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DeMar DeRozan falls short in voting for NBA All-Star starters — and the Chicago Bulls forward faces stiff competition for a spot in the game

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Chicago Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan fell just short of being named an All-Star Game starter for the second straight year and fourth time in his career.

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Mayor Lightfoot's campaign defended emails seeking volunteers after school district raised alarm

CHICAGO — A Chicago Public Schools official informed Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s campaign team that it can’t recruit students for political work on campus or offer extra credit — hours before the mayor’s campaign released a statement defending it as a “common practice” done for decades, emails obtained by The Chicago…

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78 years later, Blackhawks forward John Harms finally gets his rookie card as part of campaign to honor Indigenous players

CHICAGO — John Harms seemed to fade from Chicago Blackhawks lore just as quickly as he arrived.

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Ex-wife of TV pitchman Kevin Trudeau tells Chicago judge he had gold bars, says she’s ‘very scared’ of him

CHICAGO — The ex-wife of TV pitchman Kevin Trudeau told a Chicago federal judge Thursday she saw him handling dozens of gold bars over the course of their marriage and that she’s “scared” for her life now that he’s turned against her.

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‘Poker Face’ review: Natasha Lyonne and ‘Knives Out’ creator Rian Johnson channel some of that old ‘Columbo’ magic

A cut above the best, the Peacock murder mystery series “Poker Face” scratches all my old-school “Columbo” itches — and does it without putting a police detective at the center. Natasha Lyonne stars as a cocktail waitress on the run from a casino boss. She’s driving cross country with no…

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‘Maybe I Do’ review: Love on the rom-com rocks, for couples both young and old

In the romantic comedy “Maybe I Do,” a young couple played by Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey debate whether marriage is in their future. She’s all in; he’s all “What?!” But this bland, beautiful duo might as well be an afterthought. The star attractions are their respective parents, played by…

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My Worst Moment: When ‘That ‘90s Show’ (and ‘That ‘70s Show’) star Debra Jo Rupp stunned producer Aaron Spelling into silence

Best known as Kitty Forman on “That ‘70s Show,” Debra Jo Rupp has donned Kitty’s iconic feathered wig once again for the Netflix sequel “That ‘90s Show.” The final episodes of the original series aired almost 20 years ago, yet Kitty and her husband Red (played by Kurtwood Smith) remain…

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Commentary: A firearm-related injury is a chronic and expensive condition, but many victims are forgotten

Mass shootings turn heads and capture media headlines, but in truth they represent less than 1% of all shootings in America. Despite increasing recognition that firearm violence is an epidemic, we fail to acknowledge the disproportionate contribution of single-victim firearm injuries to the overall burden of gun violence.

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Commentary: To Georgians, Ukraine represents freedom and the potential for EU membership

Upon my arrival in the capital city of Tbilisi, the impact that the war in Ukraine has had on the conscience of Georgians became immediately apparent. Throughout the city, the blue and yellow of the Ukrainian flag hang proudly along with the red crosses of the Georgian flag. The war…

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As Ryan Poles begins Year 2 as the Chicago Bears GM, he has a new collaborator in Kevin Warren for a crucial offseason

When the Chicago Bears narrowed their search for a new president and CEO, general manager Ryan Poles sat down for conversations with the finalists to evaluate how they would work and communicate with one another.

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Paul Sullivan: No matter the result of MLB’s investigation, the White Sox need to sever ties with Mike Clevinger

CHICAGO — We don’t need to wait until the MLB investigation is completed to know Mike Clevinger is done in Chicago.

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Judge slaps ex-Chicago college student who spied for China with 8 years in federal prison

A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a former Chicago college student to eight years in federal prison for spying on behalf of the Chinese government, saying it was clear that his ultimate goal was to become a “sleeper agent” and infiltrate some of the United States’ most sensitive operations.

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NASCAR Chicago Street Race announces July Fourth concert lineup, general ticket sales

The soundtrack to the inaugural NASCAR Chicago Street Race, which is set to turn Grant Park into a pop-up racecourse during July Fourth weekend, will include more than screeching tires and roaring engines.

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Environmentalists to file lawsuit over Illinois' Bell Bowl Prairie, home to the endangered rusty patched bumblebee

CHICAGO — The fight to preserve Bell Bowl Prairie in Rockford, Illinois, where federally endangered rusty patched bumblebees have been found, ramped up this week, with environmentalists saying they intend to return to federal court.

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Actor Michael Shannon says the ‘Rust’ fiasco is about more than gun safety — ‘this is what comes of making a movie on the cheap’

In October 2021, when “Rust” star and producer Alec Baldwin accidentally shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins with a pistol containing live ammunition that should not have been on a movie set, a lot of actors nowhere near that incident in New Mexico thought a lot of things.

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Commentary: Students bore the brunt of COVID and are feeling its effects on their education

As COVID-19 changed our landscape, K-12 students saw their world shrink to the confines of their computers. Because so many districts in Illinois were unprepared for remote learning, students’ grades in the last quarter of the 2020 school year could not have a negative impact on their second semester grade…

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Have camera, will travel: A Chicago taxi driver took pictures of his passengers for years. His new book is titled ‘Fares’

CHICAGO — The Checker taxi garage was a massive place, just to the north of North Avenue and stretching from Wells Street west to North Park Avenue. It was a wild and busy and noisy place, a human beehive.

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Commentary: Prosecuting genocide is not ‘optional’ for any nation

Recently, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy contended that atrocities committed by Russian troops against unarmed Ukrainian citizens constituted war crimes.

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Editorial: A week’s paid leave? What took Illinois so long?

Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he intends to sign a bill, passed by Illinois’ Democratic-controlled General Assembly, that would require employers to offer an hour of paid leave for every 40 hours worked, allowing employees to accrue and bank at least five days a year. The measure would take effect Jan.…

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Carvana admits violating Illinois law in settlement with state regulators over car titles, registrations

Used-car retailer Carvana admitted to violating state law by failing to transfer car titles in a timely manner and has reached a settlement agreement with the state, officials said Tuesday.

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Concordia-Chicago men’s basketball coach out after player hospitalizations

CHICAGO — Concordia University Chicago men’s basketball coach Steve Kollar is no longer with the team just weeks after six players were hospitalized following an intense practice.

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Chicago White Sox pitcher Mike Clevinger is reportedly under MLB investigation for a domestic violence allegation

Major League Baseball is investigating Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Mike Clevinger after allegations of domestic violence and child abuse, according to The Athletic.

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10 takeaways on the 95th Oscar nominations: Some possible firsts?

James Cameron remembers what it was like to have the most-nominated film of its year. He made “Titanic,” you know. He also made the first “Avatar,” which tied in 2010′s Oscar nomination field with “The Hurt Locker,” directed by Kathryn Bigelow, one of his ex-wives, and which went on to…

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Paul Sullivan: Another Baseball Hall of Fame ballot means another debate about whether cheaters deserve entrance

Last month in San Diego, the Contemporary Era committee of the Baseball Hall of Fame met to consider candidates overlooked by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

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Recapping the Chicago Bulls: Winning streak extended to 3 vs. Atlanta Hawks ahead of a 3-game trip vs. sub-.500 teams

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls stayed streaky with a 111-100 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday at the United Center, their third consecutive victory bookending their Paris trip last week.

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