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Johnson’s first budget leans on one-time revenue, hopes for federal, state help to avoid tough choices down the road

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s first budget is expected to sail through the Chicago City Council on Wednesday. It’s balanced in part with $786.5 million in one-time revenues. The search for new revenue sources has been punted to a Council subcommittee.

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Chicago area workers rally, file sexual harassment claims against employers

Workers in the manufacturing, warehousing, food service, janitorial and restaurant industries gathered to protest workplace harassment, including intimidation, degradation and identity-based targeting.

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Number of migrants arriving by bus, staying in Chicago police stations at lowest point in months

There are fewer buses coming into the city carrying migrants then recent months, and the number of migrants at police stations has also dropped.

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Victory Auto Wreckers, featured in famous ’80s TV commercials, is closing up shop

The Bensenville wrecking yard where “that old car is worth money,” is set to close Nov. 30 after nearly 80 years.

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Protesters demanding peace in Gaza block escalators at Ogilvie Transportation Center

Protesters who were arrested were led out of the building to cheers of “We love you” and “Ceasefire now.”

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Peoples Gas rate hike would hurt Chicagoans struggling to pay utility bills, advocates say

The higher charge would result in an average monthly bill increase of $11.83 — or $141.96 a year. A vote is set for Thursday.

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Picture Chicago: 18 must-see Sun-Times photos from this week in news

The historic corruption trial for former Ald. Edward Burke (14th) started at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, a 10-year-old boy was shot and seriously wounded in Burnside, and the Obamas returned to Chicago to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the 2008 election.

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Suburban Chicago Islamic school copes with fear, sadness after threat

Principal Tammie Ismail, like many, feels that dehumanizing rhetoric spread by U.S. politicians and media about Palestinians, Muslims and Arabs in the wake of the war in Gaza has inspired hate that’s endangering her students.

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Streeterville boutique hotel becoming homeless shelter, staff laidoff

The move to open the shelter is part of a city plan to provide emergency beds for the winter. It comes amid squabbles over what’s going to migrants and what’s going to unhoused Chicagoans.

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Peace Corps settles negligence lawsuit with suburban Chicago family for $750,000

Bernice Heiderman, a University of Illinois Chicago grad, died after contracting malaria while serving in East Africa. A Peace Corps doctor never tested her for the treatable illness.

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West Garfield Park grocery pop-up opens to fill gap during Save A Lot’s temporary closure

The Garfield Park Grocery Store Pop-Up opened Monday and will run until Dec. 21. The storefront will ensure residents have access to groceries while a nearby Save A Lot closes for renovations.

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Sweeping the floor: Why Johnson had no choice in removing key Council ally from top leadership posts

Not even six months into the Brandon Johnson administration, his Council floor leader, Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, had become a liability the mayor simply could not afford.

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West Englewood mom struggles as girl, 11, in ICU after being shot during neighbor dispute: ‘I’m scared for my baby. She’s just a little girl’

“The good thing is that she’s alive, and she’s moving,” said her mother, Brenda Ibarra. “She hears us, and that’s a blessing.”

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Climbers trek up 103 floors in Willis Tower for SkyRise fundraiser

About 1,800 people participated in the annual event, raising more than $1 million for the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.

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Lake Michigan brings comfort to migrant families from Venezuela

Asylum-seekers from Maracaibo reflect on more blissful times back home before their country was in crisis.

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Oak Park takes emergency steps to help with migrant crisis

The village has approved emergency spending and recently provided emergency shelter for more than 100 migrants staying at a Chicago police station.

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‘Facts and common sense’: Chicago’s corruption jurors reflect on past trials as Ed Burke’s case nears

Thirty-six people have served as jurors this year in three high-profile corruption trials at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse. Here’s what they have to say.

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Food deserts plague Chicago neighborhoods. Could the city run its own grocery stores to fill in the gaps?

Following the city’s announcement that it was exploring the possibility of a publicly owned store, one grocer said his “first thought was, great. My second thought was, ‘How is that going to look?’”

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Columbia College classes canceled amid adjunct faculty strike

About 1,000 classes could be impacted after nearly 600 part-time professors, who make up the majority of faculty, hit the picket lines on Monday.

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‘Everybody was climbing on top of each other:’ Witnesses describe mass shooting at West Side Halloween party

At least 15 people were wounded before the gunman ran off and a suspect was taken into custody. He is a convicted felon with arrests for murder, attempted murder and carjacking.

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Southeast Side mural pays tribute to hip-hop’s Public Enemy

This week’s Murals and Mosaics newsletter takes a look at a mural on the Southeast Side, a new painting celebrating the Chicago Bulls and another piece of art in Austin chronicling Black history in Chicago.

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Chicago Catholics join pope’s day of prayer, fasting for peace in the Middle East

“There’s nothing much we can do as an individual, but as the priest said, we can show by example and we can pray,” parishioner Keum-Lee Mayes said.

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Picture Chicago: 24 must-see Sun-Times photos from this week in news

Temperatures broke records and climbed above 80 degrees, the Bears beat the Raiders at Soldier Field, and thousands of protesters took to downtown streets to call for a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel.

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Ex-boyfriend of slain CPS special education teacher charged with attempted murder in shooting of state trooper

Cristobal Santana is accused of shooting a state trooper in the leg Wednesday in Springfield. The family of his ex-girlfriend allege he’s responsible for her shooting death Sunday in Chicago.

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Brown Sugar Bakery opens new manufacturing facility, eyes nationwide expansion

Owner Stephanie Hart will be crafting her cakes, chocolates and treats out of the Ashburn facility with the help of two state grants.

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