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White voters helped propel Lori Lightfoot to the mayor’s office in 2019. Will they stick with her in February?

CHICAGO — When Willie Wilson finished his remarks before the Illinois Polish American Congress in November, the lull in the room lasted long enough for the audience to begin awkwardly fidgeting.

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Nighttime lights — which shine brighter in many US cities during holidays — may harm wildlife, experts say. How you can help

They light up the night on the darkest days of the year.

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Art Institute of Chicago union doubles in size; more than 600 nontenured faculty members will join

More than 600 adjunct professors and lecturers at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago will become part of the school’s union following a Tuesday vote, doubling the size of the city’s first major museum union.

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NBA renames its MVP trophy after Michael Jordan — a 5-time winner of the award with the Chicago Bulls

The NBA’s Most Valuable Player trophy has a new name: Michael Jordan’s.

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Still little movement in R. Kelly’s Illinois cases, though singer could be in attendance at arguments next month

CHICAGO — Close observers of R. Kelly’s Cook County cases might have had a touch of deja vu Tuesday during the singer’s latest hearing.

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‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ review: In this gorgeous looking sequel, James Cameron has a way with water

“Avatar: The Way of Water” succeeds in one big way above all. It looks and moves and surrounds the way James Cameron wanted his underwater disappointment “The Abyss” to look, once upon a time in 1989.

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Moms, rejected applicants decry new Chicago Fire Department exam procedures that shrink testing pool for city firefighters

CHICAGO — Retired Chicago first responder Monica Davis said she and her son Eulice thought he’d have a leg up in landing a job as a Chicago firefighter-EMT during an upcoming exam thanks to city rules aimed at giving a preference to young city residents. City rules give preference in…

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The best TV of 2022: From ‘Abbott Elementary’ to ‘The Bear’

Here we are, nearly at the year’s end and — as with recent years before it — 2022 was absolutely packed with TV options. This is why I tend to side-eye “best of” lists these days. More than 500 scripted shows came out over the past 12 months. Yes, we…

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Editorial: Freeloading tech giants should pay for the local news they use

It’s no secret that local journalism is in deep trouble. More than two newspapers are disappearing each week, on average, and more than a fifth of Americans live in “news deserts” — communities that have lost, or are in the process of losing, their local news providers. As a result,…

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Commentary: Don’t renew the child tax credit. Reform it

As Christmas approaches, not everyone is celebrating. American families — hit hard by inflation, wage stagnation and layoffs — must confront another challenge: an expired child tax credit.

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Commentary: Congress must raise the debt ceiling now to avoid an economic calamity

America is facing an unprecedented fiscal and economic threat next year and Congress has until Jan. 3 to avoid it. Sometime in 2023, probably around June, the United States will hit the debt ceiling, which is the maximum amount the government can borrow.

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The Satanic Temple of Illinois won the right to put on a holiday display in state capitol. Members say it’s about religious freedom

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Minister Adam of the Satanic Temple of Illinois looked ready for the holidays.

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Laura Washington: Trump is beginning to look like a cheap suit that’s not wearing well

These are ugly times for the former president.

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‘Never quit learning’: 90-year-old great-grandmother, who first started college in 1951, graduates from Northern Illinois University

DEKALB, Ill. -- Few people finish their college education in a retirement facility. But that’s what it took for 90-year-old Joyce Defauw to complete her bachelor’s degree in General Studies from Northern Illinois University, a milestone nearly seven decades in the making.

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Survivors of mass shootings in 2 Illinois communities voice support for proposed assault weapon ban

CHICAGO — On the surface, Highland Park and East Garfield Park don’t have much in common.

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A budget cliff is looming for Chicago transit agencies, and fare hikes and service cuts might not be able to fill it

In November 2019, people trying to get to work or take weekend outings in Chicagoland crammed themselves onto the “L,” public buses and commuter trains at least 39.6 million times.

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FTX collapse shakes up Chicago crypto market, where its US trading platform was going to be the next big thing

CHICAGO — When the FTX.US headquarters opened in a gleaming new Fulton Market tower in May, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and her retinue stopped by to officially welcome the cryptocurrency exchange to Chicago, a city positioning itself as a financial center for the booming digital assets.

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Review: Audra McDonald dives deep in shocking ‘Ohio State Murders’ on Broadway

NEW YORK — Imagine you’re a celebrity writer invited to speak by your alma mater, where you had a mostly miserable time, thanks to the racism of the time and place. Imagine further that the person inviting you asks you to talk about why you have so much violent imagery…

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Beery Christmas and Hoppy New Year: 10 festive beers to stuff in your holiday stocking

Candy canes are fun. Gift cards are useful. But nothing festively stuffs a stocking — or brightens a Hanukkah or Kwanzaa for that matter — quite like a beer tasting of the season.

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Paul Sullivan: Is one-time MVP Cody Bellinger a sleeper signing for the Chicago Cubs? Only time will tell.

It was 12 years ago that agent Scott Boras introduced us to the concept of the pillow contract.

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Brad Biggs: 4th-quarter comebacks are at an all-time high in the NFL. The next step for Chicago Bears QB Justin Fields is delivering in crunch time.

Even by Tom Brady’s lofty standards, the rally he directed Monday night in guiding the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 17-16 victory over the New Orleans Saints was special.

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Commentary: A ban on assault weapons isn’t the answer to gun violence

Over the past three decades, the idea of banning “assault weapons” has gained traction not because this policy has significant potential to save lives, but because proponents promise that such a ban will save lives without infringing on the rights of hunters or those who keep handguns for home defense.…

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Chicago Bulls stunned 123-122 at the overtime buzzer by the Atlanta Hawks — their 9th loss in clutch games this season

The Chicago Bulls still are struggling in the clutch.

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Pfleger returns to first Sunday Mass following the end of archdiocese investigation

Expressing feelings of immense gratitude, the Rev. Michael Pfleger began his homily on Sunday by thanking his parishioners, friends and staff a day after he was reinstated at service following a second abuse allegation that was deemed unfounded.

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Bar fight in Chicago leaves 3 dead, 1 critically injured, police say

CHICAGO — A bar fight in Portage Park on the Northwest Side turned fatal early Sunday morning after gunfire broke out, leaving three people dead and one person in critical condition, Chicago police said.

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