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After 50 years, dean of Chicago television’s political reporters calling it a career

On June 30, Mike Flannery, political editor of Fox 32-Chicago, will retire after 50 years on the beat. He sat down with the Sun-Times, where he got his start, to reminisce about his storied career and the “blind spots” of the Chicago mayors he has covered.

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Drug court programs are giving low-level drug offenders a better shot at a second chance

Cook County Judge Charles Burns deserves praise for putting drug court graduates on the fast track to have their records expunged, which research has shown can reduce recidivism.

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Inside the Chicago 2024 Democratic convention bid: $30 million line of credit deal was key factor

A spokesperson for Mayor Brandon Johnson told the Sun-Times that the new mayor, sworn into office May 15, is on board with the line of credit contract former Mayor Lightfoot signed on May 12, in the final days of her term.

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Man awarded $27 million for wrongful murder, arson conviction

Adam Gray was arrested at 14 and spent 24 years behind bars. He filed a federal lawsuit against the city and the cops he said framed him and coerced his confession.

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Cupich’s lackluster response to alarming undercount of Catholic clergy sex abuse won’t cut it

There’s no room for anything other than full acceptance of the hard, brutal truth revealed by a five-year investigation: The Catholic Church in Illinois failed to acknowledge hundreds of allegedly abusive priests and other religious figures.

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Ozingas’ underground development on Southeast Side may be dead due to mining ban

A city zoning official recently issued an opinion based on what’s publicly known about the proposed 6 million square foot project. The family-backed venture isn’t giving up.

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Johnson wins first test of City Council muscle

By a 41-9 vote, Mayor Brandon Johnson reshaped the City Council in his progressive image.

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Brandon Johnson’s first City Council meeting certain to be tamer than Lightfoot’s

Senior adviser Jason Lee said the mayor has been doing some rehearsing to make sure he’s comfortable with the gavel in his hand and running the meeting smoothly.

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Johnson forges compromise to expand outdoor dining in Chicago

The mayor is making permanent an expanded outdoor dining program that helped restaurants and bars get through the pandemic, while he preserves input from the local alderperson.

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High school basketball notebook: Joliet West’s Justus McNair commits, new event sparkles, weekend observations

While it went a little under the radar last week, the commitment of Joliet West’s Justus McNair to Valparaiso was significant.

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Eliminate ‘essential movement’ for suspects on electronic monitoring

Since last year, 129 people on electronic monitoring were rearrested while on furlough days that allow for free movement without constant monitoring. ‘Essential movement’ is a dangerous gamble. Sheriff Tom Dart plans to ask lawmakers to get rid of it.

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Chicago’s top cop ends training agreement with Texas firm with ties to ex-police superintendent

Professional Law Enforcement Training has been paid more than $1.3 million and is owned by a colleague of former Chicago Police Supt. David Brown.

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Kevari Thunderbird hurls a gem to lead Kenwood to its first baseball city title

Kenwood won its first Public League baseball city title on Monday at Guaranteed Rate Field. The 2-0 win against Payton required a total team effort.

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Suburban Chicago gynecologist’s strange death in Texas now ruled a strangling

After Dr. George Chronis was found dead in a fire in 2018 at his hunting getaway ranch in rural Texas, authorities said the Palos Park physician died accidentally. Then, his widow authorized a new autopsy in Illinois last year.

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Sky’s Sika Koné makes it to Minnesota for season opener

“To get a player like Sika off waivers I felt like it’s going to prove to be a good piece for us in the not-so-distant future,” coach/GM James Wade said.

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Witnesses sought after cyclist killed in Humboldt Park hit-and-run

Rick Lomas, a British citizen who moved with his wife to Logan Square years ago, was working to get his U.S. citizenship. He was struck May 7 and died three days later.

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50 closed schools 10 years later, the Bears hope for Springfield help in moving stadium and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Johnson’s City Council floor leader portrays Lightfoot as sore loser undermining smooth transition

“Mayor Lightfoot, in her final days, really worked to harm this incoming administration. It’s sad. It’s unfortunate. But we now have to come together as a city and clean up the mess that she left us,” Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, the mayor’s City Council floor leader, told the Sun-Times.

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I’ve been riding CTA all my life. It’s time for a reckoning on public transit’s problems.

I’ve been riding the CTA since my mother was pregnant with me, Natalie Moore writes. I don’t mind the peddling, whether it’s music, socks or incense sticks. But when safety and cleanliness become problems, change must be afoot.

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Unionized news staff at Sun-Times approves 3-year labor deal

The agreement between Chicago Public Media, the paper’s owner, and the Chicago News Guild provides for raises and improvements in company benefits.

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Roster analysis: Cubs option Hayden Wesneski, put Brad Boxberger on IL to call up bullpen reinforcements

The Cubs recalled Jeremiah Estrada and selected right-hander Nick Burdi from Triple-A Iowa.

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Not a game when business owner with old mob ties gets a gambling license

It’s now up to the Illinois Gaming Board to get to the bottom of why Jeffrey Bertucci got a gaming license, since his sketchy past was no secret.

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History, humility, hope — and a few hugs — mark swearing in of younger, more diverse City Council: ‘We need a fresh start’

New members said they were moved by Mayor Brandon Johnson’s inaugural address and caught up in the excitement of taking the oath of office. “It’s a new day in the city of Chicago,” said freshman Ald. Lamont Robinson (4th).

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St. Rita implosion unlike anything we’ve seen before

What’s going on at St. Rita? How did a burgeoning program with what appeared to be an unlimited ceiling at the high school level dissolve overnight?

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Johnson’s biggest challenge in delivering inaugural address: avoid Lightfoot’s mistake

Lightfoot denounced the City Council as corrupt, then turned around and shamed all 50 members, who were seated behind her, into joining the cheering crowd in a standing ovation for reform,

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