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‘The Black guy dies first’: A Northwestern provost is our leading expert on representation in horror movies

CHICAGO — Robin Means Coleman has heard it all. Cliches like: Maybe we should split up and look. Tropes like: I didn’t get bit, I’m fine. Also: That sound — it’s probably just the wind. And: My uncle owns a cabin in the woods. Plus, of course, the evergreen: I’ll…

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Commentary: Russia’s totalitarian march in Ukraine has crushed many Russian lives

As Russia’s war against Ukraine grinds into its second ghastly year, I have gotten an upfront view on its impact on the lives of numerous ordinary people from both countries.

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Should Nuggets' Nikola Jokić win a 3rd straight MVP? ‘It’s not even a question,’ Bulls’ Nikola Vučević says.

CHICAGO — Nikola Vučević knows there isn’t anything new to say about Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić.

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Illinois Supreme Court takes up accelerated appeal of ruling that struck down state ban on high-powered guns

CHICAGO — The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to an accelerated hearing schedule for the state’s appeal of a downstate judge’s ruling that struck down a state ban on certain high-powered semi-automatic firearms and high-capacity ammunition magazines.

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Mike Clevinger ‘just trying to move forward’ after MLB ruling that the Chicago White Sox starter won’t face discipline

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Speaking publicly for the first time since Sunday’s announcement, Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Mike Clevinger called Major League Baseball’s ruling that he won’t face discipline “a weight lifted.”

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Paul Sullivan: The only sure thing in this week’s Big Ten tournament at the United Center is unpredictability

CHICAGO — It was only a year ago that Boo Buie and Northwestern watched Iowa set a slew of Big Ten tournament scoring records in a 112-76 second-round rout in Indianapolis.

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Study: 1 in 4 parents misled others about their child’s COVID status earlier in the pandemic

CHICAGO — Roughly 1 in 4 American parents lied to or misled others about their child’s COVID-19 status at the height of the pandemic, according to a study published Monday in JAMA Network Open, a journal of the Chicago-based American Medical Association.

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A migrant’s dream cut short: Woman’s killing in Chicago prompts Guatemalan community to band together, speak out on dangers of migrating north

CHICAGO — The last time that Reyna Cristina Ical Seb saw her family, she promised them that she would send enough money to fix their small home in a rural Indigenous town in Guatemala. At just 20 years old, she made her way north, crossing several borders before settling in…

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When it comes to smog, Cook County in Illinois is the worst neighbor in the country, EPA finds

CHICAGO — When it comes to lung-damaging smog, Chicago and the rest of Cook County are the nation’s worst neighbors.

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Review: Mel Brooks’ giddily irreverent style of comedy is emulated in new Hulu series ‘History of the World, Part II’

The comedy of Mel Brooks might as well be its own genre. It’s broad. It’s irreverent. It’s giddily absurd. And no more so than in the 1981 movie “History of the World, Part I,” wherein various events on the human timeline are filtered through this winking sensibility, transforming something like…

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Commentary: Safety in the skies is paramount. Don’t cheapen pilot training and experience

In backrooms and dark corners, airline lobbyists, particularly the Regional Airline Association, are scurrying all over Washington, still trying to undo all the hard work that has been done to make air travel the safest form of transportation in human history. They’re doing this for the usual reasons. They want…

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Commentary: Climate change poses financial risks. Why would officials want investors to ignore that fact?

Institutional investors, be they state treasurers managing funds for public safety and education or asset managers running mutual funds, are responsible for protecting and growing other people’s hard-earned savings.

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Commentary: The left and right are both wrong about Ron DeSantis’ ‘Western civilization’ courses

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he wants every college in his state to teach courses in “Western civilization.”

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Johnson and Vallas tout dueling endorsements as they jostle for support from Black voters, many of whom chose Lightfoot in 1st round

CHICAGO — Chicago mayoral candidates Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas rolled out more endorsements Monday as they continue jostling over Black political support.

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When will former top prospect Brailyn Marquez get back on a mound for the Chicago Cubs?

MESA, Ariz. — Brailyn Marquez’s winding road to get back on a baseball field continues to challenge the Chicago Cubs’ former top prospect.

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Commentary: Ukraine needs continued Western support — and tough love — on its path to true nationhood

The day the Ukrainian Parliament declared independence on Aug. 24, 1991, I witnessed the historical moment from the gallery with my wife and a group of Western expatriates. Below us, amid rapturous applause, a huge Ukrainian flag was carried into the hall on the shoulders of many of Ukraine’s founding…

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Dynamic pricing for dinner? Some Chicago restaurants experiment with charging more for prime tables

CHICAGO When Frank Sinatra sang in Chicago, he’d often dine afterward at Gene & Georgetti, a white-tablecloth steakhouse in River North.

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Nearly half of Chicago voters didn’t choose Brandon Johnson or Paul Vallas in mayoral election. Winning them over could be key in April runoff

CHICAGO — Just months ago, few Chicagoans would have expected Paul Vallas or Brandon Johnson to best incumbent Lori Lightfoot and survive to the mayoral runoff election.

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GEOQUIZ: To where would you travel to visit the Po River?

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Despite Zach LaVine’s 42 points, the Chicago Bulls suffer another blow to their play-in hopes with a 125-122 loss to the Indiana Pacers

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls need heroes.

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MLB won’t impose discipline on Mike Clevinger, closing its investigation of allegations against the Chicago White Sox pitcher

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Major League Baseball will not impose discipline on Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Mike Clevinger in connection with allegations of domestic violence and child abuse, the commissioner’s office announced Sunday.

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Paul Sullivan: Chalk talk needed on Blackhawks’ parking-lot tribute to departed star Patrick Kane

CHICAGO — As Patrick Kane settles into his new role with the New York Rangers, it’s time for some blunt chalk talk on the Lot C tribute to the longtime Chicago Blackhawks star.

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Commentary: The next mayor of Chicago has a reform mandate

One thing is clear from the mayoral election: The people of Chicago want reform. That’s why we saw such a large number of candidates enter the race against a one-term mayor and why there were more than twice as many early votes counted than in 2019.

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Police are still ticketing students in Illinois schools. A new bill would make that illegal.

CHICAGO — A new bill in the Illinois House aims to stop schools from working with police to issue students tickets for minor misbehavior, a harmful and sometimes costly practice that many districts have continued despite pleas to stop from the state’s top education officials.

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Illinois judge strikes down state's ban on high-powered guns

CHICAGO — A downstate judge on Friday struck down the ban on high-powered firearms and high-capacity ammunition magazines that Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law earlier this year, a ruling the Illinois attorney general’s office immediately appealed to the state Supreme Court.

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