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Chicago Cubs center fielder Cody Bellinger struggles to catch a fly ball from Houston Astros' Yainer Diaz as it bounces off the ivy during the fourth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Cubs OF Cody Bellinger sidelined by two fractured ribs on his right side

By Jay Cohen - Associated Press

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson returns to his seat after speaking at the unveiling in Chicago on April 23, 2024. The Chicago Bears unveiled a nearly $5 billion proposal Wednesday for an enclosed stadium next door to their current home at Soldier Field as part of a major project that would transform the city's lakefront, and they are asking for public funding to help make it happen. The plan calls for $3.2 billion for the new stadium plus an additional $1.5 billion in infrastructure. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)

Bears unveil $5 billion plan for lakefront stadium and seek public funding to make it happen

By ANDREW SELIGMAN - Associated Press

Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams throws a pass during the second half of the team's NCAA college football game against UCLA, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, in Los Angeles. Williams is expected to be taken in the first round of the NFL Draft. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun, File)

First-round picks could be on the trading block on day 1 of the NFL draft

By Josh Dubow - Associated Press

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jameson Taillon delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins Friday, April 19, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Jameson Taillon comes off the injured list and helps the Cubs beat the Marlins 8-3

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The Rev. Dr. Chauncey Brown poses for a portrait at Second Baptist Church, Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Chicago’s response to migrant influx stirs longstanding frustrations among Black residents

By Matt Brown - Associated Press

A passenger walks on the highway as he carries his luggage to at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Monday, April 15, 2024. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked a freeway leading to three Chicago O'Hare International Airport terminals Monday morning, temporarily stopping vehicle traffic into one of the nation's busiest airports and causing headaches for travelers. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators block traffic in Chicago, San Francisco, Oakland in day of protests

By Sophia Tareen - Associated Press

This 2019 photo provided by Porscha Banks, shows Dexter Reed, center, along with his mother Nicole Banks and sister Porscha Banks. Reed died March 21, 2024 after Chicago Police officers shot him during a traffic stop. Plainclothes Chicago police officers fired nearly 100 gun shots over 41 seconds during a traffic stop that left Dexter Reed dead and one officer injured, according to graphic video footage a police oversight agency released Tuesday, April 9. (Porscha Banks via AP).

Videos show Chicago police fired nearly 100 shots over 41 seconds during fatal traffic stop

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Policy discussions of welfare and teaching people to fish illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Dignity through work: Project HOOD teaches people to fish

By Corey Brooks

This 2006 electron microscope image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, which causes the disease tuberculosis. The number of U.S. tuberculosis cases in 2023 was the highest in a decade, according to a report released by the CDC on Thursday, March 28, 2024. (Janice Carr/CDC via AP)

Tuberculosis detected in migrant shelters in Chicago

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Chicago Bears nine-time Pro Bowler Mike Singletary (50) gets a bear hug from teammate Steve McMichael (76) prior to an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Chicago, Dec. 13, 1992. Chicago Bears great Steve McMichael, who's battling ALS, was hospitalized again and undergoing tests Wednesday, April 3, 2024, publicist Betsy Shepherd said.. (AP Photo/David Boe, File)

Bears great Steve McMichael, who’s battling ALS, hospitalized again

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Police investigate stabbings that left several people dead and others injured, Wednesday, March 27, 2024, in Rockford, Ill. A 22-year-old man is in police custody and was being questioned Wednesday afternoon, according to Rockford Police Chief Carla Redd. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune via AP)

A mail carrier was among 4 people killed in stabbings in a northern Illinois city

By Kathleen Foody and Rick Callahan and Corey Williams - Associated Press

Police investigate stabbings that left several people dead and others injured, Wednesday, March 27, 2024, in Rockford, Ill. A 22-year-old man is in police custody and was being questioned Wednesday afternoon, according to Rockford Police Chief Carla Redd. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune via AP)

Suspect charged with murder in a series of stabbings in a northern Illinois city

By Kathleen Foody and Rick Callahan and Corey Williams - Associated Press

Police investigate stabbings that left several people dead and others injured, Wednesday, March 27, 2024, in Rockford, Ill. A 22-year-old man is in police custody and was being questioned Wednesday afternoon, according to Rockford Police Chief Carla Redd. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune via AP)

A mail carrier was among 4 people killed in northern Illinois stabbings

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Washington Wizards' Jordan Poole drives to the basket past Chicago Bulls' DeMar DeRozan (11) and Ayo Dosunmu during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, March 25, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Jordan Poole scores 23 as Wizards beat Bulls 107-105 for season-high 3rd straight win

By Andrew Seligman - Associated Press

Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, D-Ill., participates in a forum with other Chicago mayoral candidates, Jan. 14, 2023, at the Chicago Temple in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)

Illinois primary features competitive congressional races in the Chicago area

By Sophia Tareen - Associated Press

Immigrants stand outside a shelter in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, Dec. 19, 2023. Officials have confirmed seven cases of measles among shelter residents since Thursday, March 7, 2024, prompting a push to boost vaccinations with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

A CDC team joins the response to 7 measles cases in a Chicago shelter for migrants

By KATHLEEN FOODY - Associated Press

People hang around outside of a migrant shelter Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago. Multiple people living at the shelter for migrants have tested positive for measles since last week. A team from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is supporting local officials' response. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

A CDC team joins the response to 7 measles cases in a Chicago shelter for migrants

By Kathleen Foody - Associated Press

James Carville, a political commentator known for leading former President Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign, left, accompanied by Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., center, speaks to members of the media before a campaign stop at the Spotlight Room at the Palace, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Carville fears repeat of violent 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago

By Staff - The Washington Times

Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling speaks during a press conference concerning safety and security at the upcoming Democratic National Convention, Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at City Hall in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Chicago’s top cop says police are getting training to manage protests during the DNC

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Brian Rodgers sits for a portrait in the common area of the St. Andrew's Court residence where he lives on Chicago's Westside Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, in Chicago. Rodgers, 50, struggled with homelessness for years after he was released from jail for a theft conviction. A Cook County judge rejected a ballot measure last week that would raise a one-time tax on luxury properties to fund services for homeless people in Chicago after objections from real estate and business groups. An appeal is pending as early voting begins. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Chicago ‘mansion’ tax to fund homeless services stuck in legal limbo while on the ballot

By Sophia Tareen - Associated Press