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There hasn't been much of a spotlight focused on who might survive the seven-way Republican primary for U.S. Senate from Illinois that insiders believe only allows the "winner" to get clobbered by incumbent Democrat Tammy Duckworth in November.

There's only one reason to pay attention to this race: This pastor's call to 'Make America healthy.'

KONKOL COLUMN: Anthony Williams' GOP Senate Campaign Pushes To 'Make America Healthy'

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• Congrats to the Sky's Candace Parker, who was named to her seventh WNBA All-Star Team. She'll play on her home court. The game is slated for July 10 at Wintrust Arena. (Patch)
• Police are looking for a six-person robbery crew spotted in a Nissan Rogue with Florida license plates. They're suspected in nine robberies that stretched from Chinatown to East Lake View over three days. (Patch)
• Aldermen approved an ordinance Wednesday that provides death benefits to the family of a police officer who dies by suicide. More than a dozen officers have taken their own lives in the last five years. (Patch)
• The City Council gave a rare rubber stamp to Mayor Lori Lightfoot's decision to appoint recently retired Ald. Michael Scott's sister, Monique Scott, to represent the 24th Ward. (WTTW)
• But not much else got done at Wednesday's City Council meeting due to a battle of parliamentary delay tactics. Here's a taste: “Going to play this game on every item that comes up?” Mayor Lori Lightfoot asked. “Yep,” Ald. Anthony Beale replied. Click for more details. (NBC5)
• You can visit Bears' training camp for free this summer. "With the NFL's COVID-19 protocols behind us, we're looking forward to bringing back the tradition of player and fan interaction," Bears CEO Ted Phillips said. (Patch)

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About me: Mark Konkol, recipient of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting, wrote and produced the Peabody Award-winning series "Time: The Kalief Browder Story." He was a producer, writer and narrator for the "Chicagoland" docuseries on CNN and a consulting producer on the Showtime documentary "16 Shots."

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