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Art ‘meant for people in dark places,’ Myron Laban says of his ‘Uplift’ murals around Chicago

He’s a pharmacist as well as an artist and says, with both jobs, his aim is to help people heal. Like with his mural in Bucktown of a faceless adult and a boy moving forward through a field of flowers.

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COVID-19 risk in Chicago, Cook County improves to ‘medium’

Decreases in new cases and hospitalizations prompted the rating change.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cake, cobbler and cocktails: Black-owned businesses across Chicago gear up for Juneteenth

On Juneteenth, Stephanie Hart will serve up a decadent representation of the African American flag: A green, black and red velvet cake frosted with a green cream cheese and drizzled with dark chocolate dyed black with food coloring.

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11 shot Thursday in Chicago including 3-year-old girl

A 3-year-old girl was wounded in a shooting Thursday evening in the 4000 block of West 26th Street.

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Jazz would be happy to keep Rudy Gobert

Jake Fischer on potential Rudy Gobert trade: I really do think it's like 50/50, 60/40 because I think, ultimately, if they don't find a package back that they think is worth, I think they're very happy to keep him. I think a lot of people there ...

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Juneteenth in Chicago: Celebrating history, continuing a struggle for freedoms

“All of those things our ancestors paid for, for other people to benefit from, we deserve,” says the DuSable Museum of African American History’s Kim Dulaney.

Chicago Sun-Times

Nothing lasts forever, but manhole covers come close — visiting a foundry that makes them for Chicago

A trip to the Neenah Foundry, maker of much of Chicago’s overlooked infrastructure for more than a century, uncovers the complex manufacture of cast-iron sewer lids.

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Temple fencing coach Nikki Franke is as inspiring as ever

PHILADELPHIA — On the night before the 2020 Northwestern University duals, the Temple women’s fencing team filtered out of a restaurant in Chicago and onto the street corner. Before the group started a walk back to the hotel, one of sophomore Cassie Navalta’s teammates delivered news that stopped them in…

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New video shows 13-year-old boy had hands up when shot by Chicago police

Teen’s family says he is in danger of never walking again after sustaining a spinal injury from the shooting

The Independent UK

States fight student mental health crisis with days off

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Linnea Sorensen falls into a funk whenever her girlfriend, who is a Marine, leaves for months at a time, and the high school junior has trouble concentrating on class work.

Tribune News Service

‘Windy City Rehab’ dabbles in new construction for season finale

Host Alison Victoria designs a $1.5 million home from the ground up on the season 3 finale.

Chicago Sun-Times

9 takeaways from Jan. 6 committee hearing: Al Gore, Mike Pence met history test Trump flunked

Trump’s pressure campaign on Pence, who will travel to Chicago on Monday to deliver a major speech on the economy at the University Club of Chicago, was the focus of the Jan. 6 committee’s third hearing Thursday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot spared almost certain defeat on vote to raise speed camera ticket threshold

The City Council’s Finance Committee was poised to force the mayor to stop issuing $35 tickets to motorists caught going 6 to 9 mph over the speed limit when Chairman Scott Waguespack abruptly recessed the meeting.

Chicago Sun-Times

John Hinckley NYC concert canceled; Chicago show previously scrapped

The Market Hotel in Brooklyn cited “very real and worsening threats and hate” in its announcement on social media Wednesday that it was canceling the July 8 concert.

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More helicopters would help Chicago police with city’s carjacking epidemic

Imagine what Chicago police officers on the ground are missing when a helicopter is not up in the city.

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Afternoon Edition: June 16, 2022

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Outside groups big players in Chicago-area Democratic congressional primaries

National groups with deep pockets are playing significant roles in the Democratic congressional primary fights between Reps. Marie Newman and Sean Casten in the 6th District and Delia Ramirez and Gil Villegas in the 3rd District.

The Independent UK

Chicago's top cop seeks officer's firing over mall arrest

Chicago’s police superintendent is recommending the firing of an officer accused of dragging a Black woman from a car by her hair and kneeling on her back and neck during a period of protests and unrest following George Floyd’s killing

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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 27

Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Republican Edition

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Woman who was grabbed, detained by cop while walking dog at North Avenue Beach files federal lawsuit

The suit alleges excessive force at the hands of an officer who’s since resigned and been criminally charged.

Chicago Sun-Times

White Sox, Bulls, Blackhawks discussing own TV network as NBC Sports Chicago deal winds down

NBCSCH’s contract with the three teams will expire in October 2024. Timewise, we’re in the same ballpark as when Marquee Sports Network began to take shape. So what’s in the offing for NBCSCH and its three teams?

Chicago Sun-Times

Boy, 11, killed by hit-and-run driver in Lawndale was dragged half a block, police say

The boy, Jalon James, is the third child to be struck and killed by drivers in Chicago in the last two weeks.

Chicago Sun-Times

Elise Malary, trans activist found in Lake Michigan, drowned but manner of death remains undetermined, autopsy finds

Malary’s disappearance on March 11 sparked a massive search for the 31-year-old, who was hailed as a pillar of Chicago’s transgender and queer communities.

Chicago Sun-Times

1-year-old boy falls from third-floor window in Englewood, critically hurt

About 4:30 a.m., the boy fell through a screen and window of a third-floor apartment in the 6400 block of South Lowe Avenue, Chicago police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

As cops leave the Chicago Public Schools, a new model of resolving conflicts takes shape

“What is notable is the mindset shift,” says Jadine Chou, the school system’s safety and security chief. “We are seeing schools wanting to support our young people more than ever.”

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