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Blackhawks are banking on a season’s worth of analytics to aid their rebuild — but there are ‘no cheat codes’

CHICAGO — Jarred Tinordi is old school when it comes to analytics.

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Commentary: Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election should never have happened

On Tuesday, Janet Protasiewicz defeated Dan Kelly for a seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court. At $42 million, it was the most expensive state Supreme Court race in our nation’s history. The outcome swings the Wisconsin court’s majority away from a textualism and originalist orientation and toward more purpose-driven or evolving…

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Bulls focused on finding early spark in must-win play-in game: ‘We’ve got to come out and be the aggressor’

The Chicago Bulls have come out slow in the final week of the season, losing the first quarters of their last four games and struggling to dig themselves out of first-half deficits. As he prepares his players for their first taste of single elimination in the NBA play-in tournament, coach…

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Chicago man who stormed Pelosi’s office on Jan. 6 found guilty as new details emerge

CHICAGO — One of the first Chicagoans charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot was found guilty Friday on all six counts he faced related to the mob breach.

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Chicago police ‘like’ of anti-transgender post sparks investigation

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and interim police Superintendent Eric Carter announced an internal investigation Friday into the unauthorized “like” by the Chicago Police Department’s Twitter account of an anti-transgender tweet.

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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker casts doubt on part of Brandon Johnson’s tax plan after first meeting with Chicago mayor-elect

CHICAGO — Brandon Johnson will be looking to Springfield for help with parts of his estimated $450 million package of tax proposals, but Gov. J.B. Pritzker made clear after meeting Friday with Chicago’s mayor-elect that he doesn’t support a major component of the plan: a tax on financial transactions.

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Marcus Stroman dominates for Cubs in 2-0 win over Rangers

CHICAGO — David Ross talked about what he called “the Twitter machine” before Friday’s game against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field, noting he’s not a frequent visitor to the app.

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Bill opening the door for DACA recipients to become cops gains bipartisan support in Illinois

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A bill aimed at clearing a path for recipients of a federal immigration program to become police officers — and at the same time helping departments that say they are struggling with recruitment — is moving forward with bipartisan support in the Illinois Legislature, but only after…

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Rewards for rest? How a new WNBA program is helping Sky stars Isabelle Harrison and Kahleah Copper this offseason.

CHICAGO — Isabelle Harrison isn’t used to rest.

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Bears storylines: Bijan Robinson’s unexpected appeal, a big need at defensive tackle and the true cost of the Chase Claypool trade

CHICAGO — The NFL draft is three weeks away, leaving the Chicago Bears in the homestretch of their evaluation process.

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Commentary: It’s not too late to get honest about Israel

The United States and Israel have had a close and special relationship for more than 75 years, grounded in Israel’s unique position as the only democracy in the Middle East and a stable partner in a volatile region.

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Commentary: New York’s indictment of Donald Trump is the wrong set of charges at the wrong time

With significant fanfare, Donald Trump was arraigned Tuesday in a New York City courtroom on charges relating to hush money payments made to former porn star Stormy Daniels. The former president is, of course, no stranger to controversy, which has been his calling card since he premiered on the political…

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Editorial: Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson found a place in his acceptance speech for God. But not Barack Obama

In its election Tuesday of Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson as its 57th mayor, Chicago chose an inspiring orator. This will be a City Hall first for most Chicagoans.

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Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson meets with Lori Lightfoot at City Hall to begin leadership transition: ‘A very great day for the city of Chicago’

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot hosted Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson at City Hall Thursday in a traditional meeting between the outgoing chief executive at City Hall and the new one.

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‘Beef’ review: Ali Wong and Steven Yeun play LA drivers whose road rage spirals into a battle royale

Two strangers let their road rage get the best of them in “Beef,” the 10-episode series from Netflix starring Ali Wong and Steven Yeun as a pair of hotheaded Angelinos locked in a battle royale that spirals out of control.

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Review: ‘Shucked’ on Broadway is a funny, gag-filled crowd pleaser set in corn country

NEW YORK — Like an episode of “Hee Haw” written by Mel Brooks, the timely new musical “Shucked” opened Tuesday night at the Nederlander Theatre with more gags than every other current Broadway show put together.

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My worst moment: A director told Heather Graham she was ‘a waste of time’

Based on a true story, the Amazon biopic “On a Wing and a Prayer” is about a man on a chartered flight, along with his wife and two kids, who must figure out how to fly and land the plane after the pilot dies mid-flight. Streaming Friday on Amazon, the…

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Commentary: Until TikTok’s fate is decided, we should take responsibility for protecting our data online

Few, if any of us, live in a place like Mayberry, the fictitious town in North Carolina that provides the bucolic setting for the 1960s television program “The Andy Griffith Show.” Before we leave our homes, we secure our doors and windows. When leaving our vehicles, we lock their doors.…

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Chicago Bulls’ pattern of slow starts continues in a 105-92 loss in Milwaukee that locks in their postseason seeding

The opening minutes of Wednesday’s loss to the Milwaukee Bucks were an echo of an all-too-familiar pattern for the Chicago Bulls.

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Eloy Jiménez will be out 2-3 weeks — but White Sox ‘optimistic it’s not going to be anything long-term’

CHICAGO — Eloy Jiménez went from first to third on Andrew Vaughn’s double to right field in the seventh inning Monday.

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‘It just doesn’t happen. But today, it did’: Veteran fire lieutenant second to die in as many days following blaze at Chicago high-rise

CHICAGO — A firefighter died Wednesday battling a Gold Coast blaze, marking the Chicago Fire Department’s second line-of-duty death in just two days.

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Nashville cop recalls role taking down school shooter: ‘Call it fate or God or whatever’

Metropolitan Nashville police Officer Rex Engelbert believed March 27 would be an average day at work, but by that afternoon, he had been declared a hero.

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Jury begins deliberations in Outcome Health $1 billion fraud trial

CHICAGO — A jury is now deciding the fates of three former Chicago tech scene stars accused of perpetrating a $1 billion fraud scheme by lying to investors, lenders and clients.

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How Brandon Johnson spent his 1st day as Chicago mayor-elect — and how he got there

CHICAGO — On his first day as Chicago’s mayor-elect, Brandon Johnson echoed his winning promise to rethink the city’s approach to public safety, while his lame-duck predecessor Mayor Lori Lightfoot warned him to show humility to first responders upon the heels of another firefighter death in the city.

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Cubs’ series finale against Reds postponed because of rain

CINCINNATI — The Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds tried to wait out the stormy weather to conclude their three-game series Wednesday.

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