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Daily Edition · Thursday, June 18th, 2026

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The Morning Chicago Team

Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 18th of June.

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Gallery 400 is hosting a virtual tour of the My Mother Mountain exhibition featuring Carolyn Castaño’s debut show and a discussion with multidisciplinary artist William Estrada (staff will provide detailed art descriptions).

The free event is available on Zoom with CART and ASL.

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