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We've made it to Friday. 🔆 And I've got a new
@chicago.suntimes.com
morning roundup for you. Today's lead: Protesters keep beating Trump in federal court Plus: More than 500 students will be displaced by school closings, Chicago’s 311 “black hole” and more.
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Protesters keep beating Trump in federal court
Plus: 545 students displaced by closings, the 311 "black hole" and more
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2026/02/27/trump-operation-midway-blitz-chicago-public-schools-311-jesse-jackson
2 days ago
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Good morning, Chicago. ☕ Here's your
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news roundup. Today's lead: The family handling Rev. Jesse Jackson's services Plus: Rep. Delia Ramirez clashes with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, our driverless car future and more.
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The family handling Rev. Jesse Jackson's services
Plus: Putting Noem on notice, driverless car company maps city and more.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2026/02/26/leak-and-sons-jesse-jackson-brandon-johnson-waymo
3 days ago
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A new day, a new
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morning roundup from your friendly neighborhood newspaper. 🗞️ Today's lead: City to refund millions in ticket overcharges Plus: County treasurer accused of abuse, SOTU takeaways and more.
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City to refund millions in ticket overcharges
Plus: County treasurer accused of abuse, SOTU takeaways and more.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2026/02/25/president-donald-trump-state-of-the-union-city-hall-cook-county-treasurer-maria-pappas
4 days ago
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Good morning. I've got a new
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news briefing for you. Today's lead: Mom says she killed in self-defense. Will jury agree? Plus: Reflecting on four years after Russia invaded Ukraine, a campaign donor’s reputed mob ties and more.
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Mom says she killed in self-defense. Will jury agree?
Plus: Reflecting on four years after Russia invaded Ukraine, a campaign donor's reputed mob ties and more.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2026/02/24/ukraine-russia-alexi-giannoulias-dick-durbin-loyola-taxes
5 days ago
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Taking an arrow to the chest for the love of pop music? That's showbiz, baby. 💘 My review of JADE's Chicago tour stop is on newsstands in today's
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Review: JADE revels in the peaks and pitfalls of pop stardom at triumphant Chicago tour stop
During the nearly hour-and-a-half-long set, the British singer delivered a rousing full-on production that both celebrated and critiqued pop stardom and showcased the talents of one of the genre’s bri...
https://chicago.suntimes.com/music/2026/02/13/review-jade-house-of-blues-chicago-concert
15 days ago
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We've made it to Friday. 🔆 Here's your
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morning news roundup. Today's lead: Our yearlong grocery price investigation Plus: A CHA whistleblower goes public, DePaul and Loyola’s alleged predatory student loan practices and more.
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Our yearlong grocery price investigation
Plus: CHA whistleblower goes public, colleges' predatory loans accusations and more
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2026/02/13/groceries-trump-chicago-housing-authority-depaul-loyola
16 days ago
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Got a fresh
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morning news roundup for you. ☕ Today's lead: How immigration agents disrupted CPS schools Plus: City Council’s budget rebellion, a Fat Thursday ode to Polish Pączki Cafe and more news you need to know.
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How immigration agents disrupted CPS schools
Plus: City Council's budget rebellion, Polish Pączki Cafe's key ingredient and more
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2026/02/12/president-donald-trump-ice-border-patrol-chicago-public-schools-marimar-martinez-city-hall
17 days ago
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I've got a new
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morning news roundup for you this sunny Wednesday. 🔆 Today's lead: 'Time to get aggressive,' says Border Patrol agent before shooting Plus: Trump’s HIV prevention cuts, Art Institute’s first Norman Rockwell and more.
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'Time to get aggressive': Border Patrol agent, before shooting
Plus: Trump's HIV prevention cuts, Art Institute's first Norman Rockwell and more.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2026/02/11/border-patrol-trump-art-institute-norman-rockwell
18 days ago
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Good morning, Chicago. 🗞️ Got a new
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morning news roundup for you. Today's lead: Trump denies disaster relief for Illinois Plus: ICE protest charges dropped, local conductor’s Bad Bunny collab and more.
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Trump denies disaster relief for Illinois
Plus: ICE protest charges dropped, local conductor's Bad Bunny collab and more.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2026/02/10/president-donald-trump-fema-ice-broadview-city-hall
19 days ago
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Good morning. ☕ A new week and a new
@chicago.suntimes.com
morning news roundup for you. Today's lead: The employers whose workers need SNAP Plus: Midway Blitz’s toll on Asian families, roundabouts arise and more.
