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Ebony Photo Archive to be Auctioned to Pay Creditors
| Associated Press
The auction would recover money owed secured creditors filmmaker George Lucas and Mellody Hobson, whose Capital V Holdings loaned $12 million to Johnson Publishing.
Chicago Releases 911 Calls from Smollett Incident in January
| Associated Press
The city of Chicago has released two 911 calls made after “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett claimed he was the victim of a racist, homophobic attack.
D-Day 75: Nations Honor Veterans, Memory of Fallen Troops
| Associated Press
“You are the pride of our nation, you are the glory of our republic and we thank you from the bottom of our heart,” President Trump said, of the “warriors” of an “epic battle” engaged in the ultimate fight of good against evil.
Why Marijuana is a Messy Business for Banks
| WTTW News
Medical marijuana is legal in Arizona, but dispensaries are struggling with banking systems. Arizona PBS producer Allysa Adams has this report as part of our series on legalization.
Police Investigate Alleged Animal Abuse at Popular Farm
| Associated Press
Animal Recovery Mission says an investigator for the animal rights group secretly recorded footage that shows the “daily mistreatment of the resident farm animals” at Indiana’s Fair Oaks Farms.
Illinois Has a New State Budget. Will It Help Fix Fiscal Woes?
| Amanda Vinicky
Passing and managing a budget is one of government’s most basic functions, but as he signed a new $40 billion spending plan into law Wednesday, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker called it a “watershed moment.”
Spotlight Politics: Lightfoot Proposes New Ethics Plan in Wake of Burke Plea
| Paris Schutz
Mayor Lori Lightfoot is out with a new round of ethics proposals. Our politics team tackles that and more in our weekly roundtable.
In ‘Ms. Blakk,’ a Raucous Campaign for a Queer Nation Candidate
| Hedy Weiss
This unabashedly flamboyant fantasia by Tina Landau and Tarell Alvin McCraney spins the true story of Joan Jett Blakk, who helped found the Chicago branch of the Queer Nation Party and ran for Chicago mayor in 1991.
At Nearly 34 Feet Tall, Garfield Park’s Agave Plant is Through the Roof
| Alex Ruppenthal
In the midst of a massive growth spurt that began in late winter, the century plant at Garfield Park Conservatory now hovers above the glass dome. We last visited the plant in March, when it stood a mere 17 feet tall.
Take it Outside: 10 Summer Activities In and Around Chicago
| Alex Ruppenthal
Chicago summers are nature’s way of rewarding your winter survival skills. And now that warm weather is here, it’s time to get off the couch and actively embrace the season. Here are 10 fun, easy ways to do just that.
10 Things to Do This Weekend: June 6-9
| Kristen Thometz
Food trucks, street festivals, the Chicago blues and green gooey slime usher in the weekend. Here are 10 things to do in and around Chicago.
Rahm Emanuel Bikes Around Lake Michigan
| Kristen Thometz
The former Chicago mayor completed the more than 900-mile trip Tuesday, according to a post on Facebook.
Dwyane Wade Memoir to Be Published This Fall
| Associated Press
The book is called “3 Dimensional” and tells of the 13-time All Star’s rise from Chicago’s South Side to NBA stardom.
Trump Reads From FDR’s Prayer to the US on D-Day
| Associated Press
President Donald Trump read from a prayer delivered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as he joined other world leaders and veterans Wednesday in marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
Place Your Bets: Where Should the Chicago Casino Be Built?
| Amanda Vinicky
Chicago is getting a massive casino that could rival Las Vegas operations in size and scope. But where will it go? Gov. J.B. Pritzker isn’t offering a site, but an opinion: not downtown.
Indiana Teacher Awards Autistic Boy ‘Annoying Male’ Trophy
| Associated Press
A school district in northwestern Indiana has issued an apology after a special needs teacher awarded an 11-year-old autistic student a trophy naming him the “most annoying male” of the school year.
Stanley Tigerman, Renowned Chicago Architect, Dies at 88
| Dan Andries
Stanley Tigerman was as famous for his personality as he was for his buildings, private homes and public buildings that showed post-modernism’s tendency for humor, irreverence and invention.
EPA Proposes Adding Abandoned Chicago Slag Dump to Priority Cleanup List
| Alex Ruppenthal
Records show the 67-acre site on the Far Southeast Side, used as a dumping ground for more than two decades by Republic Steel, is contaminated with lead, manganese, mercury and other toxins.
Study Finds Most LGBTQ Services Located in White, Wealthy Neighborhoods
| Kristen Thometz
In Chicago, Black and Latinx residents are three times more likely than whites and Asians to live in areas located at least 3 miles from LGBTQ service providers, according to a new study.
Powell Hints Fed Will Cut Rates If Needed Over Trade Wars
| Associated Press
Chairman Jerome Powell didn’t explicitly say what the Federal Reserve would do. But expectations are rising that the Fed will cut rates at least once and possibly two or more times before year’s end, in part because of the consequences of the trade war.
Silicon Valley Businessman Convicted in Chicago of Defrauding Investors
| Matt Masterson
For years, Jeffrey Batio promised investors a revolutionary 3-in-1 laptop device. Prosecutors say it was all a lie that allowed him to defraud investors out of millions of dollars.
Ald. Ed Burke Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Corruption Charges
| Paris Schutz
Ald. Ed Burke pleads not guilty to 14 counts of racketeering, attempted bribery and extortion. A look at how he amassed, and used, his power over the years.
‘Jeopardy!’ Star James Holzhauer’s Winning Streak Ends
| Associated Press
The game show’s 32-time champion lost for the first time in an episode that aired on Monday, falling short of records for total winnings and longest reign. The Naperville native lost to a Chicago librarian.
Remembering Tiananmen Square, 30 Years Later
| Paul Caine
Early on the morning of June 4, 1989, tanks rolled into Tiananmen Square to forcefully suppress protests by students and ordinary citizens who had occupied Beijing’s central square for six weeks. We look back at the events.
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