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The Mix: Cool things to do in Chicago Sept. 8-14

Lakeview East Festival of the Arts, Renegade Craft Fair, and Third Percussion in concert are among the entertainment highlights in the week ahead.

Chicago Sun-Times

Police questioning three ‘persons of interest’ about South Chicago shooting that left two men dead, two injured

The shooting happened Sunday night in the 8600 block of South Kingston Avenue.

Chicago Sun-Times

R. Kelly co-defendant testifies he was suspicious of sexual misconduct claims against singer

CHCAGO — Derrel McDavid, R. Kelly’s former business manager and current co-defendant, has taken the stand in his own defense Wednesday in the final days of the disgraced singer’s Chicago federal trial.

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Garcia inches closer to joining crowded race for mayor

In March, the Democratic congressman all but ruled out a mayoral campaign — despite calling Lightfoot more vulnerable than any Chicago mayor in 40 years. Now, he’s pegging the odds that he will run at 50-50.

Chicago Sun-Times

Program aids women in earning degrees while incarcerated, another City Council departure 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.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bears QB Justin Fields is glad the 49ers passed on him for Trey Lance

Justin Fields on the 49ers drafting Trey Lance over him: "I'm happy to be (in Chicago). I'm glad they passed on me."

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R. Kelly co-defendant takes stand as federal trial continues

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Driver fleeing traffic stop hits squad car, leaving officer, couple injured on Northwest Side

An unmarked police car tried to pull over a car near Fullerton and Central when the driver fled and crashed into a marked police car, officials said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago theater for fall 2022: Our top 10 includes ‘Dreamgirls,’ ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ and ‘The Notebook’

CHICAGO — The total number of theater shows on offer in Chicago has not returned to pre-pandemic levels. But the lists of coming attractions still contain some appealing offerings of all stripes. Here’s a selection of 10 shows, all with Chicago origins and involving Chicago artists, that look to have…

Chicago Tribune

Wheat jumps as Russia questions Ukraine export deal

Chicago wheat futures rose around 4% on Wednesday to their highest in nearly two months as criticism by Russia of a war-time export deal for Ukrainian grain revived concerns about supply disruption.

Reuters

Week 1 Power Rankings: Bears among bottom of NFL heading into 2022 season

After a perfect preseason, the Bears remain among the bottom of the NFL in the power rankings ahead of their Week 1 matchup.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Salaries for top staffers at Obama Foundation are outpacing their counterparts at other presidential centers

CHICAGO — Even before Barack Obama left the White House, plans to build his presidential center in Jackson Park were met with resistance as nearby residents feared the center’s very existence would drive up costs in an area the former president says he wants to uplift.

Chicago Tribune

Man killed, 12 other people wounded in shootings Tuesday in Chicago, including five teens and 91-year-old man

The fatal attack occurred about 7 p.m. in the West Pullman neighborhood on the South Side.

Chicago Sun-Times

Was there ever really a Madden Curse ... and if there was, is it finally over?

SAN JOSE, Calif. — There was a parade through Chicago when the Cubs finally kicked their Billy Goat Curse. All of Red Sox nation celebrated when Boston reversed the Curse of the Bambino.

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Tad the Lost Explorer and the Curse of the Mummy review – agreeably jolly animated caper

Only middling writing lets down the impressive-looking third instalment from an upstart Spanish studio, which follows a Chicago bricklayer’s quest to lift an ancient curse

Tribune News Service

Cynthia M. Allen: Northern city mayors should direct their ire over migrant busing at Biden, not Abbott

FORT WORTH, Texas – Chicago became the latest northern city to feel a little of the Texas heat last week.

Chicago Tribune

‘One of the biggest problems confronting medicine today’: University of Chicago offers class on misinformation

CHICAGO -- Patients have long been told to turn to their doctors for accurate, trusted health information.

Birmingham Post

Shares in ID verification specialist surge after takeover offer from Chicago private equity firm revealed

GB Group works with the likes of Volvo, HSBC, eBay, John Lewis and Asos

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49ers favored big in season opener at Chicago

The 49ers are favored big vs. the Bears, but the total is what really jumps out Sunday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Fallen Chicago Police officers remembered at Gold Star Families Memorial

“There’s no greater love than this, that I would lay down my life for a friend. They gave their lives in protection of the residents of the city of Chicago,” Chicago Police Supt. David Brown said.

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: A soap opera of a White Sox season needs its main character, Tony La Russa, back in the dugout

CHICAGO — Imagine the final chapter of “Gulliver’s Travels” without Gulliver or the last episode of “The Sopranos” without Tony Soprano.

Chicago Sun-Times

How do we talk to our children about gun violence?

It’s a question I have grappled with most of my adult life, first as a Chicago Public Schools teacher and later as a parent.

Chicago Sun-Times

UniverSoul Circus ready for celebrating with Chicago audiences again at Washington Park

The circus performers, known for giving an interactive show, are looking forward to Chicago’s enthusiastic audiences.

The Independent UK

Music writer fights subpoena to testify at R. Kelly trial

A music writer who spent decades raising awareness about sexual misconduct allegations against singer R. Kelly is fighting a bid to force him to testify at Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago on child pornography and trial-fixing charges

Chicago Sun-Times

Retiring Ald. Susan Sadlowski Garza bemoans one-way street of Chicago politics

“If there’s one thing that I’ve learned — especially in the past couple of years — I know who the real people are and I know who the fake ones are. And I know who has my back. I know who doesn’t,” Sadlowski Garza told the Sun-Times.

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