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‘Uncoupled’ review: Think ‘Sex and the City’ but gay, with Neil Patrick Harris as Carrie

Middle-aged, gay and single, Stanley James is a New York art dealer who is an endlessly watchable mix of vulnerable and seen-it-all sardonic confidence. He may not be ripped like the guys in his friend group, but so what? Not everybody has to buy into the constant status-seeking that fuels…

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Talks to keep Lollapalooza in Chicago after this year hit a snag

CHICAGO — Lollapalooza organizers and the Chicago Park District reached a stalemate Thursday night in crafting a new contract to keep Chicago’s largest music festival in Grant Park for years to come.

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Back-to-school spending expected to hit record high as inflation soars. ‘It’s kind of adding up now’

Nicole Sebastian has been “a little choosier” when buying school supplies for her two kids this year. With inflation at its highest since the early 1980s, prices are up across the board, and notebooks and markers are no exception.

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Paul Sullivan: With the futures of Toews and Kane in flux, Blackhawks' rebuild is ‘draining’ — and has only just begun

CHICAGO — Jonathan Toews had an apt description of the Chicago Blackhawks rebuild during a recent interview with The Athletic.

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Commentary: Everything is on fire. It doesn’t have to be

The Democratic Republic of Congo is home to one of the world’s largest rainforests, second only to the Amazon. Larger than Alaska, it contains a massive peatlands area that has trapped the equivalent of three years’ worth of global carbon emissions.

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Disabled athlete crosses Lake Michigan on paddleboard in quest to traverse all the Great Lakes: ‘It’s really something to witness’

CHICAGO — A small dot on the horizon grew larger as a group of 10 paddleboarders prepared to join it. Some of them whistled, hooted and yelled words of encouragement, waving their paddles in the air.

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What to watch for in the Chicago White Sox’ next 5 series — all against sub-.500 teams. Will they make their move in the AL Central?

Lance Lynn yelled in celebration after striking out Myles Straw for the final out of the fifth inning during Game 2 of Saturday’s doubleheader against the Cleveland Guardians at Guaranteed Rate Field.

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Chicago police won’t help investigate those who seek abortions here under new order from Mayor Lori Lightfoot

CHICAGO — Chicago will ban its police officers from assisting out-of-state law enforcement in investigating people who travel here for abortions under an executive order signed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday.

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Amazon workers in Illinois file complaints with the EEOC alleging racist work environment

Twenty-six workers at an Amazon facility in Joliet, Illinois, have filed complaints with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging a racist workplace environment and retaliation against an employee who spoke up, their lawyer said Wednesday.

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‘The Resort’ review: An old flip phone, a luxury vacation and a mystery with William Jackson Harper and Cristin Milioti

An old flip phone is found by an American woman while vacationing in Mexico with her husband in “The Resort” on Peacock. The couple has arrived at this lush hotel on the Mayan Riviera for their 10-year anniversary. She, in particular, is looking for anything to distract from the boredom…

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Review: Rebecca Hall is one of the fiercest actors of our time. But 'Resurrection' comes up short of her talent

In the movies, the interior trauma so many women endure years or decades after the end of an abusive relationship is resolved with a cruelly misleading lack of fuss or psychological fallout.

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Chicago leaders confident of Lollapalooza security plans in wake of Highland Park mass shooting

CHICAGO — Less than a month after a gunman climbed a fire escape and positioned himself on a rooftop to fire rifle rounds into a mass of Independence Day paradegoers below in Highland Park, Chicago officials said they are confident they can keep one of the city’s largest festivals safe…

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Editorial: Indiana’s existing abortion laws are in sync with moderate Hoosiers. Leave well enough alone

Anyone seeking an abortion in Indiana faces a variety of hurdles.

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Editorial: A domed Soldier Field? Not if taxpayers have to pay.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s bid to keep the Bears in Chicago by topping Soldier Field with a dome has the feel of desperation. It’s like the old hook-and-ladder play. Your team is 90 yards away from a touchdown with just a few seconds on the clock, and tries to lateral the…

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Editorial: We can’t leave police to fight their stress battles alone

As the third Chicago Police Department officer to commit suicide in less than a month was laid to rest this past weekend, arguments and anger over the city’s overtaxed police force took on a new sense of urgency.

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Commentary: A Ukrainian postwar recovery plan needs specifics now

While it is premature to declare Russia’s invasion of Ukraine over, with Ukrainians dying in the Donbas region every day, it is critical to lay the foundation for what a postwar Ukraine would look like.

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Brad Biggs: Riley Reiff is the clear left tackle for the Chicago Bears. The right side of the line is up for grabs.

The Chicago Bears hit the practice field for the first time Wednesday morning at Halas Hall, but the real work for offensive linemen begins Monday when rules allow the team to put on full pads.

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Google will be new occupant of Chicago's iconic, controversial James R. Thompson Center

CHICAGO — Google has agreed to buy the soon-to-be-renovated James R. Thompson Center in heart of the Loop, a victory for Chicago’s central business district and for Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker as he seeks reelection and fends off criticism over recent high-profile corporate departures.

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Indiana man admits straw-purchasing gun used in slaying of Chicago police Officer Ella French

CHICAGO — An Indiana man pleaded guilty Wednesday to straw-purchasing the handgun later used to kill Chicago police Officer Ella French during a traffic stop last year.

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Robert Quinn says he’s on board with the Chicago Bears despite speculation: ‘I’ve been traded twice. You get tired of moving.’

Robert Quinn’s absence from Chicago Bears mandatory minicamp six weeks ago fueled speculation that the veteran defensive end wanted to be traded as the team undergoes a renovation.

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Bears linebacker Roquan Smith winds up on the PUP list as his contract saga lingers

CHICAGO — A little before 9 a.m. Wednesday, the Chicago Bears officially placed linebacker Roquan Smith on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list, a somewhat peculiar roster move that came a day after general manager Ryan Poles and coach Matt Eberflus acknowledged Smith’s contract dismay and the possibility it…

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Claes Oldenburg, who made art of massive size and style, spent his formative years in Chicago

CHICAGO — Not everyone liked the things that artist Claes Oldenburg made, which were gigantic sculptures of such commonplace items as a hamburger, a lipstick case, clothespin, ice cream cone, pretzel, ironing board, teddy bear, aspirin, and a very, very big bat in Chicago.

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First monkeypox case is reported in Cook County Jail; Chicago receives 15,000 doses of vaccine over the weekend

CHICAGO — The Cook County Jail on Tuesday reported its first case of monkeypox, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health.

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My worst moment: ‘Rutherford Falls’ star Ed Helms and the very bad day on ‘The Hangover 2′

The early impetus behind the Peacock comedy “Rutherford Falls” started with Michael Schur (who created “Parks and Recreation”) and actor Ed Helms “being kind of surprised and disturbed by the ways that people were clinging to historical narratives and using them really as an excuse to mistreat each other, as…

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Commentary: Herd immunity against COVID-19 is unlikely. But we aren’t powerless

“A man has got to know his limitations.” That is one of the memorable phrases uttered by “Dirty Harry” Callahan, the fictional police inspector played by Clint Eastwood. Today, the world is learning its limitations in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and the most important lesson is that a key strategy…

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