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Veteran fire lieutenant dies following extra-alarm blaze at Chicago high-rise

CHICAGO — A firefighter has died and three others were injured at an extra-alarm blaze at a high-rise building on DuSable Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast neighborhood, officials said.

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Editorial: Trump gets a sobering comeuppance, courtesy of the rule of law

Technically in custody, the former president had to push his own way through a set of doors at the Manhattan Criminal Court on Tuesday, scowling at judiciously placed cameras but not allowed to speak, for he was not in charge. He headed into the courtroom, took his seat at the…

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‘Schmigadoon!’ review: Season 2 of the musical parody morphs into Schmicago

A loving spoof of midcentury musicals, from “Brigadoon” to “Oklahoma!” to “Carousel,” the Apple TV+ series “Schmigadoon!” returns for a second season with its modern-day couple, played by Keegan-Michael Key and Cecily Strong, stumbling into an entirely different musical twilight zone: A place called Schmicago.

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Baseball is back and Chicago’s Ira Berkow gives us dozens of tales about ‘Baseball’s Best Ever’

The crack of the bat, the roar of the crowd … the game of baseball, long part of the American landscape and firmly placed in the hearts of millions, is back.

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Commentary: Will Kevin McCarthy’s meeting with Taiwan’s president provoke more conflict with China?

The last time a U.S. speaker of the house met Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, the visit prompted extensive blowback in China. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA), as China’s military is formally called, responded briskly, conducting days of military exercises around the self-governed island. These were no normal military exercises either.…

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Editorial: Evan Gershkovich is not a spy. He must be freed immediately.

The Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich is a top-flight journalist, courageously reporting from Vladimir Putin’s Russia at a time when the Russian leader’s illegal invasion of Ukraine has the world’s attention intently trained on virtually every move Moscow makes.

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A smackdown of athletic stereotypes: She wrestles girls and boys, winning accolades and matches

It’s clear that wrestler Emma Engels doesn’t do it “for the ‘gram,” and certainly not for the attention.

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Chicago Bulls clinch a spot in the NBA play-in tournament — and can try to improve their seeding down the stretch

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls clinched a spot in the NBA postseason Tuesday night — and they didn’t even have to do the heavy lifting.

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Brandon Johnson tops Paul Vallas for Chicago mayor, AP says

CHICAGO — Brandon Johnson has defeated Paul Vallas to become the next mayor of Chicago, The Associated Press has declared.

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Cubs’ increased expectations bring more scrutiny of manager David Ross

CINCINNATI — Chicago Cubs manager David Ross treated each game the previous three seasons the same way.

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Brandon Johnson or Paul Vallas for Chicago mayor? Voters have their say as city waits to learn who won

CHICAGO — After a lengthy and highly charged election season, Chicago voters have gone to the polls to choose between Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson and former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas for mayor.

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Voters head to the polls to select Chicago's next mayor

CHICAGO — Storms were believed to be responsible for temporary power outages Tuesday at four polling places on the Northwest and West sides of Chicago.

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Latest Forbes list shows Musk, Trump, and others are worth less, while Illinois lost its wealthiest resident

Forbes published its annual billionaires list Tuesday and for the first time in years, hedge fund manager Ken Griffin is not the richest person in Illinois.

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Voters head to the polls to select Chicago's next mayor

CHICAGO — Cloudy skies Tuesday alluded to the severe weather expected during the runoff election, as voters head to the polls to select the next mayor of Chicago.

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Chicago firefighter dies, 2 others injured in extra-alarm blaze

CHICAGO — A 49-year-old Chicago firefighter died and two others were injured in a predawn extra-alarm blaze where a mayday alert was called at a house in the West Pullman neighborhood, fire officials said.

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‘Air’ review: Damon and Affleck team up for the story of Nike’s pursuit of Michael Jordan

“Air” is a good time, as well as a triumph of sports marketing in every conceivable way. It’s a docudrama — really more of a docucomedy-drama, with workplace banter and zingers for fuel — about how Nike marketing executive Sonny Vaccaro, played by Matt Damon, convinced his boss Phil Knight,…

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They met and became friends as neighboring season ticket holders for the White Sox. Years later, he donated a kidney to her.

CHICAGO — One rainy day in the spring of 2021, longtime friends Lisa Polk and Kevin Fuller got to talking while shielding themselves from the elements on the 300-level concourse of the Chicago White Sox’s Guaranteed Rate Field.

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Q&A: Motorola exec who made the first cellphone call 50 years ago talks Chicago, ChatGPT and tech’s future

Like skyscrapers, improv comedy or even a good hot dog, the cellphone was born in Chicago but quickly claimed by New York City as its own.

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Editorial: Baseball’s lollygagging days are over. It’s about time

Pitchers are notorious dawdlers. In between pitches, they aimlessly take a few steps on the mound, move their cap up and down a bit as if appearance counts for something, and perhaps take a quick glance at the baseball. Why, has it changed?

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As postseason nears, Chicago Bulls are converting turnovers into ‘easy baskets’ better than any team in the league

When the Bulls trailed by 15 at halftime of Sunday’s comeback win over the Memphis Grizzlies, coach Billy Donovan emphasized one key area of improvement: hand activity.

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Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks starts his final round of chemotherapy

CHICAGO — The loudest ovation at Guaranteed Rate Field came before Monday’s home opener when a recorded message from Liam Hendriks appeared on the video board.

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Election officials urge Chicago residents to vote early due to threat of severe weather Tuesday

CHICAGO — The threat of severe weather Tuesday has officials urging Chicago residents to vote early in the day for the runoff election to decide 14 ward representatives as well as the city’s new mayor.

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Chicago State University faculty strike after months of unsuccessful negotiations: ‘Where there is people there is power’

CHICAGO — The Chicago State University chapter of the University Professionals of Illinois stood on the picket lines Monday after almost a year of negotiating for better wages. More than 70 union members held green and white signs with the words “on strike for a fair contract” at 95th Street…

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Spring housing market ‘stalling’ as record low inventory plagues buyers

Ron Vlasic, 56, was one of 19 bidders on a $315,000, three-bedroom house in Des Plaines in February.

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As Chicago's most active voting precinct, Cook County inmates vote with help from jail and advocates

CHICAGO — Chicago’s most active voting precinct has an unlikely cornerstone. A big chunk of its voters don’t cast ballots at an elementary school gym or a library — they vote from jail.

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