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Employers whose workers need SNAP
Plus: Midway Blitz's toll on Asian families, roundabouts arise and more.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2026/02/09/snap-chicago-public-schools-amazon-walmart-mcdonalds-midway-blitz
20 days ago
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Good morning and happy almost Friday. ☕ I've got a new
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morning news roundup for you. Today's lead: Will Illinois join Trump scholarship program? Plus: Cost to deploy National Guard, new women’s sports bar and more.
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Will Illinois join Trump scholarship program?
Plus: Cost to deploy National Guard, new women's sports bar and more.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2026/01/29/illinois-trump-pritzker-national-guard-wrigleyville
about 1 month ago
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Your Wednesday morning news roundup, courtesy of
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. 🗞️ Our lead today: Educator steps in to help orphaned teens Plus: Conviction in ‘Escobar’ extortion scheme, Elon Musk’s mystery mural and more.
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Educator steps in to help orphaned teens
Plus: Conviction in 'Escobar' extortion scheme, Elon Musk's mystery mural and more.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2026/01/28/trump-deportation-blitz-minneapolis-johnson
about 1 month ago
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Good morning, Chicago. ☕ I've got a new
@chicago.suntimes.com
news roundup for you. Today's lead: Border Patrol shot her. She wants evidence released. Plus: SNAP work rules put thousands at risk, pols trade fire on ICE and more.
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Border Patrol shot her. She wants evidence released.
Plus: SNAP work rules put thousands at risk, pols trade fire on ICE and more.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2026/01/27/border-patrol-trump-pritzker-snap-senate
about 1 month ago
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Good morning. A new week and a new
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morning news roundup for you. Today's lead: Chicago rallies in solidarity with Minneapolis Plus: Winners of the city’s top food industry honors, polar plunge gives swimmers thrills and chills, and more
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Chicago rallies in solidarity with Minneapolis
Plus: Restaurant of the Year, polar plunge brings thrills and chills, and more.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2026/01/26/chicago-rallies-in-solidarity-with-minneapolis
about 1 month ago
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Good morning, Chicago. I've got a new
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news roundup for you on this extremely cold Friday morning. 🥶 Today's lead: Bison herd leads charge to restore Prairie State Plus: Another Midway Blitz loss in court, arctic chill arrives and more.
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Bison herd leads charge to restore Prairie State
Plus: Another Midway Blitz loss in court, arctic chill arrives and more
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2026/01/23/kane-county-midway-blitz-bovino-winter-weather
about 1 month ago
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A new day, a new
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morning news roundup. 🗞️ Today's lead: Did landlord trigger ICE raid? Plus: Murder-for-hire trial moves fast, city’s new hemp ban and more.
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Did landlord trigger ICE raid?
Plus: Murder-for-hire trial moves fast, city's new hemp ban and more.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2026/01/22/ice-border-patrol-trump-bovino-johnson-pritzker
about 1 month ago
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Good morning. ☕ I've got a fresh
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morning news roundup for you. Today's lead: Illinois and Trump — 1 year, 51 lawsuits later Plus: Johnson parks meter buyback plan, the Wright price for an Austin home and more news you need to know. 👇
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Illinois and Trump: 1 year, 51 lawsuits later
Plus: Johnson parks meter buyback plan, the Wright price for an Austin home and more.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2026/01/21/donald-trump-kwame-raoul-illinois-brandon-johnson-frank-lloyd-wright
about 1 month ago
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Good morning. 🗞️ Got a new
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morning news round up for you Today's lead: Video gambling burglaries spike Plus: Chicago's first Midway Blitz-linked trial, a parking meter buy-back possibility and more.
