CHICAGO — U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia took two key steps toward announcing a campaign for Chicago mayor this week, amending his campaign committee to support a City Hall run and filing an economic disclosure statement as he continues weighing a chall…
At least 14 people, including 3-year-old, shot in Halloween night drive-by shooting on Chicago’s West Side
CHICAGO — At least 14 people were shot, including a 3-year-old and two other minors, during a drive-by shooting Halloween night in East Garfield Park on Chicago’s West Side, police said. The other minors were an 11-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy, …
Marquee Sports Network ratings have dropped 56% since its launch. Here’s how the Chicago Cubs’ cable TV home is faring in Year 3
CHICAGO — When the Chicago Cubs launched the Marquee Sports Network in February 2020, it was the culmination of a decade-long quest to create a dedicated 24/7 cable TV platform for the team, which was still soaring in the wake of its first World Series…
‘Decision to Leave’ review: From South Korea, a dazzlingly confounding detective mystery
World-weary detective falls for sphinx-like widow in a murder case. Talk about the usual suspects! We have seen this setup once or twice. But “Decision to Leave,” director and co-writer Park Chan-wook’s dazzling, confounding, gorgeously crafted variati…
Paul Sullivan: So many ‘what ifs’ in a disappointing Chicago White Sox season, but a new manager can do only so much
With the World Series set to begin Friday at Minute Maid Park in Houston, you can’t help but wonder what could’ve been for the Chicago White Sox. What if they had changed managers in midcourse, as the Philadelphia Phillies did while fixing their mojo i…
‘Wendell & Wild’ review: Key and Peele voice an animated Netflix tale of demons, earthlings and … the evils of the prison industrial complex?
Somehow, the marriage of two singular film talents has produced the least special work either has ever done. Streaming on Netflix Friday, the stop-motion animated feature “Wendell & Wild” comes from Jordan Peele, of “Get Out,” “Us” and “Nope,” and Henr…
‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ review: A grudge match of an Irish Civil War pits Colin Farrell against Brendan Gleeson
Friendships dissolve for a litany of reasons. Exasperation. Envy. Fallen scales from gradually or suddenly clearer eyes. Sometimes it’s a last straw; sometimes, an entire bale of hay, parked in plain sight, unnoticed for years. The reasons for the brea…
While much of the world is centered on the Great Resignation and quiet quitting, those on the spectrum continue to make employment inroads
Aldo Suarez, 21, of Chicago’s South Side, likes to play the video game Halo. Another favorite? Building McLaren vehicles with Lego Technic sets. And he prefers the older “Matrix” movies, Courage the Cowardly Dog, and walking North Riverside and Woodfie…
Shadows of Trump’s false stolen election claims hang over Illinois GOP ‘election integrity’ efforts
CHICAGO — Hiring precinct election judges and poll watchers has traditionally been routine work for state political parties and candidates trying to ensure ballots are cast and counted properly leading up to Election Day. But this year, the Illinois Re…
Redrawn Illinois congressional map gives most incumbents an election edge over newcomers, but issues such as economy, crime, abortion could also play a factor
CHICAGO — With the control of Congress up for grabs in this fall’s election, Democrats and Republicans can ill-afford to lose any House seats — and issues from the economy to abortion could help decide which way voters break in Illinois and elsewhere. …