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Thursday, September 24, 2020 One of Editor & Publisher’s ‘10 That Do It Right 2020’

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‘March after march. Protest after protest. And nothing changes in America’

Chicago protesters Wednesday evening assail ‘travesty’ in Breonna Taylor police shooting and grand jury decision.

By Manny Ramos, Ben Pope, and 1 more

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Rosemont mayor puts his nephew the police chief on leave for unspecified reasons

Sources told the Sun-Times that Mayor Bradley Stephens acted after being approached by members of his nephew Donald E. Stephens III’s department with concerns about his leadership and conduct.

By Robert Herguth

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A remote learning debate rages: How much computer time is too much?

A parent started an online petition calling on CPS to reduce the amount of screen time for the youngest students. But not all families think the requirements are too burdensome.

By Nader Issa

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Dread Head Cowboy’s horse may need to be euthanized after trauma from Dan Ryan protest, prosecutors say

One veterinarian equated Monday’s incident to "forcing an 80-year-old woman to run a full marathon," Cook County prosecutors said.

By David Struett

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Controversial ‘no-knock’ warrants questioned in Breonna Taylor case are legal in Illinois

Chicago Police use of no-knock warrants has come under scrutiny in recent years, with several lawsuits filed against officers who allegedly used them to search the homes of people who’ve done nothing wrong.

By Sam Charles

Commentary

The opinions in and around Chicago that inform, analyze, hold power accountable and entertain.

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Anti-Catholic attacks on Amy Coney Barrett will help get Trump re-elected

When the left attacks a conservative Catholic woman in this way, it only affirms what Trump has been selling to his supporters: that Democrats are out to get them.

By S. E. Cupp

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‘Waves of anger and fear’ fuel conspiracy theories

If the world seems scary and confusing, that’s because it’s scarier and more confusing than usual of late,

By Gene Lyons

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Gale Sayers’ greatness left us wanting so much more

He’ll be remembered for his extraordinary talent, and he’ll be remembered for knee injuries that robbed him of his speed and agility.

By Rick Morrissey

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Don’t be fooled by false attacks on the proposed Illinois Fair Tax

The higher rates would apply only to incomes over $250,000. And if Legislature wanted to tax retirement incomes, they could have done that years ago.

By Letters to the Editor
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Politics

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Pritzker and fellow Democrats open wallets to defeat GOP legislator who made disparaging remarks about Black LGBTQ challenger

Since a trio of state House Democrats held a news conference Monday playing the recordings and denouncing state Rep. Amy Grant, Democrat Ken Mejia-Beal has taken in $158,828.90 in donations – bringing his total campaign war chest to $417,185.90

Sports

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Gale Sayers, ‘Kansas Comet’ and Bears legend, dies at 77

Though other great running backs were more prolific — Jim Brown before him and Walter Payton after him, among others — there rarely if ever has been a weapon as dangerous from anywhere on a football field as Sayers.

Entertainment and Culture

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‘Fargo’: Chris Rock brings the pain — and the menace — in an ambitious, mobbed-up period piece

Chicago poses as 1950 Kansas City in the fourth season of FX’s series, full of elaborate scenes and strong performances.

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Dear Abby: Mom says my polite, pudgy boyfriend is ‘gross’

The hardworking man takes good care of his sweetheart and her child, and she wishes her mother would warm up to him.

By Abigail Van Buren

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Bears predictions: Week 3 vs. Falcons

The Sun-Times’ experts offer their picks for the Bears’ game Sunday in Atlanta:

By Patrick Finley

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13 shot, 3 killed Wednesday in Chicago

The day’s fatal shootings happened in South Shore, Lawndale and Logan Square.

By Sun-Times Wire

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2 women shot, 1 fatally, in South Shore

About 8:50 p.m., they were in the 7800 block of South Cornell Avenue when they heard shots and felt pain, Chicago police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

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Horoscope for Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020

By Georgia Nicols

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Despite Cubs’ loss, Kyle Hendricks strong in final start before postseason

Hendricks pitched like one of baseball’s best starters in September, finishing the month 3-1 with a 1.45 ERA.

