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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot files for reelection; US Rep. ‘Chuy’ García and Alderman Roderick Sawyer round out crowded field for top City Hall job

CHICAGO — Calling herself an agent of change and “the only rational choice” for Chicago voters, Mayor Lori Lightfoot filed her paperwork Monday for a reelection run.

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José Abreu, the longtime Chicago White Sox 1B and 2020 AL MVP, is signing with the Houston Astros

José Abreu doubled on the first pitch of his first at-bat with the Chicago White Sox on March 31, 2014, against the Minnesota Twins.

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Review: New musical ‘KPOP’ doesn’t fully pop on Broadway

NEW YORK — The pandemic was not kind to “KPOP,” the new Broadway show that aims to do for South Korean popular music much of what “Dreamgirls” did, and did not do, for Motown.

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot files for reelection

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot filed her petitions to run for a second term on Monday as Chicago’s election cycle enters a bare-knuckle period when candidates for local office try to knock each other off the ballot.

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‘Nanny’ review: Anna Diop shines in an eerie, assured feature film debut

Some movies, mostly to do with how they’re marketed, keep the audience guessing as to what the hell it is, exactly, right up until the moment the lights go down or they click the play button. Horror movies do better business, so the ads tend to play up the horror…

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That ‘marvelous burger place’: 84 years of Tribune coverage of the Billy Goat Tavern

CHICAGO — After digging into the Billy Goat Tavern’s new bun and realizing that the storied bar changed a lot more often than I thought, I wondered what else was buried in the Tribune archives.

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Paul Sullivan: Will Jed Hoyer finally put his stamp on the Chicago Cubs at the winter meetings?

The 2022 winter meetings convene next Sunday in San Diego, where eight years ago the Chicago Cubs signed Jon Lester in what is considered the most important free-agent signing in franchise history.

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3 offseason questions facing the Chicago White Sox at pitcher and catcher, including filling Mike Clevinger’s impact

The 2022 Chicago White Sox had one of baseball’s top starters in Dylan Cease and one of the game’s best relievers in Liam Hendriks. But inconsistency and injuries affected the rotation and bullpen as a whole.

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Commentary: The world should pressure the Taliban to allow girls a proper education

The student is a woman majoring in computer science at a private university in Afghanistan, but since the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan last year, the main thing that she seems to be studying is the regime’s manipulation of Islam.

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Fees for using MyChart? More health systems charging for some messages

Patients who ask for their doctors’ help through online portals might soon notice something new: fees for their physicians’ online advice.

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Chicago Blackhawks aren’t worried about a winless streak creeping into their psyche: ‘We all don’t want to lose’

CHICAGO — Puck luck works both ways.

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Mike Clevinger reportedly agrees to a deal with the Chicago White Sox, filling a hole in the rotation

The Chicago White Sox may be turning to a familiar foe to fill an opening in their rotation, reportedly agreeing to a contract with free-agent starter Mike Clevinger.

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Brad Biggs: Whether Bears pivot to Trevor Siemian or play a banged-up Justin Fields, expect them to throw more against Jets

CHICAGO — Don’t worry, Cole Kmet said, Trevor Siemian will not take it as an insult if you say he is unlikely to keep the ball on a zone read and motor 60 yards through the New York Jets defense Sunday at MetLife Stadium.

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Paul Sullivan: Boo who? Kirby Dach scores winning goal in shootout against former team, sending Blackhawks to 6th straight loss.

CHICAGO — Kirby Dach’s homecoming was quiet for most of the afternoon Friday at the United Center.

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‘Glass Onion’ review: Daniel Craig is sleuthin’ it up in an enjoyably twisty ‘Knives Out’ sequel from Rian Johnson

“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” premieres next month on Netflix. Meantime, it’s playing for just a few days in a few hundred theaters nationwide, despite the theatrical success of the 2019 film preceding this one. There you have it: In late 2022, the mysteries of motion picture distribution rival…

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‘Wednesday’ review: An ‘Addams Family’ spinoff that centers on goth girl Wednesday Addams (snap, snap)

The Addams Family began in 1938 as a series of wry cartoon panels from Charles Addams for The New Yorker magazine. Then came the black-and-white 1960s sitcom with its iconic theme song (snap, snap). Then came the movie adaptations, because Hollywood loves nothing more than repurposing intellectual property over and…

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My worst moment: Joe Mantegna, the ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ premiere and the monologue that wouldn’t come

CHICAGO — “Criminal Minds” may have wrapped its 15 season run on CBS in 2020, but the procedural is back — with new episodes, a new home on Paramount+ and a new name: “Criminal Minds: Evolution.” Star Joe Mantegna, who plays FBI Special Agent David Rossi, described the process of…

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Editorial: How casinos broke their promises to the struggling downtowns of Illinois

Back in 1992, William Weidner, then president of Hollywood Casino of Aurora Inc., set out to Springfield to kill then-Mayor Richard M. Daley’s plans for a $2 billion “mega-casino” in downtown Chicago.

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Commentary: The practice of proclaiming virtue while amassing wealth and power is not new

What do Elizabeth Holmes, Sam Bankman-Fried and Al Capone have in common? No, they are not all convicted felons. Capone did serve time for tax evasion, and Holmes was recently sentenced to 11 years in prison for defrauding the public through her blood-testing company Theranos. But Bankman-Fried, founder of the…

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Commentary: An end-of-war settlement in Ukraine seems unlikely, but don’t discount any scenario

Ukraine’s capture of Kherson two weeks ago, coming after months of grueling combat, was perhaps the most humiliating setback for Russian forces since the war began nine months ago. The successful Ukrainian counteroffensive occurred five weeks after Putin declared Kherson, as well as Donetsk, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia, a part of…

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Paul Sullivan: Chicago sports owners should be grateful to have such loyal fans of their consistently underperforming teams

During the final homestand of the season in early October, the Chicago Cubs left a special message in the outfield for some of their fans.

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Halloween mass shooting victims in Chicago struggle to heal, call for more support

CHICAGO — Three children among 14 people who were shot and survived Halloween night are moving on with their lives, completing schoolwork, attending day care and even celebrating a 12th birthday nearly a month after the West Side mass shooting, relatives said.

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2 killed, 10 hurt in 6-car crash on Chicago's South Side, authorities say

CHICAGO — Two people died and 10 were transported to hospitals in a major car accident Wednesday night on Chicago’s South Side, authorities said.

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Justin Fields practices — but Bears QB’s playing status remains cloudy because of separated shoulder

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears held a light practice Wednesday afternoon, a walk-through of sorts but with enough work that quarterback Justin Fields was able to test his injured left shoulder. The team’s medical staff cleared Fields to participate, but he still felt noticeable pain as he continued working through…

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Justin Fields cleared to practice but Bears QB’s playing status remains cloudy

CHICAGO — Quarterback Justin Fields’ status remains cloudy as the Chicago Bears prepare for this weekend’s road game against the New York Jets.

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