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U.S. airman dies after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy

Aaron Bushnell, who was an active duty member of the U.S. Air Force based in San Antonio, Texas, is seen in a video saying "Free Palestine!" after lighting himself on fire.

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At the Table with Lynn Sweet

Former Rep. Liz Cheney joins Lynn Sweet to talk about her book “Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning” and the dangers of Trump.

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At the Table with Lynn Sweet

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill will join Lynn Sweet to discuss his just-released book “Renegade: Defending Democracy and Liberty in our Divided Country” on November 9.

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Chicago mayor, Cook County Board president at White House for Biden’s gun safety office launch

Vice President Kamala Harris will oversee the first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention. Mayor Brandon Johnson, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., attended Friday’s kick-off ceremony.

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Lynn Sweet was joined by Franklin Foer, author of the bestseller, “The Last Politician: Inside Joe Biden’s White House and the Struggle for America’s Future.”

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Northwestern’s latest stadium proposal exploits existing racial tension in Evanston

Digging up support with a $10 million workforce development plan is a vile and deliberately divisive tactic, a reader writes.

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New details on little-known Obama Presidential Library, tucked away in Hoffman Estates

U.S. Archivist Colleen Shogan, whose National Archives and Records Administration operates presidential libraries, talks about the library in an exclusive Sun-Times interview.

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Lynn Sweet welcomed Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., Emmett Till’s cousin and the last surviving witness to his lynching and Chris Benson, Till scholar and co-author of “A Few Days Full of Trouble…”

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Obama Foundation, fueled by two mega-donors, has record fundraising year in 2022

The Obama Foundation compensation package for its chief executive, Valerie Jarrett, jumped to $754,064, in 2022, up from $592,905 in 2021.

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At the Table with Lynn Sweet

Lynn Sweet was joined by Miles Taylor, “Anonymous” Trump administration insider and author of the just released book, “Blowback: A Warning to Save Democracy from the Next Trump.”

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At the Table with Lynn Sweet

Lynn Sweet will be joined by New York Times White House reporter Peter Baker to discuss the GOP primary and co-authored book, The Divider: Trump in the White House 2017-2021 on June 15 at 6:30 p.m. CT.

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2 top national journalism honors awarded to Sun-Times staffers

Top reporting honors in the National Headliner Awards went to a team for news coverage of the mass shooting at last year’s Highland Park Fourth of July parade and to Neil Steinberg for best local columns for a second straight year.

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At the Table with Lynn Sweet

Our host, Lynn Sweet, was joined by a political panel with Aviva Bowen, Tom Bowen, Becky Carroll, Alden Loury, Natalie Moore and Fran Spielman to discuss Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson’s election victory, plus the 2024 Democratic convention in Chicago.

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There’s more to the story about low youth turnout in Chicago elections

Voters aged 18-24 composed just above 3% of the total vote in both rounds of the election, an admittedly paltry figure. But turnout increased in that group, as well as in those 25-34.

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At the Table with Lynn Sweet

Lynn Sweet was joined by freshmen in Congress, Jonathan Jackson and Delia Ramirez, and political strategists Aviva Bowen, Tom Bowen, Ron Holmes, Joanna Klonsky, Amy Qin, Tina Sfondeles and Fran Spielman to discuss the Chicago mayoral campaign.

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At final rally, Mayor Lori Lightfoot revs up crucial backers: Black women

Lori Lightfoot ran a longshot race in 2019. This time round, the stakes are higher, and her support from Black women is crucial for her re-election to a second term.

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Garcia tries to distance himself from indicted crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried

Under fire by Mayor Lori Lightfoot, U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia said he has never met nor spoken to Bankman-Fried and has no idea why he spent $151,420 on direct mail pieces that introduced Garcia to voters of his newly remapped congressional district.

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Lynn Sweet was joined by Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. as he started his second term as the Senate Judiciary Committee chair on January 12, 2023.

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Lightfoot supporter questions indicted crypto billionaire’s donation to Garcia

State Rep. Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago) questioned Samuel Bankman-Fried’s motives for spending $151,420 on direct mail pieces for Chuy Garcia’s congressional reelection.

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At the Table with Lynn Sweet

Lynn Sweet sat down with White House correspondent, April Ryan, to discuss her book, Black Women Will Save the World: An Anthem. Plus, Republican strategist Eleni Demertzis; Democratic strategist Ron Holmes; WBEZ state politics reporter Dave McKinney and Sun-Times chief political reporter Tina…

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At the Table with Lynn Sweet

Lynn Sweet hosted a post-election wrap-up with Ron Holmes, Tina Sfondeles and Dan Mihalopoulos. Plus, author Maggie Haberman joined to discuss her best seller on November 10, 2022.

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Anti-Pritzker PAC tries to suppress the Black vote in Chicago, Biden plans visit to Illinois and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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At the Table with Lynn Sweet

Leading up to the midterm elections, Lynn Sweet was joined by bestselling author David Corn and a political panel with Tina Sfondeles, Dave McKinney and Dan Mihalopoulos on October 20.

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Highland Park group organizes second Capitol Hill push for assault weapons ban

The rally, organized by “March Fourth,” a group formed after the Highland Park July 4 massacre, included people whose lives were forever changed because of other mass shootings.

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Michelle Obama to stop by Chicago Theatre for ‘The Light We Carry’ tour

The former first lady’s book tour will come to her hometown’s Chicago Theatre in December.

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