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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Americans have collectively spent about $107 billion more on motor fuel during the Iran war, according to the Climate Solutions Lab at Brown University. That's far more than the projected $69 billion they're spending in 2026 on nursery, elementary and secondary schools. www.wsj.com/business/ene...
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Americans Have Spent $100 Billion More on Fuel During the Iran War
Higher gasoline and diesel prices have led many families to save less and curb spending elsewhere.
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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I can't believe I'm sharing Peggy Noonan from WSJ, but AI has brought us together www.wsj.com/opinion/paus...
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Opinion | Pause AI for Humanity’s Sake
When something speeds up and gets out of control, it isn’t alarmist to demand prudence and deliberation.
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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
United Airlines Ships War Materiel to Israel Aboard Passenger Flights by @noahhurowitz.bsky.social theintercept.com/2026/09/09/u...
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United Airlines Ships War Materiel to Israel Aboard Passenger Flights
Unfriendly skies: On United, checked bags might ride next to tank parts bound for Israel. Direct flights to Israel are set to resume tonight.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
this is the kind of design costume designers make to tell you who are the bad guys in a space movie
Donald Trump posts an image on his Truth Social account. It shows a new uniform for US Space Force members, comprising of an all-black outfit with knee-high black leather boots, black cap, and minimalist looking suit.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Chicago Sun-Times ad from the 1960s.
A photo shows a woman wearing a mini-skirt made from newspapers. The headline reads:  "The mini-paper." And then below: "Chicago Sun-Times ... size up the bright one."
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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
What remains of the old Goose Island Brewpub in Chicago
What remains of the former Goose Island Brewpub in Chicago. It's being wrecked to make room for a retail center
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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
“Even under the best circumstances, the transition to this new AI era will be one of the most turbulent times in human history,” Bill Gates write in a 12-page essay. “Right now, we are not preparing for it." GO AHEAD AND CLICK; STORY IS OPEN TO ALL www.wsj.com/tech/ai/thre...
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Three Takeaways From Bill Gates’s 5,784-Word Warning on AI: ‘There Is No Plan’
The billionaire philanthropist urges regulation and global coordination to prepare for the likely harms to employment, safety and well-being.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Y'all... the Band of the Coldstream Guards performed "9 to 5" in front of Buckingham Palace in honor of Dolly Parton.
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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Marlene Cooper has paid $100 a week to get a box of five meals from Blue Apron for the last decade. But a few weeks ago, she started noticing problems with her orders. Some ingredients were missing—like all the vegetables. www.wsj.com/business/ret...
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The Meal-Kit Industry Is in Disarray After a Major Supplier Went Bust
Customers are demanding refunds and stopping orders over almost-empty boxes and missing ingredients from Blue Apron and Marley Spoon.
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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Amazon is buying massive quantities of books, scanning them for AI training data, and destroying them in the process. www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...
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We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility
We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.
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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Mothership by George Clinton (yes, that George Clinton) @Mariane Ibrahim Gallery, Chicago
Paintings and a sculpture of the Mothership by George Clinton of ParliamentPaintings and a sculpture of the Mothership by George Clinton of ParliamentPaintings and a sculpture of the Mothership by George Clinton of ParliamentPaintings and a sculpture of the Mothership by George Clinton of Parliament
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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
ICE Plans to Give Officers Gloves That Can Deliver Electric Shocks: A user manual for the gloves says the technology is capable of inhibiting “the subject from performing coordinated muscle movement.”https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/us/politics/ice-gloves-shock.html?smid=bs-share
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ICE Plans to Give Officers Gloves That Can Deliver Electric Shocks
The Department of Homeland Security described the gloves as a “de-escalation device,” but critics said they could encourage agents to use more force.
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Francesca Hong 홍윤정 @francescahongwi.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Mid-August second bloom of our magnolia in Chicago
Blooming flower on a magnolia tree in Chicago
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/08/2026
Prediction markets are not predictive and should not be covered as news

Kalshi Politics

@KalshiPolitics
TODAY: WISCONSIN DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR NOMINEE ODDS:

🟦 Francesca Hong: 95%
🟦 David Crowley: 5%
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Jessy Edwards @jessyedwards.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
A video taken Saturday shows former NYC Mayor Eric Adams in sales pitch mode in Wisconsin Rapids, as he's heckled by residents opposed to the data center he's trying to sell them on. "My name is Eric Adams," he begins, as the boos begin to rain down. "You belong in prison!" one attendee shouts.
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Eric Adams Is Selling Data Centers in Wisconsin Now
The former mayor had a wild weekend, and other links to start your day.
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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Alaina Hampton: Illinois House Speaker Emanuel 'Chris' Welch should resign for his failures, both personal and political www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/03/o...
