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🔎 Below: A looming ruling on whether to issue sanctions or appoint a special counsel to investigate Chicago’s top prosecutor in the tainted “Broadview Six” case marks the latest high-stakes moment for U.S. District Judge April Perry, whose nomination was stymied by future Vice President JD Vance.
🗞️ Plus: Governor hopeful Darren Bailey accepted campaign cash from a sex offender pastor, a reporter’s search for former President Barack Obama’s tan suit and more news you need to know.
📝 Keeping score: The Cubs fell to the Cardinals, 11-4; the White Sox beat the Tigers, 7-5; the Sky bested the Storm, 82-80; the Fire topped Portland, 2-1.
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TODAY’S TOP STORY 🔎
An illustration of U.S. District Judge April Perry.
‘Broadview 6′ judge has to decide whether to hold prosecutors accountable after misconduct
Reporting by Jon Seidel
Looming decision: Now in her second year in the position, U.S. District Judge April Perry is deciding what to do about alleged prosecutorial misconduct in the tainted case against the group of Operation Midway Blitz protesters known as the “Broadview Six.” Perry’s ruling could come as soon as September.
Key context: Revelations in the “Broadview Six” case created an instant credibility crisis for Chicago U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros’ office. A veteran prosecutor from Boutros’ office is accused of mishandling the case before a grand jury. Defense attorneys say a cover-up ensued to hide what happened from the judge. Now, Perry is weighing whether to hand down sanctions or name a special counsel to investigate Boutros and others for contempt.
Momentous career: It’ll be another high-stakes moment for a 47-year-old judge who once blocked President Donald Trump’s attempt to deploy National Guard troops in Illinois and was tapped in 2023 to be Chicago’s top federal prosecutor — only to be denied the job by future Vice President JD Vance.
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POLITICS ✶
Republican candidate for governor Darren Bailey (left) and registered sex offender Victor D. Barr.
Bailey accepts campaign money from sex offender who’s now pastor, attends service at his church
Reporting by Robert Herguth
Donor’s past: Rockford resident Victor D. Barr was convicted of aggravated criminal sexual abuse in the early 2000s in a case involving a girl who attended the high school where he taught. He was required to register as a sex offender on a publicly accessible State Police database for the rest of his life. Barr’s name is now surfacing on a different list — of campaign contributors to Darren Bailey, the Republican candidate for Illinois governor.
Bailey’s response: In June, Bailey attended a service at the Rockford church where Barr is a pastor. A spokesman for Bailey says of Barr: “We did not know his background … we’re going to find a charity and donate it … we’re committed to making it right.”
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PURSUIT OF THE SUIT 🇺🇸
Barack Obama takes questions during an Aug. 28, 2014, press conference at the White House. Obama’s tan suit, which he later gave away, became a controversy.
We’re on the hunt for Barack Obama’s tan suit. Help us find it.
Reporting by Lynn Sweet
Suit story: The opening of the museum in the Obama Presidential Center this summer sparked an unintended consequence: a new wave of interest in former President Barack Obama’s famous tan suit. That outfit launched one of Washington’s most absurd controversies when he wore it to an August 2014 press conference. Critics said he looked un-presidential. Supporters said the criticisms were racially based. Other presidents wore tan suits with impunity. But not the nation’s first Black president.
Where’s the suit?Good question. Reporters were once told Obama gave it away when cleaning out his closet. And then what happened? The Sun-Times’ Lynn Sweet is on the case. “This is more than hunting for a needle in a haystack. I don’t even know where the haystack is,” Sweet writes in her latest column, announcing the new project.
Photos on the wall at Martin Greenfield Clothiers in Brooklyn, New York. In the top photo, Greenfield (left) and his sons Tod and Jay (right) pose with Obama.
Origin story: After jumping in and making calls to sources, Sweet learned the suit was made by Martin Greenfield, who sewed his first stitches when he was a prisoner at Auschwitz, repairing the torn shirt of an SS soldier. After the teen survived the Auschwitz and Buchenwald Nazi concentration camps, Greenfield eventually became a famous tailor in Brooklyn, New York. Greenfield died in 2024. His sons run the company now.
Developing project: Sweet’s hunt for the tan suit will unfold in print and online as she finds out more. We’ll have videos. Maybe an event or two. And she’ll be reaching out to readers to figure out what the uproar over the suit means in 2026 — and why some folks thought it should be in the museum.
