investigates the shooting that wounded two unarmed men in Pilsen on July 22.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mayoral challenger touts ‘Bank of Chicago’ as way to create 10K homeowners, ‘repopulate’ South, West sides

Ja’Mal Green’s version of a public bank would start with $500 million in assets — half from the city’s “cash on hand,” the rest possibly from federal stimulus funds.

The Independent UK

Chicago apartment building explodes, injuring at least six

Fire officials said three people were in critical condition

The Independent UK

Officials: 6 injured in Chicago apartment building explosion

Officials say at least six people were rushed to hospitals after being injured when an explosion Tuesday tore through the top floor of a Chicago apartment building

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Man shot in Calumet Heights dies

The man, 30, was shot in his neck and lower back Monday. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he died.

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Man killed, 9 other people wounded by gunfire across Chicago Monday

The man, 30, died after he was shot in the neck and lower back while walking in Calumet Heights.

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Person found dead in garbage can in Roseland

The body, a male, was found about 7 p.m. in the 100 block of West 110th Place, Chicago police said.

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Thumbs up for return of Chicago Architecture Biennial in 2023

The biennial has been a good ambassador for the city, a reminder of Chicago’s continuing contribution to the world’s art and architecture.

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Editorial: Offering real refuge: We must rethink our approach to arriving asylum seekers

Serious people should have a lot of questions about Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s busing asylum seekers to New York, the most serious of which concern whether he and other governors sending migrants here, Chicago, D.C., Martha’s Vineyard and elsewhere are breaking the law by misleading people and transferring them under…

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Chicago’s Chris Redd leaves ‘SNL’ after five years

Comedian says he had ‘the experience of a lifetime’ on the NBC show, where he won an Emmy and impersonated Cory Booker, Kanye West and Eric Adams.

Chicago Tribune

Lurie Children’s Hospital takes action after its gender development program is targeted on Twitter

Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago has increased security and moved a transgender youth support group from in-person meetings to virtual ones after it became the latest children’s hospital to face criticism online over its gender development program.

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