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Johnson to Chicago police graduates: ‘I will have your back’

Presiding over his first police graduation ceremony, the mayor thanked the new officers assembled at Navy Pier for answering the call to serve in what he called “some of the most difficult political times our city has ever experienced.”

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Things to do in Chicago May 25-31: The Mix

The Suenos Music Festival, the Belmont-Sheffield, Music Fest, Seal in concert and Navy Pier summer fireworks are among the entertainment highlights in the week ahead.

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Levitating sailboat race returns to Chicago in June: ‘Not your grandfather’s sailing’

SailGP kicks off its second year in the water off Navy Pier on Father’s Day weekend, racing 50-foot catamarans that reach highway speeds.

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Summer concerts are back and booming in the Chicago area

Here’s our guide to music events in the coming months.

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South Side gets its first electric CTA buses

Two electric buses rolled out Tuesday on the No. 63 route, one of the CTA’s busiest. It runs between 63rd/Stony Island and Midway Airport and is the second route to feature electric buses.

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Summertime festivals and special events offer fun for all ages

Food, drinks, music and community flow freely at these Chicago-area festivals and events.

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Migrants at Navy Pier or McCormick Place? Alderperson says central facility better than neighborhoods for asylum-seekers

Stop “playing whack-a-mole” and disrupting neighborhoods, Ald. Maria Hadden told the Sun-Times. “We need central locations. We need large spaces,” such as McCormick Place, Navy Pier or shuttered big-box stores.

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Construction underway for new sky-high Chicago tour at Navy Pier

Construction began in October for FlyOver Chicago, which will open in spring 2024, in the pier’s former IMAX theater.

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Things to do in Chicago April 20-26: The Mix

“Into the Woods,” Joe Perry in concert, and Pixar Putt mini-golf at Navy Pier are among the highlights in the week ahead.

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Take a walking tour of free art popping up around the Loop

Pegged to EXPO Chicago, we put together a walking tour of four exhibitions for anyone near the Loop in the coming weeks. Each is free.

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Taste of Chicago should not be moved to Navy Pier to accommodate NASCAR

NASCAR should have been scheduled in September, not in July. Then, you would have one group of tourists coming in July to enjoy Taste, and another different group of people coming for NASCAR a few months later. That would be win-win for both.

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Fate of Taste in question thanks to busy summer in Grant Park, the first mayoral runoff debate and more in your Chicago news roundup

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

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Plan to move Taste of Chicago near Navy Pier draws City Council backlash

Mayor Lori Lightfoot blasted for creating “planning disaster” by proposing 4th of July weekend food fest be moved to accommodate takeover of Grant Park by city’s new NASCAR race.

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Things to do in Chicago March 2-8: The Mix

The family musical “Annie,” the dancers of Alvin Ailey and new interactive art at Navy Pier are among the highlights in the week ahead.

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Hand-tied tinsel jig and the joy of a surprise laker at Navy Pier

Dave Dempsey caught and released a lake trout while perch fishing with a hand-tied tinsel jig.

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Construction begins on new FlyOver ride at Navy Pier

The ride uses a moving platform with six degrees of motion and a 65-foot wraparound screen to simulate the feeling of flight as guests sit suspended above the ground.

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Chicago rings in 2023 with fireworks and celebration at Navy Pier

The nighttime sky along the lakefront was peppered with a New Year’s Eve fireworks display on Saturday at midnight.

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‘Bomb Cyclone’ builds ice fishing around and in Chicago

The “Bomb Cyclone” late last week built ice virtually everywhere around Chicago and led to ice fishing being nearly universal (especially when the deep freeze eased slightly), all of which leads this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report. Question is what the warmth and rain later this week…

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Navy Pier murder: Why covering this crime hit so hard

TOM SCHUBA: Becoming a father during the pandemic has changed my outlook toward covering public safety — particularly when crimes involve young children. So when a woman was accused of drowning her nephew, a sense of doom stuck with me.

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Perch on the Chicago lakefront and waiting on ice fishing

Perch fishing on the Chicago lakefront leads this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report, otherwise it is waiting on ice (except well to our north, where they are already ice fishing).

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Ladder and luck contribute to Navy Pier lake trout catch

Since he was fishing for perch, Les Wooten didn’t bother bringing a net, so he was unprepared when he unexpectedly hooked a big lake trout.

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A big lake trout, caught on a small shiner, landed by a perch angler ... with much help

Les Wooten caught a big lake trout with a small minnow while perch fishing at Navy Pier Sunday ... with lots of help.

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Perch fishing on southern Lake Michigan and ice fishing (at least in the Northwoods)

This sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report is chock full of perch and ice fishing.

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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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Ice fishing up north and perch on Chicago lakefront

That leads this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

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