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Alaina Hampton: Illinois House Speaker Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch should resign for his failures
When Emanuel “Chris” Welch was elected speaker, lawmakers elevated someone who had never answered questions about his own treatment of women.
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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The last day of a factory in Trump country, which produced some of the world’s finest tubas, French horns and sousaphones, of all things, as its work moves to China. The owner BTW is one of Trump's leading backers, billionaire hedge-fund owner John Paulson. wapo.st/3RFEXH1
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The last day of a factory in Trump country, as its work moves to China
For generations, this Ohio factory was a way of life. Then came the final shift.
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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
John Prine’s first review: When Roger Ebert discovered the singer in 1970 in Chicago, at a dive bar on Armitage Avenue, now designated John Prine Avenue in his honor chicago.suntimes.com/2020/4/7/211...
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John Prine’s first review: When Roger Ebert discovered the singer in 1970
The film critic did a music review on the side to herald “an extraordinary new composer and performer.”
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
News outlets that covered the US-Saudi nuclear deal without mentioning that Jared Kushner, Trump’s top foreign policy advisor, is getting paid by the Saudi government: WSJ NYT AP Reuters CNN NBC ABC CBS The Guardian Semafor Washington Post Fox News New York Post BBC Newsweek MS NOW
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A nuclear deal for the Saudis. A media blackout for Kushner’s corruption.
On Wednesday, the Trump administration signed a 30-year nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia that paves the way for the kingdom to enrich its own uranium.
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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Temporary holding centers around the country have been sardined with immigrants during President Trump’s second term, according to daily facility population data that ICE provided to the Deportation Data Project and that was analyzed by The Washington Post. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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ICE officials warned of dangerous crowding. See how they kept packing people in.
Dozens were held for days in small rooms last year with no beds, showers or full-time medical staff, records analyzed by The Post show.
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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
New State Department report on foreign "subversion" is a virtual government blacklist that names 43 Americans + domestic orgs, including: - Mamdani - DSA - Hasan Piker - Amy Goodman Full list: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/after-poli...
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After "Political Terrorism" Event, U.S. Names 43 Americans + Groups
Rubio report on Cuban "subversion" names Zohran Mamdani, Hasan Piker, Ben Cohen + orgs like DSA and Amazon Labor Union
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 20/07/2026
NEW INFO HAS REVEALED that the 28-year-old Mexican man killed while running from ICE last week was just visiting on short tourist visa—and already had a plane ticket to go home. newrepublic.com/post/213277/...
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Man Who Died Running From ICE Was Tourist With a Ticket Home
The man has been identified as Juan Jairo Coronilla Duran, who was in the U.S. on a tourist visa and already had a plane ticket to go back to Mexico.
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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Update: AQI is Chicago's north suburbs is now 701 !!!
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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I Got Slopped. Someone used A.I. to write my biography. Thousands more of those books are polluting Amazon. The book is flattering, fabricated and absolutely packed with em dashes. Mine was one of 10 that the author "John Crane Miller" had published in a single week www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/t...
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Someone Used A.I. to Write an Unauthorized Biography of Me. I Don’t Recommend Reading It. (Gift Article)
Someone used A.I. to write my biography. Thousands more of those books are polluting Amazon. Who is behind all this drivel?
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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Chicago's air quality is off the chart right now for being bad www.airnow.gov?city=Chicago...
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AirNow.gov
AirNow is your one-stop source for air quality data. Our recently redesigned site highlights air quality in your local area first, while still providing air quality information at state, national, and...
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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
On the Chicago lakefront this morning, the Oscar Meyer WienerMobile, waiting for a mechanic, we were told. The Wisconsin license plate: OHIWISH. (If you're old enough, you now have that jingle in your head.)
Oscar Mayer wiener mobile parked along the Chicago lakefront
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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Billionaire Ken Griffin has already invested roughly $40 million into this year’s midterm campaigns—a total that could easily double by November—as he works to try to shape the future of the Republican Party and help it hold its House and Senate majorities. www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
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Exclusive | Ken Griffin Has Poured $40 Million Into Helping Republicans Win the Midterms
The total could easily double by November as he works to try to shape the GOP’s future and help it hold its House and Senate majorities.
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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
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Brown Professor Suspects Most of His Class Used AI to Cheat
Brown University leaders’ response to the alleged cheating incident has been “meek,” the professor said.
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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
He has lived in Connecticut since 1985?!?
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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
July 3 and barely hanging by a thread. (Actual photo. No AI)
American flag falling off its pole on a Chicago house on July 3, 2026
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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
If you need further evidence of how fucked up Chicago is... Chicago has more lead water pipes than any other U.S. city—400,000. It's also paying more to each one. chicago.suntimes.com/environment/...
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Why is it so expensive to replace lead pipes in Chicago?
Chicago has more lead pipes than any other city in the country. It’s also paying more to replace each one.
