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September 19, 2024
The Caleb Williams File: Chicago Bears quarterback looks for better communication, in-game adjustments to deal with defensive pressure
Caleb Williams is recovering from the seven-sack game. Now he and the Chicago Bears need to figure out how to prevent that from happening ag...
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
The MCA presents Chicago Performs series at a museum facing big changes
Staff turnover has been high even as director Madeleine Grynsztejn’s salary has climbed. But Chicago’s art museum dedicated to contemporary...
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September 19, 2024
Column: Forget labels like ‘Dad TV,’ general audiences are broader than we think
Netflix’s “Rebel Ridge” and “The Perfect Couple” are wildly different but both were made with general audiences in mind.
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September 19, 2024
19th Senate candidates say lowering property taxes a key issue among voters
Incumbent Democratic Sen. Michael Hastings and Republican challenger Samantha Gasca say voters want lower property taxes
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September 19, 2024
How the offices of Ebony and Jet became the latest Theaster Gates exhibition
Artifacts saved from the former offices of Johnson Publishing Co. on Michigan Avenue are on display through March at the Stony Island Arts B...
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September 19, 2024
Willie Wilson: It is time to turn the page away from divisive leadership
Americans have an important choice to make. Will we choose hope and a new generation of leadership? Or will we go back to chaos?
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Larry Snelling and Christopher Amon: Devices that turn firearms into machine guns are threatening Chicagoans and our police
The number of machine gun conversion devices recovered by the Chicago Police Department has skyrocketed.
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Lakeview 6-bedroom home with wine cellar: $4.2M
Address: 4136 N. Lakewood Ave., Chicago Listed: Sept. 3, 2024 Price: $4,195,000 This six-bedroom home has four full bathrooms, two half bath...
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Editorial: Financially strapped Evanston/Skokie schools hired a truth teller. They now have a way back from the abyss.
Faced with a grim financial forecast, Evanston has put a smart austerity plan in place. Chicago should do the same.
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Jonathan Zimmerman: Why we need a student strike against school shootings
Students should refuse to return to school until the people elected to protect them do something real about school shootings.
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Today in Sports History: Olympic diver Greg Louganis hit his head on the board
1988 — U.S. Olympic diver Greg Louganis hits his head on diving board at the Seoul Olympics. Louganis hits the board on his ninth dive. He h...
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September 19, 2024
Today in History: State funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
On Sept. 19, 2022, Great Britain and the world said a final goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II at a state funeral that drew presidents and kings,...
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September 19, 2024
Asking Eric: I panic when on the highway
Dear Eric: This angers my husband immensely. He tells me “I’m crazy” and that I need to “pull up my big girl panties”. He’s also called me s...
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September 19, 2024
Chicago Fire lose 1-0 to Nashville SC on a Sam Surridge header goal
The Chicago Fire has lost four of its last six games, including a 1-0 defeat by Nashville SC on Wednesday.
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Football and local scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County
High school and local college results and highlights from the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County.
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September 19, 2024
A war with Hezbollah may be looming. Is Israel prepared?
The specter of all-out combat between Israel and Hezbollah seems closer than ever before.
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
The Federal Reserve is finally lowering rates. Here’s what consumers should know.
On Wednesday, the Fed announced that it reduced its key rate by an unusually large half-percentage point.
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September 19, 2024
Oak Park to charge a 25 cents user fee for EV charging in the village
The village of Oak Park is preparing to implement a user fee of 25 cents per kilowatt hour for electric vehicle charging stations owned and...
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September 19, 2024
Chicago White Sox lose 117th game — 3 away from the record — falling 4-3 to the LA Angels in a 13-inning marathon
3 takeaways from the Chicago White Sox-Los Angeles Angels series. The Sox dropped Wednesday’s game 4-3 in 13 innings, losing two of three in...
Chicago Tribune
September 18, 2024
New sixth graders at Oak Park District 97 get an early glimpse of middle school
Starting this school year, administrators of Oak Park Elementary School District 97 decided that they would do something to ease new sixth g...
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September 18, 2024
Teamsters union declines to endorse Donald Trump or Kamala Harris for president
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters declined Wednesday to endorse Kamala Harris or Donald Trump for president, saying neither candida...
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September 18, 2024
Teamsters will sit out of presidential election, but one Chicago-area local endorses Vice President Kamala Harris
The Teamsters decision to forgo an endorsement is a break in tradition: the union has for years backed Democrats for president.
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September 18, 2024
Column: The talent is there for the Chicago Cubs. So why is another promising season fading to black?
As a Chicago Cubs loss clinched the National League Central for the Milwaukee Brewers, it’s time to ask how this happened once again.
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September 18, 2024
Iranian hackers tried but failed to interest Biden’s campaign in stolen Trump info, FBI says
Iranian hackers sought to interest President Joe Biden’s campaign in information stolen from rival Donald Trump’s campaign, sending unsolici...
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September 18, 2024
Iconic Tupperware Brands seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Tupperware Brands, the company that revolutionized food storage decades ago, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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September 18, 2024
Executives of Matteson mental health foundation get prison terms for Medicaid fraud
Summer Matheson, 46, and Terrence Ewing, 62, of the Layne Foundation pleaded guilty to defrauding the state Medicaid program.