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Video gambling burglaries spike
Plus: First Midway Blitz-linked trial, a parking meter buy-back possibility and more.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2026/01/20/video-gambling-burglaries-midway-blitz-general-assembly-spring-session-parking-meter
about 1 month ago
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Happy Friday, Chicago ☕ Here's this morning's
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news roundup. Today's lead: He cost Chicago millions. City wants to keep doing business Read — and subscribe to get this in your inbox — here:
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He cost Chicago millions. City wants to keep doing business
Plus: The CTA promises more cops, Trump cuts student support funds and more
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2025/12/19/alison-davis-city-hall-obama-center-brandon-johnson-chicago-police-department-cta-trump
2 months ago
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It's Thursday — and we've got a new
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morning news roundup for you. ☕ Today's lead: Bracing for rising Obamacare costs — or no care at all
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Bracing for rising Obamacare costs — or no care at all
Plus: The Bears consider Indiana, what's next for Lincoln Yards and more.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2025/12/18/affordable-care-act-obamacare-the-bears-lincoln-yards-immigration-pritzker-johnson
2 months ago
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Got a packed
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news roundup for you this morning. 🗞️ Today's lead: Bovino returns, leads new round of raids Read — and subscribe to get this newsletter in your inbox weekday mornings — here:
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Bovino returns, leads new round of raids
Mayor Johnson's Council opps go rogue, the Chicago Fashion Awards and more.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2025/12/17/greg-bovino-border-patrol-immigration-andres-vasquez-lasso-cta-brandon-johnson
2 months ago
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Good morning, Chicago. Here's today's
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news roundup. 🗞️ Today's lead: How the Trump administration is fast-tracking logging in Illinois’ only national forest
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How logging is fast-tracked in Illinois
Plus: Pritzker slams Trump's Reiner response, budget talks stall at City Hall and more.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2025/12/16/shawnee-national-forest-trump-jb-pritzker-rob-reiner-brandon-johnson-city-hall
2 months ago
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In the bitter cold this weekend, Chicagoans gathered to mourn the victims killed at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, navigated housing insecurity & cheered on the Bears. Find those stories and more in today's
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morning news roundup:
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Cop planned hit on investigator: lawsuit
Plus: South Shore residents move, Bears fans brave the cold for a big win and more.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2025/12/15/chicago-police-department-federal-immigration-enforcement-south-shore-chicago-bears
3 months ago
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Your Friday morning news roundup from your friends at
@chicago.suntimes.com
☕ Today's lead story: Who's Gregory Bovino? Our cross-country investigation Read more — and sign up to get this newsletter in your inbox — here:
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Who's Gregory Bovino? Our cross-country investigation
Plus: The truth about the head tax, snowy sidewalk complaints pile up and more
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2025/12/12/gregory-bovino-border-patrol-city-hall-brandon-johnson-head-tax-chicago-weather
3 months ago
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Got a brand new
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morning news roundup as you start your day. Today's lead story: Cop broke up with partner before fatal shooting: Family
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Cop broke up with partner before fatal shooting: Family
Plus: Property tax foreclosures ruled unconstitutional, Music Box Theatre's mini empire and more.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2025/12/11/chicago-police-department-cook-county-property-tax-music-box-theatre
3 months ago
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Good morning, Chicago. I've got another new
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news round up for you. ☕ Today's lead: Illinois’ new prison health care provider has a history of poor care
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State's new prison health care provider has poor history
Plus: Madigan begs Trump's pardon, musician performs at jail where he once was held and more.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2025/12/10/centurion-health-cta-brandon-johnson-donald-trump-jb-pritzker-michael-madigan
3 months ago
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A new week and a new
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morning news roundup for you on this chilly Monday morning ❄️ Today's lead: Noem does charity event, ICE tear-gasses residents
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Noem does charity event, ICE tear-gasses residents
Plus: Krishnamoorthi's MAGA money, a quarter-zip meet-up fosters community and more.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2025/12/08/federal-immigration-enforcement-elgin-homeland-security-kristi-noem-krishnamoorthi
3 months ago
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Happy Friday, everyone. I've got a new
@chicago.suntimes.com
morning news roundup. ☕ Today's lead: Agency meant to help immigrants turns against them
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Agency meant to help immigrants turns against them
Plus: The State/Lake train station's closing, Mayor Brandon Johnson's head tax hunt continues and more.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2025/12/05/us-citizenship-and-immigration-services-dhs-cta-state-lake-mayor-johnson
3 months ago
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A new day, a new
