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Gangster Disciples leader Larry Hoover, center, with top gang lieutenant Gregory Shell, left, and gang associate Keith McCain. | U.S. District Court, Atlanta

Federal judge seems to be mulling a new sentence for Larry Hoover, a move most think could send Hoover back to Illinois’ prison system.

Illinois issued new rules and protocols for football games at Memorial Stadium. | Bradley Leeb/AP

Attendance will be capped at 20% and tailgating will not be allowed.

A woman was charged in a July 4, 2020, crash in the 3600 block of North Lewis Avenue in Waukegan. | Google Maps

Linda J. Ray was driving a Cadillac SUV that struck Chad Aiello on North Lewis Avenue, police said.

Friends Caryn Garaygay (left) and Pacita Castillo-Reiter eat at Kanela Breakfast Club at 5413 N. Clark St. in Andersonville, Wednesday morning, June 3, 2020. File photo. | Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times

Here’s what we know today about the continuing spread of the coronavirus and its ripple effects in Chicago and Illinois.

Top prospect Ian Mitchell will join the Blackhawks at the start of next season. | Victor Hilitski/For the Sun-Times

Mitchell, the Hawks’ top prospect, unofficially signed in April, but the start season of his contract had yet to be determined.

Eddie S. Glaude Jr.’s “Begin Again” takes an “elegant and impassioned” look at how author James Baldwin’s words are still relevant more than 20 years after his death. | Princeton University

Others worth a read include: Emily Temple’s ‘The Lightness,’ David Mitchell’s ‘Utopia Avenue,’ Daniel Silva’s ‘The Order,’ James Nestor’s ‘Breath’ and Elin Hilderbrand’s ‘28 Summers.’

“There’s a little time left [before Opening Day],” Mike McCarthy said. “It’s closing in on us; we’re very aware of that. We remain confident that a deal will be made.”

Cubs play-by-play voice Len Kasper and analyst Jim Deshaies have ample space between them in the Wrigley Field booth. | Marquee Sports Network

Said MSN general manager Mike McCarthy: “There are so many things we can do in the fanless environment to bring perspectives to Wrigley that people haven’t seen before. I think it’s going to be remarkable.”

With schools gearing up to welcome back students in Chicago and the rest of Illinois, here’s what parents and teachers had to say about whether they’d be comfortable with in-class instruction this fall. | Ashlee Rezin Garcia / Sun-Times

Some say students shouldn’t return until there’s a vaccine. Others say e-learning wasn’t working for their kids, and it’s time to go back.

Businesses in Austin were burglarized July 2020. | Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times file photo

In each case, the suspect broke a glass door or roof panel to get inside and made off with cash, police said.

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As President Donald Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos pressure schools to reopen in the fall, the Chicago Teachers Union on Wednesday called for schools to open remotely in the fall. | Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times

With schools facing immense challenges in protecting students, teachers and staff members during the coronavirus pandemic, the Chicago Teachers Union is urging schools to open in the fall with remote learning.

Youth activists protested the presence of police in schools outside the home of Chicago Board of Education President Miguel del Valle last month. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times

CPS met with Local School Council members from around the city Wednesday to help them in their votes on whether to keep officers at their schools.

President Donald Trump said he will have an “exciting” news conference next week to talk about crime in Chicago and other cities. He spoke as Attorney General William Barr updated him on the fight against the MS-13 gang. | Anna Moneymaker/Pool/Getty Images

President Trump, if you have suggestions to save lives in Chicago, what are you waiting for?

Kanye West will be on the Oklahoma presidential election ballot, as Oklahoma Board of Elections spokeswoman Misha Mohr says a West representative filed the necessary paperwork and paid the $35,000 filing Wednesday, July 15, 2020, to go on the state’s Nov. 3 presidential ballot. | Michael Wyke/AP

Rap superstar has filed for Oklahoma’s presidential ballot, the first state where he met the requirements before the filing deadline.

Brad Parscale is out as President Trump’s campaign manager, though he will stay on as an advisor, according to a published report. Deputy campaign manager Bill Stepien will take over. | Bryan Woolston/Getty Images

President Donald Trump is shaking up his campaign amid sinking poll numbers; veteran GOP operative Bill Stepien to take over.

Chicago police officers walk past a garbage can that was set on fire on Lake Street in the Loop as thousands of protesters in Chicago joined national outrage over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody, Saturday afternoon, May 30, 2020. | Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times file photo

Political leaders have an opportunity to get it right this time around.

House Speaker Mike Madigan, left, talks to reporters in Springfield on Wednesday; President Donald Trump, right, speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday. | Neal Earley/Chicago Sun-Times; Patrick Semansky/AP

The Southwest Side Democrat weighed in on the presidential election and Biden’s potential pick for vice president. But the state House speaker would not say whether he would call for a return to session to work on ethics reforms or legislation to address racial inequities.