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Baseball quiz: One moment in time

Postseason has the quizmaster reminiscing about a historic year in Chicago baseball — 2016.

Chicago Sun-Times

Babe’s record-book buck, bounding cemetery buck, fish habitats for the Slough and timberdoodles

A bounding spike at a North Side cemetery, a question on timberdoodles, Babe Ruth’s record-book buck and building fish habitats at Willow Slough are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Chicago Sun-Times

After Velus Jones Jr.’s ‘devastating’ mistake last week, the Chicago Bears are holding a competition for their punt return role

CHICAGO — Velus Jones Jr. has given it some thought. If he had that one sequence from last week’s loss to the Washington Commanders to do over again, if he had a redo on the punt he muffed inside the Chicago Bears 10-yard line with 8 minutes, 12 seconds remaining,…

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Portable toilets would make Chicago’s parks, lakefront more usable

The availability of a single portable toilet when restrooms are closed can make a massive difference to someone’s experience of a public space.

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Red Wings let third-period lead slip away, lose 4-3 to Chicago in OT

CHICAGO — Four games, and no one has beaten the Red Wings in regulation time yet.

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As Bailey seeks to weaken Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Black support, governor launches new ad with endorsement from Obama

CHICAGO — A new TV spot from Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker touts an endorsement from former President Barack Obama just as the governor’s opponents are seeking to weaken his support among Black voters.

Chicago Tribune

How Chicago put Louis Armstrong on a path to jazz greatness 100 years ago

The trumpeter from New Orleans was 21 when he stepped off a train at the Illinois Central Station in 1922. Now, jazz events in Chicago are exploring his influence on the city.

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Chicago finances win city first Fitch upgrade in a decade

Chicago won its first upgrade from Fitch Ratings Inc. in more than a decade, a sign that the Windy City is finally starting to turn its beleaguered finances around.

Tribune News Service

Chicago public health officials announce 2 monkeypox deaths

Health officials say that death from the monkeypox virus remains an extremely rare event, with only 32 deaths occurring out of more than 75,000 global cases during the 2022 outbreak.

Chicago Sun-Times

Actress Sharon Stone tweets support of Illinois Holocaust Museum in antisemitic climate

CHICAGO — Hollywood actress Sharon Stone is again boosting the work of the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Skokie on social media.

Chicago Tribune

Archdiocese of Chicago still protecting names of predator priests, Pritzker insider cashes in on lobbyist ties and more in your news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago’s Swifties plan for a sleepless weekend to celebrate the release of Taylor Swift’s album ‘Midnights’

CHICAGO — For Hayley Van Fulpen, the ritual of first-time listening to a Taylor Swift album usually consists of lying down in a quiet room, absorbing the music and processing the lyrics, alone.

Chicago Tribune

Secret grand jury proceedings in R. Kelly’s Chicago case were briefly made public

CHICAGO — A recent motion by attorneys for R. Kelly’s former business manager, Derrell McDavid, did more than just seek government reimbursement of McDavid’s legal fees — it also lifted the curtain on secretive grand jury proceedings that led to the bombshell indictment in the first place.

Chicago Tribune

Embattled CPD Supt. David Brown takes his turn on City Council hot seat

“I’ve been here for two-and-a-half years. It feels like 10,” Brown tells alderpersons at a City Council budget hearing.

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Which Love Is Blind couples from season two are still together?

The cast of ‘Love Is Blind’ season two have gone through manys ups and downs since cameras stopped rolling

Chicago Sun-Times

Cardinal Blase Cupich is still keeping secrets on child sex abuse by order priests

The Archdiocese of Chicago for the first time has posted the names of credibly accused sex-offender priests from multiple Catholic religious orders — with many unexplained omissions.

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Upper Midwest Buried By Heavy Snow As Chicago Sees 1st Flakes

Winterlike scenes unfolded across portions of the Upper Midwest as many residents woke up to snow.

Chicago Sun-Times

Picture Chicago: The Sun-Times’ best unseen photos of the week

The Field Museum’s newest exhibit, a star turn from Lizzo at the United Center and more in our favorite photos from the last week in Chicago.

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Chicago police officer who shot and killed Adam Toledo faces firing

CHICAGO — The Chicago Police officer who shot and killed 13-year-old Adam Toledo during a foot chase in 2021 is facing firing after an investigation by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability concluded the shooting violated department policy.

Chicago Sun-Times

1 killed, 5 wounded by gunfire in Chicago Thursday

A man, 39, was found fatally shot in a car in South Deering on the Far South Side.

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Podcast: How much blame does Justin Fields deserve for Bears’ struggling offense?

In the latest episode of our Bears Wire podcast, we discuss Justin Fields' part in Chicago's offensive struggles.

Chicago Sun-Times

Garbage hauler the FBI once said was mob-controlled now doing work at O’Hare Airport

In a once-secret 2003 memo, the FBI said the company was secretly “controlled” by brothers John DiFronzo and Peter DiFronzo, reputed Chicago Outfit leaders who died in the past few years.

Chicago Tribune

‘Loudmouth’ shows Al Sharpton’s impact on the civil rights movement and his role as a voice for the Black community: ‘I’m the blow-up man’

CHICAGO — The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks this line in the documentary “Loudmouth,” the first on his legacy: “People call me to blow up issues. I’m the blow-up man and I don’t apologize for that.”

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Mississippi town with Confederate monument gets Emmett Till statue

A Mississippi town with a Confederate monument plans to unveil a larger-than-life statue of Emmett Till on Friday, decades after white men kidnapped and killed the Black teenager.

The Independent UK

Community with Confederate monument gets Emmett Till statue

A Mississippi community with an elaborate Confederate monument plans to unveil a larger-than-life statue of Emmett Till

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