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Why Chicago doesn’t have rent-controlled apartments 14
Who does Governor Rauner despise more: Mayor Rahm or Karen Lewis? 10
The Chicago Blues Festival refreshes itself The fest’s move to Millennium Park will improve its sound—and headliners Rhiannon Giddens, Ronnie Baker Brooks, and Rhymefest will make for defiantly unstodgy listening. By DAVID WHITEIS, BILL DAHL, AND LEOR GALIL 23