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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 6 - Caught on Camera

For the final days of 2023, a look back at the stories and trends in Chicago business

In the year of a receding pandemic, many routines returned to normal, but there still were hot topics galore to cover.

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Washington Heights grandmother raising 5 grandchildren is surprised with bounty of gifts, Christmas decorations

Lisa Holmes has been taking care of her five grandkids since they lost their father in 2021. Earlier this year, their grandfather died of a heart attack, leaving her on her own.

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Bittersweet holiday for migrants celebrating their first Christmas in Chicago

Recent immigrants from Venezuela, Angola and Haiti say they are happy to be in Chicago as they attempt to build their lives here but miss their relatives back home. Many are planning to celebrate by maintaining holiday traditions like eating hallacas — Venezuelan tamales — and cachupa — an Angolan…

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‘It’s a warm hug’: Hundreds of tubas fill the Palmer House with velvety holiday tunes

Players from 10 to 87 years old played tubas of all sizes at the Chicago stop on the annual “TubaChristmas” tour.

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Health care services at Pilsen migrant shelter fall short of promises, medical advocates say

The city has said migrants in shelters receive health screenings. A source close to the matter said that of the thousands at the Pilsen shelter where a child died, only a few hundred have been screened.

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Hundreds of toys handed out to children across Chicago

Nearly 300 children each received a toy during the fifth annual giveaway organized by Communities Partnering for Peace.

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Picture Chicago: 12 must-see Sun-Times photos from this week in news

A 5-year-old boy died after living in a crowded migrant shelter in Pilsen, the Blackhawks unveiled Rocky’s Bar at the United Center, and former Ald. Edward Burke (14th) was found guilty of racketeering, bribery and attempted extortion.

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Will grandparents’ wartime love letters offer wisdom to share with my son on matters of the heart?

In the hundreds of letters my English grandmother and American grandfather exchanged in 1944, can I find some wisdom to help my son, 12, face some future heartbreak.

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Amid PPP fraud investigation, 9 top employees have left chief Cook County judge’s office

A year into Judge Timothy Evans’ still-secret investigation, the Sun-Times has found that nine of his highest-paid employees who left match loan recipients in the fraud-ridden Paycheck Protection Program.

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Ed Burke’s unwelcome birthday present

The disgraced — and now guilty — former member of the Chicago City Council enters his eighth decade as a convicted felon.

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Current, former City Council colleagues call Burke conviction ‘sad’ and ‘a tragedy’

There’s affection and respect for the man who mentored far more colleagues than he bullied during his record 54-year reign. Ald. Ray Lopez said Burke’s ‘fingerprints are on so much of what is Chicago. To have this as the final act of a remarkable career is a tragedy.’

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Catholic Church’s willingness to bless same-sex couples is welcome step forward

A new document from the Vatican stresses the blessings must be nonliturgical in nature and not be conferred at the same time as a civil union, or use the rituals, clothing and gestures that appear in weddings.

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Calls for more medical resources follow 5-year-old Pilsen shelter resident’s death

Hundreds gathered at a vigil for Jean Carlos Martinez Rivero, leaving flowers and balloons at a memorial on the sidewalk. ‘He was a beautiful boy, he was always happy.’

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Bo Deal learned all he could from life in the streets. Then he got a college degree.

Bo Deal left prison and became a rap battle champ and an anti-violence worker, but to keep moving up in his career, he had to go back to school. Classmates say his street smarts were like a real-world textbook.

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Man who helped save life of overdose victim sparks program offering free naloxone at West Side gas stations

Doses at 14 other West Side gas stations will become available at no charge between now and the new year as part of a Cook County sheriff’s office program.

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Christmas lights up Chicago — we found houses decked for the holiday season in every part of the city

Sun-Times photographers fanned out across Chicago’s South, West and North Side neighborhoods to capture their favorite displays.

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Migrants say illnesses spreading quickly at crowded Pilsen shelter where several fell ill

The space is currently housing over 2,300 people, more than half of whom are minors. Families there and health care providers say illnesses are spreading rapidly.

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Bar inside United Center pays homage to former Blackhawks chairman Rocky Wirtz

Rocky’s Bar, where everything was done in memory of the former Blackhawks owner, opens its doors to fans Tuesday. The menu features classic cocktails like Old Fashioneds, Manhattans and Moscow mules and bar snacks such as black truffle fries, crispy prosciutto and mini hot dogs wrapped in puff…

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Mayor Brandon Johnson’s anti-violence strategy takes ex-Mayor Lightfoot’s plans to a new level in 4 violent neighborhoods

Mayor Brandon Johnson plans a range of resources, including another round of guaranteed basic income, targeted this time to four neighborhoods.

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U.S. Rep. Schneider, college students talk antisemitism on campus

Most of the students described how strong the Jewish community is on their campuses. But they all shared stories about antisemitic incidents they’ve witnessed at school.

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Longtime star Rich Koz is healthy and happy playing the cult-classic TV character but says the Sven Squad’s relative youngsters might take over down the road.

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Afternoon Edition: The busiest days for holiday travel

Plus: The Pope’s LGBTQ decision, deliberations begin in Burke trial and more.

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Controversial West Loop homeless encampment cleared for street cleaning

Seven people are being rehoused through the city, while 15 people declined the offer, officials said.

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Having postal police on patrol could make the job safer for mail carriers

A bill seeks to end a 2020 directive by U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy that restricted postal officers to protecting the agency’s buildings and properties only.

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In Lincolnwood, suburban chic succeeds ratty old Purple Hotel

Apartments are being leased, and retailers are moving into a new complex that promises to blot out some of the village’s bad memories.

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