Prairie Band Potawatomi becomes first federally recognized tribal nation in Illinois chicago.suntimes.com/news/2024/04/2… from Violet Miller

A party, a cake — and then gunfire: Toddler and 7-year-old brother remain hospitalized after Back of Yards mass shooting chicago.suntimes.com/news/2024/04/1… from David Struett & Kaitlin Washburn

CTA touts its ‘Second Chance’ program for ex-offenders, but few end up with permanent jobs chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/… from Lauren FitzPatrick & Frank Main

There are other film festivals around the world featuring filmmakers of Palestinian descent/films about Palestinians but the Chicago Palestine Film Festival, which kicks off this weekend at Gene Siskel Film Center, is the longest running. My latest:
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Ballot bypass? Illinois sees lowest presidential primary voter turnout in decades chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2024…

Top dogs: Here are Chicago's most popular breeds chicago.suntimes.com/news/2024/04/1… from Amy Qin & Matt Kiefer

City Council OKs $70 million in additional funding for migrant crisis chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024…

In case of Dexter Reed, killed by cops in traffic stop, court filings, family detail struggle with mental health - Tom Schuba and Rosemary Sobol piece his story together chicago.suntimes.com/police-reform/…

Top state Dem Party leaders vowed “Blue Wall” unity ahead of the DNC in Chicago despite party fissures over the war in Gaza and the ongoing migrant crisis — and polls that show President Joe Biden still must gain ground to win key battleground states.

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Pride parade organizers reversed their decision one day after we reported schools were denied entry. Now, the six schools will have a limited number of participants but will share a space together in the parade: chicago.suntimes.com/lgbtq/2024/04/…

Quick exit by Rev. Jesse Jackson's replacement raises questions about future of Rainbow PUSH chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2024/…

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That's how long a CTA employee sat in the driver seat of their bus before being found unconscious. They later died. I looked into what happened that night and how a stalled bus, that missed over 50 scheduled stops, never raised any red flags. blockclubchicago.org/2024/04/17/dea…

A Dallas pastor who took over leadership of the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s longtime civil rights organization resigned Tuesday after less than three months on the job.

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Clarisa Figueroa pleads guilty to strangling Marlen Ochoa-Lopez, cutting baby from womb chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/04/… from Matthew Hendrickson

White Sox going down in history chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2024…

Folks, we made it into Michael Sneed over the weekend. It’s all gravy from here. chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/202…

Happy #WNBADraft day to all who celebrate!

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If only the #WhiteSox had what the Reds have, instead of having … nothing.

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Caffeinated competition: World's best tasters grind in Chicago at Specialty Coffee Expo chicago.suntimes.com/food-and-resta… from Violet Miller

Kevin Pillar gets picked off at first base. Fans are now chanting 'Sell the team,' I believe.