Also, Rahm and Rauner trade more jabs on Chicago Public Schools and Donald Trump.
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Remembering Muhammad Ali’s Chicago years, and other news
Also, Father Pfleger inspired iconic fashion label Versace’s fall ad campaign.
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Chicago Public Schools desperately needs state funding to open in the fall, and other news
Also, the budget battle continues as Rahm slams Rauner by comparing him to Donald Trump.
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Emanuel narrowly avoids testifying on police code of silence, and other news
Also, despite the scores of shootings over Memorial Day weekend, there were fewer fatalities than last year.
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Analyzing Chicago’s violence problem and other news
Also, Rahm scores big with Illinois General Assembly override of Rauner’s pension bill veto.
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Uber and Lyft are threatening to leave Chicago, and other news
Also, Rahm called secret City Hall meetings to “get story straight” on Laquan McDonald shooting.
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Less than one-half of 1 percent of arrestees in Chicago saw a lawyer while in police custody, and other news
Also, Dick Durbin says he isn’t interested in running for governor.
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FBI agents shot while serving an arrest warrant in Park Forest, and other Chicago news
Also, Chicago police brace themselves for a potentially bloody holiday weekend.
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How the police are using data to predict shooters and victims, and other Chicago news
Also, Drew Peterson’s back on trial for allegedly hiring a hitman to kill a Will County prosecutor.
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79th Street rally takes aim at ending gun-violence surge and other Chicago news
Also, people obsessed with Ferris Bueller’s Day Off gather to celebrate its 30th anniversary.
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Houston on track to unseat Chicago as the nation’s third-largest city, and other news
Also, former U.S. House speaker Dennis Hastert to report to prison in June.
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Aldermen propose dumping TSA and hiring private security for city airports, and other Chicago news
Also, Senator Mark Kirk offers tepid support for the “river boat gamble” Donald Trump.
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Chicago police detective who killed Rekia Boyd quits the force, and other news
Also, the city recommends arriving three hours early if you’re flying out of O’Hare or Midway.
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Sinead O’Connor found safe after mysterious disappearance in Wilmette, and other Chicago news
Also, rappers from around the country are flocking to Chicago to make music.
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George Lucas is in talks with San Francisco about Lucas Museum, and other news
Also, Rahm discusses a plan to replace the Independent Police Review Authority.