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How William Wrigley Jr. brought soap, gum and Chicago baseball broadcasting together

Early baseball owners feared radio, but Cubs owner Wrigley didn’t. When baseball was reinventing itself, Wrigley laid the groundwork for today’s great Chicago sports announcers.

Chicago Sun-Times

UN human rights experts begin US tour focusing on racial justice and policing

Panel established in response to George Floyd killing will visit Washington DC, Atlanta, LA, Chicago, Minneapolis and New York

The Guardian - US

Woman whose murder convictions were overturned sues city, Chicago police detectives

Madeline Mendoza’s attorneys allege that Dets. Reynaldo Guevara and Ernest Halvorsen fabricated her involvement in a 1992 double slaying. She spent 17 years behind bars.

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Dodgers home runs lift them past Cubs and over .500

CHICAGO – Shortstops who hit like that can really make a lot of money.

The Orange County Register

Zack Wheeler helps deal a 9-3 Phillies win against Rockies

PHILADELPHIA — In his last start, on April 18 in Chicago, Zack Wheeler no-hit the White Sox through his first two innings, only to allow four runs on six soft hits in the third.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

1 killed, 2 children among 17 wounded in weekend shootings across Chicago

Two children were wounded in separate shootings Saturday at homes on the South Side. A 3-year-old boy was shot in Calumet Heights and a 6-year-old girl was shot about two miles away in Woodlawn.

Chicago Sun-Times

Robbie Gould on potential reunion with Bears: ‘I’d do it in a heartbeat’

Former Bears kicker Robbie Gould said he'd rejoin Chicago "in a heartbeat."

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Time to explore all of Chicago

Historian Shermann Dilla Thomas leads visits to South and West Side neighborhoods

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James Outman, Max Muncy power Dodgers to 9-4 win over Cubs

CHICAGO — It snowed briefly Saturday morning at Wrigley Field, the flurries floating down at an angle thanks to the usual blustery conditions there. By game time, the temperature sat at a classic April-in-Chicago 41 degrees.

The Orange County Register

Mookie Betts at shortstop? How the Dodgers' experiment could make long-term sense.

CHICAGO — It started as a temporary measure, a short-term solution to the Dodgers' growing infield injury list.

Los Angeles Times

Man shot and killed in South Chicago

The 33-year-old was shot while in the 8900 block of South Brandon Avenue, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ranking the positions most likely to be pick at No. 9 by Bears in NFL draft

Assuming the Bears don't trade back again, here are the positions most likely to be the pick at ninth overall.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Chicago fashion designer Robin Harris setting standard in partnerships with women athletes

Harris has built a client list that includes not only Candace Parker and Nneka Ogwumike but a long list of coaches and agents in women’s sports. Her designs have been worn on red carpets, including those of the ESPYs and the Oscars.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago outdoors: North Side wood ducks, Bassmaster all-staters, Illinois’ invasive fish

Observing wood duck matting and nesting behavior on Chicago’s North Side, three Chicago-area Bassmaster all-staters and a question on handling invasive fish in Illinois are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

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Youth violence, policing and the tough road ahead for Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson

Johnson and Chicago police don’t have to like each other, but they will have to work together to curb violence, including among teens. Young people and their families should be part of the conversation about solutions.

Chicago Tribune

The pandemic brought a Chicago man closer to his neighbors — and inspired his album of songs about each of them

CHICAGO -- When the world was isolating in pandemic bubbles, Alex Hardaway was channeling his inner Bob McGrath — the late “Sesame Street” character who sang the “People in Your Neighborhood” song.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago can be a true ‘second chance’ city for ex-offenders

Providing job opportunities and resources for those returning home from prison or jail is deeply personal for me, Mayor Lori Lightfoot writes. Chicago now has a roadmap for this work.

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Horoscope for Saturday, April 22, 2023

After 5:30 a.m. Chicago time, there are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The moon is in Gemini.

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Police swarm downtown Chicago after last weekend’s unrest

“We don’t know why there’s so many police. We’re a bit confused but we feel safe,” one woman said on her way out of Millennium Park.

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Black mayors of Chicago, LA, NY, Houston speak in DC: ‘We’ve come forth at some difficult, challenging times’

For the first time, Black mayors run the four largest cities in the U.S. Here’s what they have to say.

Chicago Sun-Times

Hundreds of Chicago area Muslims unite for Spanish Eid al-Fitr service in Jefferson Park

The festivities and buffet were organized by the Ojala Foundation, which aims to allow Muslims from many backgrounds to “hang on to the culture they came in with.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Picture Chicago: 11 of the best photos from the Sun-Times this week

Ald. Ed Burke (14th) says goodbye to City Hall, dispensary workers demand better working conditions, and 100,000 tulips are blooming on the South Side.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago’s downtown mayhem won’t be repeated, mayor-elect’s chief of staff vows

Rich Guidice said city departments have coordinated and made adjustments, “so we’re in a place to make better decisions.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago-area asylum seekers who fled Afghanistan file federal lawsuit as their immigration status remains in limbo

While the government had indicated that asylum claims from Afghans would be expedited, a new lawsuit says many remain in limbo and face uncertainty about their immigration statuses.

Chicago Sun-Times

Greek to me: Students read ‘Odyssey’ aloud at National Hellenic Museum’s ‘Homerathon’

The event, held in partnership with the University of Illinois Chicago, includes 13 hours of programming on Friday and Saturday. Volunteers will read the entirety of “The Odyssey” broken into short passages.

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