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The lottery to set the order of names on the February 2023 municipal ballot was held Tuesday, and challenger Ja’Mal Green got the first spot, followed by Ald. Sophia King, state Rep. Kam Buckner and businessman Willie Wilson.

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‘You fall, you get up, you carry on’: Michelle Obama shares tools she learned from her father promoting new book at Chicago Theatre

Former First Lady Michelle Obama discusses her book “The Light We Carry” and coping with the pandemic and polarization before a sold-out crowd at Chicago Theatre.

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Petition challenges could narrow field of Black candidates for Chicago mayor

Millionaire businessman Willie Wilson is trying to knock retiring Ald. Roderick Sawyer off the ballot. Community activist Ja’Mal Green is challenging Wilson. And former state Sen. Rickey Hendon, a top Wilson adviser, is challenging Green.

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Englewood food giveaway fills gap left by shuttered Whole Foods: ‘I pray that we will never be hungry’

People and cars lined up down the block to receive some of the 60,000 pounds of frozen beef, hot dogs and bacon at 63rd Street and Ashland Avenue.

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Media needs protection from government intrusion into news-gathering

Illinois and the entire country should let Sen. Dick Durbin know that he has our full support in moving the PRESS Act forward.

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How Chicago’s lead pipe replacement plan is faring, the candidates for the city’s new police district councils 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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The Field’s Sue lends a hand to paleontologists studying why T. Rex arms are so short

T. rex’s arm will be CT scanned Wednesday at the University of Chicago.

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Candidates for Chicago’s new police district councils split between staunch defenders of police and those who favor defunding

There are many factors driving the 122 candidates’ desire to become part of the grand experiment of civilian oversight at the grassroots level. Two major camps have emerged: Police supporters determined to take the shackles off officers and those who believe CPD has victimized communities of color…

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Holiday gifts for the incarcerated, a small gesture with a big impact: ‘They need to know people care about them’

Congregants of the evangelical Willow Creek Community Church assembled just over 1,000 gift bags for inmates Sunday in the South Loop.

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Secretary of State Jesse White honored for decades of community service

“He may be sunsetting his political career, but he thankfully will be continuing his humanitarian work,” Ald. Walter Burnett (27th) said during a sendoff Saturday at White’s namesake community center on the Near North Side.

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Polling Place: Will the Bears beat the Packers — and how bad do you want it?

Among other things, we asked if beating the Packers — oh, so rare — would be worth the Bears potentially moving down in the 2023 draft.

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Women thrive economically in states with reproductive rights

In Illinois, and in other states, reproductive health care rights have meant higher incomes and better overall conditions for women and children.

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This is Chase Claypool’s chance to step up ... right?

After the Bears paid a hefty price to get him — a price that goes up with every loss — Claypool surprisingly is just another guy in the room who can fill the void left by Mooney’s season-ending injury.

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Illinois keeping the spotlight on uplifting the wrongfully convicted

Our state has a shameful track record of sending innocent people to prison. But the silver lining is that there is an awareness in our city and state — and action being taken — to right these unconscionable wrongs.

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Sen. Durbin’s leadership is needed to pass major law protecting press freedom

As chair of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Durbin can “hotline” legislation that would bar the government from seizing records from journalists or their phone and internet providers except in a few emergency situations.

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From casino plans to building preservation, 2022 was a busy year in Chicago architecture

And there will be much more to come in 2023.

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Voting rights for the incarcerated should be restored in Illinois

Arguments against voting rights restoration have no merit. I hear all the time that incarcerated Americans don’t deserve to have a voice in their community. As a mother, you always deserve a voice to advocate for your children and the community they call home.

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Shaheed Solebo emerges as a star: ‘He’s the most talented player I’ve coached at Lane’

The startling image of Lane’s 6-5 junior guard athletically outclassing everyone on the court was impossible to miss.

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World Cup brings together Southwest Side elementary schoolers: ‘We needed this’

Students at Nathanael Greene Elementary in McKinley Park have used soccer’s global tournament as an opportunity to study the world beyond Chicago.

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Ald. Brian Hopkins abandons plan to knock Lightfoot off mayoral ballot

The 2nd Ward City Council member said he ran out of time to challenge her nominating petition signatures.

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Lightfoot gives back campaign cash from lobbyist’s businesses, all aboard the Christmas Ship 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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Lightfoot’s plan to replace Chicago’s lead water pipes has switched out 280 of an estimated 390,000 service lines

Only 280 Chicago homeowners have had a lead service line replaced under city programs the past two years — out of an estimated 390,000 lead lines, the most in any city in the United States.

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All aboard the Christmas tree ship

The Chicago Sun-Times takes you aboard the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw, which is delivering 1,200 Christmas trees this holiday season.

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Picture Chicago: 14 can’t miss Sun-Times photos from this week in news

It’s the end of an era as indicted Ald. Edward Burke (14th) is choosing not to seek reelection and petitions are filed by Mayor Lightfoot and her many challengers.

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United Working Families appeals for donations to counter business influence

“Big business and right-wing donors are scared of what we’re doing,” United Working Families Executive Director Emma Tai wrote in a Friday fundraising appeal to supporters.

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