A new Bears dome idea: the Rate Field site
Good morning, Chicago. ✶
🔎 Below: For the second time in three days, an FBI agent has fatally shot a man in the Chicago area. We share what we know so far about the death of a 22-year-old in Dixmoor.
🗞️ Plus: A school board candidate's "unwanted touching" allegations resurface, a pitch to bring the Bears to Bridgeport and more news you need to know below.
📝 Keeping score: The Bulls fell to the Knicks, 133-127; the Fire earned a 2-2 draw against Orlando City.
🌥️ Today's weather: After some morning showers, mostly cloudy with a high near 68.
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TODAY’S TOP STORY 🔎
Young dad dead after fatal FBI shooting
Reporting by Mohammad Samra and Sophie Sherry
Another FBI shooting: Chadwick Clark, 22, was killed Wednesday morning in a shooting involving an FBI agent in south suburban Dixmoor, during what the FBI described as "court-authorized law enforcement activity." The FBI did not say what prompted the law enforcement action or whether anyone was taken into custody.
'Sweet soul': Clark was the father of a 2-year-old girl and an aspiring rapper — a "sweet soul" who'd just gotten a job at Amazon, his sister told the Sun-Times.
Key context: Clark’s killing comes just two days after an off-duty FBI agent fatally shot another man in Pilsen.
ELECTIONS ☑️
School board candidate’s alleged misconduct resurfaces
Reporting by Emmanuel Camarillo
Board behavior: Carlos Rivas Jr., a candidate running for reelection in a heated Chicago School Board race, was suspended from his job at a charter school in 2018 after an investigation by Noble Network of Charter Schools found he became intoxicated at a work event and engaged in "unwanted touching of another employee without consent," according to a letter obtained by the Sun-Times. Rivas was an alumni support and external affairs manager at UIC College Prep at the time.
Key context: The 2018 investigation and its findings are surfacing less than a week before voters head to the polls on Nov. 3 and elect all 21 members of the school board for the first time. Rivas, who represents the Northwest Side District 3b, is trying to fend off challenger Jason Dónes, who is backed by the Chicago Teachers Union. A CTU-funded political action committee is distributing mailers highlighting the incident.
MORE IN ELECTIONS ✶
- Election monitoring: The Department of Justice has informed Indiana state officials that it plans to send election monitors to two majority-Democratic counties: Lake County, in Northwest Indiana, and Marion County, home to the capital, Indianapolis.
- The school ratings issue: The three candidates for Chicago School Board president want Chicago Public Schools to remain a system of choice, but they diverge on whether the district should rate schools and how parents should weigh their options.
- Know your wastewater watchers: Every time Chicagoans flush a toilet, run a sink or prepare for a heavy downpour, they rely on the work of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. This election, voters will elect four commissioners to the district's nine-member board. Here's what the agency does and what's at stake on Nov. 3.
STADIUM SAGA 🏟️
Firm shares plans for new Bears stadium at Sox park site
Reporting by Tina Sfondeles and Fran Spielman
Bridgeport Bears?: Chicago architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill has released renderings of a plan that would put the Bears in a new domed stadium at the Rate Field site in Bridgeport — and potentially help bolster a plan for the White Sox to move to the South Loop. A Bears stadium at the site, which is owned by the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, could allow the team to avoid paying property taxes. There's also built-in infrastructure, with the potential for federal transportation funds as well.
At issue: Sources said the plan would include moving Wentworth Gardens, a nearby Chicago Housing Authority development, which would certainly meet some resistance.
Key context: All of the chatter comes as Canal Edge LLC — a company owned by White Sox minority owner Justin Ishbia — released plans in September for a mixed-use development that would move the Soxto the South Loop by the river. That proposal requires moving an Amtrak maintenance yard, meaning an Amtrak facility could wind up in Bridgeport, a plan that has met major community resistance.
MORE NEWS YOU NEED 🗞️
- UChicago rally: More than 100 University of Chicago students rallied in support of people who've experienced sexual assault Wednesday, calling for the school to improve its prevention protocols.
- Religious reporting: Julie Roys is operating a growing news operation called Roys Report that does investigative reporting on issues like abuse and corruption among evangelical and other Christian groups and congregations.
- Remembering Dolores Huerta: Ms. Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union to improve working conditions in U.S. fruit and vegetable fields, died Wednesday at age 96.
