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McDonald’s plans to expand Chicago HQ, but CEO says city needs to ‘face facts’ about downtown business climate

McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski raised concerns about the effects of crime on doing business in Chicago, even as the company announced plans to bring more of its suburban employees downtown.

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R. Kelly convicted on child pornography charges at federal trial in Chicago; acquitted of conspiring to obstruct justice

CHICAGO — In a split verdict after a hotly contested trial, a federal jury in Chicago on Wednesday convicted disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly on child pornography charges for videotaping himself sexually abusing his then-14-year-old goddaughter decades ago.

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R. Kelly convicted on child pornography charges at federal trial in Chicago

CHICAGO — A federal jury in Chicago on Wednesday convicted disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly on child pornography charges for making videotapes of himself sexually abusing his then-14-year-old goddaughter decades ago.

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Jurors ask first questions as they continue deliberating in R. Kelly federal trial

CHICAGO — Jurors returned to the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Wednesday morning to continue deliberations in the trial of R. Kelly, and within the first hour of their discussions they had already sent the judge three specific questions.

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Illinois governor signing disaster declaration, calls up National Guard to assist with migrants bused from Texas

CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is signing a disaster proclamation to secure resources for the asylum-seekers bused to Illinois from Texas and has deployed 75 National Guard members to assist with the logistics of receiving the migrants, he announced Wednesday.

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Kathryn ‘WandaVision’ Hahn, ‘Empire of Light’ and others at Chicago International Film Festival

CHICAGO — Starting with a Southport Avenue block party (food trucks!) for the Oct. 12 opening night, this year’s Chicago International Film Festival is handing out awards to, among others, Kathryn Hahn of “WandaVision,” soon to headline her own late 2023 Disney+ spinoff “Agatha: Coven of Chaos.”

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Illinois governor signs disaster declaration, calls up National Guard to assist with migrants bused from Texas

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2 dead, 7 injured in park shooting, Chicago police say

CHICAGO — Two people were killed and seven others injured in a shooting Tuesday night in Washington Park, according to Chicago police.

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‘See How They Run’ review: Why are newer Agatha Christie-style whodunits afraid to take the genre seriously?

A murder at a country manor kicks off the Agatha Christie play “The Mousetrap,” and a murder backstage after a London performance of said play kicks off the comedy whodunit “See How They Run.” It stars Sam Rockwell as a veteran and indolent police detective who is reluctantly paired with…

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Electric air taxis being simulated in Chicago could make commuting downtown a 15-minute affair

Electric air taxis could one day whisk commuters from downtown Chicago to O’Hare International Airport or to the suburbs, high above expressway traffic, in a fraction of the time it takes to drive.

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Irish American Movie Hooley moves to new locales this year, with an Irish ghost story, an Irish homecoming and American memories of Sept. 11

CHICAGO — In addition to the many other creative activities of Mike Houlihan, which have included actor, writer, radio host and political consultant, he became a film festival impresario nearly a decade ago and is still at it, happily.

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Attorney Alex Breland created the Visible Man Review, a book club for Black men where talk of culture, history and camaraderie is abundant

CHICAGO — The pandemic may have initially shut down a number of endeavors, but it reinforced the long-standing truth that reading is fundamental. One just has to show up to the Visible Man Review book club on the last Thursday of every month to bear witness to that.

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Australian tollway firm agrees to buy majority stake in Chicago Skyway for $2 billion

Atlas Arteria, an Australian toll road company, has agreed to buy a 67% stake in the Chicago Skyway from two Canadian pension funds for $2 billion.

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GOP candidate for governor Darren Bailey in another controversy with the Jewish community

CHICAGO — Republican governor candidate Darren Bailey has created more controversy with Illinois’ Jewish community after a weekend visit to a Palestinian group where he spoke in front of a map that relabeled Israel as Palestine and said he would consider seeking repeal of a state law banning public pension…

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Chicago guaranteed income recipients are mostly women and caregivers with median income of $14,000

CHICAGO — Chicago’s $31.5 million guaranteed income pilot program has kicked off with slightly more than 5,000 households receiving their first payments, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Tuesday.

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GM Rick Hahn says ‘we’re not at that point’ of discussing Tony La Russa’s return to the Chicago White Sox dugout

Tony La Russa planned to watch Tuesday’s game against the Colorado Rockies from a suite at Guaranteed Rate Field.

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Jury in R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago ends first day of deliberations with no verdict

CHICAGO — Jurors in R. Kelly’s Chicago federal trial were excused Tuesday evening after deliberating fewer than four hours without reaching a verdict, and are expected to return Wednesday morning to continue their discussions.

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Spinal surgery will sideline Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Jake McCabe for 10-12 weeks

Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Jake McCabe underwent cervical spine surgery, the team said in a statement Tuesday.

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Paul Sullivan: Decision on Tony La Russa’s return brings the Chicago White Sox to another fork in the road

Tony La Russa is back by popular demand, ready to lead the Chicago White Sox back to the playoffs.

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Jean-Luc Godard appreciation: ‘I want to know the future. Don’t you?’

“At the cinema, we do not think, we are thought,” wrote the 19-year-old critic and future filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard in 1950. This is how strongly Godard responded to the screen, his future canvas. And our eternal wonder.

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At Second City, a new CEO from ‘Sesame Street’

CHICAGO — Chicago’s Second City, the venerable comedy theater headquartered in Old Town, has a new CEO: Ed Wells, most recently executive vice president and global head of media and education for the Sesame Workshop, the producers of “Sesame Street,” formerly known as the Children’s Television Workshop.

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R. Kelly attorney urges jury to put aside what they may have heard about him, see ‘humanity’ in accused superstar

CHICAGO — The attorney for R. Kelly urged the jury in her closing argument Tuesday to put aside any preconceived notions they may have about the R&B superstar and see “the humanity” in him when deliberating charges of child pornography and obstruction of justice.

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Jury begins deliberating in R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago after more than 8 hours of closing arguments

CHICAGO — After more than eight hours of closing arguments over the past two days, jurors in the Chicago federal case against disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly and two former associates have begun their deliberations.

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Mayors hope to coordinate response to migrants from Texas after buses from Chicago arrive in suburbs

CHICAGO — Suburban mayors Monday called for better communication and coordination with Chicago and state governments after being surprised by busloads of migrants being sent to their towns — and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot pledged to work with the mayors.

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Mayor Lightfoot says the ‘destiny’ of Black Chicagoans is at stake in the 2023 election. But can she win their votes?

CHICAGO — At a South Side diner one recent morning, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot served up a cautionary tale about what might happen if Black voters don’t unite behind her reelection bid.

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