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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.

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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.

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Today's lead: Tears for slain teen, calls for curfew chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edit...

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.

A new week, a new morning news roundup from your friends at the @chicago.suntimes.com.☕

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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.

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A state ID you can't drive with Plus: A new mayoral candidate, two restaurants gain Michelin stars and more.

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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

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Today's lead: Property tax hikes hit Black neighborhoods hardest chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edit...

Tear gas, car crashes, rubber bullets: Trump's 'blitz' Plus: The pressure on food pantries, a tour inside the Obama Presidential Center and more.

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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. chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edit...

Government reopens with Obamacare spike, hemp ban Plus: 615 ICE detainees ordered released, city boycotts US bonds and more.

The sun is shining and we have a new @chicago.suntimes.com morning news roundup for you. 🔆

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Going to Vegas with CPS money Plus: Border Patrol may multiply, flight cuts continue and more

Got another @chicago.suntimes.com morning news roundup for you this Wednesday morning. 🗞️

Today's lead story: Going to Vegas with CPS money chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edit...

Durbin joins GOP in effort to end shutdown Plus: Hollow diversity promises, O'Hare headaches and more.

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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.

From @vanessalop.bsky.social: He worked hard to give me a home. ICE took his: How I lost my father to deportation

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How Chicagoans are coping with costlier groceries Plus: Federal agents pepper spray a baby, Auditorium Theatre stages restoration and more.

It's a new week — and I've got a new @chicago.suntimes.com morning news roundup for you this chilly Monday morning. ❄️

Today's lead story: How Chicagoans are coping with costlier groceries 🍎

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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.

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Today's top story: Chicago cops withhold Border Patrol shooting videos chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edit...

'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.

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Today's lead story: 'Propaganda' portrays Chicago at war with feds

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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.

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Today's lead story: Koko's flea market blues

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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.

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?

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.

Guild co-chair Nader Issa in @crainschicago.bsky.social 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."

To protect public media we need more journalists in our newsroom — not fewer. #ProtectMyPublicMedia

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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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...

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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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.

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.

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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.

City Hall ouster of point person on air pollution and extreme heat exposes rift in Mayor Johnson's environmental mission, reports @brettchase.bsky.social chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

As next Trump presidency looms, Chicago groups serving immigrants are bracing for the unexpected Some clinics serving migrants are seeing bigger crowds as people seek help, try to understand their options and prepare for changes to immigration policy and an increase in deportation orders.

In today’s Chicago Sun-Times: As next Trump presidency looms, Chicago groups serving immigrants are bracing for the unexpected chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

We did something interesting today -- we turned replies on Bluesky into the comment section on our site.

Mk.gee, Cleo Sol, MICHELLE, Beyoncé and Kaytranada for me 🎧

Chicago warming centers open amid cold snap Anyone looking to stay warm can visit nearly 180 locations, including the city's six warming centers which will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Chicago warming centers open amid cold snap:
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Locations:
-10 S. Kedzie Ave.
-1140 W. 79th St
-4314 S. Cottage Grove
-845 W. Wilson Ave.
-8650 S. Commercial Ave.
-4312 W. North Ave.

A snowy commute to the newsroom this mornin ❄️❤️

Yassa African Restaurant's maafe, a rich stew that's the 'best use of peanut butter since PB&J' Dishin' on the Dish: For 20 years, the family-owned and operated restaurant has brought food lovers near and far seeking the restaurant's hearty portions of Senegalese favorites.

I got the chance to visit one of my long-time favorite restaurants in Chicago and see what happens behind the scenes for this story with @dorothylynn.bsky.social for the @chicago.suntimes.com

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