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Twitter is thrilled to see the Bears draft Illinois C Doug Kramer

The Bears added another offensive lineman in Illinois' Doug Kramer, and there are plenty of people happy to see him wind up in Chicago.

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As nationwide teacher shortage worsens, some say inadequate pay is to blame

CHICAGO — With the steep shortage of teachers across the U.S. leaving school districts scrambling to staff their classrooms during the lingering COVID-19 pandemic, officials at the nation’s largest teachers union said this week that insufficient pay is fueling the growing crisis.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago outdoors: Ancient koi, cavorting rabbits, bird feeder question, sharp-eyed wild turkeys

A question on bird feeders, a brilliant photo of cavorting rabbits, the oldest-known koi and describing the sharp eyes of wild turkeys are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

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Baseball quiz: April showers bring May flowers

They also bring rainouts, which we saw a lot of this month. We also saw too many injuries. But we never see too many questions.

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What links Julia Fox and Kanye West to a notorious collection of 90s clothes?

This rabbit hole leads from Manhattan to Chicago, following Chloë Sevigny, Sonic Youth and the late Virgil Abloh

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Winners (Tom Brady!) and Losers (Justin Fields) from Day 2 of the 2022 NFL Draft

Kyler Murray had a big night while a certain Chicago QB got let down again.

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2 dead in Little Calumet River after carjacking leads to Bishop Ford Freeway police chase

State troopers and Chicago police pursued the car after being notified of an armed carjacking involving the vehicle in the 18th District, according to state police.

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2 people killed, 7 others wounded in shootings Friday in Chicago

In one of the fatal attacks, a man was found fatally shot Friday night in Douglas on the South Side.

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'Snake-like' sea creature washes up beside lake leaving locals disturbed

Robert Loerzel discovered the "furry" remains while strolling at Montrose Beach Dunes in Chicago, Illinois, and has since shared these eerie photographs online

Daily Mirror

Phillip Hanks celebrates his transplant-aversary with 5 new organs

CHICAGO -- One year ago, Phillip Hanks was enduring the first of two surgeries. One was almost eight hours to give him a new intestine, stomach, liver and pancreas. The following day, Hanks was back on the operating table to get a kidney.

Chicago Tribune

No punch line: Chicago comic Maniscalco announces Bears pick

Sebastian Maniscalco got the chance to be onstage at the NFL draft and, along with former Bears star running back Matt Forte, announce the team’s second-round selection Friday night

The Independent UK

2022 NFL Draft: Mock Draft Day Three, Round 4, 5, 6, 7

2022 NFL Draft Day Three Mock Draft for rounds 4, 5, 6, 7.

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Angels use bullpen game to beat White Sox for 6th straight win

CHICAGO — This wasn’t the game the Angels planned, but it still couldn’t have worked out much better.

Tribune News Service

Trump’s Operation Legend’s legacy: 2 years later, Chicago gun defendants getting stiff sentences

In cases the Sun-Times reviewed from the 2020 federal crackdown, the average sentence of nearly four years was far higher than typically seen in Cook County’s courts.

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Zach LaVine enters free agency ‘open-eyed’ as Bulls chase continuity: ‘My time here has been great’

CHICAGO — Zach LaVine isn’t showing his hand as he approaches his first summer as an unrestricted free agent.

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Widows of 2 Chicago police officers who committed suicide tell their emotional stories

Stacy Escamilla and Julie Troglia shared their emotional stories with the Chicago Sun-Times, hoping to embolden their colleagues to seek help before they reach the breaking point.

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Afternoon Edition: April 29, 2022

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

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$500,000 in federal money to go to pre-apprenticeship electrical program for south suburban high school students

Sen. Dick Durbin said he sees the program helping to build a network of vehicle charging stations in Chicago and beyond.

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Whole Foods to close 6 stores nationally, including one in a Chicago 'food desert'

CHICAGO — Six years ago Whole Foods Market opened a store with much fanfare in Englewood, a South Side neighborhood that had few other groceries at the time. Lines of customers, many of them clutching Whole Foods tote bags, stretched out the door on opening day. Live music filled the…

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Whole Foods to close stores nationally, including one in Chicago 'food desert'

Whole Foods will close two of its 12 Chicago area stores, including a location Englewood, a poor South Side neighborhood considered a food desert, a spokesperson for the specialty grocer confirmed Friday.

Daily Mirror

Where is the cast of Annie now? From wedding singer to Broadway star as film turns 40

The musical comedy film Annie (1982) celebrates the 40th anniversary of its release this year and we take a look at where the stars that made Miss Hannagan and billionaire Oliver Warbucks come to life are now

Chicago Tribune

Review: Elisabeth Moss hunts down a time-traveling serial killer in 'Shining Girls'

CHICAGO —The 30th anniversary of the Great Chicago Flood of 1992 was two weeks ago, and it was a crisis that submerged the Loop in 124 million gallons of water from the river when an abandoned subterranean tunnel was breached during repairs to one of the bridges downtown.

The Conversation

I'm a Black sociologist, and a mom – by listening to other Black mothers, I've learned about their pandemic struggles and strengths

I spent the 2020 spring break week setting up to teach my college courses online while helping to care for my 14-month-old grandchild, whose daycare had closed. At the same time, I couldn’t help thinking, being the sociologist I am, of the devastating consequences of COVID-19 I saw for women…

Chicago Sun-Times

9 wounded Thursday in citywide shootings

In one of the attacks, a person was shot during an armed robbery in Chicago Lawn.

Chicago Sun-Times

Teen shot while trying to rob man, 60, in Chicago Lawn: police

The teen and two other people came up to the victim at 66th and Mozart streets and placed a gun to the man’s back Thursday afternoon, authorities said.

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