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Inside Chicago’s street takeover scene, the latest on the R. Kelly trial 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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County Commissioner Brandon Johnson portrays himself as the ‘collaborative’ and ‘visionary’ leader Chicago needs

A former teacher and an organizer for the Chicago Teachers Union, Johnson told the Sun-Times he is “humbled by and grateful for the vote of confidence” from working people urging him to run for mayor and he’s “listening.” He promised a final decision in the next few weeks.

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This week in history: Dr. Jorge Prieto makes house calls

A prominent physician and advocate for Chicago’s Mexican American community, Prieto worked hard to make health care available to the city’s Spanish-speaking residents. He died Aug. 21, 2001.

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R. Kelly: Tale of the tape; reporter Jim DeRogatis recounts how it began

Three teams of criminal defense lawyers have tried to cast doubt on the origins of the central video, questioning who gave it to me before the Chicago Sun-Times turned it over to the police. Here’s the story behind the tape.

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Bird in Niles mural is helping flowers ‘break free,’ artist says

Chicago artist Joseph Renda Jr. and Dutch artist Collin van der Sluijs created the mural this summer at the Une Année Hubbard’s Cave craft brewery in the north suburb.

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Picture Chicago: Sun-Times’ photos you may have missed this week

Passengers hang out the window of a drifting car at a Chicago street takeover, students return to classes for the first day of school, and Duran Duran throws it back to the ‘80s in our best unseen pics of the week.

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Latest recalls of formula meant frantic search for family of suburban boy, 5, who needs it to survive

With help from La Rabida Children’s Hospital, Zayne Negoski of Joliet got an alternative tube-feeding formula. But his family and those of other medically needy kids have struggled and often had to pay more after Aug. 10 recall.

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Week 1’s top high school football games

Breaking down the best games of the opening weekend.

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No child should have to sit through a 2-hour bus ride to get to school

We understand the challenges and appreciate that CPS is prioritizing buses for special education and homeless students, but it is not acceptable for any student — let alone one who has a disability — to spend four hours a day on a bus, five days a week.

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Teen battered by Oak Lawn police officers in viral video charged with illegal possession of gun

Hadi Abuatelah, 17, spent six days in a hospital after the beating. Police say officers were preventing the teen from reaching a for a gun.

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Chicago street takeovers: They’re secret, dangerous, illegal — and have a devoted following

A crackdown has had little impact on the events, which feature cars drifting and doing other stunts. They are organized in minutes across the city through a social network that taps into the culture of street racing.

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‘It’s going to help me live a little bit better’: Relief from some student loan debt could lift ‘burden on everyone’

Chicago-area students and grads say any amount of student loan debt cancellation can help them aim for other milestones including marriage and homeownership.

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Vallas pokes holes in Lightfoot’s claims of fiscal stability

“What has changed in four years? Nothing. She’s basically handing off what she inherited from Rahm Emanuel,” mayoral challenger Paul Vallas said.

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South Side community hub opens for HIV/AIDS outreach

The Center on Cottage Grove in the Woodlawn neighborhood aims to be a space for LGBT communities of color and grassroots organizations.

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Southwest Side mom furious after city blasts lead paint on viaduct with water

City says Ald. Silvana Tabares ordered the power wash. Viaducts along Central Park between 63rd and 67th streets have high levels of toxic lead, testing shows.

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Lightfoot accuses conservative PAC of darkening her skin in TV ad about Chicago crime: ‘News flash. I’m Black and I’m proud’

Conservative Dan Proft told the Sun-Times in a text statement that Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s accusation about his PAC’s ad was “an insane assertion,” adding “We did nothing to her pigmentation just as we did nothing to [the] pigmentation of our pasty blowhard of a governor.”

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Monkeypox cases show signs of slowing down — but keep prevention moving forward

Health officials can take advantage of the fact that there is not much vaccine hesitancy around MPV, as there was with COVID-19.

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Workers sue staffing company, client over wages, overtime

They allege the Elmhurst-based temp firm lowered wages without giving notice and did not correctly pay overtime

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Breaking down Michael O’Brien’s preseason Super 25 high school football rankings

A look at the best teams in the area heading into the upcoming season.

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Top-ranked Mount Carmel sets sights on 14th state championship

Several programs in the city have come for Mount Carmel’s crown over the past few years, but the Caravan remains the king of Chicago high school football.

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Bears waive WR Dazz Newsome

The former sixth-round pick out of North Carolina was the only returning Bears wide receiver beside Darnell Mooney to have logged a catch for the franchise last year.

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No. 2 Lincoln-Way East primed for return to dominance with 16 returning starters

Rob Zvonar’s teams are consistently excellent and this year’s group should benefit tremendously from last season’s growing pains.

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Arlington Heights residents want the Bears — but they don’t want to foot the bill, poll finds

SNEED EXCLUSIVE: A new poll shows that more than two-thirds of voters in the northwest suburb say the Bears shouldn’t get a dime of taxpayer money if they decide to leave Soldier Field for Arlington Heights.

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‘I said a million dollars’: Man testifies he helped R. Kelly hunt down sex tapes — for a price

Dressed in a blue suit and wearing sunglasses as he entered the courtroom, Charles Freeman grinned as he offered the most colorful testimony so far to jurors who have heard descriptions of everything from graphic sex abuse to dry bank records.

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Monuments committee says Goodbye Columbus, but its work mustn't end there

The best path forward is to go easy with the crowbar when it comes to these monuments. Ramp up the opportunities — and funding — to teach where feasible, rather than tear down.

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