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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 15 | History Defined

Tylenol suspect James Lewis told me anyone could have poisoned those capsules — and calmly explained how

In the summer of 1987, as Chicago was coming up on the fifth anniversary of the Tylenol murders, I interviewed Lewis at the federal penitentiary in Danbury, Connecticut.

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9-year-old boy killed while celebrating grandmother’s birthday in Franklin Park. ‘He always had the kindest, sweetest smile.’

Ulysses Campos was playing with other kids near an alley about 10:15 p.m. Saturday in the 2800 block of Elder Lane when he was fatally shot.

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Marina Mabrey isn’t fazed by critics who think ‘They shouldn’t have traded that for her’

Mabrey is the Sky’s second-leading scorer, averaging a career-high 15.8 points per game halfway through the season. She’s still looking for All-Star recognition.

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Affirmative action hasn’t made up for centuries of racial discrimination

I felt sympathy for my white classmate who did not get accepted into the U of I, but that sympathy has eroded over the years, Alden Loury writes. Affirmative action may have provided me an advantage in getting into college, but he has advantages in practically every other facet of…

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Cubs make franchise history against the Yankees: ‘Thank Jameson Taillon’

Cubs starter Jameson Taillon held the Yankees to one hit in eight scoreless innings for his best outing of the season.

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Honoring the last of ‘The Greatest Generation’

Henry W. Clark, a World War II veteran from Harvey, plans to be on board a July 12 Honor Flight Chicago bound for Washington, D.C. So does the Rev. George Kane, a retired Catholic priest, who was a chaplain during the Vietnam War.

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Cubs’ Justin Steele puts final touches on bid to start the All-Star Game

Steele held the Brewers to three runs in six innings in the Cubs’ comeback win Wednesday.

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James Wade’s exit for the NBA makes Kahleah Copper’s future in Chicago even more uncertain

“I have a whole season to finish going into free agency next year,” Copper said. “I have to show up and be the best version of myself.”

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Clark-Devon Hardware finds the tools it needs to persist

A family company for 99 years, the business is now employee owned. Former owners Ed and Ken Walchak hope the reorganization will reward employees and respect the legacy of what their family built.

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Sky have opportunity to separate coach, GM after James Wade’s exit, but will they?

As all other WNBA franchises have signaled, professional sports teams need separation between the court and the front office.

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James Wade says decision to leave Sky was opportunity to ‘further myself as a coach’

Wade affirmed that his decision was in no way shaped by a concern that he could potentially lose his job at the end of the season.

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PHOTOS: NASCAR descends on Chicago, Day 1 of the race

What does it look like when professional stock car racing takes over one of the largest cities in America? See for yourself.

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James Wade leaving Sky for assistant coaching position with Raptors

In five seasons Wade coached the Sky to an 81-59 overall record and was 13-8 in the playoffs.

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Police training firm linked to ex-top cop got $2 million weeks after deal was terminated by his replacement

The check to Professional Law Enforcement Training was larger than all the previous payments to the company combined. The department wouldn’t explain it.

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NASCAR’s gold standard for protecting Chicago Street Race spectators

The temporary, 2.2-mile course around Grant Park is lined with concrete barriers, built in south suburban Lynwood.

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Rain or shine: NASCAR Chicago Street Race says it’s ready for weather

NASCAR is equipping its race cars to handle a downpour, adding rain tires, windshield wipers and a red, blinking tail light.

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Highland Park one year later: Advocacy becomes a way of coping, ‘doing the work they can’t do’

Several people who witnessed last year’s massacre rallied outside the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, where judges heard a challenge to the Illinois assault weapons ban.

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Six candidates advance to semifinals of Chicago police superintendent search

The Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability, a new civilian oversight body charged with leading the search, has until July 14 to pick three finalists and deliver those names to Mayor Brandon Johnson.

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Joe Biden, on fundraising blitz for 2024 campaign, headlines 2 events in Chicago Wednesday

Gov. J.B. Pritzker and his wife, MK, and a group of trial lawyers are hosting fundraisers after Biden touts his economic record in a ‘Bidenomics’ speech in Chicago.

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How could Greyhound station sale affect riders?

If Greyhound gets booted from 630 W. Harrison St., it could leave bus travelers standing outside in the city’s sometimes extreme weather.

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Firm that brought Bally’s to Chicago casino deal stood to profit from another Bally’s deal

The company that former Mayor Lori Lightfoot picked to own and operate the planned Chicago casino had financial ties to a consultant City Hall hired to solicit and evaluate bidders.

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Sun-Times investigation of catalytic converter thefts prompts readers to tell their stories

A pregnant woman from Edgewater had to quickly find another ride to the hospital to give birth. An Albany Park man says reading that he wasn’t alone helped him “feel less like a victim.”

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NASCAR course takes shape at Grant Park: ‘We’ve never built anything this large this fast’

NASCAR has begun work on all but two of its 13 grandstands and suites. But there’s still more work to do in the days before the July 1-2 races.

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Bulls weighing continuity over a roster restart as draft night nears

There’s been more smoke forming around the Bulls with the NBA Draft approaching, but will that turn into fire? With no draft assets in hand, executive Arturas Karnisovas has some tough decisions to make on the futures of Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan.

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American woman shoved off bridge near German castle is released from hospital

The woman and a friend who died in the attack near Neuschwanstein castle were reportedly recent graduates of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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