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Protests had erupted in Chicago as minority students were bused to majority-white schools. Amid all of that, two young girls, one white, one Black, sat together as new friends. One was my daughter.

An analysis from the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless found that the majority of people doubled up in temporary housing are on the city’s South and West sides.

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

Edward Blum, who was behind the case that ended affirmative action in college admissions, has filed a lawsuit against the Fearless Fund, launched by two Black women entrepreneurs.

Bears players, including DJ Moore and Tremaine Edmunds, sounded off after Sunday's embarrassing Week 1 loss to the Packers.

Terms of the extension include the veteran supermax, $241,984 in Year 1, according to Copper’s agent, Zack Miller, and $248,134 in Year 2.

Nunez and Mayra knew they would play a bigger role on offense for the Champions this fall and made sure they were ready.

The No. 11 Mustangs scored three times in the fourth quarter to pull out a 20-10 win over the No. 14 Hilltoppers

Reports of a shooter at Guaranteed Rate Field and at a Lil Durk concert at the United Center raise questions about how security should respond, especially with more large events planned.

Mayor Brandon Johnson did not rule out budget cuts or tax increases to pay for a burgeoning humanitarian crisis already costing Chicago upwards of $30 million a month. “Sacrifices” will be required from the city, he said, but the cost of not making those sacrifices would be far greater.

As James Coles left his mother’s Morgan Park home to see a friend, Jacqueline Coles grabbed him by the wrist and told him to be careful. Hours later, she stood outside Christ Medical Center as doctors tried in vain to save him.