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14-year-old boy shot while riding bike in University Village

He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was listed in good condition, Chicago police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

3 things heard at Bears camp, including Roquan Smith coming off the PUP list a day after his trade request

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears returned to practice Wednesday at Halas Hall to prepare for Saturday’s preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Soldier Field.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago White Sox vs. Kansas City Royals, live stream, TV channel, time, odds, how to watch online

The Chicago White Sox will meet the Kansas City Royals in MLB action on Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium.

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The Mix: Cool things to do in Chicago Aug. 11-17

Lady Gaga at Wrigley, the Bud Billiken Parade, Dance for Life and a ‘Zorro’ musical are among the cool things to see and do in the week ahead.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois, feds must take steps to keep invasive carp out of Great Lakes

The Brandon Road Lock and Dam project near Chicago is needed to prevent carp from wreaking ecological and economic havoc on the country’s largest source of fresh water.

Chicago Sun-Times

Attorneys continue sparring over prosecutor’s contact with R. Kelly witness in days before Chicago federal trial

CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors this week shot back against accusations that the former lead prosecutor on the R. Kelly case had inappropriate contact with potential witnesses, saying much of the purportedly suspicious contact between her and a key victim had to do merely with scheduling and logistics.

Chicago Tribune

Cairo Santos no longer is surprised by shoddy grass at Soldier Field. The Chicago Bears kicker has simply learned to adapt.

CHICAGO — When the Chicago Bears made their way onto the field for Tuesday’s Family Fest practice at Soldier Field, they were greeted by some of the familiarities of home.

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Firing of CPD reform chief won’t slow compliance with federal consent decree: Lightfoot

Robert Boik was fired in apparent retaliation for an email he sent criticizing Brown’s decision to move 46 officers under Boik’s supervision to the Bureau of Patrol as part of a larger reorganization.

Chicago Sun-Times

Fan breaks down the outfits worn by Jeremy Allen White in The Bear

Jeremy Allen White stars as Chicago’s hottest chef in FX series, The Bear

The Independent UK

These Are The Top Cannabis Policy Reporters In The Americas, Up For A Prestigious Award

It's happening again so get ready. After a wildly successful and now legendary event in Miami during 4/20 week, the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference is coming to Chicago on Sept. 13-14.

Benzinga

Ald. Sophia King joins mayoral race, Virtue chef Damarr Brown dishes on his career 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

Lightfoot: Latest challenger’s call for top cop’s ouster ‘astounding,’ progress on crime is ‘remarkable’

The mayor expressed “total confidence” in CPD Supt. David Brown and said mayoral challenger Ald. Sophia King and others calling for Brown’s removal sound like people who “don’t know anything about public safety.”

Chicago Sun-Times

'Justified' production faces another scare just weeks after gunfight crashed set

The cast and crew of FX's "Justified" revival experienced another scare this week when an unidentified person ignited an object and threw it toward the set of the TV show, which was filming in the South Loop of Chicago. The object did not explode and no one from the production…

Los Angeles Times

America’s fittest cities have the blues: how exercise can improve mental health

Arlington, Virginia, was the nation’s fittest community for the fifth straight year, the American Fitness Index rankings found. Chicago was No. 10.

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Chicago ranked 10th-best thrifting U.S. city in new report

Chicago follows behind New York City, several Texas cities and Indianapolis, among others.

Chicago Tribune

Riot Fest management apologizes and its contractor steps down after ‘hostile’ community meeting, as momentum to boot festival gains traction

CHICAGO — With a community-led movement to evict big-ticket music festivals from Douglass Park gaining steam, Riot Fest management has let go its event organizer and apologized to the community for his “tone” at a neighborhood meeting last week that only seemed to exacerbate the festival’s fraught relationship with residents.

Chicago Sun-Times

City’s budget forecast includes $42.7 million increase in property taxes

The proposed increase would cost the owner of a home valued at $250,000 just $34 more a year, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said, “about the price of an Al’s Italian beef — hot, dipped, with extra cheese — for a family of four.”

Chicago Tribune

As Sue Bird calls it a career, Sky players and fans honor her legacy at Wintrust Arena: ‘She is one of the best to ever do it’

CHICAGO — Lake County, Ill., native Kari Juszczyk remembers the first time she turned on ESPN to see Sue Bird playing basketball.

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Chicago awarded $3.9 million to improve traffic signal technologies that prioritize buses

It is one of 10 projects across the country to receive a federal grant to build advanced intelligent transportation system technologies that will improve mobility, safety and provide multimodal transportation.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chef Damarr Brown’s Southern roots at the heart and soul of his cooking success

The Black, Southern cuisine that the Harvey-raised chef learned at home has made Hyde Park’s Virtue the hottest spot on the South Side and made him a success on “Top Chef.”

Chicago Sun-Times

15-year-old boy among 5 wounded by gunfire across Chicago Tuesday

In one of the attacks, a man was shot in North Kenwood after confronting three men trying to steal his car.

Chicago Sun-Times

Who’s Who in R. Kelly’s Chicago trial?

The R&B singer will face another Chicago jury on Aug. 15, 2022. Here’s who he is and who else will be in the courtroom throughout the trial.

Chicago Sun-Times

How a truck driver turned massage therapist became a legend at Oak Street Beach

Bruce Groeper is a massage therapist at “the beach to see and be seen” who will tell you he’s a bit of an unknown legend. He may be right.

Chicago Tribune

How filmmaker Kevin Shaw shaped Chicago schools controversy into the rousing documentary ‘Let the Little Light Shine’

CHICAGO — We’ll get to the high point — the explosive reception so far for filmmaker Kevin Shaw’s irresistible Chicago documentary “Let the Little Light Shine” — in a minute.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ald. Sophia King joins race to unseat Lightfoot

King is chair of the Chicago City Council’s Progressive Caucus. Her husband, Alan, an attorney and house music DJ, is a close friend and basketball-playing buddy of former President Barack Obama.

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