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Want to video chat with Rod Blagojevich, Brett Favre or Sam the hobbit? Cameo adds live calls to its celebrity video offerings

Chicago-based Cameo, which built a business out of selling recorded celebrity video greetings, is adding live video chats across its talent roster of actors, athletes and offbeat stars.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 18, 2022

Chicago Blackhawks sign forward prospect Cole Guttman to a 2-year, entry-level deal

The Chicago Blackhawks signed forward prospect Cole Guttman to a two-year, entry-level contract that carries a $950,000 salary-cap hit, the team announced Thursday.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 18, 2022

R. Kelly’s former goddaughter and alleged victim takes witness stand, tells jury she had sex with singer ‘innumerable times’ while a minor

CHICAGO — For the first time after two decades of swirling allegations, R. Kelly’s former goddaughter has taken the stand as a prosecution witness in a case against the disgraced singer.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 18, 2022

‘Beast’ review: Idris Elba is a father who goes mano-a-gato with a rogue lion. Anything for your family

I squared up with “Beast” in full-on beast mode, meaning: pad, pen, popcorn and proportional expectations. Expectations somewhat exceeded! Turns out “Beast” is a fairly good, pretty brutal, dumb-smart survival thriller made with a clear, even reductive sense of purpose.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 18, 2022

Dead body pulled from Chicago's Montrose Harbor hours after 2 people fell from a boat near Lake Michigan playpen

CHICAGO — A dead body was pulled from the water near Montrose Harbor early Thursday, hours after the second boating accident in a week in the party-friendly area of Lake Michigan known as the playpen, which left one person in critical condition and another missing.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 18, 2022

Commentary: One year after messy withdrawal, America shuns Afghanistan and its women

America’s exit from Afghanistan was going to come eventually. Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump both declared their intentions to extricate the U.S. from its “forever war.” The American public by and large ratified this position.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 18, 2022

Editorial: After a year under Taliban rule, Afghans feel the price of peace.

Afghanistan today under Taliban rule virtually mirrors what the country was like before the American invasion in October 2001. Girls cannot attend secondary school. Once again, women no longer work as lawyers, judges or police officers. Men must wear beards and traditional Afghan garb.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 18, 2022

‘Just a brutal day’: White Sox close homestand with 21-5 loss to Astros, settling for 4-game split

CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox had an opportunity to inch closer to first place ahead of a big series against the division-leading Guardians in Cleveland.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 18, 2022

Sky lose Game 1 of 1st-round series, 98-91, as Liberty close with 13-0 run

CHICAGO — Minutes away from their first win of the 2022 WNBA playoffs, the Chicago Sky fell completely out of rhythm.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 18, 2022

10 key games on Bulls' schedule, including January matchup against Pistons in Paris

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls open their 2022-23 season Oct. 19 against the Heat in Miami and take on the Cleveland Cavaliers on Oct. 22 in the home opener at the United Center.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 18, 2022