Ex-Blackhawks player Kyle Beach speaks out about being ‘John Doe’ in the team’s sexual assault scandal
Beach says he feels vindicated by the Hawks’ internal probe that faulted the team’s response to his sexual abuse claim against an ex-coach.
Tony Arnold
Editor, Government and Politics
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Chicago Blackhawks’ GM Stan Bowman is out after team failed to investigate sexual assault claims
The NHL fined the team $2 million after an internal review found leaders kept a player’s allegations against a then-assistant coach quiet for weeks during its 2010 run for the Stanley Cup.
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A day away from the state employee vaccine deadline, thousands of Illinois workers remain unvaccinated or have not reported their status
Gov. JB Pritzker made a deal Monday with some 7,000 state employees, but correctional workers in the state’s largest public worker union aren’t in it.
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Illinois Democrats are going for a second Latino congressional seat in their newly redrawn map
The Democratic-drawn map also would crowd four GOP incumbents into two downstate congressional districts. It could get a final vote next week.
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Democrats remap Adam Kinzinger, GOP anti-Trumper, into a left-leaning congressional district
The draft map released Friday could pad the Democratic party’s lead in Congress, but may push Kinzinger to seek another office.
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A North Side state lawmaker reports spending legal fees on Michael Madigan investigation
Illinois Rep. Kelly Cassidy, a frequent Madigan critic, spent more than $11,000 on legal fees tied to the federal probe of the ex-speaker, but later deleted the MJM reference.
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New long-awaited Illinois congressional map could give Democrats wider margins
The Democratic-drawn map expected Friday may offer the party a net gain of three seats over Republicans, but who’s out remains to be seen.
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Chicago Public Media’s Plan For Acquiring The Sun-Times Relies On Major Donors And More Subscribers
Three major funders have offered potential multi-year substantial commitments to fund the public media company’s take-over of the storied newspaper.
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Chicago Public Media Board Is Moving Forward To Acquire The Sun-Times
The board approved a “letter of intent” that could eventually lead to the Sun-Times becoming a subsidiary of Chicago Public Media, and ended a years-long search for a CEO by naming its interim, Matt Moog, to the post.
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WBEZ Interim CEO: Chicago Sun-Times And Chicago Public Media Are ‘Exploring Partnerships’
There are few details yet as to what a potential partnership between the two news organizations would look like, and execs at both say a deal is not final.
