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‘Partner Track’ review: Part rom-com, part light legal drama, 100% easy watching on Netflix

Part rom-com, part legal drama, “Partner Track” is the kind of frothy programming Netflix has been doubling down on that’s ideal viewing when your brain is fried and your feet are barking. It’s the glossy magazine equivalent of TV: Doesn’t require your undivided attention to be enjoyable, but is just…

Chicago Tribune · Aug 24, 2022

My worst moment: ‘For All Mankind’ star Krys Marshall says a muscle relaxer made her feel like ‘Weekend at Bernie’s’ on set

The Apple TV+ drama “For All Mankind” takes an alt-history approach to the space race and one of the key astronauts since the beginning has been Danielle Poole, the first Black woman to lead a mission and the first American to step foot on Mars. Played by Krys Marshall, she’s…

Chicago Tribune · Aug 24, 2022

Commentary: Putin’s war in Ukraine is making shameful history for Russia once again

Tuesday marked an uncomfortable anniversary for Russian President Vladimir Putin. On that day in 1939, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union entered into a partnership that paved the way for war just one week later. Defending Soviet dictator Josef Stalin’s decision to formally collaborate with Adolf Hitler to secretly carve…

Chicago Tribune · Aug 24, 2022

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Chicago Mayor Lightfoot blasts ad from conservative political committee that ‘darkens’ her image

CHICAGO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday denounced a recent television ad from an organization opposing Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s reelection because she said it features racist images and uses a likeness of her in which her skin appears darker than it is.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 24, 2022

Rivian subcontractors to pay $315,000 in back wages due Mexican laborers in second state lawsuit over plant construction

Rivian subcontractors have agreed to pay $315,000 in back wages and penalties to settle a lawsuit brought by the state alleging the companies owed overtime pay to 59 Mexican laborers who helped build the startup’s electric vehicle plant in Normal.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 24, 2022

Before Chicago permanently removes Columbus statues or other monuments, Mayor Lightfoot wants more study

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot will set up a “working group” to review recommendations for taking down problematic monuments, she said Tuesday.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 23, 2022

Jurors hear key testimony from reputed fixer in alleged R. Kelly conspiracy to derail early criminal probe

CHICAGO — Jurors in R. Kelly’s federal child pornography trial on Tuesday heard a tale seemingly ripped from a B-movie script: Clandestine hotel meetings. Sex tapes. Bags filled with cash. Tough guys with guns.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 23, 2022

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Jurors hear key testimony from reputed fixer in alleged R. Kelly conspiracy to derail early criminal probe

CHICAGO — A key prosecution witness against R. Kelly has taken the stand in the disgraced R&B superstar’s federal trial and is expected to testify that he helped recover incriminating videotapes while Kelly was being investigated for sexual abuse.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 23, 2022

Jurors hear more testimony on alleged R. Kelly conspiracy

CHICAGO — The second week of R. Kelly’s Chicago federal trial continued Tuesday with cross-examination of Lawrence Berkland, a lie-detector test administrator, as prosecutors outlined an alleged conspiracy to cover up Kelly’s alleged sexual misconduct before his Cook County criminal trial.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 23, 2022

Commentary: American Data Privacy and Protection Act could thwart efforts to save abducted children

At 13 years old, I became the first widely known case of an internet abduction when I was lured and kidnapped by an online predator. After nearly a year of chatting online with someone I believed to be a contemporary, I was lured outside of my home to meet this…

Chicago Tribune · Aug 23, 2022

Commentary: Here’s how parents can meet the new school year with less anxiety

Fall may not yet be in the air, but school definitely is. Camps and family vacations are ending, and children are queuing up in pediatric waiting rooms, coming in for school and sports physicals, as well as for the inevitable minor injuries and illnesses of the summer.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 23, 2022

Commentary: Direct democracy saved abortion rights in Kansas — but we’re not in Kansas anymore

The results of the vote over a constitutional amendment that could have removed the right to abortion in Kansas gave rise to two common reactions: surprise (that a red state would vote in favor of abortion rights) and hope (that the process could be replicable elsewhere).