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morning news roundup. ☕ Today's lead: The Sausage King's squalid South Side complex
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The Sausage King's squalid South Side complex
Plus: A mom inspires a congressional bill on maternal health care, a snowy owl surprise and more.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2025/11/26/indian-trails-west-pullman-sausage-king-crown-point-auburn-gresham-wrigleyville
3 months ago
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Good morning, Chicago. Got another
@chicago.suntimes.com
morning news roundup for you. ☕ Today's lead: Tears for slain teen, calls for curfew
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Tears for slain teen, calls for curfew
Debts owed to City Hall rise by $1 billion, where to order Thanksgiving dinner and more.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2025/11/25/teen-take-over-city-hall-mayor-brandon-johnson-thanksgiving-federal-immigration-enforcement?4234324234
3 months ago
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A new week, a new morning news roundup from your friends at the
@chicago.suntimes.com
.☕ Today's lead: Feds eagerly used tear gas, caused crashes: Judge
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Feds eagerly used tear gas, caused crashes: Judge
Plus: A workforce resource center opens in Chatham, a dance workshop for Parkinson's disease patients and more.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2025/11/24/ice-border-patrol-chatham-walmart-stratton
3 months ago
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Good morning, Chicago. We've got a fresh
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news roundup for you. Today's lead: Terror charges in Blue Line fire attack
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Terror charges in Blue Line fire attack
Plus: A youth mentoring program faces defunding under Mayor Johnson's budget, clergy sue feds and more.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2025/11/20/blue-line-cta-pritzker-donald-trump-dhs-ice
3 months ago
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Happy Wednesday, Chicago. We've got a new
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morning news roundup for you. ☕ Today's lead: A state ID you can't drive with
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A state ID you can't drive with
Plus: A new mayoral candidate, two restaurants gain Michelin stars and more.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2025/11/19/illinois-secretary-of-state-cook-county-treasurer-chicago-mayor-michelin-star
3 months ago
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It's a new week — and we've got a new
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morning news roundup for you. 🗞️ Today's lead: Property tax hikes hit Black neighborhoods hardest
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Property tax hikes hit Black neighborhoods hardest
Plus: Pastors speak of alleged brutality by cops at Broadview immigration facility, the DHS vacates Naval Station Great Lakes and more
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2025/11/17/cook-county-property-tax-broadview-dhs-naval-station-ice
3 months ago
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We made it to Friday — and I've got a new
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morning news roundup for you. ☕ Today's lead: Tear gas, car crashes, rubber bullets — Trump’s Chicago 'blitz' tactics Plus: Pressure on food pantries, a tour inside the Obama Center and more.
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Tear gas, car crashes, rubber bullets: Trump's 'blitz'
Plus: The pressure on food pantries, a tour inside the Obama Presidential Center and more.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2025/11/14/trump-deportation-ice-border-patrol-chicago-obama-presidential-center-snap
4 months ago
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The sun is shining and we have a new
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morning news roundup for you. 🔆 Today's lead: Government reopens with Obamacare spike, hemp ban
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Government reopens with Obamacare spike, hemp ban
Plus: 615 ICE detainees ordered released, city boycotts US bonds and more.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2025/11/13/federal-government-shutdown-ice-border-patrol-obamacare-hemp-ban
4 months ago
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Got another
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morning news roundup for you this Wednesday morning. 🗞️ Today's lead story: Going to Vegas with CPS money
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Going to Vegas with CPS money
Plus: Border Patrol may multiply, flight cuts continue and more
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2025/11/12/chicago-public-schools-border-patrol-government-shutdown-donald-trump
4 months ago
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Good morning — we've got a new
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Tuesday morning news roundup for you. 🗞️ Today's lead story: Durbin joins GOP in effort to end shutdown
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Durbin joins GOP in effort to end shutdown
Plus: Hollow diversity promises, O'Hare headaches and more.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2025/11/11/durbin-trump-government-shutdown-democrats-gop-ohare-airport
4 months ago
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From
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He worked hard to give me a home. ICE took his: How I lost my father to deportation
Deportation has taken away the father I once knew and given me back a person I no longer recognize.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/11/10/deportation-immigration-mexico-indiana-parents-fathers-ice-vanessa-lopez
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It's a new week — and I've got a new
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morning news roundup for you this chilly Monday morning. ❄️ Today's lead story: How Chicagoans are coping with costlier groceries 🍎
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How Chicagoans are coping with costlier groceries
Plus: Federal agents pepper spray a baby, Auditorium Theatre stages restoration and more.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2025/11/10/snap-government-shutdown-trump-city-hall-border-patrol-johnson
