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Jury awards CPD whistleblower nearly $1 million

Isaac Lambert’s lawyers had sought as much as $2 million for veteran detective who was demoted for speaking out about 2017 shooting of an unarmed teen by an off-duty officer.

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Details emerge of Portage Park bar shooting, Bally’s casino plan passes zoning hurdle 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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To protect journalists from government harassment, PRESS Act is now on Senate’s fast track

It’s critical that we protect this pillar of our democracy. I support the PRESS Act and have cleared it for fast-track consideration on the Senate “hotline.”

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City Council must vote to keep Red Line extension plan on track

It’s a potential win for the city — and we certainly could use a few Ws these days — as well as the South Side.

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Predictions: What the media got wrong in 2022 and what that says about forecasting 2023

Gazing into the media crystal ball is a sham, but we keep doing it anyway. 2022 was no different.

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We’ve heard more from our readers in 2022. Let’s keep the dialogue going

This year, I and the other members of the Sun-Times Editorial Board learned so much more about our readers — because we made more of an effort to solicit and publish opinion pieces and letters to the editor.

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R. Kelly message from jail: ‘Leave my music alone!!!’

The Chicago Sun-Times received the message through an email service for federal inmates. In it, Kelly appears to complain about the theft of his music, his health troubles, and the loss of his career, money and family.

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State legislators urged to outlaw assault weapons: ‘If we don’t do something about this, shame on us’

Survivors and others testified at an Illinois House committee hearing, calling for bipartisan support for an assault weapons ban.

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Delaying access to Chicago police radio calls threatens public safety, media coalition says

The city’s new system prevents news reporters and the public from getting instant access to police scanners that broadcast information about crimes and emergencies — access that had been available for decades.

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Kim Foxx staffer questioned over handling of 2011 case, Lightfoot appoints new 12th Ward alderperson 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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Migrant resettlement deserves more support

The Biden administration and Congress should do more to assist and expand local efforts to meet the demands created by busing migrants from Texas to Chicago.

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‘It’s good to be home,’ Rev. Michael Pfleger tells St. Sabina congregation

In his first Sunday Mass since being reinstated, the Rev. Michael Pfleger ties false sex abuse allegations to forces opposed to his activism.

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More than just the Tumblers

As he nears retirement, Jesse White reflects on his time in baseball, the military, 1955 Montgomery, as secretary of state and his work with a certain well-known gymnastics group.

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Chase Claypool deal comes with a catch for Bears

The Bears paid a premium — a second-round draft pick that could be No. 33 overall — to acquire Claypool as a play-making receiver for Justin Fields. Establishing a connection with Fields in the final four games will go a long way to making it pay off.

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With respiratory illnesses on the rise in Chicago, health care providers warn children’s medications may be hard to find

“Kids can’t cope with pain like adults,” said Gwen Smith, a mom of three from Chicago’s North Side. “It’d be like torture, in a way, to have to witness your child suffering if your local pharmacy doesn’t have what you need.”

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Faith leaders helping bring credit union to Austin, a ‘game changer’ for West Side

Partnership will bring local checking, savings accounts and other financial services for the first time in years to Austin, where nearly 1 out of every 3 adults don’t have a checking or savings account, according to the Chicago Health Atlas.

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As Chicago schools go, so goes the city. Let’s hope there’s a fix for CPS finances

As a former educator, I wonder about these things: If CPS is forced to close schools and lay off employees, will that cause a decline in the quality-of-life, force families and businesses to leave and the city to decline?

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Mark Potash: Breaking down the Bears at the bye

What the Bears need to see from Justin Fields — and others — in the final four games of the season to go into 2023 with the arrow pointing up.

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Protesters decry ‘broken promises’ on affordable housing at Lathrop Homes

Despite the city revamping 414 units at the Lathrop Homes in 2019, less than a quarter were marked affordable and about 36% were set aside for public housing — which advocates say was done to push out low income residents.

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Polling Place: Will Cubs sign Carlos Correa? Will White Sox make a splash with anybody?

These things are going to happen, aren’t they?

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City should move more quickly to get lead out of Chicago’s drinking water

New technologies and better public education should be considered along with replacing lead pipes. Other cities have been able to move faster on replacement.

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Englewood Whole Foods saga shows why neighborhood investment is sometimes about more than profit

I rooted mightily for the store. To me, there was a lot riding on its survival. If disinvestment were a card game, its success could serve as a trump card to be slammed on the table whenever a company dared to utter an excuse for why it couldn’t locate in…

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No. 5 St. Rita beats No. 6 Brother Rice: ‘People are saying we are overrated and we are waking them back up’

St. Rita’s three stars all delivered in different ways as the Mustangs earned a 57-51 win.

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Pilsen couple fall in love over arts education, start organization to teach kids music

People’s Center for Cultural and Contemporary Arts supports about 20 youth music programs around Chicago. On Sunday, the students will hold a concert.

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Springfield’s unwritten rule kept lawmakers from banning assault weapons

The will of past Democratic leadership seemed to be to not overtly poke any big, cash-rich bears, like the National Rifle Association. That might be changing.

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