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Roche Schulfer, seen here in 2021, is stepping down after five decades at Goodman Theatre, the last 43 years as executive director/CEO.

The 78, an undeveloped parcel of land at Clark Street and Roosevelt Road, just south of downtown Chicago, could be the site of a new White Sox ballpark.

First graders practice spelling and reading at Hamilton Elementary School, 1650 W. Cornelia Ave., on Chicago’s North Side. The state wants schools to use a systemic and explicit approach to teaching reading that includes phonics.

DeMar DeRozan was all for adding Kyle Lowry if asked by his Bulls front office, but if no moves are made, the veteran feels that the current roster is good enough to beat anybody.

Justin Austin as Emile Griffith in “Champion” at Lyric Opera of Chicago.

Petr Mrazek signed an extension with the Blackhawks on Wednesday.

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SEATTLE — January has been a month of two-year extensions for the Blackhawks.

Hawks goalie Petr Mrazek signed his own new two-year contract this week — with a salary-cap hit of $4.25 million per year — that will keep him in Chicago through 2026.

“I love it here,” Mrazek said Tuesday. “Everybody knows it. I said it publicly before that it’s one of the best places I’ve been in the NHL. Читать дальше...

Margaret (Nicole Kidman) relocates to Hong Kong when her husband Clarke (Brian Tee) takes a job there in “Expats.”

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Charges were dropped Wednesday against two Chicago police officers accused of beating a teenager just as their trial was about to begin.

Officers Jeffery Shafer and Victor Guebara were set to appear before Judge Angela Petrone for a bench trial, but prosecutors instead announced they were dismissing all charges because the alleged victim, now in his 20s, was no longer cooperating.

As a result, the state’s attorney’s office said it... Читать дальше...

Dirksen Federal Courthouse, 219 S. Dearborn St.

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A Lemont businessman caught up in the feds’ sprawling public corruption investigations pleaded guilty Wednesday to a conspiracy involving the exchange of home improvement work and sports tickets for reduced Cook County property assessments.

Alex Nitchoff, 56, struggled early in the hearing while standing before U.S. District Judge John Kness. The judge called a brief recess after Nitchoff became emotional. Читать дальше...