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Robbie Hummel’s rise in broadcasting has roots in Chicago

Hummel, 33, has become one of the nation’s best college basketball analysts. He’s working the Big Ten tournament for BTN and will call NCAA Tournament games for Westwood One.

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Afternoon Edition: March 10, 2022

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Jussie Smollett sentenced to 5 months in jail for staging fake hate crime in downtown Chicago

“You’ve destroyed your life as you knew it,” Judge James Linn told the former “Empire” actor. “There is nothing any sentencing judge could do compared to the damage you’ve already done.”

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Westlake Hospital owner to sell last 2 Chicago area hospitals for $92 million

California-based Pipeline Health has agreed to sell West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park and Weiss Memorial Hospital in Uptown to Michigan-based Resilience Healthcare.

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Kanye West subpoenaed to testify in Chicago federal court in upcoming fraud trial of former employee

CHICAGO — Kanye West’s blockbuster career has always been entwined with Chicago, from his early days as a rapper and music producer on the South Side to the 2021 “listening party” at Soldier Field celebrating the release of his latest album “Donda.”

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Minnesota man charged with shooting that killed woman, wounded another in Gresham

Donell Green, 26, is charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and home invasion, according to Chicago police.

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Chicago’s annual list of most endangered buildings includes two historic skyscrapers the federal government wants to demolish

Preservation Chicago’s annual list of the seven most endangered buildings is so big that this year it includes eight historic sites.

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2 shot, 1 fatally, Wednesday in Chicago

A 61-year-old man was shot to death Wednesday evening in the 7500 block of South Ellis Avenue.

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Man charged in beating death of 70-year-old woman in Edison Park

Thomas Diskin, 56, was arrested Tuesday morning in the 6600 block of North Northwest Highway, Chicago police said.

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The myth of LeBron James, if not the man himself, will soon be on stage in Chicago with 'King James'

CHICAGO — Ask most directors if their world-premiere Chicago show might have a chance at Broadway and they’ll demur. “Just doing it for here,” they’ll say, or some version of how such bridges should not yet be crossed.

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Editorial: In Chicago, casino clout rolls preservation group

Friends of the Parks, the Chicago preservation group that helped drive George Lucas’ museum to Los Angeles and made all kinds of trouble for the Obama Presidential Center, apparently is fine with a casino on Chicago’s illustrious lakefront.

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Timeline of events since Jussie Smollett reported attack

Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett will be sentenced Thursday for staging an anti-gay, racist attack on himself and then lying to Chicago police about it

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Jussie Smollett to learn fate in staged attack conviction

Actor Jussie Smollett is scheduled to return to court in Chicago to learn if a judge will order him locked up for his conviction of lying to police about a racist and homophobic attack that he orchestrated or allow him to remain free

The Independent UK

Writing a new chapter for Avalon Regal and Congress theaters

Redevelopment plans for the Congress and Avalon Regal theaters represent a big change in Chicago’s attitude toward its classic old theaters.

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Chicagoan unites with uncle, aunt who left Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion, plans to help more people

Jackie Birov, of Wicker Park, didn’t want to stop at just helping family. She’s been able to assist at least six other people in leaving the Ukraine over the last week — and she’s not done yet.

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61-year-old man shot to death in Grand Crossing

He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

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Search for Chicago’s next inspector general is down to two

One finalist is Deborah Witzburg, former deputy inspector general for public safety. But Witzburg was chosen by and worked closely with former Inspector General Joe Ferguson, with whom the mayor clashed repeatedly.

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Salvation Army accused of paying far below minimum wage to store workers in its rehabilitation programs

Michael Clancy, one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, claims his starting wage at The Salvations Army’s adult rehabilitation center, 506 N. Desplaines St. in Chicago, was $1 per week.

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The Mix: Cool things to do in Chicago March 10-16

The St. Patrick’s Day parades, Bad Bunny in concert, and Black Ensemble Theater’s “It’s Just Like Coming to Church (Welcome to the Church of YOU)” are among the events to check out in the week ahead.

Chicago Tribune

4 killed when when SUV hits freight train in Chicago suburb, officials say

CHICAGO — Four people from the Chicago area who were found dead in an SUV that burst into flames after the vehicle hit a freight train early Wednesday in south suburban Phoenix have been identified, officials said.

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Former Illinois speaker pleads not guilty to federal racketeering charges

CHICAGO — In his nearly four decades atop Illinois’ political power structure, former House Speaker Michael Madigan was well-known for his aversion to talking on the phone.

The Independent UK

Timeline of events since Jussie Smollett reported attack

Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett will be sentenced Thursday for staging an anti-gay, racist attack on himself and then lying to Chicago police about it

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Chicago’s top cop says he made decision to pull officers from street after heroin bust involving internal affairs chief’s car

Supt. David Brown on Wednesday said the cops were moved from their normal assignments ‘until we fully understand the conduct of every officer involved.’

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En una pandemia, la gente sabe que necesita comida o vivienda. Pero, ¿cómo ayudarlos a darse cuenta de que también necesitan terapia?

CHICAGO— A medida que avanzaba la pandemia, Kayode Martin se sentía atascado.

Chicago Tribune

Alex Caruso and Patrick Williams are cleared for contact drills, putting their Bulls returns close

CHICAGO — Injured Chicago Bulls players Alex Caruso and Patrick Williams could resume contact drills Friday, preparing both players for potential returns at the end of the month.

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