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Obama not using Oprah Winfrey studios to produce informercial, campaign says

By Sun-Times Wire

WASHINGTON–Here’s the latest from the Obama campaign on where he will tape his 30-minute address to the nation to be telecast next week: It will not be at Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Studios, said Obama campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt on Tuesday.

Even if Obama were to use Harpo, the studio would have to charge, since federal candidates cannot take donations–even in-kind contributions from corporations.

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Shiwei Zhang holds a sign that reads “comfort women” in Chinese, while holding the hand of a replica of the Statue of Peace, or Sonyeosang in Korean, Wednesday at the 10th annual Global Action Day for Justice for “Comfort Women” on the Near North Side.

Protesters demand justice for the ‘comfort women’ of World War II on Global Action Day

Protesters took turns sitting with a replica of the “Statue of Peace” — or “Sonyeosang” in Korean — an artwork installed in 2011 outside the the Embassy of Japan in Seoul, South Korea, as a monument to the women.

By Sun-Times staff

Cubs

Field of Dreams: Cubs hope to ‘give the fans another special one’

The Cubs and Reds will star in Thursday’s Field of Dreams Game sequel.

By Maddie Lee

Gov. J.B. Pritzker talks to reporters Wednesday at the Illinois State Fair.

Elections

Pritzker: Bailey owes apology to Holocaust survivors for ‘offensive’ comparison to abortion

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By Tina Sfondeles | Chicago Sun-Times

Stevie Brown, 62, of Lawndale, rides his bike around the Anna and Frederick Douglass Park on the West Side near a sticker that reads, “Mega fests out,” that is on a pole near the park, Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 10, 2022. Brown, who frequents the park to bike, said he does not think big music festivals should be held there because of the noise and because he has to ride around the park when it is closed.

Chicago

Residents in Little Village, Lawndale push for Riot Fest to leave Douglass Park

After a heated community meeting, neighborhood groups are calling for artists to drop out of the weekend music festival as they continue to push for changes to how the West Side park is used.

By Elvia Malagón

A photo of GM Ryan Poles from his introductory press conference.

Bears

Keep him or trade him, Ryan Poles needs to solve Roquan Smith standoff quickly

Poles should make his decision and make a move by the end of the weekend, allowing the Bears to re-launch free of drama Monday.

By Jason Lieser