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Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was singled out by a Republican senator today as someone who should not be put in “charge of a ham sandwich” during acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing.
Blanche, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney who has been leading the Justice Department on an interim basis, was expected to face fresh scrutiny during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing over politicizing the law enforcement arm against the president’s enemies and other controversies.
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‘Pure evil to me’: Family at a loss after woman’s body found in trash can
Zenobia Weatherspoon had been raised in the Back of the Yards area since she was a baby, her cousin said. Everyone knew her, she continued. And everyone was at a loss for words at her death and the shocking way her body was found. Read more here.
More top news stories:
- Hawthorne Race Course faces possible closure after bankruptcy sale goes to bidder for real estate only
- Wildfire smoke approaching Chicago as air quality alert remains in effect
Portillo’s announces new Wrigleyville restaurant with walk-up window to feed Cubs fans near ballpark
For the first time in its history, Portillo’s will offer customers the opportunity to pick up an Italian beef, hot dog or cake shake near the Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field. Read more here.
More top business stories:
- Naperville home goes for $8.3 million in record-breaking residential sale
- Peoples Gas cuts proposed $202 million rate increase by 30%, citing lower and deferred pipeline costs
For Chicago Blackhawks signees Cole Smith and Ian Cole, joining a team ‘on the rise’ was a draw
The Hawks signed two veteran players on the first day of free agency July 1 in left wing Cole Smith and defenseman Ian Cole. Read more here.
More top sports stories:
- Column: A tale of 2 Chicago baseball teams as Cubs and White Sox aim their sights on October
- Chicago Bears will have a walk-through at Stevenson High School. Here’s how to attend.
Fate is uncertain for Nat King Cole mural in Bronzeville
The mural at 4301 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive features an enlarged 1947 photo of Cole from the Library of Congress by photographer William P. Gottlieb, and it has been a fixture in the neighborhood since it was installed in 2014. Read more here.
More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories:
- The barrier-breaking Marin Alsop takes a bow, departing as Ravinia chief conductor
- Funny in two languages: New bilingual improv school is inundated with students
Activist, teacher and rock mom Mary Morello has died at 102: ‘An inspiration’
Mary Morello, an international activist and retired Libertyville High School teacher who became known to generations of music fans as the mom and biggest booster of guitar virtuoso Tom Morello, has died at 102, her son announced. Read more here.
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