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Rays waste a strong Shane McClanahan start in loss to Cubs

CHICAGO — Shane McClanahan gave the Rays a strong six innings on a cold night, but the bullpen let them down in a 4-2 loss to the Cubs.

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Bad times at Antioch Baptist: A roofer’s torch claims another landmark Chicago church

The city must take a closer look at the use of these propane torches and come up with an ordinance to make the practice safer.

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Chicago casino sites gain critics on the City Council

More alderpersons — with Pat Dowell (3rd) the latest — object to plans in or near their wards after residents voice complaints at community hearings.

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Van Dyke avoids federal charges in Laquan McDonald's death

Federal authorities say they will not criminally charge Jason Van Dyke, the former Chicago police officer convicted of murder in the 2014 shooting death of Black teenager Laquan McDonald

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Feds announce they won’t pursue case against former Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke in shooting of Laquan McDonald

CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors will not bring any case against the former Chicago police officer who killed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, U.S. Attorney John Lausch’s office announced Monday.

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Afternoon Edition: April 18, 2022

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

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Jake Arrieta Announces Retirement From Professional Baseball

The former Cubs star, who won the Cy Young Award in 2015 and a World Series with Chicago in 2016, is hanging up his spikes at age 36.

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Pritzker unveils $30 million tourism campaign

The ads will feature actor Jane Lynch, who grew up in Dolton.

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Hollis Resnik, acclaimed Chicago stage actress, dead at 66

The 12-time winner of the Joseph Jefferson Award died Sunday at Swedish Covenant Hospital.

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Bears sign TE James O’Shaughnessy to 1-year deal

The Bears added another homegrown Chicago tight end in James O'Shaughnessy, who signed a one-year deal with the team.

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An old favorite of the Chicago River, the common carp, still have ‘Big Shoulders’ downtown

Jesse Gonzalez caught his personal-best carp from the Chicago River to earn Fish of the Week.

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‘Shining Girls’ team needed Chicago’s look and ‘amazing’ talent to tell the story

Elisabeth Moss, star and producer of the upcoming Apple TV+ series, calls its serial-killer plot ‘an analogy for trauma.’

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DUI driver charged in Dan Ryan crash that injured two Chicago police officers: police

The officers were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition, fire officials said.

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Editorial: Sound the alarm: Subways are in crisis

Even for a regular rider, a trip into an urban American subway system long has involved a leap of faith. The systems are, by definition, subterranean. The third rail, a metaphor taken from the ground-level electricity used to power subway cars, implies danger in all fields.

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Boy, 9, found safe after reported kidnapped by rideshare driver in West Town: police

The vehicle was described as a 2010 maroon Toyota minivan, according to Chicago police said.

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Paul Sullivan: Chicago Bulls prove they can hang with the Milwaukee Bucks, but a chance to take the series lead slips away

A sense of dread accompanied the Chicago Bulls up Interstate 94 for their first postseason game in five years.

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Chicago Bulls overcome an early 16-point deficit but lose 93-86 to the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 1 of the playoffs

MILWAUKEE — In the fourth quarter of any game, the Chicago Bulls are always comfortable with a single-digit deficit and the ball in DeMar DeRozan’s hands. That has been a tried-and-true formula throughout DeRozan’s first season in Chicago.

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2 days after church fire, Chicago community celebrates Easter with hopes of rebuilding

CHICAGO — The congregation gathered for Easter Sunday at a neighborhood funeral home. Some have been members of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church for more than 30 years. Others were inspired to join for the first time. All came to hear the message of resurrection.

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Rays beat sloppy White Sox, snap a four-game skid

CHICAGO — The Rays got a little help Sunday in snapping their four-game losing streak.

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Chicago fitness trainer takes on Julia Child’s mission of making cooking less intimidating

Army vet Dustin Hogue makes the finals on Food Network show based on the PBS chef’s techniques.

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3 bodies pulled from Chicago River, Lake Michigan over weekend

The bodies were recovered from the river Saturday and another was pulled from Lake Michigan Sunday.

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Time for unvaccinated cops to choose health and common sense, not politics

It’s unclear what discipline the city will hand down to cops who won’t get vaccinated and don’t have medical or religious exemptions.

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Politics at the pump: Illinois Democrats’ election-year plan to pause gas tax hike sparks backlash from station owners

CHICAGO — By Fourth of July, Illinois drivers likely will be greeted at the gas pump by 4-by-8-inch signs informing them that as they fill their tanks, they’re actually saving money, courtesy of their elected leaders in Springfield.

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Paul Sullivan: DeMar DeRozan carried the Bulls all season long. Can he do it again in the playoffs?

CHICAGO — Michael Jordan scored a playoff-record 63 points against the Celtics at Boston Garden in April 1986, a performance Larry Bird famously described as “God disguised as Michael Jordan.”

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Michael Kopech settles in after a shaky 1st, helping White Sox edge Rays, 3-2

CHICAGO — The top of the first inning included two walks, an error and a slick move by Randy Arozarena to avoid a tag from Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson near second base.

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