By Russell Dorsey

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Indians walk off White Sox again

Jordan Luplow’s homer in the ninth gave the Indians a 3-2 victory that dropped the Sox into second place.

By Daryl Van Schouwen

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2 Louisville officers shot amid Breonna Taylor protests

Interim Louisville Police Chief Robert Schroeder said a suspect was in custody but did not offer details about whether that person was participating in the demonstrations. He says both officers are expected to recover, and one is undergoing surgery.

By Associated Press

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Green Line trains resume stopping at 35th Street after protesters march at Chicago Police headquarters

Green Line trains began bypassing the 35th-Bronzeville-IIT station at 6:16 p.m. "at the request of public safety officials," the CTA said.

By David Struett

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Anthony Rizzo homers in back-to-back games, but offense continues to scuffle

Rizzo homered in his first at-bat in the Cubs’ 2-1 loss to the Pirates on Wednesday.

By Russell Dorsey

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Coronavirus live blog, Sept. 23, 2020: Illinois sees additional 22 deaths from COVID-19 and 1,848 new cases

Here’s Wednesday’s news on how COVID-19 is impacting Chicago and Illinois.

By Sun-Times staff

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Fire praise performance, playing surface after routing Dynamo

During the Fire’s game the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday night, the grass at Soldier Field clearly looked like a football playing surface. It was also obvious that the conditions didn’t hurt the Fire too much.

By Brian Sandalow

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Perillo BMW settles lawsuit with feds that claimed it let pollutants in Chicago River

Joseph Perillo and Perillo BMW have agreed to pay $80,000 and remove a collapsed wall from the North Branch of the river.

By Sun-Times Wire

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Pritzker touts state’s COVID-19 testing as best ‘between the two coasts,’ but warns of looming trouble for Rockford, Galena area

The state reporting more than 74,000 tests over the weekend — a new high — comes as it logs an additional 22 deaths and 1,848 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 279,114.

By Rachel Hinton

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Man shot dead in Lawndale

Multiple people approached the 55-year-old in the 1200 block of South Kolin Avenue and fired shots at him, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

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Thousands of CPS students still haven’t attended virtual classes this fall, officials say

CPS employees are calling families, handing out flyers and even knocking on doors to help get kids back in classes.

By Nader Issa

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Video of fatal police shooting captures intense exchange of gunfire in Pilsen

Miguel Vega, 26, was fatally shot by an officer on Aug. 31 in the 1300 block of West 19th Street in Pilsen.
Conservator Frank Zuccari and “The Assumption of the Virgin,” a painting by El Greco that he worked for more than two years to restore.
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Frank Zuccari, who oversaw 2-year El Greco restoration at the Art Institute, has died

For 18 months, the revered art restorer brightened and touched up the 16th century work ‘The Assumption of the Virgin.’ He worked on the frame for another six months.
Members of the Tommy Bartlett Water Show perform the triple helicopter maneuver at Lake Delton, Wisconsin.
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Bartlett water ski show to thrill no more

Beloved mecca of Wisconsin aquatic kitsch water skis into history after 69 years, a victim of COVID-19.
The corrugated iron wall that borders one side of the all-female graffiti artists’ space that artists Bel and Phina have created, as seen from the entrance at 2725 S. Sacramento Ave. in the shadows of the Cook County Jail.
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2 Chicago graffiti artists create an all-female ‘space of our own’ in Little Village

In a male-dominated graffiti scene, artists Bel and Phina’s all-female graffiti-painting events have created a maze of murals in the alleys in the shadows of the Cook County Jail.
Jacob Blake’s father, also Jacob Blake, speaks to a crowd of more than a thousand during a rally in Civic Center Park in downtown Kenosha, six days after his son was shot in the back by a police officer in the Wisconsin city, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020.
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Jacob Blake’s family leads march against police violence in Kenosha

Demonstrations are expected in Chicago on Saturday evening, almost a week after the Kenosha police shooting that has sparked protests nationwide.
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The Mix: Chicago Children’s Choir, South Side Film Fest and more things to do Sept. 24-30

There’s much to see and do online and in-person in Chicago in the week ahead.

