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  Our June/July issue is here, featuring cover star JB Pritzker. The governor chats with us about the tragedies that shaped his life, his fight against authoritarianism, and what Dems should do next. chicagomag.com/chicago-magazi…
  
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  NEW issue! And not just any issue. It's our Best of Chicago, and we’ve got you covered with top picks for shopping, eating, drinking, and more.👇trib.al/wTRxdEk
  
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  On December 4, 1969, 21-year-old Fred Hampton was killed in a raid on his West Side apartment. Remembering the Black Panther chairman and community organizer, 50 years on:
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  In 1970, Roger Ebert walked out of a movie he’d been reviewing for the
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  He’s scrubbed his social media, groomed his playoff beard, and studied the tapes. Now all the Bears QB has to do is redeem 34 years of heartbreak. chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazi…
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  Jason Benetti became the White Sox play-by-play broadcaster in 2019. "I assumed Jason was deeply tired of being held up as an Inspirational Story. He is — sort of. And yet his disability is a significant part of what drives him," says writer Peter Sagal.
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  Illinois has now sent more African Americans to Congress — 19 — than any other state. And the count isn’t even close.
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  When we released our ranking of Harold’s Chicken Shacks last week, the internet told us we needed to talk to
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  “There used to be 50 bars between here and Oak Park Avenue,” he said. “Now, there’s maybe four. There’s hardly any bars left of Western. There used to be 3,000 bars in the city of Chicago. Now there’s maybe 1,000.”
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