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Illinois GOP attorney general candidate has record of taking critics to court, including his girlfriend’s mom and the governor

CHICAGO — While running for a downstate school board seat five years ago, Republican Illinois attorney general candidate Thomas DeVore complained in a Facebook post about students who struggled to make correct change at a concession stand during a basketball game.

Chicago Tribune · Sep 13, 2022

Editorial: Can pickleball save democracy? We’ve heard worse ideas

The so-called fastest-growing sport in America is playable by all ages and easy to learn. No wonder some people love it. The more interesting question is why do others hate it so much?

Chicago Tribune · Sep 13, 2022

Commentary: Trump doesn’t just threaten the rule of law, he threatens the legal profession as a whole

The mounting evidence that Donald Trump mishandled classified information after leaving office — and the response of his legal team to the Department of Justice investigation — reveals the former president’s threat to another critical institution: the legal profession.

Chicago Tribune · Sep 13, 2022

‘Their case can’t be trusted’: Lawyer for R. Kelly co-defendant slams government’s case in closing argument

CHICAGO — Prosecutors in R. Kelly’s federal child pornography and conspiracy trial began closing arguments Monday by reminding jurors of their strongest evidence against the singer: the multiple videos they viewed showing Kelly abusing his 14-year-old goddaughter, “Jane.”

Chicago Tribune · Sep 12, 2022

Chicago police say 3 more teens shot early Monday; at least 5 teen victims in less than 14 hours

CHICAGO — Three teenagers suffered gunshot wounds in two separate attacks early Monday in Chicago, according to investigators. Two teens also were wounded in unrelated shootings Sunday afternoon, meaning five teenagers — four of them juveniles — suffered gunshot wounds in a roughly 14-hour period.

Chicago Tribune · Sep 12, 2022

Chris Farley’s brother Tom speaks about the addiction that killed the comic actor, urges treatment

CHICAGO — In a quiet few minutes before he spoke to a full auditorium in suburban Niles on last week, Tom Farley talked about the default emotion — humor — of his boisterous Irish-American family in Madison, Wisconsin.

Chicago Tribune · Sep 12, 2022

R. Kelly and his team ‘did their best’ to cover up singer’s predatory behavior, prosecutors say

CHICAGO — Prosecutors in R. Kelly’s federal child pornography and conspiracy trial began closing arguments Monday by reminding jurors of their strongest evidence against the singer: The multiple videos they viewed showing Kelly abusing his 14-year-old goddaughter, “Jane.”

Chicago Tribune · Sep 12, 2022

Illinois children’s hospitals are coping with a surge of kids with respiratory illnesses, filling beds

CHICAGO — Illinois children’s hospitals are seeing a surge of kids with respiratory illnesses, leaving some hunting for beds.

Chicago Tribune · Sep 12, 2022

First and 10: For a first-class tailgate this football season, pack your cooler with these 10 beverages

Football season is here again, which means it’s time to grab some parking lot, pop the trunk, light the grill and pull something cold from the cooler.

Chicago Tribune · Sep 12, 2022

Chicago Bears’ plans for stadium in Arlington Heights excite many suburbanites — but with funding a big issue, economists caution about subsidies

Bursts of applause greeted the Chicago Bears’ presentation of plans for a new enclosed stadium in Arlington Heights. “I’ve never had so many claps in my life,” team President Ted Philips said.

Chicago Tribune · Sep 12, 2022