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The leader of a South Side police district who was recently disciplined in connection with the Chicago police’s response to a high-profile confrontation on the city’s southwest side during Operation Midway Blitz has been removed from his post and transferred to a non-patrol division, police announced yesterday.
Read the full story from the Tribune’s Caroline Kubzansky.
Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day, including what’s next as City Colleges of Chicago faculty and staff set a strike date, the latest Bears stadium news and Chicago artists call for action in a rally against AI-generated music.
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Illinois attorney general files motion to halt operations at South Deering plant accused of excessive odors
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a motion yesterday to halt operations at a Southeast Side plant accused of emitting bad odors into the surrounding neighborhood.
$261 million mass settlement for Guevara police misconduct, Mayor Brandon Johnson proposes
Mayor Brandon Johnson is proposing a staggering $260.8 million settlement to resolve 16 lawsuits alleging misconduct by disgraced former Chicago police Detective Reynaldo Guevara.
‘We need something that moves us forward’: City Colleges of Chicago faculty and staff to strike Oct. 19
The union representing faculty and staff at City Colleges of Chicago is set to strike on Oct. 19 after months of unsuccessful negotiations for a new contract.
The Cook County College Teachers Union Local 1600 announced the strike date at a picketing event outside Harold Washington College yesterday afternoon, just over two months after its contract with the schools expired.
World Business Chicago skips City Council ethics hearing about videos featuring Mayor Brandon Johnson
Members of the City Council’s ethics committee addressed empty chairs yesterday after officials from World Business Chicago — the city’s public-private economic development organization — didn’t show up to a hearing on the group’s videos featuring Mayor Brandon Johnson.
Judge to begin inquiry that could lead to criminal contempt charges in ‘Broadview Six’ case
A federal judge said she’d initiate a “fact finding” process to determine whether the U.S. attorney’s office intentionally misled her in the “Broadview Six” case, a rare step that could lead to sanctions or even appointment of a special prosecutor to bring criminal contempt charges.
- New ICE guidance bans high-speed car chases and sets tighter rules for traffic stops, a memo shows
- Venezuelan delivery driver shot by ICE in Texas has surgery to remove bullet
Chicago Bears stadium: Pritzker, Illinois leaders meet with NFL’s Roger Goodell as team weighs Indiana move
For the first time, Gov. JB Pritzker and Illinois legislative leaders met in person with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and a Chicago Bears representative — a meeting that is the latest sign that the team hasn’t given up on a possible option to keep the Bears in Illinois.
5 things to watch in the Chicago Bears-New York Jets game at Soldier Field — plus our Week 4 predictions
Ben Johnson wants to keep the New York Jets guessing as long as possible.
The Bears coach has not named a starting quarterback for the Week 4 matchup at Soldier Field. The hope is it adds a little extra guesswork for Jets coach and former Detroit Lions colleague Aaron Glenn.
- Case Keenum and Tyson Bagent have each other’s back as they compete for Bears’ Week 4 QB job
- Column: ‘That’s a lie!’ No, it’s the truth. Inside the New York Jets’ historic 20-game interception drought.
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Column: One city, two teams and plenty of emotions after White Sox and Cubs split wild-card series
The Cubs and White Sox clinched postseason spots two minutes apart Sept. 24, a crazy coincidence for the city rivals, writes Paul Sullivan.
It was a night of rejoicing on the South Side, both for the Sox win and Cubs loss. Cubs fans generally don’t care about the Sox, so their misery was focused solely on their team’s no-show performance at Petco Park. There was enough to grouse about until the expected lockout ends next summer.
- What we learned from the White Sox-Cleveland Guardians season series ahead of the ALDS
- Ian Happ — Cubs’ longest-tenured player — faces uncertain future after playoff exit
Chicago artists call for action in rally against AI-generated music: ‘We don’t need it’
A loose coalition of musicians and other artists gathered outside Chicago Federal Center in the Loop yesterday to rally against AI-generated music. As they implored listeners and legislators to hit pause on a recent scourge of music generated by artificial intelligence, the group broke out into song.
Scaring up a new generation of regional horror at the Chicago Horror Film Festival
The pacing of these films can be off at times. The script may be nonexistent. The monster could be constructed out of Play-Doh. You might be too bored to be scared.
But when a good indie horror movie works — whoa.