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Rahm meeting with Obama, Biden at White House. Photo

By Lynn Sweet

(White House Photo)

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and President Barack Obama

WASHINGTON–Mayor Rahm Emanuel met with President Barack Obama on Friday–and will be sitting down with Vice President Joe Biden. Emanuel is also huddling with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Energy Secretary Steven Chu.

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Aiming to predict COVID, future pandemics better, CDC opens infectious diseases forecasting center

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Unmasked transit: Pritzker ends mask mandates in public transportation, airports

Springfield

A state budget with ‘firm fiscal foundation’ that shows ‘tremendous progress?’ Or a ‘cynical’ election-year ploy to buy votes?

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Chicago police work at the scene of a shooting Thursday near Chicago Avenue and State Street in the Near North Side neighborhood.

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Pair charged in mass shooting that left 2 dead, 7 others wounded on Near North Side

Jaylun Sanders, 21, faces two counts of first-degree murder in the shooting. A second man, 20-year-old Kameron Abram, faces weapons and trespassing charges, police said.

By Matthew Hendrickson and Cindy Hernandez

Golf

Tiger Woods has worst PGA Championship score and WDs from Sunday

Hours after Woods limped his way to a 9-over 79 in the third round at Southern Hills, he informed the PGA of America of his withdrawal.

By Doug Ferguson | Associated Press

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Sky set to get reacquainted with Delle Donne in matchup vs. Mystics

James Wade expects his team to play with a sense of urgency Sunday afternoon that he didn’t see in Wednesday’s three-point loss to the Storm.

By Annie Costabile

Cubs

Rare bullpen clunker dooms Cubs in 7-6 loss to Diamondbacks

Starter Justin Steele allowed one hit and struck out nine in five innings and left with a 4-0 lead. But Brandon Hughes, Scott Effross, David Robertson and Rowan Wick combined to allow seven runs as the Cubs lost their fourth consecutive game.

By Mark Potash