The Onion mocks Mitch McConnell opponent's $90M war chest, says she burned cash on 'lavish concession bonanza'

A Chicago police officer was hospitalized on Monday night after being dragged by a vehicle following a traffic stop on the city's South Side, according to reports.  At least two suspects were in custody after the incident, which occurred around 8 p.m. at West 95th and South Lafayette streets.The officer was taken to a local area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Authorities in Chicago said Sunday that shootings this weekend across the city involved at least 47 victims, including five who died. There were six people shot on Saturday morning in the city’s Auburn Gresham, according to ABC7Chicago.

Rahm Emanuel may be on the shortlist for President-elect Joe Biden's Cabinet, but the same issues that derailed his reelection for mayor of Chicago -- namely his record on social justice -- are likely to resurface again as Biden makes his final picks.  Emanuel was accused of engaging in a coverup to bury police camera footage after an officer-involved shooting of a Black teenager, Laquan McDonald, in 2014.The scandal led him to withdraw his bid for a third term as mayor.  McDonald was shot 16

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerUPDATE: R&B artist Jeremih has apparently turned the corner in his battle with a severe case of COVID-19.

At least two demonstrators who gathered in the Old Market section of Omaha, Neb., on Friday night to protest the deadly police shooting of a Black man were taken into custody after police declared an unlawful assembly, according to reports. The protest came one night after the man, identified as Kenneth Jones, was shot and killed during a vehicle stop.

Will Tizard ContributorCinematographer Phedon Papamichael, known for his versatile array of visual styles, from Alexander Payne’s “Nebraska” to James Mangold’s “Ford v Ferrari,” says he knew going into Aaron Sorkin’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7” that he would need to do some reading between the lines.Sorkin’s Netflix original film, which recounts the notorious political prosecution of eight defendants charged with inciting riots at the 1968 Chicago Democratic Convention, is an impressive

Janet W. Lee Singer-rapper Jeremih is “still in ICU in critical condition,” his agent told Variety after news broke on Saturday that he had been hospitalized for COVID-19.“J was just pulled off the ventilator,” his agent said in a statement to Variety.

Clayton Davis Variety's Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars from Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis. Following Academy Awards history, buzz, news, reviews and sources, the Oscar predictions are updated regularly with the current year's contenders in all categories.

A Chicago Ph.D. student studying criminology fatally shot her ex-boyfriend at his Washington, DC, home, authorities said.

Chance The Rapper has revealed that his father initially disapproved of his rap career.Appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon this week, the Chicago artist – real name Chancelor Johnathan Bennett – recalled working on a poetry project in the fourth grade, which led him to “fall in love with hip-hop” soon after.“And then I started recording,” Chance remembered. “And when I was probably 14, my cousin had his own studio that I got to go to.

Marta Balaga George C. Wolfe’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” features the final performance of “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman, who died Aug.

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Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerA Facebook post by a veteran Milwaukee newscaster in which he voiced the wish that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had died instead of Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek has led to his suspension.Ted Perry, the longtime anchor of the evening news on Fox6 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin was ousted after joking on his personal Facebook page that “2020 takes Alex Trebek but leaves Mitch McConnell? Just end already.”The comment sparked outrage and was deleted by Perry, but

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Chicago P.D. are finally within sight! With Season 8 set to premiere on Wednesday, Nov. 11, it won't be long until Intelligence is back at it.

and other Dick Wolf-produced dramas, like OneChicago's and Fire, and the FBIs, resumed production on their new seasons, there was a tone meeting — led by 's Ice-T -- with members of the casts and producers about how to honestly and truthfully depict a sensitive time amid a pandemic, protests against police brutality and calls for racial justice.

Kaley Cuoco opened up about how important it was to find someone who didn’t feel overshadowed by her fame in husband Karl Cook.The Big Bang Theory alum, 34, told Dax Shepard that Cook’s career successes helped him to feel confident in himself, unlike her ex-husband, Ryan Sweeting, who had issues with feeling emasculated.“I think even with my, you know, I was married previously, but even with that person, that was a big problem,” she said on the Monday, November 9, episode of the “Armchair

 face an insurmountable challenge when season 6 kicks off on Wednesday. With the coronavirus at the forefront of everyone's minds, the staff at Gaffney Chicago Medical Center adjust to the new normal of the pandemic — and for many, the uncertainty and severity of COVID takes a mental, physical and emotional toll. «With, we pick up pretty much in the middle of where we're all living in today.

Former Chicago Mayor and White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel insisted on Friday that a Biden administration will help offer a promising future for laid-off retail workers.  According to the Fox News Decision Desk, Joe Biden currently has 264 electoral votes, just six votes short of the magic number needed to win the White House.