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Chicago police fatally shoot armed man

CHICAGO — A man was killed in an exchange of gunfire with police officers in Chicago'sOld Town neighborhood Sunday morning, according to police.

Chicago Tribune · Oct 2, 2022

7-year-old shot Sunday morning in Chicago as family was headed to church, police say

CHICAGO — A 7-year-old boy was shot Sunday morning in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood while in a vehicle with his family as they were heading to a church service, police said.

Chicago Tribune · Oct 2, 2022

Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa, 77, reportedly will announce his retirement Monday

SAN DIEGO — Tony La Russa returned to the Chicago White Sox after the 2020 season looking to take a young and promising team to the next step.

Chicago Tribune · Oct 2, 2022

Michael Phillips: Here’s the big reveal: Movie endings are hard to get right, and not just in ‘Don’t Worry Darling’

Near the end of last weekend’s most popular theatrical release, “Don’t Worry Darling,” the perfect 1950s homemaker played by Florence Pugh finally begins to piece together the insidious puzzle of her life. She’s living inside the confines of her marriage to a rising young executive (Harry Styles) as part of…

Chicago Tribune · Sep 30, 2022

Paul Sullivan: Jason Heyward reflects on his Cubs career and Game 7 speech that lives on in history: ‘We still got a ring’

CHICAGO — Jason Heyward’s career with the Chicago Cubs is coming to a close, ending with one year and $22 million remaining on his eight-year, $184 million contract.

Chicago Tribune · Sep 30, 2022

Commentary: One way of stemming the tide of book bans? Allow for compromise

In November 2020, Washington held the nation’s first-ever state referendum on sex education. By a nearly 60% to 40% plurality, voters in the Evergreen State approved a set of guidelines that include information about contraception, LGBTQ identities and sexual consent. But the guidelines also allow parents to opt out of…

Chicago Tribune · Sep 30, 2022

Bulls voice optimism following Lonzo Ball’s latest surgery — but point guard’s road to recovery is still lengthy

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls are optimistic after Lonzo Ball’s latest knee procedure, but expectations are still tempered as the point guard continues a nine-month rehabilitation.

Chicago Tribune · Sep 29, 2022

‘Interview with the Vampire’ review: Unexpectedly funny, AMC’s TV adaptation of Anne Rice’s novel improves upon the movie — and then some

Anne Rice’s 1976 novel “Interview with the Vampire” comes with plenty of name recognition and an established fan base, but also considerable baggage from the disastrous 1994 movie starring the twin miscastings of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. You can’t fault audiences who might be wary of AMC’s eight-episode adaptation,…

Chicago Tribune · Sep 29, 2022

‘Bros’ review: Billy Eichner, on the street but now he has a boyfriend. And a major studio first: An R-rated gay rom-com. And it’s good

“Bros” can’t win, probably, but it’s enjoyable, especially in its first hour, and the second hour has enough going on, and enough elemental romantic rooting interest, to excuse some detours.

Chicago Tribune · Sep 29, 2022

‘Hocus Pocus 2’ review: When ’twice as good as the original’ means less than you think

So many different kinds of not-great or even not-good movies lay siege to our affections, for reasons to do with why people love movies in the first place. Maybe the star is really cute. Maybe we just enjoy the people on the screen, even if the script’s lousy and the…

Chicago Tribune · Sep 29, 2022