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CHICAGO — Tarell Alvin McCraney became a household name after winning an Oscar for his “Moonlight” screenplay in 2017. His Hollywood credits in the years since also include the script for Steven Soderbergh’s “High Flying Bird” and as creator and executive producer of the OWN series “David Makes Man.”

CHICAGO — Adrian Matejka, Indiana’s poet laureate from 2018-2019, is still trying to figure out Chicago’s bus system. He laughs about missing his bus heading to the Poetry Foundation on Superior Street because a new neighbor recognized him and said, “I love poetry, and heard that you’re the new editor.…

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is making a public appeal to save one of her signature policies: ticketing drivers caught by automated speed cameras going as little as 6 mph over the limit.

The looming void left by retiring Secretary of State Jesse White has drawn an ambitious field of hopefuls — all targeting the ethical missteps or perceived failings of their rivals.

He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in “grave” condition, fire officials said.

Not everyone lives by a beach, so the delay means one fewer summer activity for residents, especially teenagers, who were cooped up inside the last two summers due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The medical device maker will keep its headquarters in the northern suburbs but says a downtown location works for employees who want to avoid a long commute.

He was struck multiple times and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

They were standing in a kitchen about 1:50 a.m. in the 2100 block of South Lawndale Avenue when someone fired shots through a window, Chicago police said.