Letter to the Editor:

The state of Israel is here to stay. It’s time for the Arab states to accept this and help the Palestinians form a state to live in peace with Israel.
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Chicago aldermen and residents criticized Fire Department brass and officials from Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration for not attending a Thursday meeting on a lack of diversity in the ranks of the Chicago Fire Department.
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Column: Don’t forget Harry Caray’s legacy with the Chicago White Sox — for calling it like it is.
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Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has relegated a Civil War-era ban on most abortions to the past by signing a bill Thursday to repeal it.
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Review: In “Judgment Day” at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, “Seinfeld” star Jason Alexander delivers huge, old-school laughs.
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Advocate Trinity Hospital must pay $23 million to the family of a 7-year-old girl who was born with brain damage at the hospital, a Cook County jury decided.
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Commentary: The recent decision by New York’s highest court that reverses Harvey Weinstein’s conviction delivers a crushing blow to survivors who seek justice here in Chicago and across the country.
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A comprehensive election bill that gained final approval by the Illinois legislature on Thursday would give Democrats a significant advantage toward keeping their legislative majorities before any votes are even cast in the Nov. 5 general election.
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WNBA star Brittney Griner says she ‘wanted to take my life more than once’ during monthslong Russian detention
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Rachael Mahmood, a fifth-grade teacher in Indian Prairie School District 204, has been selected as the 2024 Illinois Teacher of the Year.
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Jurors in the hush money trial of Donald Trump heard a recording Thursday of him discussing with his then-lawyer and personal fixer a plan to purchase the silence of a Playboy model who has said she had an affair with the former president. trib.al/PI5k5DZ

From the Editorial Board:

Eat your heart out, Winnetka: Rockford has posted a 52% gain in home prices year-over-year and, as of last week, buyers were still shopping aggressively for the limited inventory of homes on the market.
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3 takeaways from a 3-4 Chicago Cubs road trip, including a sputtering offense and the rotation stepping up
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Activists sue Johnson administration over DNC protests, say city isn’t ready
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It’s a drag that this movie leans on bone-crunching mayhem that marginalizes its own headliners’ wit and charm, writes Michael Phillips. Yet it’s a pretty good time. trib.al/Jz3LqjO

A new federal subpoena delivered recently to Dolton Village Hall seeks detailed records about trips made by village officials and expenses they were reimbursed for, as well as payments made to Mayor Tiffany Henyard and the village’s chief administrator.
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Grace United Methodist Church, a fixture in Blue Island for decades, is more than just a building to its leaders and members, who have made the difficult decision to close the church.
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The popular Friday Morning Swim Club, which drew thousands to the waters of Lake Michigan near Montrose Harbor each summer, has been canceled this year after organizers said the Chicago Park District charged six figures to permit the event.
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As the story of a corrupt attorney, this is just the kind of smart satire that theater-goers are looking for right now. Just be careful how hard you laugh, writes Chris Jones. trib.al/RvoSUyS

Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard are the leads of the stage adaptation of the ’90s comedy starring Meryl Streep, a musical much changed from the original. trib.al/GGonsf8