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CHICAGO — This was a somewhat ugly outing for the 76ers.

The shooting happened about 2:30 p.m.

Here's what we'll be watching for as the Bears face the Cowboys in Week 8. Plus, a final prediction.

Orion, a 9-year-old yellow Lab, became Domi’s sidekick when he entered the NHL in 2015 and needed a dog to help monitor his diabetes. Now together in Chicago, Orion’s special abilities are no longer as necessary, but he and Domi remain best friends.

Behind the outsized characters and good-versus-evil narratives, promoters used TV and strong-arm business deals to put the city on the pro wrestling map.

A look at the Clean Water Act turning 50 through beer labels, a suburban white squirrel, a rare suburban pheasant rooster and Bruce Springsteen with an analogy on life and catfish fishing are among the notes from around Chicago and beyond.

CHICAGO — When the Chicago Cubs launched the Marquee Sports Network in February 2020, it was the culmination of a decade-long quest to create a dedicated 24/7 cable TV platform for the team, which was still soaring in the wake of its first World Series championship in more than a…

LOS ANGELES — When a blue-ribbon commission met in 2015 to improve attorney ethics rules in California, a federal prosecutor named George Cardona was tasked with researching a proposed rule requiring lawyers to report misconduct by peers.

Put aside any handwringing or finger-pointing about low test scores on state and national tests. Use it as motivation to focus on doing what it takes to get students back on track.

The man, 19, was driving about 11:35 a.m. in the 10900 block of South Halsted Avenue when another vehicle approached and “multiple offenders” exited and opened fire, striking the man in the body, Chicago police said.

CHICAGO — A pending federal lawsuit, brought by a downstate Republican congressman and two GOP officials, could invalidate potentially tens of thousands of mailed general election ballots that are cast by Illinois voters, including military members serving overseas, and postmarked on or before this coming Election Day but received by…