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Forty-four prospective candidates have submitted applications to become the next permanent superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, according to the city agency tasked with vetting those bids.
The Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability said in a statement yesterday that, between Aug. 27 and Sept. 24, 44 applications were submitted by a diverse range of potential candidates, including several current and former CPD members and others “who have held high-ranking law enforcement leadership positions in major cities,” according to the CCPSA.
“The next phase is really about getting to know these candidates as leaders — how they make difficult decisions, how they work with communities and officers, and whether they understand what it takes to lead CPD at this moment,” CCPSA President Remel Terry said in a statement. “That’s the work we’re looking forward to beginning.”
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Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day, including: what’s next for immigrants in Illinois losing Medicaid this week, how long-suffering White Sox fans feel about the unexpected postseason run and Brad Biggs’ 10 thoughts after a convincing and eye-opening win for the Bears.
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From motorcycles to booze, US ban on $1 billion worth of Canadian imports goes into effect
U.S.-Canada relations, already tense, are likely to deteriorate further after the United States went ahead early today with a decision to ban nearly $1 billion worth of Canadian imports, including alcoholic beverages, dairy products and motorcycles.
About 9,300 immigrants in Illinois to lose Medicaid this week because of One Big Beautiful Bill
Teresita V. Morales was in for a shock when she read a letter delivered to her longtime partner recently.
It was a letter from the state informing him that he would no longer qualify for Medicaid coverage after Sept. 30 because of a new federal law that changes which types of immigrants are eligible for the program.
Grand Crossing shooting that killed expectant father may be tied to rapper’s funeral
Naseem Stevens had a lot to look forward to before he was shot and killed at a Grand Crossing gas station Friday evening, a few hours after the funeral for Mi’KQuale Cooper, better known as the rapper BloodHound Q50.
According to a police report obtained by the Tribune, detectives are probing a possible link between the attack on Stevens, 26, and Cooper’s funeral. But Stevens’ mother, Karonna Williams, has seen social media speculation about Stevens’ associations with the BloodHounds street gang and said she refused to “sit here and reduce my child to that.”
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More than 175,000 people have visited the Obama Presidential Center since its June opening
More than 175,000 people have visited the Obama Presidential Center since its opening, with visitors coming from 50 U.S. states and 39 countries. Nearly a third were from Illinois.
There were four known marriage proposals, three bald eagle sightings and about 11,000 “Obama Burgers” eaten at the campus, the statement said.
Column: ‘Chicago Stories’ returns to WTTW with new histories, familiar but refreshed
The latest batch of documentaries arriving from WTTW-Ch. 11’s generally worthwhile and entertaining “Chicago Stories” series may strike you with déjà vu, writes Rick Kogan, since each concerns a topic that has been covered and covered and covered in the past. But Chicago’s history is a rich mine, and so, even while providing some familiar nuggets, these new programs also show us that there is always fresh material to find.For long-suffering Chicago White Sox fans, there’s catharsis and redemption in unexpected postseason run
Toward the end of the White Sox’s long and tortured 2024 season, Jerry Meyer, a lifelong supporter and survivor of much Sox-inflicted trauma, wondered if perhaps he missed some sort of announcement. He showed up early to Rate Field, as he often does, to an eerie scene of desertion.He can laugh about it now, and he did on Sunday in the hours before the White Sox’s regular season finale. He and his close friend, Henry Radke, had fired up the grill and cracked open a beer or two, and it felt good to be a Sox fan again.
- ‘This is just the start’: Munetaka Murakami ready to lead White Sox in his 1st MLB postseason
- What to know about MLB’s wild-card series that begin tonight, including how to watch the Cubs and White Sox
Brad Biggs’ 10 thoughts after a convincing and eye-opening win for the Chicago Bears — and QB Case Keenum
Historically, at least over the last three decades, when the Bears have turned to the backup quarterback, or worse, their No. 3 option, it’s wound up being a short postscript to a frustrating season that has only reinforced organizational issues.
That’s what made last night’s thorough 27-7 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles at Soldier Field so different, with No. 3 quarterback Case Keenum starting. He was the star of the show as the Bears improved to 2-1 a week after a mistake-filled loss to the Minnesota Vikings.
- Why the Bears believed in QB Case Keenum ahead of a 27-7 win over the Philadelphia Eagles
- Dillon Thieneman joins Bears’ takeaway parade with 1st career interception
What will a Patrick Kane-Connor Bedard pairing look like? 5 questions for the Chicago Blackhawks in 2026-27.
The short preseason is over, and the Blackhawks are in Las Vegas for their season opener tonight.General manager Kyle Davidson’s active offseason was intended to address the glaring flaws that left the Hawks among the NHL’s bottom three teams for the fourth consecutive season. If solved, they will have hope for the first time in a long while.
Lookingglass Theatre has new leaders, including David Schwimmer as producing director
David Schwimmer, who told the Tribune in February that he intends to “double down” on his commitment to Lookingglass Theatre, is fulfilling his promise by taking on a new role as producing director, a job he said yesterday would involve fundraising, marketing, board development and finding new partners interested in co-producing at Lookingglass’s home on Michigan Avenue. He has also previously expressed a wish to act or direct in another Lookingglass show.
How a Chicago educator uses food to teach science thanks to Pilot Light, a local chef-led nonprofit
At least once a month, Rita Leary incorporates food into a science lesson at Ashburn Community Elementary School. On a recent Thursday, it was all about honey. Sticky, sweet, viscous, varied in hues of light to dark amber.The goal was to conduct a sensory exploration of honey samples native to Illinois, while hitting a core standard of food education: Food connects us and the food and the environment are interconnected.