4 months ago
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Happy Friday, Chicago. ☕ We've got another
@chicago.suntimes.com
morning news roundup for you. Today's top story: Chicago cops withhold Border Patrol shooting videos
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Chicago cops withhold Border Patrol shooting videos
Plus: A judge curbs the feds' use of force, the latest on food stamps and flight cancellations and more.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2025/11/07/border-patrol-trump-administration-faa-snap-benefits-bovino-ellis
4 months ago
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Good morning, Chicago. We've got a new
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morning news roundup for you. 🗞️ Today's lead story: 'Propaganda' portrays Chicago at war with feds
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'Propaganda' portrays Chicago at war with feds
Plus: Judges in three courtrooms address federal tactics, what the state's new transit spending bill means for you and more.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2025/11/06/ice-broder-patrol-trump-bovino-broadview-cta-metra-rta-pace
4 months ago
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I've got a new
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morning news roundup for you. 🗞️ Today's lead story: Koko's flea market blues
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Koko's flea market blues
Plus: A crucial hearing over federal immigration agents' use of force, Mayor Brandon Johnson's plan to build a $50 million Greyhound station and more.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2025/11/05/koko-taylor-back-of-the-yards-brandon-johnson-gregory-bovino-rta
4 months ago
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Violet Miller
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The U.S. Department of Education announced last week that it was opening an investigation into CPS and Deerfield School District 109 after politically conservative groups filed complaints about trans students being allowed to use locker rooms that line up with who they are. So what does this mean?
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What’s at stake when Trump agency investigates Chicago, suburban schools' accommodations for trans students
The U.S. Department of Education announced an investigation into Illinois schools, the Chicago Public Schools and Deerfield School District 109 after politically conservative groups filed complaints.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/lgbtq/2025/03/25/whats-at-stake-when-feds-investigate-local-accommodations-for-trans-students
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Chicago Sun-Times Guild
12 months ago
Guild co-chair Nader Issa in
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today: "We lost enough people, we don't need to keep cutting our staff. … We've done our part. Now we need Chicago Public Media to do its part by securing more revenue and, if there needs to be cuts, cut non-labor areas in the budget."
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Layoffs still on the table as Sun-Times, WBEZ buyout deadline passes
It appears the outlets' parent company hit its savings target — but that may not be enough.
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Matt Moore
Chicago Sun-Times Guild
12 months ago
To protect public media we need more journalists in our newsroom — not fewer.
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12 months ago
We are losing a lot of talented journalists at the Chicago Sun-Times this month as we undergo a period of buyouts and possible layoffs. And I'm sad to see Ismael Perez leaving at a time when we need
#morelatinosinnews
-- Someone in Chicago says goodbye
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Someone in Chicago says goodbye
After a few years of career-defining moments, it's hard to leave a newsroom that molded me into someone I never imagined I could become.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/someone-in-chicago/2025/03/14/ismael-perez-advice-buyouts-dating-apps-family-mental-health
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Elvia Malagón
about 1 year ago
Ahead of the potential deportations under Trump's second term, I checked in with historians and immigration experts to see how past calls for immigrants to leave the country have played out in Chicago
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As Trump eyes mass deportations, historians see parallels to past campaigns to force out immigrants
Historians who have studied Chicago's immigrant communities say the conversations around Donald Trump's plan for mass deportations echo calls that sought to drive out immigrants during the 1930s and t...
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/01/18/chicago-immigration-mass-deportations-history-mexican-repatriation-ice-trump
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Violet Miller
about 1 year ago
As the US saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness last year, Chicago’s total more than tripled. Chicago estimated 18,836 people experienced homelessness last year compared with 6,139 in 2023, according to the city’s annual tally released last summer. 1/7
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Chicago's homelessness surged in 2024, as major U.S. cities bore the brunt of a national trend
Even as migrants find permanent housing, the city's problem persists with its lack of adequate affordable options and resources to help, experts say.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2025/01/04/homelessness-rate-chicago-migrants-affordable-housing
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about 1 year ago
City Hall ouster of point person on air pollution and extreme heat exposes rift in Mayor Johnson's environmental mission, reports
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City Hall ouster exposes rift in Johnson’s environmental mission
Chicago’s point person on air pollution and extreme heat was pushed out, raising questions about the mayor's commitment to neighborhoods choked by pollution.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2024/12/13/raed-mansour-air-pollution-environmental-justice-brandon-johnson-horace-smith-chicago-climate-change
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