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More than 50 years ago, Michael Kutza created the film fest that still brings stars to Chicago. His new book is ‘Starstruck’

CHICAGO -- Michael Kutza did not build any of the dozens of skyscrapers he can see from his apartment on the top floor of the downtown high rise in which he lives. But what he accomplished as the founder and energetic director of the Chicago International Film Festival has helped…

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Brad Biggs: How can the Chicago Bears defense close out opponents? Playing better in the 1st half is a great place to start.

The history of the Chicago Bears is steeped in a tradition laid by some of the greatest defensive players the NFL has seen.

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For Angela Lansbury, ‘Murder, She Wrote’ was new stardom in an already full career

The first memory I have of seeing Angela Lansbury perform was on Broadway as the dazzling and outsized titled character in the 1983 revival of “Mame.” She was glorious.

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Delta moving into new terminal at O’Hare

Delta Air Lines is set to move into a new terminal at O’Hare International Airport Wednesday, the latest step in ongoing construction at the airport.

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Human remains found in freezer in Chicago neighborhood, police say

CHICAGO — A suspect is in custody after police found human remains in a freezer on the city’s Far North Side Monday night, according to police.

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Harry Styles at the United Center in Chicago was a night between him and his fans

CHICAGO — On the third night of Harry Styles’ six-night residency in Chicago, as the British pop star, promising actor and spiritual scion of Mick Jagger took the stage, the United Center rattled, buzzed, seemed to implode in a white-hot screech of 23,000 screams. Every generation or so this happens.…

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Industrial developers setting new construction records, but gold rush likely to end in 2023

Industrial builders in Chicagoland smashed records for new construction this summer, surpassing the already fast development pace of 2021. Sleek modern warehouses used to store and distribute goods, feeding online customers’ appetite for ever-faster deliveries, account for most buildings underway.

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Commentary: Chicago is doing something the US should do: Provide paid parental leave for both parents

Starting Jan. 1, all 32,000 employees of the city of Chicago will be eligible to take up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave whether they are the birthing or nonbirthing parent.

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Will the Chicago Cubs pursue top-tier free agents? Jed Hoyer vows they will ‘be aggressive’ while weighing ‘intelligent spending.’

One month ago, Chicago Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts made clear the organization’s path forward in the offseason would include financial flexibility.

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Review: ‘Death of a Salesman’ on Broadway, starring Wendell Pierce, thrills in the present but struggles with the echoes of the past

NEW YORK — Arthur Miller would, it’s reasonable to assume, have been delighted at the idea of a Broadway revival of “Death of a Salesman” with an all-Black Loman family, especially with Wendell Pierce (”The Wire”) swinging for the fences in the starring role and Sharon D. Clarke playing the…

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If you misled others about your COVID status, getting vaccinated or prevention measures, you’re not alone

CHICAGO — During the height of the pandemic, 4 in 10 Americans misled others about their COVID-19 status or their adherence to public health measures designed to prevent the spread of the virus, according to a study published Monday in JAMA Network Open, a journal of the Chicago-based American Medical…

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Ill. Republican governor nominee Darren Bailey joins — but doesn’t publicly acknowledge — Donald Trump Jr. at downstate event

MARION, Ill. — Stumping for votes in conservative southern Illinois, Republican governor hopeful Darren Bailey took the same stage as Donald Trump Jr. on Saturday night, with the former president’s son encouraging those in attendance to back Bailey while Bailey stuck to his campaign speech and didn’t publicly acknowledge the…

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Editorial: On, Wisconsin! On to the bank! College football cashes in while players get peanuts

On the surface, the only thing more absurd than a public university paying its football coach millions of dollars a year is a public university paying its football coach $11 million to go away.

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Julia Poe: Chicago Red Stars — from owner Arnim Whisler to those who knew — face a turning point after damning Yates report

For nearly a decade, the Chicago Red Stars and the National Women’s Soccer League sold fans and players a lie.

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Commentary: The federal government is failing Americans on food safety when it comes to pork

For decades, independent scientists have been working to expose how the federal government fails to protect citizens from unsafe meat and eggs. Well over 1 million Americans fall ill annually due to salmonella, E. coli and other pathogens in animal products. Now, in a distressing turn of events, the Biden…

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The case of the vanishing deposit: Woman defrauded in catfishing check scam that reveals vulnerability of bank accounts

Only when it was too late did Christine Settingsgaard see the red flags festooning her online boyfriend.

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Dan Wiederer: Chicago Bears’ loss to the Minnesota Vikings — after a brutal start and a spirited comeback — is ‘hard to swallow’

MINNEAPOLIS — All across the visitors locker room at U.S. Bank Stadium, the dismay was obvious. As hard as Chicago Bears players tried to embrace their spirited comeback effort Sunday — a rally from 18 points down to take a fourth-quarter lead — the result remained too painful.

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Gang lifer takes stand in federal trial against reputed Wicked Town boss, associate

Deshawn Morgan was immersed in Chicago’s West Side gang culture before he was even out of grade school, dealing drugs at age 12 and rising in the ranks of the Mafia Insane Vice Lords.

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In the fight for the US House, one of the most important battles is in northwest Illinois

ROCKFORD, Ill. — The front line of this year’s fierce fight for control of the U.S. House of Representatives cuts straight through the river cities and rural communities of the 17th Congressional District in northwestern Illinois.

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Rivian issues voluntary recall for nearly all of its electric vehicles over potential steering issue

CHICAGO — Startup EV truck manufacturer Rivian issued a voluntary recall Friday for nearly all of its vehicles over a potential steering issue related to an insufficiently tightened fastener.

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US Rep. Sean Casten says his teen daughter died of sudden cardiac arrhythmia

CHICAGO — U.S. Rep. Sean Casten’s 17-year-old daughter died in June of sudden heart failure in the family’s Downers Grove home, the congressman said Friday.

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Black Harvest Film Festival’s Sergio Mims dies at 67, a ‘staggering loss’ for Chicago cinema

CHICAGO — No one writing, talking or sharing discoveries about film in Chicago brought the breadth of experience or the enthusiastic advocacy the way Sergio Mims did in his 67 years.

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Guide to the Chicago International Film Festival: ‘It’s time to focus on being back together in theaters’

CHICAGO — Last year, the opening night of the Chicago International Film Festival told it like it was. One film (Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch”) played indoors, at the Music Box Theatre. That same night, across town, another film (Todd Haynes’ “The Velvet Underground”) played outdoors at the Pilsen drive-in…

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‘Luckiest Girl Alive’ review: A woman’s trauma becomes a Netflix revenge saga starring Mila Kunis

In 2017, the “Luckiest Girl Alive” bestselling author and, now, screenwriter Jessica Knoll wrote about what happened to her at age 15, and how it informed the writing of the book that became the Netflix adaptation, released Friday.

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Review: Lea Michele rides waves of love in Broadway’s ‘Funny Girl’

NEW YORK — Come Tony Awards time next spring, the committee is going to have an issue. Lea Michele’s show-stopping lead performance in director Michael Mayer’s revival of “Funny Girl” will be a formidable competitor for best lead performance by an actress in a musical. But since she’s technically (and…

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