By Mary Houlihan - For the Sun-Times

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Gale Sayers, Brian Piccolo friendship lives on in ‘Brian’s Song’

The enduring friendship that formed between the two became the subject of "Brian’s Song," a 1971 made-for-TV movie that remains one of the most popular sports movies of all time.

By Associated Press

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National Guard activated in Chicago after charges announced in Breonna Taylor’s case

Multiple National Guard vehicles could be seen Wednesday afternoon at Wabash Avenue and Roosevelt Road, just hours after a grand jury indicted one former police officer for shooting into neighboring apartments, but not in connection to Taylor’s death.

By David Struett and Emmanuel Camarillo

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Logan Theatre to temporarily close due to lack of new movies

The Logan Theatre plans to shut down Thursday until the film industry resumes producing movies, officials said.

By Evan F. Moore

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Pritzker and fellow Democrats open wallets to defeat GOP legislator who made disparaging remarks about Black LGBTQ challenger

Since a trio of state House Democrats held a news conference Monday playing the recordings and denouncing state Rep. Amy Grant, Democrat Ken Mejia-Beal has taken in $158,828.90 in donations – bringing his total campaign war chest to $417,185.90

By Rachel Hinton

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‘Cake Boss’ Buddy Valastro’s hand impaled in ‘terrible accident’ at home bowling alley

It’s not clear how the injury will effect Valastro’s ability to create the cake masterpieces that have been featured on "Cake Boss," which premiered on TLC in 2009.

By USA TODAY

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‘Fargo’: Chris Rock brings the pain — and the menace — in an ambitious, mobbed-up period piece

Chicago poses as 1950 Kansas City in the fourth season of FX’s series, full of elaborate scenes and strong performances.

By Richard Roeper

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Person in custody after SWAT team responds to barricade situation at West Side psychiatric hospital

A juvenile barricaded themselves in the lobby of the hospital, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

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‘Black Widow’ moves to 2021 along with other Marvel and Disney films

Steven Spielberg’s version of ‘West Side Story’ postponed a full year.

By Associated Press

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Metropolitan Opera skips 2020, will re-open next fall with presentation of Black composer’s work

Terence Blanchard’s "Fire Shut Up in My Bones" will open the 2021-2022 season.

By Associated Press

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Will Soldier Field renovation deal deliver late hit to city budget?

The bonds that financed rebuilding the stadium are paid off with a portion of Chicago’s hotel room tax — but that revenue has dropped dramatically during the coronavirus pandemic, so the city budget could be penalized.

By Fran Spielman

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Gale Sayers, ‘Kansas Comet’ and Bears legend, dies at 77

Though other great running backs were more prolific — Jim Brown before him and Walter Payton after him, among others — there rarely if ever has been a weapon as dangerous from anywhere on a football field as Sayers.

By Mark Potash

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‘Waves of anger and fear’ fuel conspiracy theories

If the world seems scary and confusing, that’s because it’s scarier and more confusing than usual of late,

By Gene Lyons

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White Sox’ bad road trip ‘preparing us to be stronger,’ Jose Abreu says

"These final five games are going to be different, and the postseason is going to be good," Abreu said. "We are going to be prepared for what is coming. It’s preparing us for a better postseason."

By Daryl Van Schouwen

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Bears QB Mitch Trubisky knows he has ‘definitely not’ been good enough

Bears coach Matt Nagy defended Trubisky’s overall play, but some key indicators are alarming. He has played just well enough to hold Nick Foles off, but also just poorly enough that no one has forgotten Foles is an option.

By Jason Lieser

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Halas Intrigue Episode 120: Remembering Bears legend Gale Sayers

Mark Potash reviews what made Gale Sayers such a great player and why he is still part of the fabric of Chicago sports.

By Sun-Times staff