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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks during a press conference in the Greektown neighborhood, of Chicago, Sept. 14, 2022. While the 2024 race for the White House is brewing, a scattering of states will hold elections next year. (Pat Nabong/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, File)

Lightfoot goes from Chicago mayor to teaching health at Harvard

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito follows through during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Vaughn drives in 3, Gonzalez homers to help White Sox beat Angels 7-3

By Andrew Seligman - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, March 13, 2018 photo, voters cast their ballots in Illinois primary elections at the city's new early voting super site in downtown Chicago. In Illinois, attempts by hackers in the summer of 2016 to alter voter registration information were ultimately unsuccessful, although voter data was viewed. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

How did hundreds of noncitizens end up on Chicago’s voter rolls?

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Republican Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaks outside the shuddered former South Shore High School where the city of Chicago is planning to house illegal migrants Friday, May 19, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Diverse Republican presidential primary field sees an opening in 2024 with voters of color

By Steve Peoples and Gary Fields - Associated Press

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Marcus Stroman delivers during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the New York Mets on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Marcus Stroman pitches 8 sparkling innings, Cubs beat Mets 4-2

By Jay Cohen - Associated Press

Chicago Cubs' Christopher Morel smiles as he runs the after hitting a home run off New York Mets relief pitcher Stephen Nogosek during the seventh inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Christopher Morel homers again as Chicago Cubs beat New York Mets 7-2

By Jay Cohen - Associated Press

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul speaks on the findings of his office's investigation into Catholic Clergy Child Sex Abuse in Chicago, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. At the news conference announcing his office's findings, Attorney General Raoul credited accusers for making the review possible. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune via AP)

Catholic clergy abuse report could prompt lawsuits, changes to Illinois law

By Michael Tarm and Kathleen Foody - Associated Press

Illustration on the legacy of the civil rights movement by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Conciliation vs. anger: Martin Luther King and Joe Biden

By Gerard Leval

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul speaks on the findings of his office's investigation into Catholic Clergy Child Sex Abuse in Chicago, on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Raoul released the results of a sweeping investigation into allegations of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy in the state on Tuesday. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune via AP)

Catholic clergy sexually abused Illinois kids far more often than church acknowledged, state finds

By Kathleen Foody and Michael Tarm - Associated Press

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner smiles at the fans as she sits between Mercury's Shey Peddy, left, and Evina Westbrook, right, during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Chicago Sky, Sunday, May 21, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Griner gets warm welcome in first home game since being detained in Russian prison

By John Marshall - Associated Press

A health professional shows doses of Monkeypox vaccines at the Edison municipal vaccination centre in Paris Wednesday July 27, 2022. The World Health Organization says the global outbreak of mpox, which initially baffled experts when the smallpox-related disease spread to more than 100 countries last year, is no longer an international emergency, after a dramatic drop in cases in recent months. (Alain Jocard, Pool via AP, File)

CDC: U.S. must ‘get summer-ready’ for possible monkeypox resurgence

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Cleveland Guardians relief pitcher Emmanuel Clase, left, slaps hands with catcher Cam Gallagher after striking out Chicago White Sox's Seby Zavala to end the game, Thursday, May 18, 2023, in Chicago. The Guardians won 3-1. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Gallagher gets key hit as Cleveland Guardians beat Chicago White Sox 3-1

By Matt Carlson - Associated Press

Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson speaks to supporters, April 4, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) ** FILE **

New Chicago mayor’s progressive strategy to be tested amid public safety, growth concerns

By Kathleen Foody - Associated Press

Philadelphia mayoral candidate Helen Gym takes part in a Democratic primary debate at the WPVI-TV studio in Philadelphia, April 25, 2023. A Democratic primary on Tuesday, May 16, that will likely determine who becomes Philadelphia’s next mayor could boost a progressive cause struggling to make a comeback after national setbacks, but with no clear front-runner, it's just as likely to fortify the city's existing Democratic machine. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ** FILE **

Philadelphia Democratic mayoral primary pits moderates against progressives

By Brooke Schultz - Associated Press

Chicago White Sox's Luis Robert Jr. watches his home run during the fourth inning of the team's baseball game against the Houston Astros on Saturday, May 13, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Luis Robert Jr. stars as Chicago White Sox top Houston Astros 3-1

By Jay Cohen - Associated Press

Houston Astros' Jose Abreu, formerly of the Chicago White Sox, watches a video tribute to himself before a baseball game against the White Sox, Friday, May 12, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

France dominates, Abreu gets warm welcome as Astros beat ChiSox

By Andrew Seligman - Associated Press

In this June 6, 2015, file photo, Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen poses for a photo as he watches NHL draft prospects test during the NHL Combine in Buffalo, N.Y. Kekalainen sees the overhaul of the Blue Jackets not as a rebuilding but “an opportunity to reload.&quot; (AP Photo/Gary Wiepert, File) **FILE**

ESPN announcer’s error inadvertently reveals NHL draft position for Blue Jackets

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Regina Pats' Connor Bedard smiles for a team photo ahead of the CHL/NHL Top Prospects game, in Langley, British Columbia, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. The NHL draft lottery is drawn, determining which team gets the chance to select Connor Bedard with the No. 1 pick. The Anaheim Ducks, Columbus Blue Jackets and Chicago Blackhawks have the highest odds of landing the most anticipated top pick since Connor McDavid in 2015. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP, File) **FILE**

Blackhawks win NHL draft lottery, get to pick Connor Bedard

By Stephen Whyno - Associated Press

Newton Minow, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, appears before the House Antitrust Subcommittee which is probing newspaper competition, March 13, 1963, Washington. Minow, who as Federal Communications Commission chief in the early 1960s famously proclaimed that network television was a "vast wasteland," died Saturday, May 6, 2023. He was 97(AP Photo, File)

Ex-FCC chief, public TV advocate Newton Minow dead at 97

By Tammy Webber

Maureen Reid, left, and her guide dog, Gaston, cross the intersection of Wood Street and Roosevelt Avenue with Sandy Murillo, center, and Geovanni Bahena, relying on an audible signal for the blind, on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in Chicago. A federal court ruling slamming street crossing signals in Chicago as dangerous for blind and low-vision residents are giving momentum to advocates who say the community has long been left out of the push for safer streets. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Listen both ways: Blind walkers winning safer road crossings

By Jeff McMurray - Associated Press