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In the first meeting of the Highland Park City Council since the Independence Day mass shooting, Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering continued her call for a federal ban on assault-style weapons.

Rotering has been to Washington twice since the shooting to speak with President Joe Biden, White House advisers and Attorney General Merrick Garland, and to testify at a Senate hearing.

Meanwhile, a group of downstate lawmakers aligned with Republican candidate for governor Darren Bailey asked the Illinois Republican Party to censure U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger for his actions on the select House committee investigating the role of Donald Trump, who backs Bailey, in the Jan. 6 insurrection.

And as the Indiana legislature meets in a special session to debate abortion ban legislation, tensions rose Monday as pro-abortion rights activists filled the statehouse.

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The urgency to staff the Chicago hospitality industry has reached a fever pitch this summer, fomenting what some in the hospitality business are calling “a survival of the fittest” environment.

The steep shortage of workers needed to ensure restaurants and hotels run smoothly is also prompting many employers to offer enhanced wages and benefits, along with a new effort to promote the industry as a promising career path with strong potential for advancement.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot unveiled plans for Soldier Field that could cost up to $2.2 billion as part of her ongoing campaign to keep the Bears from skipping town for Arlington Heights — or at least deflect blame if the venerable football team leaves.

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Lightfoot’s presentation, delivered at Soldier Field to a group including top city business leaders, said her administration wants the Bears to stay in Chicago but also make improvements to the Museum Campus it sits on even if they leave.

Two Chicago hospitals are again among the top 20 in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report.

A number of Illinois hospitals were also ranked highly, but didn’t make the top 20 nationally.

Fans arrived at Wrigley Field Monday to watch the Chicago Cubs face the Pittsburgh Pirates, knowing it could be the last time they see some of their favorites wearing a Cubs uniform, whether it’s stars like Willson Contreras and Ian Happ or one of a handful of relievers sure to be gone by the Aug. 2 trade deadline.

Paul Sullivan writes: “This marks the second annual summer sell-off by Cubs President Jed Hoyer, who took his lumps last July for dealing Kris Bryant, Javier Báez and Anthony Rizzo, changing the direction of the franchise in one memorable 48-hour stretch that began with Rizzo’s trade to the New York Yankees.”

Ed Helms became a household name thanks to his role as Andy Bernard on “The Office” and as the straight-laced, bumbling Stu in the “The Hangover” trilogy. He’s had so many high points since, including the indie surrogacy dramedy “Together Together” last year.

When asked about a worst moment in his career, it was a “Hangover”-related story that came to mind.



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