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My worst moment: When Paul Feig was fired from his first TV job ever

CHICAGO — People are weird everywhere. But there’s a specific sort of weirdness that comes to the fore when it’s a small town, where eccentricities seem to exist in high relief. The Fox mockumentary series “Welcome to Flatch,” now in its second season, is all about capturing that.

Chicago Tribune · Oct 20, 2022

MacArthur grant recipient's latest public work looks at the history of redlining through 100,000 red tulips

CHICAGO -- By spring, the intersection of 53rd Street and Prairie Avenue in Chicago will be awash in a sea of red tulips — 6 acres of them to be exact, planted Oct. 15 by artist Amanda Williams, 2022 MacArthur grant recipient, South Side residents, and the Emerald South Economic…

Chicago Tribune · Oct 20, 2022

Ukrainian blood bank leaders look to Chicago-area hospitals for help

The entourage walked slowly through Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s blood bank, winding past lab technicians, centrifuges and refrigerators holding blood samples.

Chicago Tribune · Oct 19, 2022

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Ayo Dosunmu rubs elbows with Barack Obama at event for high schoolers, reflecting Bulls guard’s commitment to community service

MIAMI — Chicago Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu found himself in unexpected company Monday — with former President Barack Obama.

Chicago Tribune · Oct 19, 2022

Zach LaVine to miss Bulls season opener against Heat

MIAMI — Zach LaVine will not play in the Chicago Bulls season opener Wednesday against the Miami Heat, sparking concerns about his availability for the season as he continues to recover from left knee surgery.

Chicago Tribune · Oct 19, 2022

‘Raymond & Ray’ review: Ewan McGregor and Ethan Hawke play out an intriguing ‘True West’-style brotherly friction, but the story stalls

Sam Shepard’s “True West” is a play about sibling rivalry between two brothers gone kablooey, and for the first third or so of the new film “Raymond & Ray” on Apple TV+ starring Ewan McGregor and Ethan Hawke, there are hints that we’re headed in a similarly intriguing direction.

Chicago Tribune · Oct 19, 2022

Nina Metz: Separating celebrity podcasts from actual journalism

All podcasts are not created equal. Putting a celebrity in front of a microphone does not mean that person is taking part in journalism. Especially when the host is a celebrity, as well.

Chicago Tribune · Oct 19, 2022

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Commentary: With America so divided and threatened, who are we really?

Our Constitution opens with the claim “We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union ...” But does this “we the people” claim hold true today? Our political parties across our history have contested fiercely for election victories. But now we face a set…

Chicago Tribune · Oct 19, 2022

Commentary: New drone rules are a major step, but questions remain

Amid the drumbeat of news about the war in Ukraine and the rhetorical boxing match between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia over that Middle Eastern country’s oil production cut, a relatively big story has been buried in the headlines: The Biden administration has issued new rules on U.S. drone strikes…

Chicago Tribune · Oct 19, 2022

Lightfoot raises another $1 million for reelection bid. Is it enough to pull away from a crowded field of challengers?

With four months to go before she faces Chicago voters, Mayor Lori Lightfoot still hasn’t secured an overwhelming financial advantage over rival candidates seeking to make her a one-termer at City Hall.

Chicago Tribune · Oct 19, 2022

Illinois fines Celtic health insurance company $1.25 million

The Illinois Department of Insurance is fining health insurer Celtic Insurance Co. $1.25 million for allegedly failing to cover mental health and addiction at the same levels as other medical issues.

Chicago Tribune · Oct 18, 2022

Patrick Williams will start the Chicago Bulls season opener against the Miami Heat despite preseason doubts

Despite strife and uncertainty throughout the short preseason, Patrick Williams will start Wednesday for the Chicago Bulls on opening day against the Miami Heat.

Chicago Tribune · Oct 18, 2022

10 things we learned about the Chicago Cubs in 2022, including Ian Happ’s best all-around season and the need for more star power — and some thump

The Chicago Cubs do not want the last two years to be part of a trend in the wrong direction.

