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The Big Red Bus – Episode 53 – The Darnell Mayberry InterviewNick Bon February 21, 2021 at 5:34 pm

The Athletic’s Darnell Mayberry joins the Big Red Bus to discuss a potential Thad Young trade, Coby White, Billy Donovan, and the future of Zach LaVine with the Bulls.

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Good Guys Talk Back: Ep. 83 White Sox Romp and RollNick Bon February 20, 2021 at 4:11 pm

Spring training is underway and the expectations for the 2021 Sox are at an all-time high: World Series or bust. Moncada sings, Cease impresses, Crotchet is a unicorn and Tony commands respect.

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Dingers – A Chicago Cubs Podcast: Daddy HacksNick Bon February 23, 2021 at 4:27 pm

The Dingers Crew breaks down the Cubs position players and takes a look at spring training hat designs while we turn them to the left as another old friend joins the club.

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Big Daddy Kinsey was the Muddy Waters of Gary, IndianaSteve Krakowon February 25, 2021 at 12:00 pm


Blues patriarch Big Daddy Kinsey had three sons who played together as the Kinsey Report.

Since 2004 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in the first place.…Read More

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John Carpenter trades build ups for lingering unease on Lost Themes III: Alive After DeathMicco Caporaleon February 25, 2021 at 12:00 pm


John Carpenter is a master of thrills. The legendary filmmaker and composer unnerves and titillates by fusing sight and sound—how the light catches a blade or outlines a breast, for instance, and the way heartbeat rhythms drive his bare synths.…Read More

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2 shot at gas station in Wentworth GardensSun-Times Wireon February 25, 2021 at 11:17 am

A man was shot dead Feb. 22, 2021, in Grand Crossing.
Two people were shot Feb. 25, 2021, at a gas station in the 200 block of West Pershing Road. | Sun-Times file photo

A woman and man were shot, but the woman does not appear to be the intended target.

Two people were shot Thursday morning at a gas station in Wentworth Gardens on the South Side.

The man and woman were in the parking lot of a gas station in the 200 block of West Pershing Road, when two males got out of a tan colored Chevy sedan and opened fire, Chicago police said.

The 42-year-old man was struck in his right arm and the 63-year-old woman was struck in her left knee, police said. They were brought to the University of Chicago Medical Center for treatment.

The woman does not appear to be the intended target, police said.

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8 shot, 1 fatally, Wednesday in ChicagoSun-Times Wireon February 25, 2021 at 9:26 am

A 24-year-old woman was killed in a crash Jan. 30, 2021 on Lake Shore Drive.
Eight people were shot, one fatally, Feb. 24, 2021, in Chicago. | File photo

Three people were shot, one fatally, in the 5100 block of South Prairie Avenue.

Eight people were shot, one fatally, Wednesday in Chicago including three people who were shot, one fatally in Washington Park on the South Side.

About 10:30 p.m., two men were sitting inside a vehicle and a third man was standing near the vehicle talking in the 5100 block of South Prairie Avenue, when they heard several shots fired, Chicago police said. The two men inside the vehicle sped off as shots were fired, but one passenger, 36, was struck in the left thigh and right shoulder, while the other man, 49, was struck in the leg. They were brought to the University of Chicago Medical Center for treatment. The third man, 23, was struck twice in the head and brought to the same hospital where he was pronounced dead.

In non-fatal shootings, a man was shot in Englewood on the South Side. About 8:40 p.m., the 57-year-old was sitting in his vehicle in the 6300 block of South Carpenter Street, when someone fired shots, striking him in the shoulder, police said. The man drove away from the scene and called 9-1-1. Paramedics brought him to the University of Chicago Medical Center for treatment.

A 25-year-old man was seriously injured in a shooting in Gresham on the South Side. He was in the backyard of a home about 4 p.m. in the 9000 block of South Greenwood Avenue when a dark-colored vehicle pulled up near him and someone inside fired shots, police said. The man was shot in the head and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was in serious condition, according to Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Merrit.

Two people were wounded in a possible shootout on the Stevenson Expressway near Cicero Avenue. A man, 20, and woman, 46, were traveling in a southbound car when shots rang out from another vehicle about 8:30 a.m., Illinois State Police said in a statement. A male and female victim were found at a gas station near 53rd and Harlem Avenue, according to Summit Fire Chief Wayne Hanson. They were taken with multiple gunshot wounds to Loyola University Medical Center, where they were both conscious, he said. The pair had wounds that weren’t life-threatening.

In the day’s first reported shooting, a 30-year-old man was shot in Park Manor on the South Side. About 10:15 a.m., he was traveling in a vehicle in the 7400 block of South Saint Lawrence Avenue when someone fired shots, police said. He was grazed on the neck and drove himself to Jackson Park Hospital for treatment.

Four people were shot Tuesday citywide.

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3 wounded, 1 fatally in shooting in Washington ParkSun-Times Wireon February 25, 2021 at 7:35 am

A man was fatally shot Oct. 25, 2020, in the 1900 block of South St. Louis Avenue.
Three men were shot, one fatally, Feb. 24, 2021, in the 5100 block of South Prairie Avenue. | Sun-Times file

Two of the men were sitting inside a car and a third man was standing near the car talking as shots were fired.

Three people were shot, one fatally Wednesday in Washington Park on the South Side.

About 10:30 p.m., two men were sitting inside a vehicle and a third man was standing near the vehicle talking in the 5100 block of South Prairie Avenue, when they heard several shots fired, Chicago police said.

The two men inside the vehicle sped off as shots were fired, but one passenger, 36, was struck in the left thigh and right shoulder, while the other man, 49, was struck in the leg, police said. They were brought to the University of Chicago Medical Center for treatment.

The third man, 23, was struck twice in the head and brought to the same hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office has not yet identified the man.

Area One detectives are investigating.

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