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Cook County Public Defender Sharone Mitchell Jr. and a coalition of legal groups and social service organizations are petitioning Chief Judge Timothy Evans to enter a general order prohibiting warrantless immigration arrests in or around courthouses.

Court facilities have historically been spared when it comes to immigration enforcement in order to create conditions in which defendants and witnesses are likely to show up for appearances. But sightings of federal immigration agents have increasingly been reported in and around area courthouses.

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New study on Illinois’ public education system sees promise and problems

Education in Illinois shows promising areas of growth — including improved kindergarten readiness and increased graduation rates — but remains hampered by stagnant reading and math literacy, as well as rising higher education costs, according to a new report.

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• Oak Park man with intellectual disability freed on bond after arrest in Broadview immigration protest
• Lisa Schneider Fabes, longtime adviser to 2 Chicago mayors and founder of several nonprofits, dies at age 60

Medicine from a vending machine? Advocate Health Care installs devices on the South Side.

Most patients don’t expect to be sent to a vending machine immediately after a doctor’s appointment or a hospital stay. But there are two new vending machines that dole out prescription medications — not snacks — at Advocate Trinity Hospital in Calumet Heights and Advocate Medical Group’s Imani Village clinic in Pullman.

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• United Airlines gets additional gates at O’Hare, while American loses a few: ‘Competition keeps fares lower’
• Choose Chicago data shows record summer hotel occupancy despite being painted as a war zone by Trump

What does Kevin Korchinski’s assignment to Rockford mean for the Chicago Blackhawks defenseman’s future?

It could be helpful for Kevin Korchinski to get AHL reps after a lackluster training camp. But is it time to start worrying about the No. 7 pick in the 2022 draft?

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• Game 2 photos: Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field
• Chicago Bears’ Josh Blackwell named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his game-saving block

Column: Tony Fitzpatrick has a new book, and maybe new lungs

Sitting in a chair inside a room at the sprawling Rush University Medical Center, in its intensive care section to be specific, hooked up to tubes and monitors and other medical gizmos, Tony Fitzpatrick and his disposition are as sunny as the day outside.

More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories:

• Public art and walkable, bike-friendly streets make cities better. This film fest focuses on these efforts.
• Beloved ‘Reading Rainbow’ returns after nearly 20 years with new host Mychal Threets

Jane Goodall, conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died

While living among chimpanzees in Africa decades ago, Jane Goodall documented the animals using tools and doing other activities previously believed to be exclusive to people, and also noted their distinct personalities.

More top stories from around the world:

• A government shutdown is underway. Here’s what to know.
• Pope intervenes in US abortion debate by raising what it really means to be anti-abortion
• Here’s where immigrants went during an unprecedented influx at the US border