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Plus: Women punched by a stranger seek answers, how the government shutdown is affecting federal workers in Illinois and more.
Plus: President Donald Trump says military troops are coming to Chicago “very soon,” developers break ground on Illinois quantum computing park in South Chicago and more.
Plus: The final defendant in the Bridgeport bank scandal is sentenced, a Michigan man paddles through Chicago on a 6,000-mile journey and more.
Plus: Amazon opens a second distribution center in Bridgeport, an organ player celebrates 25 years and more.
Plus: A City Council recap, a look at Chicago Public Schools’ enrollment drop and more news you need to know.
Plus: What’s next for the former Cabrini-Green site, the Leo Catholic High School choir’s “America’s Got Talent” journey and more.
Plus: What to know about the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement campaign, why Bears fans got free hot dogs and more.
A push to lift Chicago’s ban on dogs in restaurants, how to test your water for lead and more.
Plus: Hundreds of swimmers dip in the Chicago River, what we saw at Riot Fest and more.
Plus: Families trek to ICE’s Broadview facility after their loved ones were detained, how a Daley crony got entangled in a crooked Bridgeport bank and more.
Plus: A coal plant demolition plan stokes fears of 2020’s Little Village fiasco, Leo Catholic High School makes the “America’s Got Talent” finals and more.
Ways to erase Chicago’s $1.15B shortfall, Ford City Mall memories and more.
Plus: A South Chicago charter school faces abrupt closure, what Philadelphia’s transit troubles reveal about Chicago and more.
Plus: Remembering former Gov. Jim Edgar, there’s a potential problem for Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Chicago Housing Authority head pick and more news you need to know.
Plus: City Hall’s plan to pay $90M in corrupt cop settlements, Mexican Independence Day celebration plans and more.
Plus: Trump wavers on National Guard plan, Judge Timothy Evans is ousted and more.
Plus: The new COVID-19 vaccine, Chicago’s invisible property owners and more.
Plus: The U.S. Justice Department’s civil rights boss takes on Illinois’ assault weapons ban, a recap of the Bears’ Monday night debacle and more.
Plus: A salt truck fact check, Chaka Khan comes home to Auburn Gresham and more news you need to know.
Plus: Your FAQs about the guard answered, Northwestern University’s president resigns, 1985 Bears reflections and more news you need to know.