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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The Chicago region added fewer housing units over the past few years than Denver, despite being three times bigger in 2020
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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
"Use it or lose it"
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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
We the people really can be despicable
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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
A Democrat-on-Democrat showdown is erupting over the future of Chicago Public Schools. It features a billionaire hedge-fund exec squaring off against the teachers union in a historic pivot for the city: For the first time, all 21 seats on the school board will be elected. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
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A Democrat-on-Democrat Showdown Is Erupting Over Chicago’s Schools
The battle between a billionaire and the teachers union mirrors wider power struggles within the party.
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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Compare Alito's description of Trump's racist statements (on the left) to Justice Kagan's anthology of Trump's racist statements (on the right). These are passages from this morning's opinions in Mullin v. Doe.
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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Attention Bluesky meteorologists: What is this odd weather phenomenon called? This bank of fog hovered at water level on Lake Michigan for at least an hour this morning. It changed shape but didn't seem to move. It was not an optical illusion, nor is this some AI fiction.
Odd bank of fog at water level on Lake Michigan, visible from Chicago shoreline.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 24/06/2026
15-Year-Old Girl: Fully visible 15-Year-Old Boy: In your face! 25-Year-Old Woman: Lookin’ good 25-Year-Old Man: Bro! 35-Year-Old Woman: Partially obscured 35-Year-Old Man: BRO!
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Human Visibility Scale
45-Year-Old Woman: Oops, sorry, I didn’t see you there 45-Year-Old Man: Loud and clear
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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Why Is Chicago Mayor Johnson Keeping Secrets About The Parking Meter Deal? Seventeen years after Daley’s disastrous parking meter deal, a new sale is in the works. But Johnson says the city signed a confidentiality agreement, though he won’t share that either. blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/24/w...
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Why Is Mayor Johnson Keeping Secrets About The Parking Meter Deal?
Seventeen years after Daley's disastrous parking meter deal, a new meter sale is in the works. But Mayor Brandon Johnson says the city signed a confidentiality agreement, though he won’t share that ei...
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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Human Visibility Scale www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hum...
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Human Visibility Scale
45-Year-Old Woman: Oops, sorry, I didn’t see you there 45-Year-Old Man: Loud and clear
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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
WTF Chicago! 6 killed and 30-plus wounded in shootings over the Juneteenth weekend
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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
The Trump administration has taken a relaxed approach to regulating prediction markets. The CFTC has filed more than half a dozen lawsuits to stop states from regulating and taxing prediction markets. Trump’s son Don Jr. is an investor in Polymarket and a paid adviser to rival Kalshi.
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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
'The Bear' was a love letter to Chicago. For the final season, here's every local restaurant that was featured. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/22/t...
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‘The Bear’ was a love letter to Chicago. For the final season, here’s every local restaurant that was featured.
Though “The Bear,” is ending with its final chapter airing June 25, fans can find solace in that it was driven by real-life places and people.
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
If you watch the Obama Library, the World Cup, and the Knicks parade this afternoon -- and nothing else -- you can actually see the America we're supposed to be at age 250
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/06/2026
its crazy how this guy has been out of office almost 10 years and we are just *now* beginning to see politicians who can, again, speak the language of American civil religion in ways that can grab an audience.
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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
M&M’s will mark a milestone in its 85-year history in August, debuting a version made without artificial dyes. The bags of chocolate will also be missing two hallmarks: The colors brown and blue. www.wsj.com/business/mar...
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Exclusive | Mars Is Spending Millions to Give M&M’s a MAHA Makeover
The candy maker is trying to re-create M&M’s without artificial colors, but blue’s natural algae substitute is complex and costly.
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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
The Cyberbullies of 764 Torment Teen Girls as Blood Sport: A global group of online sadists is pushing kids to harm themselves, their pets and their families. The FBI calls it a new wave of terrorism. (Painful to read) www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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The Cyberbullies of 764 Torment Teen Girls as Blood Sport
A global group of online sadists is pushing kids to harm themselves, their pets and their families. The FBI calls it a new wave of terrorism.
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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Man Says He Burned Cross In Chicago's Grant Park To Protest Trump, NBC Reports blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/16/m...
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Man Says He Burned Cross In Grant Park To Protest Trump, NBC Reports
Police said a person of interest is in custody for the incident but did not provide further details. The man claiming responsibility said he did not know a burning cross is widely seen as a racist sym...
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Michael Arndt @michaelchicago.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
1,200 crimes, 1 arrest: Chicago police fail to address boom in air bag thefts chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
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1,200 crimes, 1 arrest: Chicago police fail to address boom in air bag thefts
A former high-ranking Chicago cop says the surge in thefts likely means criminals have noticed that police aren’t doing much to address the problem. An alderperson has now proposed a crackdown on the ...
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