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Acting Chicago Planning Commissioner Ciere Boatright’s promised on Tuesday to work “in partnership and collaboration” with City Council members — music to the ears of alderpeople who chafed at the top-down approach used by her predecessor.

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers denied he implied comic Jimmy Kimmel was a pedophile.

The public is still waiting for Bears leadership to announce the fate of coach Matt Eberflus.

Air Force One arrives at Waukegan National Airport on Sept. 1, 2020. A plan for a longer runway at the Waukegan National Airport would require use of land owned by the Lake County Forest Preserve District.

The IRS says it’s using billions of dollars allocated to it through the Inflation Reduction Act to improve taxpayers services this tax season.

This image from video provided by the Justice Department and contained in the government’s sentencing memorandum shows Ray Epps (left) at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Duane “Keffe D” Davis (left) with deputy special public defenders Robert Arroyo (right) and Charles Cano (background) appears for his arraignment at the Regional Justice Center last November in Las Vegas.

Colin Kaepernick (7) went 21-6 in his first two seasons as a starter with the 49ers under Jim Harbaugh (left), including 4-2 in the playoffs.

Thornton’s Morez Johnson, Jr (12) moves the ball past Homewood-Flossmoor during the Big Dipper Championship.

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh celebrates after the Wolverines defeated Washington to win the national championship.

Brianna and Quinn Snyder, who attend Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville show some of the action on seatrout (speckled trout) in balmy Floriday.

Waubonsie’s Tyreek Coleman (12) and Trey Blissett (3) begin to celebrate as the Warriors defeat Neuqua Valley.

British singer/songwriter Josienne Clarke performing live. After a 2016 show on Belmont Avenue, she wrote “Chicago,” a song encouraging listeners to “make their peace with failure.” It’s on her record “Onliness (songs of solitude & singularity)” released last April.

Allen Washington and Tanya Lozano of Healthy Hood Chicago stand for a portrait. Lozano and Washington’s Healthy Hood Chicago earned an Infusion Award from The Lewis Prize for Music.

While Nikola Vucevic was dealing with a groin injury, Bulls teammate Andre Drummond was reminding everyone why he was a starter for years, as well as an All-Star.

It’s traditionally served for breakfast throughout North Africa and the Middle East, but shakshouka is also a vibrant brunch dish and a warming, comforting dinner.

Dreamsicle, an exclusive Stan’s Donut flavor, will be available at Stan’s Donut Fest Jan. 20 at the River North location. Attendees will have a chance to win a Golden Cup, entitling them free coffee for a year.

Host Brooke Baldwin (center) stands with the 11 contestants on “The Trust.”

Empty storefronts, such as these near East 113th Street and South Michigan Avenue in the Roseland neighborhood, need more than the city’s latest $2.7 million plan.

White and Blacks citizens came together after the Civil War to save free public schools started during Reconstruction. It’s an example of how Americans can come together across great divides, Ben Jealous writes.

DEAR ABBY: My brother, who I will call “Alan,” has cut me off. We each received 50% of our mother’s estate, as specified by her will. Our respective inheritances amounted to a considerable amount of money. Alan thinks I stole $8,000 from him. This is both untrue and impossible.

Students walk through campus at the University of Illinois Chicago. The approximate cost of attending the school, including room and board and other expenses, is $38,000 for 2023-2024, according to the UIC website.

The United Center will be the site of this year’s Democratic National Convention from Aug. 19-22. The Marriott Marquis and Hyatt Regency at the McCormick Place complex will serve as the official hotels.

Soy roast chicken is simple to prepare and simply delicious.

Jeremy Scheck/HarperCollins

Soy roast chicken

Makes 4 servings

Preparation time: 15 minutes, plus 30 minutes for salting

Cooking time: about 1 hour

INGREDIENTS

1 whole chicken (about 4 pounds; remove giblets, pat dry and sprinkle with coarse salt 30 minutes before baking)

1/4 cup sweet chili sauce

3 cloves garlic, minced

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Thrust into online learning during the pandemic, Chicago Public Schools spent hundreds of millions in federal COVID relief dollars on laptops and other devices over the past few years.