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Chicago Blackhawks brace for more departures before Monday’s trade deadline after a 6-4 loss to the Winnipeg Jets

CHICAGO — If the Chicago Blackhawks’ 6-4 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday night was Marc-André Fleury’s last game for the team, it was a bit of a letdown.

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Boy, 17, hurt in South Chicago shooting

He was standing on the sidewalk in the 3000 block of East 83rd Street when three males approached him and some opened fire.

Chicago Sun-Times

15-year-old girl escapes attempted kidnapping in South Shore

The teenage girl was walking about 8 a.m. when a woman armed with a pole came out of an alley in the 7500 block of South Jeffery Boulevard and tried to put a plastic bag over ., Chicago police said.

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Missing Evanston activist Elise Malary found dead; remains removed from Lake Michigan

CHICAGO — Family and friends of Elise Malary, 31, sought answers on the Evanston activist’s whereabouts when she stopped responding to them on March 9.

Chicago Tribune

Gemma Collins 'in talks to play iconic role in Chicago The Musical'

TOWIE and I'm a Celeb star Gemma Collins is reportedly in the midst of secret discussions about playing the role of the Mama Morton in the production of Chicago: The Musical

Daily Mirror

Willie Wilson announces new gas giveaway locations, ups the ante to $1 million for people at participating pumps Thursday

CHICAGO — Chicago businessman Willie Wilson on Friday announced his first gas giveaway of $200,000 was not enough after drivers came out in droves to get a piece of the pie, only for many to be turned down after the donation goal of the day was hit.

Chicago Tribune

‘What am I going to do?’ A Chicago-area woman traveled near the Ukraine border to help her parents escape

CHICAGO — As Russian troops and bombs descended on Ukraine, the daughter frantically booked a flight from Chicago to Warsaw, Poland, to help her parents fleeing their home in Kyiv.

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Former Presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton leave flowers at Ukrainian Village church in Chicago in solidarity with war-torn Ukraine

CHICAGO — In a display of solidarity with Ukraine, former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton earlier this week left bouquets of sunflowers, the war-torn nation’s national flower, at an iconic church in Chicago’s Ukrainian Village during an unannounced visit.

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Chicago outdoors: Braidwood opener mouse, River Trail NC/Narnia, harvest verb, INHS fish collection

A wild mouse lollygagging at Braidwood Lake opener, director waxing poetic on River Trail Nature Center, pros and cons of harvest as a verb, and the majesty of Illinois Natural History Survey’s fish collection are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Chicago Sun-Times

1 killed, 1-year-old girl, 2 teens among 5 wounded in shootings in Chicago Friday

A 1-year-old girl was hurt in a shooting Friday in Cragin on the Northwest Side.

Chicago Sun-Times

Brad Biggs: Former Bear Roberto Garza feels Larry Ogunjobi’s pain of failing a physical. ‘It stings. It hurts.’

CHICAGO — If anyone can empathize with Larry Ogunjobi after the Chicago Bears announced Friday that they rescinded a contract offer that would have made him the ninth-highest paid defensive tackle in the NFL, it is retired offensive lineman Roberto Garza.

Chicago Tribune

Willie Wilson’s gas giveaways could be a model for elected officials

Wilson’s latest philanthropic play — free gas — is a way “to alleviate some of the pain that Chicagoans are experiencing because of the highest fuel prices in 14 years,” he said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man, woman dead in South Chicago murder-suicide

The couple were found dead with gunshot wounds to the head Friday night in the 8400 block of South Mackinaw Avenue, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago police must fix ‘positive interactions’ program to build community trust

A Sun-Times analysis and a scathing memo from the state attorney general’s office make clear that the program, as it now stands, is failing miserably.

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Person found in Chatham trash can was beaten to death: autopsy

A witness discovered the remains Friday afternoon in a trash can in an alley in the 8400 block of South Ingleside Avenue, Chicago police said.

Chicago Tribune

Judge: Defamation suit over ‘whiteface’ comments by Jussie Smollett’s attorney can proceed

CHICAGO — A federal judge in Chicago has ruled that comments made by Jussie Smollett’s attorney on national television three years ago that two Black brothers might have attacked the actor while in “whiteface” could be construed as defamation.

Chicago Sun-Times

A look at the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police’s top campaign priorities

A gigantic question remains whether enough conservative Chicagoans can be persuaded to take Democratic ballots to vote against liberal Democratic incumbents in liberal districts, instead of voting Republican.

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Man, woman in ‘very critical’ condition after West Pullman fire

Firefighters responded to reports of a blaze at a home with people trapped inside about 3 p.m. in the 11600 block of South Aberdeen Street, according to Chicago fire officials.

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Blackhawks trade Brandon Hagel to Lightning in deal that includes 2 first-round picks

CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks traded top-six forward Brandon Hagel to the Tampa Bay Lightning, starting the roster rebuild in earnest Friday with a package that includes two first-round picks.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot talks crime fighting strategy with New York City Mayor Eric Adams

During a joint news conference after a private meeting, Adams credited Lightfoot as a mayor who understands the need to focus simultaneously on “intervention and prevention.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Afternoon Edition: March 18, 2022

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

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Bears to sign DE Al-Quadin Muhammad to 2-year deal

The Bears are expected to sign DE Al-Quadin Muhammad, who reunites with Matt Eberflus in Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times

After creating traffic jams with offer of free gas, mayoral hopeful Willie Wilson said he will do it again — this time offering $1 million worth

Wilson said he will also expand the number of stations involved in the March 24 giveaway to 50, with some of them in the suburbs as well as Chicago.

The Independent UK

Defamation suit by brothers in Smollett case can go forward

A federal judge in Chicago says a defamation lawsuit filed by two brothers who said they took part in a fake hate crime against Jussie Smollett can go forward

Chicago Sun-Times

Palmer House Hilton hotel’s Ken Price, the ‘last of the great publicists,’ has died at 82

He brought flair, knowledge and relentless energy to promoting the historic hotel and also was involved in creating Chicago’s International Sister Cities Conference.

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