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Debate highlights, key fact-checks from Tuesday's Trump-Harris debate from the Chicago Sun-Times wbez.org/politics/2024/… Chicago Sun-Times WBEZ

WATCH: Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump faced off in their first presidential debate Tuesday. WBEZ Morning Edition host Mary Dixon and WBEZ Data Editor Alden Loury took calls from across Chicago to hear your opinions. trib.al/YfXXsy2

After speeches for & vs Riot Fest, the Chicago Park District Board just voted unanimously to grant a permit for the 3-day event to return to the city on 9/20. Not present for the meeting was a board member with ties to a Riot Fest food vendor chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2024/…

Three members of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s handpicked City Council leadership team and the police union president are demanding that Johnson fire a top mayoral aide for referring to police as “f---ing pigs” and talking openly about defunding police. trib.al/lojg42T

Just in time for the 26th Street Mexican Independence Day Parade, the historic Little Village Arch has been fully restored and unveiled. trib.al/mWvXgGK

It's time East Chicago gets its place next to Pilsen, Little Village, South Chicago and the East Side of Chicago. East Chicago to celebrate its history as ‘the epicenter of Latino history in Indiana’ wbez.org/race-class-com…

Downtown Mexican Independence Day celebrations return, as Chicago makes effort to curb car caravans wbez.org/chicago-neighb… Araceli Gómez-Aldana WBEZ

A new lawsuit alleges Hawthorne Race Course allowed horses to race after they’d been deemed ineligible wbez.org/politics/2024/… WBEZ

Mayor Johnson plans to appoint Ald. Walter Burnett to lead the City Council’s powerful Zoning Committee wbez.org/politics/2024/… Mariah Woelfel Tessa Weinberg WBEZ

CPS looks to improve neighborhood schools, backs off changes at selective enrollments and charters wbez.org/education/2024… Nader Issa Sarah Karp WBEZ Chicago Sun-Times

Last year was a difficult one for navigating college admissions. The federal government tried to improve FAFSA. Instead, they essentially broke it. Here’s how the year went for Lavon Robinson, a college counselor at Downers Grove South High School. trib.al/ijRG4pf

Facing a $1 billion budget gap, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson hasn’t said if he’ll take a pay raise next year wbez.org/politics/2024/… Tessa Weinberg Mariah Woelfel WBEZ

Stateville prison is closing. Here’s how men incarcerated there will remember it. wbez.org/2024/09/17/sta… Charlotte West (Ed journo covering prisons) lauren frost WBEZ

Chicago’s new 'Brown Belt' is populated by Mexican residents who help fuel the area economy, UIC report says wbez.org/race-class-com… Esther Yoon-Ji Kang WBEZ

Research finds ShotSpotter slows police responses to 911 calls in Chicago wbez.org/2024/09/18/res… Chip Mitchell WBEZ

The City Council gave the Board of Ethics the ability to fine and even suspend lobbyists who donate to a mayor’s campaign – tightening an ethics rule loophole discovered after Mayor Brandon Johnson’s campaign improperly accepted lobbyist contributions. wbez.org/politics/2024/…

JUST IN: The bribery trial of a former AT&T Illinois executive accused of bribing Michael Madigan ended with a hung jury after its foreperson told the judge she was “absolutely positive” they could not reach a unanimous verdict. trib.al/Xy8GXpr

Chicago Public Schools CEO denies plans to close schools in response to CTU accusations wbez.org/education/2024… Sarah Karp Nader Issa WBEZ Chicago Sun-Times

Traffic congestion, crowds, trash and noise were among some of the complaints from residents who live near the park. They’re frustrated with the festival staying at Douglass instead of moving to suburban Bridgeview. The music festival kicks off Friday. trib.al/5WYJZkW

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson tells CPS CEO Pedro Martinez he wants him out, sources say wbez.org/education/2024… WBEZ Chicago Sun-Times