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Defense begins attempt to sow doubt on child-porn accusations at R. Kelly trial as singer says he won’t testify

CHICAGO — Attorneys for R. Kelly and his co-defendants presented one witness apiece Thursday morning after federal prosecutors rested their case-in-chief against the disgraced singer earlier this week.

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Workers accuse Hostess of discrimination, unjust firings of Black LGBT employees

Workers at a Hostess bakery in Chicago accused the snack dessert maker of firing a transgender employee for her gender identity and segregating LGBT employees onto a separate work line at the factory in the Galewood neighborhood on city's west side at a Wednesday news conference.

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‘Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul’: Talking church, Randall and naked torsos with Regina Hall and Sterling K. Brown

There’s dancing, posing, styling and profiling, as well as the search for redemption in this Jordan Peele and Daniel Kaluuya produced film, “Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul.”

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17 Lyft drivers, passengers sue company over allegations of physical and sexual assault

A mother of two, Stella Grant lost her job early in the pandemic. One of her friends suggested she start driving for Lyft, which she did — a decision she now calls “a mistake.”

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Pilot picket across the country, calling on airlines to address delays, cancellations

After a summer of air travel marked by high prices, canceled flights and delays, pilots planned to picket at a dozen airports across the country Thursday.

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Chicago becomes latest stop for migrants bused from Texas

CHICAGO — Seventy-five migrants who arrived in Texas were dropped off at Chicago’s Union Station on Wednesday night, officials said.

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Defense witnesses slated to take the stand in R. Kelly federal trial as singer says he won’t testify

CHICAGO — Attorneys for R. Kelly and his co-defendants will have the chance to present witnesses Thursday after federal prosecutors rested their case-in-chief against the disgraced singer earlier this week.

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Top movies for fall 2022, including the much awaited ‘Wakanda Forever’

Right now there’s enough debt, toil and trouble afoot to upend the film and streaming industries twice over. Cineworld, owner of the nation’s number two multiplex chain Regal, flirts with bankruptcy amid its nearly $5 billion debt load. Warner Bros. Discovery has taken to cutting its perceived staff and programming…

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Fall TV: Our top 15 list of what’s coming, including a surprising number of new legal dramas

The fall TV season is upon us, and if that doesn’t have the same frisson of excitement as it once did — back when the summer was a wasteland of reruns rather than proliferating with new streaming series each week, well … who’s complaining? One small trend to emerge: After…

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The ‘emotional’ story of how an 8-year-old Blue Jays fan from England met his favorite player— Cubs pitcher Marcus Stroman

TORONTO — It all started with a tweet.

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A son’s mistake, a family’s grief and the cruel lessons of the fentanyl epidemic

CHICAGO -- Justin Pearlman was settling into his latest rehab, a $95-a-day treatment center in Pennsylvania, when the Tribune reached him for an interview about his struggle with heroin addiction.

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Commentary: The US, Russia and China need to talk. They’re not, and that’s dangerous

The world, we are often told, is now defined by great power competition, where states like China and Russia are either seeking to overthrow the so-called rules-based international order or stealthily working within the system to change it to their benefit.

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Commentary: Booking the first flight of the day may not always be a good idea

The summer of 2022 will go down on record with an unprecedented number of flight delays and cancellations. Few travelers have been spared from the air travel chaos, with everyone’s patience pushed to the edge.

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Chicago becomes latest stop for migrants bused from Texas by Gov. Abbott. Mayor Lightfoot spokesman says new arrivals are welcome

CHICAGO — Approximately 60 migrants coming from Texas were dropped off at Chicago’s Union Station on Wednesday night, officials said.

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Paul Sullivan: Can Miguel Cairo revive White Sox in Tony La Russa’s absence? ‘We’ve got to do it for Tony.’

CHICAGO — When Ryne Sandberg came out of the game in St. Louis on his final day in the majors on Sept. 28, 1997, he was replaced at second base by Chicago Cubs rookie Miguel Cairo.

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All eyes on defense in R. Kelly trial after judge hears motions for acquittal

CHICAGO — The judge overseeing R. Kelly’s federal child pornography trial said he will rule Thursday on requests by the disgraced R&B star and his two co-defendants to acquit them of all charges before the jury even gets the case.

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Tony La Russa is out indefinitely and will undergo further medical testing after leaving the Chicago White Sox Tuesday

Manager Tony La Russa will be out indefinitely and is scheduled to undergo further testing with doctors in Arizona, the Chicago White Sox announced Wednesday.

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Bears claim NFL-high 6 players off waivers, including former 1st-round pick Alex Leatherwood

CHICAGO — When the Chicago Bears let go 23 players Tuesday to reach an original 53-man squad, Matt Eberflus said roster churning is something that would continue all season.

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Bob Newhart to get commemorative street sign in Chicago honoring his high-rise ‘home’

CHICAGO — Bob Newhart was not married to Suzanne Pleshette. He never had a Michigan Avenue office. He never lived in a Sheridan Road high rise.

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Arguments in R. Kelly motions for acquittal to be heard, followed by defense case Thursday

CHICAGO — The federal judge R. Kelly’s federal child pornography trial is scheduled to take up requests by the disgraced R&B star and his two co-defendants to acquit them of all charges before the jury even gets the case.

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‘Lost Ollie’ review: The secret lives of toys and the shattering effects of grief. It’s a combo that never fails

If “Lost Ollie” were a movie released in theaters a decade or so ago, rather than a four-part series on Netflix, it’s entirely possible it would have become part of our pop cultural fabric, like “WALL-E” or “Up.”

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Review: ‘Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ is Amazon’s lavish bid for buzz. It’s off to a pretty good start

They dwell in utterly different worlds. HBO’s “Game of Thrones” spinoff, ”House of the Dragon,” is the one with beautifully candlelit buttocks and a steady supply of spilled entrails. “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” is the other one.

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‘People deserve to have babies in their neighborhood’: Chicago South Side Birth Center celebrates Black Breastfeeding Week with first ‘Latch and Stroll’ event

CHICAGO -- Taylor King held her 21-month-old son, Sterling King, as he napped underneath a tent in Chicago's Jackson Park on Saturday as she remembered what it was like to have to drive 40 minutes from her home on the South Side of Chicago to her birthing center where Sterling…

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Commentary: Iranian attacks on US in Syria, Iraq are a wakeup call for US withdrawal

Amid back-and-forth attacks between Iranian-backed militias and U.S. troops in Syria, a cycle of escalation is unfolding that could undermine U.S. diplomacy and even spark a war.

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Commentary: Supreme Court originalists fail to see the Founders’ true intention

The U.S. Supreme Court has figured prominently and controversially in the news recently. In addition to decisions limiting states’ control over gun safety while expanding states’ power over women’s reproductive rights, the court has broken down long-standing barriers between separation of church and state by authorizing public funding of private…

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