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Chicago’s theater scene takes another blow as cutbacks hit iconic Steppenwolf Theatre

Steppenwolf’s troubles make it clear that City Hall, business leaders and the philanthropic community must now work together to help preserve live theater.

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Chicago murders are down 21% from horrendous 2021 as summer ends

Police data show murders are continuing to fall, but the numbers through August remain elevated from what was typical just a few years ago.

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Chicago’s Bill Pinkney, first Black mariner to sail the globe solo, dead at 87

The history-making sailor who grew up on Chicago’s South Side was the first Black man inducted into the Sailing Hall of Fame, but insisted he was an “ordinary man.”

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Labor Day a time to kick back, relax — and remember the heroes of the past and the tumultous road behind

History has not forgotten Chicago’s Haymarket Square Riot, a peaceful labor protest that morphed into mayhem and death. However, history’s fading ink can lose heroes along the way, specifically Illinois Gov. John P. Altgeld and the famous Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay.

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It’ll always be wrong to yell ‘fire’ in a crowded theater

Columnist Jacob Sullum apparently has trouble internalizing that every freedom has a limit when it constrains the freedom of others, a reader writes.

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Malukas stands firm over McLaughlin IndyCar podium hostility

The two drivers came together in Turn 4 with 47 laps to go, with the 21-year-old Chicago-born Dale Coyne Racing driver going on to stand on the podium while Team Penske’s McLaughlin eventually fell down to fifth.

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Sliman Bensmaia, rocker, University of Chicago researcher whose work helped restore touch to people with prosthetic limbs, dead at 49

He helped develop the first robotic prosthetic arm that gave realistic touch feedback, enabling a man, paralyzed from the chest down, to distinguish between touches on individual fingers and the palm of a robotic hand.

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How to score $10 tickets to ‘Hamilton’ shows in Chicago

The digital lottery system offers a limited number of tickets so Chicagoans can have a chance to see the musical about Founding Father Alexander Hamilton without breaking the bank. Here’s how to not throw away your shot at the coveted tickets.

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Picture Chicago: 21 of the best Sun-Times photos from this week in news

Two women were struck by bullets inside Guaranteed Rate Field during a White Sox game, first lady Jill Biden visited Chicago in an event aimed to highlight the Biden administration’s support of organized labor, and athletes competed in the 2023 Chicago Triathlon.

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Riders gear up for Sunday’s Bike the Drive: ‘Super-cool Chicago thing to do’

The 30-mile loop runs from the Museum of Science and Industry to West Bryn Mawr Avenue.

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Rachel Morin update: Criminal profiler gets involved in hunt for killer as murder probe extends to Chicago

DNA found at the scene of Morin’s murder matches the DNA left at a home where an unknown man broke into a home in Los Angeles and violently attacked a young girl back in March

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Bear Necessities: Grading Chicago’s new additions

The Bears signed some newcomers to the roster, and he handed out grades. We recap Thursday's headlines.

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How the Raiders-Bears Trade for Khalil Mack Changed the NFL: ‘It Was a Shock’

Five years ago today, it was rare to see a deal of this caliber. Now it’s become commonplace and has opened the door for many megatrades involving superstar players.

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In rare twist, ex-Chicago police officer testifies on behalf of man whose double-murder conviction is then vacated

Francisco Benitez claimed he was wrongfully convicted in the 1989 killings of two boys in Humboldt Park. Former gang investigator Joe Sparks told the court he thought the police got the wrong guy.

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The time has come for real solutions to Illinois and Chicago’s grossly underfunded pensions

The five state pension systems collectively have a staggering unfunded liability of $139 billion, and Chicago’s unfunded liability of $35.4 billion.

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4-year-old boy, man wounded in Woodlawn shooting

The two were in a car Thursday afternoon in the 1500 block of East 65th Street, when someone in another vehicle opened fire, Chicago police say.

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Hey Chicago, don’t smother the Friday Morning Swim Club in regulations

The “club” started with a couple of young professionals jumping into the lake at Montrose Harbor to start off their busy weekends. Hundreds, then thousands, of young folks started joining them. Then the Park District weighed in.

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Steppenwolf Theatre announces staff cuts in the wake of falling revenue, drop in attendance

The iconic Chicago theater company is the latest of many arts outlets dealing with fallout from the pandemic.

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Chicago White Sox did right thing by not clearing stadium after shooting

The Sox administration acted responsibly. The problem is not with those in charge at Sox Park. The problem is with the ease of access to not only ordinary guns but automatic weapons that send bullets out like water from a garden hose.

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White Sox promote former player Chris Getz to general manager

The Chicago White Sox promoted Chris Getz to general manager, staying inside the organization for the position almost two decades after the franchise last won a playoff series

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Former Bears Trevis Gipson, Kindle Vildor land with Titans

Former Bears Trevis Gipson and Kindle Vildor reunite with the Titans.

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Chicago Labor Day weekend forecast: ‘Unseasonably hot and sunny’ — but not so sticky

National Weather Service predicts “much more modest humidity than a week ago,” when a heat wave broke temperature records before a cooldown this week.

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Chicago cycling advocates want more protected bike lanes, lower speed limits

The number of crashes involving bicycles is on the rise in Chicago.

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Chicago’s history is linked to America’s nuclear dilemma

A few years back, I decided to hike Red Gate Woods out in Chicago’s southwest suburbs...Cut into the trail-facing side of the marker were words stating that the radioactive remains of CP-1 — Chicago Pile-1, the reactor that had been built beneath Stagg Field at the University of Chicago and…

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Losing Tyshon Johnson and other kids to violence robs us all

Chicago’s sordid history has taken away our boys’ and girls’ abilities to be kids. It has robbed our city of its potential.

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