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CHICAGO — Chicago was selected Tuesday to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention, a huge economic and prestigious postpandemic boon, and an acknowledgment the city’s progressive, pro-union values align with a Democratic Party that is seeking to boost its strength in a politically competitive Midwest.

CHICAGO — Frustrated that U.S. oil refineries are still allowed to dump massive amounts of toxic chemicals and heavy metals into lakes and rivers, environmental groups are urging a federal court to order more stringent regulation of some of the nation’s biggest polluters.

CHICAGO — Chicago has been selected the host of the 2024 Democratic National Convention, a huge economic and prestigious boon to the city, national Democratic Party officials announced Tuesday.

The current COVID-19 situation in the U.S. is both good and bad. The good news is that COVID-19 deaths are at the lowest levels of the three-year pandemic. Given current trends, projections indicate roughly 100,000 COVID-19 deaths for 2023 — less than half of any of the three previous years.

All that Tennessee Republicans achieved with the expulsion of two duly elected Democratic Party members of the Tennessee legislature was to provide raw material for social media-fueled outrage, help the Democratic fundraising arm and turn a pair of progressive young Black legislators into national political figures.

The company that wants to send part of a controversial 1,300-mile carbon dioxide pipeline through the Midwest is seeking a fast-tracked permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that would not require public notification or input.

CHICAGO — Ndidi A. Okakpu has been trying to buy her first home for three years.

CHICAGO — When the final buzzer of the NBA regular season sounded Sunday at the United Center, it marked a clear step back for the Chicago Bulls, who finished with a 40-42 record after a 103-81 win over the Detroit Pistons.

CHICAGO — A 15-year-old girl was pronounced dead Sunday morning after being shot in the Washington Heights neighborhood, according to Chicago police.

CHICAGO — Services have been finalized for two Chicago firefighters whose separate back-to-back line of duty deaths early this week rocked the city, according to the fire department.

CHICAGO — Postal carriers citywide continue to be robbed at gunpoint and police say at least 12 have occurred in the last month, most recently on Wednesday in the city’s North Lawndale neighborhood.