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Things to do in Chicago Dec. 8-14: The Mix

Daddy Yankee’s farewell tour, the Music Box Theatre’s holiday double feature and several stagings of ‘The Nutcracker’ are among the entertainment highlights in the week ahead.

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Chicago police officer arrested for urinating in ice machine at Florida beach bar

Henry Capouch is charged with simple battery and disorderly conduct

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Pat Hughes, longtime Cubs radio voice, wins the Ford C. Frick Award — the Baseball Hall of Fame’s top broadcasting honor

CHICAGO — Longtime Chicago Cubs radio voice Pat Hughes was named the winner of the Ford C. Frick Award on Wednesday, joining Jack Brickhouse and Harry Caray among the all-time broadcasting greats.

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How single-family lending drives neighborhood inequality, Pritzker signs SAFE-T Act and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Chicago will see its earliest sunset of 2022 on Thursday

The sun will set Thursday before the average workday ends, at exactly 4:21 p.m., according to the website Time and Date.

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50 years ago, a 737 fell from the sky and flattened homes on the Southwest Side

The day United Flight 553 crashed in Chicago “was just like someone dropped a big, huge anvil on the ground.”

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Gary LaPaille, former state senator, Democratic Party of Illinois chair, Madigan staffer, dies at 68

He was “a Democrat’s Democrat. ... His blood was blue,” said former Virginia Gov. and ex-Democratic National Committee chair Terry McAuliffe.

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15-year-old student shot and killed near Chicago high school, police say. ‘It’s mind-numbing’

CHICAGO — A 15-year-old boy died Tuesday afternoon after being shot near a high school in the Austin neighborhood, police said.

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Michelle Obama talks about her book ‘Light We Carry’ in Chicago with David Letterman: ‘The world made me practice liking myself’

CHICAGO — Michelle Obama doesn’t tour for a book.

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‘South Side’ review: Season 3 is as funny and resolutely Chicago as ever

The Tribune’s William Lee and Nina Metz previously reviewed Season 1 and Season 2 of “South Side,” an absurdist comedy about working stiffs on Chicago’s South Side. We’re back for its third season, premiering Thursday on HBO Max.

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Bears PFF grades: Best and worst performers at the bye week

Here's a look at the highest- and lowest-graded Bears by PFF through the first 13 games of the 2022 season.

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Concealed carry holder fatally shot with her own gun by intruder in Far South Side home

The woman, 22, was in her residence in the 9400 block of South St. Lawrence Avenue when another woman entered and the two began arguing, Chicago police said.

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Can tiny homes combat homelessness in Chicago? Lightfoot’s new budget follows lead of other cities

CHICAGO — While Brien Cron was homeless in Woodstock a decade ago, he persuaded the mayor to change a policy that barred people at his shelter from getting a library card.

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Jumbo yellow perch and winter fishing on the Chicago lakefront lead to thoughts of Joe Grega

Traditionally, winter perch in Chicago are smaller, yet there has been some lifetime jumbos caught so far this fall and winter, which brought back memories of visiting Joe Grega and his Illinois record yellow perch.

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Poetry has a new editor — and now a new issue. It’s time to give a fresh look at this important Chicago magazine.

CHICAGO — The new editor of Poetry magazine, one of the city’s most important and influential publications, is Adrian Matejka, a great poet and a good guy.

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Single-family lending drives neighborhood disparities, new report finds

A report from the Urban Institute finds that the more Black residents who live in a Chicago neighborhood, the less investment the area saw compared with predominantly white neighborhoods.

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Trade buzz about Max Domi is growing, but it’s ‘all noise’ to the Chicago Blackhawks center

NEWARK, N.J. — When the Chicago Blackhawks signed Max Domi and Andreas Athanasiou to one-year contracts in July, they knew one or both might draw some trade buzz down the line.

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Doris Pryor becomes first Black judge from Indiana on Chicago-based federal appeals court: Confirmed 60-31

Doris Pryor will be only the third Black judge to serve on a court dominated by white men since the 7th Circuit held its first session on June 16, 1891.

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Two wounded — one a 14-year-old boy — in West Garfield Park shooting

About 4:30 p.m., the teen and a 25-year-old man were in a convenience store in the first block of South Kostner Avenue when at least one suspect left a vehicle and opened fire, Chicago police said.

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Chicago casino won’t be a ‘glitzy Las Vegas strip joint’ but a ‘series of experiences,’ developers say

CHICAGO — Plans to build a permanent casino and entertainment district in Chicago’s River West continue to evolve based on feedback from residents, Bally’s officials said at a community engagement meeting for the project Monday evening.

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Community rallies to raise money for nightlife legend’s cancer treatment, order of mayoral ballot decided and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Union’s million-dollar commitment to Garcia highlights labor divisions in mayor’s race

The pledge from Local 150 of the International Union of Operating Engineers would increase U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia’s mayoral campaign fund from $609,000 to about $1.6 million.

The Independent UK

Petition calls for Kanye West to lose honourary doctorate from prestigious Chicago art school

Antisemitic rapper admitted he ‘liked’ Adolf Hitler in shocking interview

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Off-duty Chicago cop says he fired at armed thief in Irving Park — just over a day after someone pointed a gun at him on same block

Police haven’t reported any injuries in the shooting incident early Tuesday, though a law enforcement source said investigators were checking hospitals for gunshot victims.

Chicago Tribune

Young actor with ‘natural talent’ among 3 killed following shooting and fatal crash

CHICAGO — Family members said Xavier Lofton, of Bellwood, Illinois, sorted mail on the graveyard shift so that he could chase his dreams during the day. Good with his hands, the postal worker, who had an associate degree in business, filled the daytime hours fixing cars, hoisting drywall and, in…

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