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The terms are not as generous as in a new 10-year extension with Lollapalooza, but the mayor said it “doesn’t make sense” to compare the events, calling the music festival a “phenomenon unto itself.”

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Annual city audit shows Chicago on the road to post-pandemic recovery

The Certified Annual Financial Report for 2021 shows Chicago closed the books on 2021 with a total fund balance of $679.1 million.

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Lollapalooza sticks with Chicago as mayor takes Sunday stage to announce 10-year deal

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has announced a new contract to keep Lollapalooza in Grant Park for another 10 years.

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Shootings and homicides in Chicago down from historic highs of past years, but overall crime still up

Homicides have dropped 16% through July, and the number of people shot has fallen 20%.

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Lightfoot announces deal to keep Lollapalooza in Grant Park for another decade

The mayor made the announcement onstage to throngs of screaming fans, appearing alongside festival founder Perry Farrell.

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Patrick Quinn could make a run at Lori Lightfoot

Sneed: Bolstered by polling, former governor supported mayor last time

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Picture Chicago: This week’s can’t miss photos

Music strikes a chord with Chicago as visits from Chris Stapleton and Roger Waters, along with the start of Lollapalooza, fill the air.

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City Council members want to put the brakes on NASCAR’s Chicago street race

Alderpersons Pat Dowell (3rd), Sophia King (4th) and Brendan Reilly (42nd) are upset NASCAR could occupy part of Grant Park for two weeks next summer.

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Chicago leaders confident of Lollapalooza security plans in wake of Highland Park mass shooting

CHICAGO — Less than a month after a gunman climbed a fire escape and positioned himself on a rooftop to fire rifle rounds into a mass of Independence Day paradegoers below in Highland Park, Chicago officials said they are confident they can keep one of the city’s largest festivals safe…

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Editorial: A domed Soldier Field? Not if taxpayers have to pay.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s bid to keep the Bears in Chicago by topping Soldier Field with a dome has the feel of desperation. It’s like the old hook-and-ladder play. Your team is 90 yards away from a touchdown with just a few seconds on the clock, and tries to lateral the…

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Editorial: We can’t leave police to fight their stress battles alone

As the third Chicago Police Department officer to commit suicide in less than a month was laid to rest this past weekend, arguments and anger over the city’s overtaxed police force took on a new sense of urgency.

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CPS board rejects move to fire teachers for encouraging students’ environmental activism

Two George Washington High School teachers who led protests against General Iron’s move to the Southeast Side will get warnings from the district instead.

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Google’s Thompson Center deal, Highland Park suspect indicted on another 110 counts 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.

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So far, not much emotion over whether the Bears stay or go

But wait until the word “taxes” is attached to either a new stadium in Arlington Heights or a renovated Soldier Field.

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Chicago Democrats pitching 2024 convention present picture of unity to national party despite tension over leadership battle

CHICAGO — Illinois’ top Democrats gathered on a Fulton Market venue stage Tuesday in an attempt to present a unified front to national party officials reviewing Chicago’s 2024 presidential convention bid, masking an intensifying battle over control of the state Democratic Party.

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Mayor should put a lid on billion-dollar Soldier Field dome plans

With so many far more pressing issues around town and in the parks that are in need of public funding, taxpayers shouldn’t be made responsible for a billion-dollar stadium renovation.

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Two CPS teachers who protested General Iron face firing for encouraging students to do the same

The Chicago Teachers Union says the teachers, including a hunger striker, are being retaliated against for embarrassing Mayor Lightfoot. The Chicago Board of Education is expected to vote Wednesday.

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Quinn for mayor? Says he’ll decide by end of summer, sounds like he’s already in

The former governor donated to Lori Lightfoot’s campaign, spoke at a rally and put a Lightfoot sign in front of his Galewood home. But then she reneged on her campaign promise to fight for, and abide by, a two-term limit for Chicago mayors.

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New round of traffic tickets issued to mayor’s security detail

Three speed-camera tickets, two speed-cam warnings and one red-light ticket over the last 14 months have rivals accusing Mayor Lori Lightfoot of a ‘do as I say, not as I do’ approach to traffic safety.

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A former gov’s attempt to ban renaming Soldier Field, Italian beef’s impact on ‘The Bear’ and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Illinois Democrats display united front — at least on hopes Chicago will host 2024 convention

DNC Chair Jaime Harrison’s visit to Chicago comes as U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly faces opposition as chair of the Democratic Party of Illinois, with advisers to Gov. J.B Pritzker and Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch recruiting state Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez, D-Cicero, to replace her.

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Quinn launches drive to prevent sale of corporate naming rights to Soldier Field

Mayor Lori Lightfoot has a $2.2 billion plan for a domed, revamped Soldier Field. But the former governor wants to take away the only revenue source Lightfoot has revealed so far: selling the naming rights.

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In the modern NFL, $2.2bn won’t stop the Chicago Bears’ flight to the suburbs

The city’s mayor unveiled ambitious plans to renovate historic Soldier Field. But Bears ownership sees better commercial opportunities elsewhere

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Lightfoot taps developer to carry the ball for Soldier Field dome — and keep Bears home

Bob Dunn, president of Landmark Development, has a long history with NFL stadiums and a vested interest in keeping the Bears in town.

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Judge rejects bid to force Arwady deposition in General Iron case

The public health commissioner won’t be required to answer questions under oath after permit denial.

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