Chicago Tribune · Oct 18, 2022

Commentary: A short historical lesson on the long-standing practice of cheating

You don’t generally think of the old fishing hole as a place to cheat, and it’s unusual to see any cheater get indicted, but it happened last week when authorities charged two fishermen in the Lake Erie Walleye Trail tournament. With more than $28,000 in prize money at stake, an…

Chicago Tribune · Oct 18, 2022

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Chicago Tribune · Oct 18, 2022

Commentary: Parkland and the flawed argument against capital punishment

Jurors recently handed down their decision in the sentencing trial of Nikolas Cruz, the man who murdered 17 people, mostly children, in the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in 2018 in Parkland, Florida. They opted against the death penalty, choosing instead to give Cruz life in prison without parole.

Chicago Tribune · Oct 18, 2022

Nikola Vučević hopes to benefit from a more balanced approach by the Chicago Bulls offense: ‘It’s not just me standing in the corner’

After Nikola Vučević's first full year in Chicago, the Bulls know they need to get the veteran center into his comfort zone this season.

Chicago Tribune · Oct 17, 2022

Illinois no longer requiring masks in health care facilities, though many may continue mandating them

CHICAGO — Illinois will no longer requiring masking in all health care facilities, Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office announced Monday.

Chicago Tribune · Oct 17, 2022

BNSF loses first case to go to trial under Illinois’ biometrics privacy law

In what is believed to be the first jury verdict related to Illinois’ strict biometrics privacy law, a $228 million judgment has been entered against BNSF Railway in a class-action lawsuit over the railroad’s collection of fingerprint data.

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Chicago Tribune · Oct 17, 2022

McDonald’s is bringing back nostalgia-inducing Halloween pails. Here’s how to get one

A trio of ghosts from Halloweens past will be brought back to life — but only for two weeks. McDonald’s will be taking their customers down memory lane, resurrecting character favorites McBoo, McPunk’n and McGoblin to Happy Meals at participating restaurants nationwide.

Chicago Tribune · Oct 17, 2022

Last call for late night? Customers are back, but bars and restaurants closing earlier as demand dwindles

CHICAGO -- A few years ago, The Long Room could be quiet as a library until about 8 p.m. without the Chicago bar’s co-owner, Jason Burrell, thinking twice. The rush was still on the way.

Chicago Tribune · Oct 17, 2022

Commentary: My experience as an immigrant and stroke survivor reveals the abiding good of a diverse America

The topics of critical race theory and diversity have exploded in the public arena, causing further divide in our society between conservatives and liberals. I am not here to justify either point of view. As an immigrant, I just want to share my experience of our rich diversity. We are…

Chicago Tribune · Oct 17, 2022

Commentary: A 15-week abortion ban is a political slogan, not a medical solution

When U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., recently proposed a 15-week federal abortion ban, he suggested that it could provide a reasonable compromise in the national debate over abortion. While Graham may speak of his ban as some form of political compromise, the only thing it actually would compromise is the…

Chicago Tribune · Oct 17, 2022

‘The epitome of elegance’: Chicago bar with intimate Japanese cocktails named among best in the world

CHICAGO -- There is no need to purchase a plane ticket to sip in one of the best bars in the world; look no further than Chicago’s West Loop.

Chicago Tribune · Oct 17, 2022

Commentary: Race and culture still matter 50 years after Tuskegee syphilis study

Fifty years ago, an Associated Press reporter uncovered the infamous “Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male.” Tragically, since the physicians deliberately withheld treatment, 28 of the 600 study patients died, 100 died from syphilis complications, 40 of their wives were infected and 19 children were born with…

Chicago Tribune · Oct 17, 2022

Adult Happy Meals at McDonald’s are pricy, shame-inducing boxes of nostalgia — with a creepy toy to boot

Adult Happy Meal at McDonald’s, known formally (and synergistically) as the Cactus Plant Flea Market Happy Meal, debuted this month to grown-up sighs of at last and finally and: So I’m really doing this? I’m buying an adult Happy Meal. I’ve reached rock bottom.

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