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'The Blues Brothers' came out in June 1980. Is there a better Chicago movie? Not for me
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 15 hours ago“Chicago is like ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ if you’re rich,” one local musician observed, “and it’s...
Efforts to root out Chicago police extremism have ‘fallen short’ of mayor’s promises, watchdog says
WBEZ 91.5 Chicago· 17 hours agoChicago’s watchdog agency has warned Mayor Brandon Johnson that efforts to root out extremism within the Chicago Police Department have ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 1 day agoChicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is taking her political opponents to task over how they’re portraying her, quite literally. Lightfoot, a Black woman, says ...
The Rundown: A Chicago first: school board ballot shaping up
WBEZ 91.5 Chicago· 1 day agoAfter more than a decade of lobbying, years of negotiation and months of sorting out the logistics,...
Chicago school board hopefuls to submit petitions for first time ever
Chicago Sun-Times· 4 days agoThe week-long process begins Monday, when hopefuls can start turning in to Chicago election...
1996 Democratic convention was redemption for Chicago — and Daley
Chicago Sun-Times· 5 days agoDaley was determined to showcase a new and different Chicago on the world stage and erase the ugly...
From 2007: A Q&A with Hesburgh about Martin Luther King Jr., the Civil Rights Movement
Gannett via AOL· 5 hours agoChicago. So Mayor Daley was upset about it, because he said Martin was giving Chicago a bad name....
Riot Fest departure from Douglass Park sparks more debate over costs and gains for the community
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 days agoSheila McNary had a somewhat complicated relationship with Riot Fest over the years. The 71-year-old North Lawndale resident lives across the street from Douglass Park. When the festival moved ...
Trump’s war on cities backfires: Attack on Milwaukee may be too far for MAGA
Salon via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAs NBC News explains, “The crime picture Trump paints contrasts sharply with years of police and...
A heat wave not seen in decades is helping to send temperatures soaring for most Americans
CNN via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoA few dozen temperature records fell as a result, including daily record highs in Chicago and...