Chicago Tribune · Aug 23, 2022

Snapchat parent reaches $35 million biometric privacy class-action settlement in Illinois

Illinois residents who use Snapchat may be eligible for payouts of between $58 and $117 in a class-action privacy settlement reached this month by the app’s parent company, Snap Inc.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 23, 2022

Kyle Hendricks sets his sights on 2023 after shutting down for the rest of the Chicago Cubs season: ‘I need to produce and perform’

Any hopes of Kyle Hendricks starting another game for the Chicago Cubs this year officially ended Monday.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 23, 2022

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Chicago Tribune · Aug 23, 2022

Paul Sullivan: A key injury. A defensive Tony La Russa. Another frustrating Chicago White Sox loss follows the same ridiculous script.

You’ve seen it before and likely will see it again.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 23, 2022

‘We feared for our lives’: Mother of alleged victim testifies in R. Kelly trial

CHICAGO — A mother whose young daughter was allegedly sexually assaulted by R. Kelly on videotape in the 1990s testified Monday that Kelly threatened them and sent them out of town after the allegations of abuse first surfaced more than 20 years ago.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 22, 2022

Jurors in R. Kelly trial see evidence of alleged payoffs for cover-up scheme

CHICAGO — An IRS agent on Monday spent nearly three hours walking jurors in R. Kelly’s federal trial through a network of payments made by the R&B superstar’s various companies as part of an alleged scheme to cover up the sexual abuse of minors.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 22, 2022

Review: Cyberterrorism thriller ‘The Undeclared War’ imagines a plausible 2024 premise — but it’s not as gripping as it should be

A hit in England and now streaming on Peacock, the six-part Channel 4/Peacock coproduction “The Undeclared War” will likely find a smaller fan base here, especially younger ones (it’s rated TV-MA but the sexual and verbal content is aggressively discreet). It’s a frustrating watch, never crass or sloppy, but underpowered.

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Chicago Tribune · Aug 22, 2022

My worst moment: Wendie Malick and kissing scenes with a co-star who had bad breath

A 30-year-old influencer suddenly finds herself in the body of her 70-year-old self in the body-switch comedy “Mack & Rita” starring Diane Keaton. In her new (older?) incarnation, she’s surrounded by a group of friends who become something of a Greek chorus. One of those women is played by Wendie…

Chicago Tribune · Aug 22, 2022

Commentary: The way phones affect my students in the classroom has me worried about their futures

“We know TikTok is bad for us, but it’s better than the real world.”

Chicago Tribune · Aug 22, 2022

Commentary: Putin’s lies, murder and destruction in Ukraine bring shame to Russia

Nearly six months into his murderous invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has brought shame on his once great nation and cemented his own legacy as a war criminal. The lasting ignominy Putin’s war and his lies have brought to Russia are just as self-destructive as they are contemptible…

Chicago Tribune · Aug 21, 2022

Man pulled from Lake Michigan’s ‘Playpen’ in Chicago Saturday afternoon is identified

CHICAGO — A recreational boater in the Playpen spotted a man’s body floating in Lake Michigan as the Chicago Air and Water Show wrapped up Saturday, Chicago police said.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 21, 2022

Loyola’s Sister Jean gets another limited edition doll in the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum ahead of 103rd birthday

Loyola University Chicago’s Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt is turning 103 years old Sunday, and the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum has released another doll for the longtime nun and Ramblers team chaplain, the organization said in a news release.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 21, 2022

Sunday’s Chicago White Sox-Cleveland Guardians game postponed because of ‘unplayable field conditions’ at Progressive Field

CLEVELAND — Sunday’s Chicago White Sox-Cleveland Guardians game at Progressive Field has been postponed because of “unplayable field conditions,” the Guardians announced.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 21, 2022

6-year-old girl shot in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood, police say

CHICAGO — A 6-year-old girl who was shot in the arm on the South Side Saturday is the most recent child to be shot in the city of Chicago — at least the eighth child younger than 16 to be shot here in the last week, according to police.

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