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Please join the Sun-Times and Lynn Sweet on this tan suit journey by sending tips, story ideas or suggestions on who to interview. Reach Sweet by email at tansuit@suntimes.com.
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MORE NEWS YOU NEED 🗞️
- CPS employee charged: Charles McKenzie, the founder of a violence prevention program, has been accused of sexually assaulting and grooming two teenage girls over the course of more than seven years.
- Settlement reached in suit against doc: Dr. Keith Reisinger-Kindle was accused of leaving half a fetus inside a woman and puncturing her uterus while performing an abortion procedure at a Champaign-based Equity clinic in 2023. The two reached a settlement last month.
- Release request before trial: Following 12 years of incarceration over the 2014 murder of Sheila von Wiese-Mack in Indonesia, Tommy Schaefer, long accused of beating von Wiese-Mack to death, is asking a federal judge in Chicago to let him out of jail.
- Teens arrested at vacant theater: Sixteen teens were arrested at the Congress Theater on Friday night, nearly a week after police shut down an unsanctioned rave at the shuttered Logan Square venue.
- Flood help via state law: Illinois homeowners impacted by flood damage from powerful storms that hit the state will have some help with recovery through a new program signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker, including a temporary, three-year flood damage direct rebate program for homeowners.
- Northwestern changes: Northwestern University is changing the status of its African Studies program — described as the oldest of its kind in the country — raising questions about how changes will impact everything from its funding to staff.
- Tori Amos review: Nearly 35 years after her groundbreaking debut, Amos sang truth to power in fiery performance at Auditorium Theatre, writes Selena Fragassi in a review for the Sun-Times.
PICTURE CHICAGO 📸
Rain delayed the start of the 2026 Air and Water Show on Saturday, before pilots swooped in to give spectators on the shoreline a classic military and civilian air showcase.
The city boasts the largest free show of its kind in the U.S., and this year, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the U.S. Army Golden Knights were headliners for the two-day event.
Swipe through the images above or click below for a look at Saturday’s view from North Avenue Beach.
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FROM THE PRESS BOX 🏀⚾🏈
Elena Delle Donne speaks during the 2026 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony Saturday in Springfield, Mass.
- Delle Donne’s MVP journey: Sky legend and two-time WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne trusted herself all the way to the Basketball Hall of Fame. Before her induction Saturday, Delle Donne spoke with the Sun-Times about leaving UConn, proving herself in Chicago, and what chronic pain taught her about life.
- Crosstown Come-Up? The White Sox face the Cubs at Wrigley Field in a highly anticipated series starting Monday. Both teams are good. We repeat: Both teams are good. This is real life, isn’t it? Steve Greenberg previews the big series.
- Bears fans discuss: Before the Bears beat the Browns, 34-10, in their preseason opener, Greenberg asked fans attending the game what they thought of a potential move to Hammond, Indiana.
- High school football: No. 3 Loyola is shaking off last season and looking ahead with a talented core and the return of coach John Holecek.
CHICAGO MINI CROSSWORD 🌭
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BRIGHT ONE 🔆
Mr. T throws the ceremonial first pitch at Wrigley Field on Friday.
Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times
Mr. T delights Chicagoans at Cubs game, fan expo: ‘I want to be there to uplift them’
Reporting by Erica Thompson
Before leading a rendition of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” at the seventh-inning stretch of the Cubs game on Friday, Mr. T practiced in the press box with starstruck journalists and staffers.
He sported a Cubs uniform with No. 14, in honor of Ernie Banks, and matching blue Converse Chucks embroidered with yellow Ts. He wore an American flag bandana instead of his famous Mandinka-inspired hairstyle, and a single gold crucifix in place of his signature stacked neck chains.
The 74-year-old superstar and Chicago native threw the ceremonial first pitch at the start of the game, then left Wrigley Field to make an appearance at the Fan Expo Chicago convention in Rosemont.
The whole day was a treat for those who grew up admiring Mr. T’s tough persona as he portrayed Clubber Lang in “Rocky III,” B.A. Baracus in “The A-Team” or himself at “WrestleMania.” He was quick to offer a photo, handshake, hug or prayer to people, whom he promised to “never let down.” His nervousness about performing well was not about vanity, but showing up for his fans.
“I just want to be good for the people,” he said. “I want to be there to uplift them.”
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