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Chicago priest benched again amid another decades-old sexual abuse claim

CHICAGO — For the second time in less than two years, the Rev. Michael Pfleger is stepping away from his popular ministry while under investigation for a decades-old sexual abuse allegation, the Archdiocese of Chicago confirmed Saturday.

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AT&T Illinois fined for effort to illegally influence ex-Speaker Michael Madigan as new charges against him revealed

CHICAGO — Telephone giant AT&T Illinois has agreed to pay a $23 million fine as part of a federal criminal investigation into the company’s illegal efforts to influence former House Speaker Michael Madigan, according to court records made public Friday.

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AT&T charged with trying to illegally influence Illinois ex-Speaker Michael Madigan

CHICAGO — AT&T Illinois has agreed to pay a $23 million fine as part of a federal criminal investigation into the company’s illegal efforts to influence former House Speaker Michael Madigan.

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Asian Americans are one of Texas’ fastest-growing demographics. But they feel ignored by politicians.

Asian American and Pacific Islander voters said that candidates don’t often reach out — and that their elected officials don’t adequately represent their interests.

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MacArthur Foundation announces ‘genius’ grant winners for 2022

CHICAGO — In 1981, the MacArthur Foundation began awarding annual fellowships. These have consisted of monetary awards of $800,000 (an increase this year, bumped up from a decade ago and paid out in annual installments of $160,000 over five years) to do with whatever the awardees want.

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Dawn Buckingham and Jay Kleberg vie for open land commissioner seat overseeing the Alamo and disaster relief funds

The land commissioner manages the Texas General Land Office, which manages the Alamo, administers natural disaster relief funding and helps fund public education. The seat is open after incumbent George P. Bush lost his primary bid for attorney general.

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Stephen L. Carter: The Supreme Court has a long history of failed leak probes

Although the matter is reportedly still up in the air, I’m hoping the Supreme Court releases its report on the investigation of a draft opinion in last spring’s abortion case. But I doubt we’ll learn the identity of the leaker. We never do.

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The case of the vanishing deposit: Woman defrauded in catfishing check scam that reveals vulnerability of bank accounts

Only when it was too late did Christine Settingsgaard see the red flags festooning her online boyfriend.

Chicago Tribune

Happy 75th anniversary to us!

The Chicago Sunday Sun and Times was first published on Oct. 5, 1947.

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Operation Lone Star troops could owe feds tax money thanks to state’s payroll error

On Thursday, officials with the Texas Military Department acknowledged that the payroll system they used for the mission has withheld too little in federal taxes from service members’ paychecks.

The Texas Tribune

How Chicago Cubs prospect Jordan Wicks — armed with new pitch — is setting himself up a big 2023 season

For left-hander Jordan Wicks, the big-league dream felt much closer over the weekend.

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Texas A&M’s early-voting location was popular during general elections before it was moved off campus

The Brazos County commissioner who represents the precinct where the university is located cited low turnout as a partial reason for relocating the polling location.

The Texas Tribune

Paul Sullivan: 4 thoughts on Tony La Russa’s exit from the Chicago White Sox — including why the media will miss him even if he won’t miss the media

Four random thoughts from one of the more memorable days in recent Chicago White Sox history.

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Another National Guard soldier working Operation Lone Star dies by suspected suicide

The soldier is the 10th known Texas Guard member linked to the mission to die since its rapid expansion began in September 2021.

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Nick Kindelsperger: The fascinating history of Chicago barbecue, told in Tribune coverage from 1850s to present day

CHICAGO — Barbecue has been on my mind for months now, from the newer Texas-style offerings in the suburbs to the saucy South Side classics. As I’ve hopefully made clear, Chicago has a robust barbecue tradition, particularly for a northern city. But after looking through the Tribune’s archives, even I…

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Abbott, O’Rourke spar over immigration, abortion and Uvalde shooting in debate

The one-hour debate took place in Edinburg. It was the only scheduled debate between the two candidates before the November election.

The Texas Tribune

Warden of West Texas immigration detention center arrested in migrant’s death was previously accused of abusing detainees

The brothers reportedly told law enforcement they were looking for animals to shoot. One man was killed and a woman was injured.

The Texas Tribune

State agencies push for better worker pay as critical staffing crunch hits Texas government

Texas agencies say they are being hammered by a historic staffing crisis, particularly when it comes to those in the trenches serving the state’s most vulnerable populations.

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Paul Sullivan: Remembering Mary Frances Veeck, an ambassador for baseball and sounding board for the former White Sox owner

CHICAGO — Mary Frances Veeck was recalling the night in 1979 that her husband, former Chicago White Sox owner Bill Veeck, returned from a particularly rough night at Comiskey Park.

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Woman forced to give ex-husband album full of racy photos in divorce settlement

A judge ordered Lindsay Marsh to hand over what was "basically porn" to her ex-husband as he had a right to keep the intimate messages she had written on the album

The Texas Tribune

Brazos County won’t restore Texas A&M early-voting location despite students’ pushback

County commissioners decided Tuesday that A&M still won’t have an on-campus early-voting location for the 2022 elections, despite admitting it was a mistake to eliminate it for the first time in years.

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Texas GOP pushes "patriotic education"

Historians are not wild about the Texas GOP's view of state history

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Former Chicago college student convicted of spying for Chinese intelligence service

A federal jury on Monday convicted a former Chicago graduate student of spying for the Chinese government by gathering information on scientists and engineers in the U.S. with valuable knowledge about aerospace technology, artificial intelligence, and even aircraft carriers.

The Texas Tribune

1836 Project promotes sanitized version of Texas history, experts say

The Texas Tribune reviewed the 15-page document, which will be handed out to new drivers, and asked historians to comment on how accurately and thoroughly it chronicles the state’s history.

Chicago Tribune

Tony La Russa and the Chicago White Sox: How the manager fared in two managing stints with the franchise

Tony La Russa is one of the most accomplished managers in major-league history.

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