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September 18, 2024
Chicago-based Oak Street Health to pay $60M to settle kickback allegations
The case was originally brought by a whistleblower, who will receive $9.9 million as part of the settlement.
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September 18, 2024
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs will stay in jail after second judge denies bail over witness tampering concerns
Sean “Diddy” Combs is staying locked up after a judge Wednesday rejected the hip-hop mogul’s proposal that he await his sex trafficking tria...
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September 18, 2024
Balloons, trampoline and Apples to Apples are finalists for the Toy Hall of Fame
The National Toy Hall of Fame is floating the idea of inducting balloons alongside other first-time contenders including the trampoline and...
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September 18, 2024
Jean Smart, Ariana Grande, Michael Keaton among hosts for ‘SNL’ season 50
Fresh off her Emmys win, Jean Smart is taking her comedy to a new audience — she’ll kick off “Saturday Night Live’s” landmark 50th season Se...
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September 18, 2024
A body is found near the site of the deadly interstate shooting in Kentucky
Authorities have found a body near the rural southeastern Kentucky site where a gunman opened fire on an interstate highway, hitting a dozen...
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September 18, 2024
The Fed’s interest rate cut could jump-start residential development in downtown Chicago. ‘We need to have cranes in the sky.’
Fulton Market could be especially active with development as interest rates decline.
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September 18, 2024
3 things we learned from the Chicago Bears, including what was behind DJ Moore’s visible frustration during loss
Since Sunday’s prime-time loss, Chicago Bears receiver DJ Moore’s frustration and body language has been a hot topic in the sports-talk deba...
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September 18, 2024
Brewers outperform preseason expectations again to win 3rd NL Central title in 4 years
This marks the Milwaukee Brewers’ sixth postseason berth in the last seven years. But this run to the playoffs has been a little different f...
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September 18, 2024
Milwaukee Brewers clinch their 3rd NL Central title in 4 years, becoming the 1st team to qualify for the MLB playoffs
This marks the Milwaukee Brewers’ sixth postseason berth in the last seven years. But this run to the playoffs has been a little different f...
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September 18, 2024
Hulk Hogan draws a crowd in New Lenox as he hawks his beer brand
The former wrestler and TV and movie actor was at Jewel in New Lenox to hawk his Real American Beer and sign cases for fans.
Chicago Tribune
September 18, 2024
Ethics ordinance targeting lobbyist donations to mayoral candidates passes in City Council
The measure bans lobbyists from donating to a mayor’s or a mayoral candidate’s political committee and adds fines and suspensions for lobbyi...
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September 18, 2024
‘The Substance’ review: Demi Moore is a Hollywood veteran who risks everything on a new body of work
Full of nudity, viscera and body horror, “The Substance” marks a prestige comeback for Demi Moore as a star on the ropes. But it’s a slog.
Chicago Tribune
September 18, 2024
Harvey Weinstein hit with new sex crime charge in New York
Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a new sex crime charge in New York, as he awaits retrial in his landmark #MeToo case.
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September 18, 2024
Marianne Matthews, English teacher and theater director at Carl Sandburg High School, dies at 80
Marianne Matthews, who taught English and directed student plays at Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park, has died.
Chicago Tribune
September 18, 2024
Chicago Sports Network and DirecTV announce deal, but holes in TV viewing market remain ahead of launch
As expected, the Chicago Sports Network and DirecTV formally announced an agreement Wednesday to carry the new TV home of the White Sox, Bul...
Chicago Tribune
September 18, 2024
The Chicago Sky still have a shot to make the playoffs. Here’s what needs to happen on the WNBA’s Decision Day.
The Chicago Sky must win their regular-season finale Thursday — and need the Atlanta Dream and Washington Mystics to lose — to extend their...
Chicago Tribune
September 18, 2024
Setting the 12-team college football playoff bracket is not the same as ranking the top 12 teams and could be ‘a shocker’
The AP took part in a mock exercise conducted by CFP officials to provide insight into how the expanded playoff process will work.
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September 18, 2024
Pocketbook issues front of mind as Target, Best Buy launch holiday retail season
Retailers also are stretching the ever-important holiday retail season as long as possible.
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September 18, 2024
Tinley Park OKs another $7.3 million in contracts for downtown Harmony Square plaza
The Tinley Park Village Board approved contracts for decorative woodwork, painting, flooring and electrical work for the project.
Chicago Tribune
September 18, 2024
Brother of Chicago woman imprisoned in China makes a plea on Capitol Hill: ‘Bring my sister home’
Dawn Michelle Hunt faces a life sentence in a Chinese prison after she was allegedly duped into trafficking drugs. A decade later, she is in...
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September 18, 2024
Teenage boy, 17, in critical condition after shooting Wednesday morning on Far South Side
A 17-year-old boy was in critical condition after being wounded Wednesday morning in a shooting on the Far South Side in the Mount Greenwood...
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September 18, 2024
Tracking Caleb Williams: How the Chicago Bears QB is performing in his rookie season
Caleb Williams is embarking on a crucial rookie season, trying to lean on a veteran Chicago Bears team as he navigates the highs and lows th...
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September 18, 2024
Nick Foligno — after only 1 season with the Chicago Blackhawks — is named the franchise’s 35th captain
Nick Foligno steps into the big shoes of Jonathan Toews as the 35th captain in Chicago Blackhawks history.
Chicago Tribune
September 18, 2024