- Mayor’s police pushback: Mayor Brandon Johnson's $17.6 billion budget proposal pitches freezing 368 Chicago Police Department vacancies and replacing dozens of additional police officers with civilians. In response, Acting Police Superintendent Fred Waller told City Council Wednesday he negotiated with the mayor's office to keep the police academy going year-round
- Goodbye Southport Grocery: The popular Lake View daytime dining spot will close Dec. 31. Owner and chef Lisa Santos said she’ll retain a small portion of the business as Dollop Coffee Co. moves in.
ON WBEZ 91.5 FM 📻
In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons, 9 a.m.
- Chicago home prices: Dennis Rodkin of Crain's Chicago Business breaks down a new report showing that Chicago home prices are rising at twice the rate of inflation.
- Meet Whitfield Harrington Jr.: An American Center Party candidate running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Dick Durbin, Harrington shares his vision for Illinois and the country.
- Día de los Muertos: Teresa Magaña of Pilsen Arts & Community House stops by to explain the indigenous roots of the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos (the Day of the Dead).
Say More with Mary Dixon and Patrick Smith, 10 a.m.
- Halloween: With Halloween around the corner, callers weigh in on their spooky traditions.
- Circuit des Yeux: The Chicago-based vocalist, composer, and singer-songwriter will perform on today's show, showcasing her 4-octave vocal range and 12-string guitar playing.
CHICAGO MINI CROSSWORD 🌭
Today's clue: 6A: Mild ___ (beloved Harold's Chicken condiment)
FROM THE PRESS BOX 🏀🏈⚾🏒
- Bars support WNBA: The Golden State Valkyries and the Atlanta Dream were scheduled to face off Thursday night in Game 6 of the WNBA Finals in Atlanta. But their game was moved up because it conflicted with an NBA game. At least three Chicago women's sports bars plan to open well before their normal hours so fans can watch.
- Bears vs. Seahawks predictions: The Sun-Times' experts make their picks for "Monday Night Football."
- PCA named POY: Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong was named Player of the Year and National League Outstanding Player in the MLB players' union's Players Choice Awards.
- Hawks attendance: Despite being included in an NHL-wide conversation about declining attendance, the Blackhawks actually drew more fans to their first eight home games this fall than they did last fall, according to new data.
- It’s Caleb Wilson time: The Bulls rookie is emitting young Michael Jordan vibes with his play and talk, writes Joe Cowley.
BRIGHT ONE 🔆
First-time voters head to the polls
Reporting by Pat Nabong and Mary Norkol
Met with cheers, T-shirts and voter guides, hundreds of Chicago high school students flooded the Loop early voting supersite Wednesday as part of a push for young voter participation.
Chicago Votes, a political organization with a focus on young people, sponsored the Parade to the Polls, busing students from school to the Loop site so they could cast their ballots in the upcoming general election, many of them for the first time. Each time a rookie voter cast their ballot, an election official rang a bell to congratulate them.
"I was a little nervous, but ... I understood what I was potentially going to be voting for and overall I’m just really happy that I got to vote," said Pritzker College Prep student Elijah Candelaria.
YOUR DAILY QUESTION ☕️
What's your defining memory of Halloween as a kid growing up in the Chicago area? 🎃
Reply to this question via email (please include your first and last name). We may run your answer in a future newsletter or story.
On Thursday, we asked you: What’s the best Chicago-set TV show of all time?
Here’s some of what you said, edited for length and clarity:
"I loved 'Early Edition' with Kyle Chandler who received a special Sun-Times issue each day — 'special' because it arrived a day early, allowing him to change events before they would happen. ... All sorts of plots/genres could be accommodated, but the main character was a relatable 'everyman' who strived to always do the right thing." — Paul Lockwood
"'The Bob Newhart Show' was the absolute best TV show set in Chicago. With the brilliance of Bob Newhart and Suzanne Pleshette it has lasted through the years. I still watch reruns and can't stop laughing. The shots of Chicago remind me of my younger years. Fantastic!" — Joan Roe
"'The Bear!' Chicago was not just the setting but one of the main characters in this show." — Janet Volk
"'Bozo's Circus' — it has everything: comedy, suspense of the bucket game, live circus acts and magicians!" — Gene Daly
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