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The federal conviction of an admittedly slovenly, absent-minded Daley family politician, Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson, is a Chicago first.

But don't mistake that for a loss clout.

"No one gave a rip about Patrick. And I don't know anybody who thought that this guy [Thompson] was going to be the next Daley mayor," a long-time Daley operative told me.

"This is no big deal for the Daleys."

KONKOL COLUMN: Convicted Alderman A Mere Distant Cousin To Daley Family's Power

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• Principal's at five South Side Catholic high schools want Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the city's top doctor to lift the city's school mask mandates. In a letter, the principal's claimed mandated masking is "inflicting tangible damage to our young people that will take years to heal," Lorraine Swanson reports. (Patch)
• Congrats to St. Patrick's High School basketball coach Mike Bailey for picking up his 600th victory. Bailey took over as head coach in 1994. The secret to his success: "Surround yourself with good people." (Fox32)
• A good Samaritan found a 2-year-old walking alone in the middle of the street near 71st and Union around 4 a.m. Tuesday. TSA agent David Frost pulled over and asked, "Where are your parents?," and the toddler started crying. The girl was later reunited with her parents. (CBS2)
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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."