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In 2012, the Chicago Police Department vowed to catch a cop’s killers. Now those cases are falling apart

CHICAGO — There was a moment of thunderous applause at the January 2012 funeral for slain Chicago police Officer Clifton Lewis.

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Blackhawks' Patrick Kane is held out of Saturday’s game. Could a deal be next?

The NHL trade deadline is Friday, and the phones in front offices are heating up.

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Paul Sullivan: Here’s hoping Jerry Reinsdorf can celebrate his 87th birthday despite dueling White Sox and Bulls distractions

CHICAGO — Former Chicago Cubs owner Phillip K. Wrigley once said baseball “is too much of a sport to be a business and too much of a business to be a sport.”

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Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki scratched from Cactus League opener because of left oblique tightness

CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs are dealing with their first injury issue.

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With Chicago’s mayoral election just days away, candidates focus on turning out their bases, and making the runoff cutoff

CHICAGO — With days to go before Chicago’s mayoral election — and a virtual certainty that no one will win the seat outright — candidates are focused on turning out their political bases to secure a spot in the April 4 runoff.

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Editorial: A year later, Ukraine stands tall. The US and NATO must help it finish the job

On the eve of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a year ago, as the Kremlin positioned more than 150,000 troops along the Ukraine border, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had this message for Russia, its soldiers, and its despotic commander-in-chief, Vladimir Putin:

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Chicago hate crimes doubled in 2022. Authorities warn of neo-Nazi ‘Day of hate’

CHICAGO — Reported hate crimes skyrocketed in Chicago in 2022, nearly doubling from the year before, police data shows.

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Chicagoans prepare to elect police district council members for the first time

CHICAGO — While the nine Chicago mayoral candidates pitch plans to address crime and policing, Chicago voters for the first time in city history will be able to vote for representatives on civilian police oversight councils, part of a growing group of reforms following years of protests over law enforcement…

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Illinois Jeep plant idling Tuesday will cost 1,200 jobs. Some an auto town will become a ghost town

BELVIDERE, Illinois — When the whistle blows at the Belvidere Assembly Plant on Tuesday, it may signal the end of an era.

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Shopkeeper rescues abducted toddler after carjacker runs over his mom in suburban Chicago, police say

CHICAGO — Police are looking for a man driving a stolen white BMW who carjacked a woman and ran her over before abducting her 2-year-old who nearly wandered into a busy street after being abandoned Thursday afternoon near Libertyville, officials said.

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My worst moment: Hope Davis and the enormous sweaty balls of sweater fuzz stuck to her underarms during an audition

There’s something Shakespearean about the character Hope Davis plays on the Showtime drama “Your Honor.” As the wife of a crime boss, “she’s a Lady Macbeth and she’s very frustrated with how her husband is executing things, so she gets her hands dirty,” said Davis. “It’s really delicious to play…

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Brandon Johnson once said it was a ‘political goal’ to defund police. He’s been less precise running for mayor.

As thousands of Chicagoans took to the streets during 2020′s nationwide racial reckoning on policing, one word captured the fury of that summer: “Defund.”

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Commentary: Ukraine’s outsized reliance on the US is a risk for the world

One year into Russia’s assault on Ukraine, a few things are clear. Ukraine remains highly motivated, punching well above its weight against a far bigger and more experienced foe. The Russian military, meanwhile, has underperformed to nearly the same degree, though it continues to muster bodies and ammunition to throw…

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Editorial: Governor, Ron DeSantis had the right to speak in Elmhurst

Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who could become a presidential candidate in 2028, if not 2024, went on the offensive against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a possible rival for the highest office in the land.

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Chicago mayoral candidate Vallas’ Twitter account liked offensive, racist posts, which he denies doing himself

CHICAGO — Since losing the 2019 mayor’s race, Paul Vallas has been a prolific poster on social media.

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Bulls found a spark in Patrick Beverley — but will it create a sense of urgency in their final playoff push?

CHICAGO — From the opening day of the NBA season, the Chicago Bulls have been seeking a sense of urgency.

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‘Cocaine Bear’ review: Bear finds smuggler’s drugs. The welcome, and truthiness, wear off fast

It gives me no pleasure to hate on “Cocaine Bear.” The director Elizabeth Banks (”Pitch Perfect 2,” the “Charlie’s Angels” reboot) isn’t the chief problem, even if her mashup of dismemberment, mugging and dubious heartwarming is this month’s working definition of “tonal problems.” But with this script, the project was…

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Review: Netflix’s ‘Cunk on Earth’ is the funniest mockumentary around

The Mel Brooks sequel “History of the World: Part II” premieres on Hulu March 6, but there’s room for more than one amateur sociologist / historian / gagmeister on the planet. To wit: the British mockumentary series “Cunk on Earth,” now on Netflix. It’s the funniest thing I’ve seen in…

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R. Kelly sentenced to an additional year in federal prison, and 19 concurrent years, for ‘horrific’ abuse of underage girls

CHICAGO — The video of R. Kelly sexually abusing his teenage goddaughter, “Jane,” has haunted her for more than two decades, robbing her of her childhood, of her dreams of being a musician, of any chance she ever had at normalcy.

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R. Kelly’s two-decade legal saga over sex abuse of teen girls set to end in a Chicago federal courtroom Thursday

CHICAGO — A dramatic legal saga that began in a Cook County courtroom 20 years ago will draw to a close Thursday when disgraced R&B star R. Kelly is slated for sentencing in Chicago’s federal courthouse on convictions related to child pornography and sexual conduct with minors.

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R. Kelly sentenced to an additional year in federal prison, and 19 concurrent years in his Chicago case

CHICAGO — A dramatic legal saga that began in a Cook County courtroom 20 years ago drew to a close in a Chicago federal courtroom Thursday as disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly was sentenced to an additional year in prison on his conviction here.

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New Illinois law gives additional hope to youngest felons facing life in prison

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Nelson Morris was only 17 when he was arrested for a double murder that eventually doomed him to spend the rest of his life in prison, with no chance of parole.

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New property tax incentive could remake Chicago neighborhoods into havens for affordable housing

CHICAGO — A new property tax incentive meant to create or preserve affordable housing is already generating results within Chicago’s newest downtown apartment towers and in neighborhoods across the South and West Sides. City officials, housing advocates and some builders say it could also ensure future development doesn’t keep families…

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Commentary: Vladimir Putin disinformation machine is unrelenting toward Ukraine a year after invasion

No sooner had President Joe Biden arrived in Ukraine on Monday than the Russian state news agency Tass berated the surprise visit to “his ward Zelenskyy” and warned that Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet the same fate as others “who have sold their souls to the Americans.”

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Commentary: Despite the divisive rhetoric, local schools and communities are not at odds

Schools across the country face enormous challenges nowadays. Keeping students and teachers safe from violence is the No. 1 priority. School shootings have become so common that we are no longer surprised when they happen. There were more than 300 shooting incidents on school grounds last year, easily surpassing the…

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