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Chicago mocked for bizarre new tourism slogan

Locals baffled by campaign that highlights city’s invention of the zipper and washing machine

The Independent UK

Road trip with a dog? Tips for making you both happy

Long before your road trip, give your dog positive associations with the car.

Chicago Sun-Times

Celebrate Les Grobstein Day with a bobblehead of ‘The Grobber’

The late Chicago sports-radio icon will be celebrated Friday, which would have been his 70th birthday. The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum is unveiling a limited-edition bobblehead in his honor.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Companies tied to Gangster Disciples co-founder Larry Hoover, his family and supporters facing new federal scrutiny

A grand jury in Chicago has subpoenaed records on the businesses in what a source says is an active investigation. The grand jury was formed the same year Hoover began his unsuccessful bid to be released from prison.

Chicago Sun-Times

Despite fluctuating pandemic pay, stress and fear, some nurses shift gears to stay ‘loyal’ to field

As the coronavirus pandemic enters year three, some nurses opt for jobs that allow more autonomy — such as travel nursing — and offer higher pay, while others choose new gigs in hospitals — for less pay — to try to manage the stress and exhaustion they’ve experienced since 2020.

Chicago Sun-Times

1 killed, 3 wounded in shootings in Chicago Thursday

The fatal shooting occurred in South Shore.

Chicago Sun-Times

2 suburban police officers shot at, return fire in Englewood

The officers, from Melrose Park and Maywood, were following a stolen dark-colored SUV in the 5700 block of South Loomis Boulevard when the SUV stopped and people inside opened fire, Chicago police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Editorial: Racial disparities in police stops are easier to find than to fix

A disturbing new report from Chicago's top government oversight agency offers a painfully familiar conclusion: Blacks are much more likely to be stopped by police and subjected to use of force than any other racial or ethnic group, but evidence for pinning the blame specifically on racial bias remains unclear.

Chicago Tribune

US Actor Jussie Smollett Jailed for Staged Attack

US actor Jussie Smollett was sentenced to almost five months in prison Thursday after being found guilty of falsely telling police he was the victim of a racist and homophobic hate crime in 2019 -- an attack prosecutors said he himself staged. The gay 39-year-old African-American was found guilty in…

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AP source: Chargers acquiring Mack from Bears for 2 picks

Two people familiar with the negotiations confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday that the Los Angeles Chargers have found another pass rusher to pair with Joey Bosa: defensive end Khalil Mack from the Chicago Bears in exchange for two draft picks

The Independent UK

Paul Sullivan: Baseball is back — though it might never be the same if MLB has its way

CHICAGO — Where were we again?

Chicago Tribune

Actor Jussie Smollett jailed for 150 days for faking hate crime

The former Empire star was sentenced today in Chicago

Wales Online

‘I am not suicidal!’ Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail beginning immediately, shouts as he is led from court

CHICAGO — Shortly after being ordered into custody to begin serving 150 days in jail on Thursday, actor Jussie Smollett finally started to speak.

Chicago Tribune

CPD to waive college requirements for some new hires

City Colleges of Chicago will host in-person testing for the Chicago Police Department from March 17-19. Walk-in applicants will also be welcomed.

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Let’s hope Chicago can now turn the page on the Jussie Smollett saga

Smollett’s jail sentence is excessive, but he brought it on himself. Most important, let’s hope we never hear again about “substantial abuses of discretion” from the state’s attorney’s office.

Chicago Sun-Times

In new Hispanic congressional district, poll shows Democratic primary wide open; Ramirez has edge over Villegas

The poll underscores how Delia Ramirez, a state representative, and Gilbert Villegas, a Chicago alderman, are blank political slates waiting to be filled in.

The Independent UK

‘I am not suicidal’: Jussie Smollett shouts in courtroom as he is jailed for 150 days over hate crime hoax

Judge says the 39-year-old actor threw a ‘national pity party for himself’

Chicago Tribune

Actor Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail and probation, beginning immediately, and shouts as he is led from court

CHICAGO — At the conclusion of a three-year firestorm of allegations he faked a hate crime attack on himself, Jussie Smollett was sentenced to 30 months of probation Thursday for his conviction in the hoax — and he must spend the first 150 days of the sentence in Cook County…

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Salon

Smollett sentenced to 150 days for hoax

The "Empire" actor was found guilty in December of fabricating a racist and homophobic hate crime

Daily Mirror

Ex-Empire star Jussie Smollett jailed for 150 days after staging fake hate crime

Former Empire star Jussie Smollett was sentenced in Chicago today and had been told he was facing up to three years in prison after being found guilty on five of the six felony counts against him

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Bring them home’ march honoring Harriet Tubman shines light on Kierra Coles, other missing Black women

On Thursday, about a dozen demonstrators gathered in the east Chatham neighborhood to honor Harriet Tubman’s 200th birthday and to draw attention to missing Black women and girls.

Chicago Tribune

Jussie Smollett deserves prison time for orchestrating hoax hate crime, lying to a jury, prosecutor argues

CHICAGO — Actor Jussie Smollett deserves prison time for faking a shocking hate crime on himself in Chicago on a frigid January night in 2019, a special prosecutor argued at Smollett’s sentencing Thursday.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Bears own two second-round picks in 2022 NFL draft after Khalil Mack trade

The Bears acquired a 2022 second-round pick and 2023 sixth-round pick in the Khalil Mack trade. Here are Chicago's draft picks in 2022:

Chicago Sun-Times

Field of dreams? State regulators approve Danville casino, leaving only Chicago still pining for action

Fifteen casinos have been approved in Illinois history, but the 16th — earmarked for Chicago — promises to be the biggest.

Chicago Sun-Times

Long-term fix for Soldier Field bonds needed; taxpayers can’t be on hook when hotel tax revenue falls short, Lightfoot says

“We’ve got to make sure that we’re diversifying our ability to respond to any kind of economic downturn and not constantly putting ourselves in harm’s way because we tied vital services to a single source of revenue,” the mayor told the Sun-Times editorial board.

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