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Chicago’s candy crown slips with Mars exit

Does anybody care whether Chicago is the "candy capital of the universe" anymore?

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Matt Eberflus could bring Colts’ Dave Borgonzi, Alan Williams with him to Bears

It sounds like new Bears head coach Matt Eberflus could bring some Colts assistant coaches with him to Chicago.

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Chicago police recruit suffers graze wound when his gun accidentally goes off at academy range

He was taken to a hospital in fair condition, police said. No other injuries were reported.

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Jussie Smollett to be sentenced March 10 in hate crime hoax

CHICAGO — Jussie Smollett’s final act in Chicago may be coming soon.

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Former Bears players begging for Rod Marinelli as next defensive coordinator

Former Bears Lance Briggs and Charles Tillman want Rod Marinelli to return to Chicago as Matt Eberflus' defensive coordinator.

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Chicago’s ‘cartel wives’ traveled abroad, to J.Lo Las Vegas concert with drug cash, feds say

Vivianna Lopez and Valerie Gaytan — wives of former Chicago cocaine kingpins Pedro Flores and Margarito Flores — used drug money for 2018 and 2019 trips, newly unsealed affidavit says.

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No bail for suspects in death of 8-year-old Chicago girl

A man and teen have been ordered held without in the shooting death of an 8-year-old Chicago girl, who was walking and holding her mother’s hand when she was shot in the head by a gunman authorities say was targeting someone else

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Jussie Smollett to be sentenced March 10 for lying to police

Jussie Smollett, who was convicted last month of for lying to police about a racist, homophobic attack that authorities said he staged, will return to court for sentencing March 10

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Official: Improperly spliced cords caused fire that killed 5

A fire official says a fire at a suburban Chicago apartment that killed four young girls and their mother last year was caused by two electrical cords that had been improperly spliced together

The Independent UK

Chicago Fire in talks for Near West Side training center

The facility within the Roosevelt Square development would involve a lease for 30 acres of Chicago Housing Authority property.

Chicago Sun-Times

This week in history: Emily Taft Douglas goes to bat for bookworms

The Chicago-born politician, who died Jan. 24, 1994, served just two years in the U.S. House of Representatives, but she focused on bringing greater access to libraries in her short tenure.

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Stefanie Dolson’s time in Chicago appears to be coming to an end

After meeting with the New York Liberty, Las Vegas Aces, Atlanta Dream, Seattle Storm and Sky, the Olympic gold medalist is deciding between the Liberty and Storm.

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2 killed, 6 wounded by gunfire in Chicago Wednesday

The fatal attacks occurred in Brighton Park and Lawndale.

Chicago Sun-Times

Horoscope for Thursday, Jan. 27. 2022

Moon Alert After 2 a.m. Chicago time, there are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The moon is in Sagittarius. Aries (March 21-April 19) Today you want to do something different....

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Blackhawks will begin interviewing GM candidates this week with a goal of hiring someone before NHL trade deadline

CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks took another step toward hiring a new general manager Wednesday, announcing plans to begin interviewing candidates this week and to have the new personnel boss in place before the March 21 trade deadline.

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Little Village arch gains official landmark status

City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to make the arch an official Chicago landmark, ending a months-long effort. The designation also marks the first time a Mexican architect’s work has been granted landmark status.

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: Sammy Sosa is off the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot. The former Cubs slugger never had a chance.

CHICAGO — Former Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz was the only player on the 2022 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot to be elected by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

Chicago Tribune

Amy Schneider's 40-game 'Jeopardy!' winning streak ends with loss to Chicago librarian

Amy Schneider’s historic 40-game winning streak on “Jeopardy!” came to an end Wednesday after Chicago multimedia librarian Rhone Talsma finished in first place with a score of $29,600 to Schneider's $19,600.

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Ginger Lane, a Chicago Holocaust survivor urges, ‘Never be a bystander’

International Holocaust Remembrance Day is Thursday. To escape the Nazis, Lane and her siblings were hidden in a fruit orchard near Berlin by non-Jews willing to risk their lives for them.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Mix: Things to do in Chicago Jan. 27-Feb. 2

TimeLine Theatre’s ‘Relentless,’ a Punch Brothers concert and an innovative Illinois Holocaust Museum exhibit are among the entertainment options this week.

The Independent UK

Man, teen charged with murder in death of Chicago girl, 8

Chicago authorities say a teenage boy and man have been charged with murder in last weekend’s death of an 8-year-old girl, who was shot in the head by a gunman targeting someone else on the city’s Southwest Side

Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot granted emergency contracting authority at wild City Council meeting

Wednesday’s meeting also featured a protracted floor fight over an attempt by Ald. Anthony Beale (9th) to force an immediate vote on his long-stalled plan to empower the City Council to hire its own legislative counsel.

Chicago Tribune

Suspects charged in connection with fatal shooting of 8-year-old Chicago girl, top cop says

CHICAGO — A man and a 16-year-old boy have been charged with murder in connection with the fatal shooting of 8-year-old Melissa Ortega, who was shot in the head as she walked through Chicago's Little Village neighborhood with her mother this past weekend, Chicago police Superintendent David Brown announced.

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Afternoon Edition: Jan. 26, 2022

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

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Teaching isn’t a ‘brutal way’ to make a living

Our schools are in trouble if people think that teaching our youth is brutal.

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