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Flyer for the Goose Lake Fishing Show and Tackle Swap on Saturday.

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The first Goose Lake Fishing Show and Tackle Swap is 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, April 13. That leads — or is — Go & Show for this week.

Tickets are $5. Those 18 and younger get in free. The show includes fishing seminars and product demos.

Ken "Husker" O''Malley, who will do one of the seminars, gave this explanation on Facebook:

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Community members, activists and family members of Dexter Reed rally outside the 11th District Police Station after the Civilian Office of Police Accountability released body camera footage of the fatal police shooting of Reed.

Andrew Holmes, a Dolton trustee and community activist, was sued this week for allegedly sexually assaulting a village employee during a trip to Las Vegas last May for a conference.

Attorney Johnnie Cochran holds O.J. Simpson as the not guilty verdict is read in a Los Angeles courtroom in 1995. Defense attorneys F. Lee Bailey (left) and Robert Kardashian look on.

New $1 bills with the signatures of U.S. Treasurer Jovita Carranza and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin are cut and stacked at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington.

Ride-hailing company Uber is adding taxis to its app.

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Uber riders in Chicago are seeing a new option in the app: a taxi.

The ride-hailing company, which has long been blamed for a decline in taxi business, added the feature Thursday. But some Chicago cab drivers remain skeptical of the addition and bitter toward the company.

Uber collaborated with taxi technology companies Arro and Curb Mobility, allowing about 2,600 Arro- and... Читать дальше...

White Sox pitcher Michael Kopech delivers against the Cleveland Guardians during the ninth inning on Tuesday.

Una multitud celebra el desfile del Orgullo de Chicago 2023 en el norte de la ciudad.

Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez speaks to students, staff and more at Gage Park High School to celebrate the district’s record high 4-year-graduation, 5-year-graduation, rising Freshman-On-Track rates, and record setting-scholarships earned by the Class of 2022, Monday morning, Oct. 24, 2022. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times

Homewood-Flossmoor’s Bryce Heard (2) lines up a three during the Vikings’ IHSA Class 4A state championship victory.

Kove’s headquarters on the Near West Side.

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A federal jury found Wednesday that Amazon Web Services — the most lucrative subsidiary of e-commerce giant Amazon — infringed multiple patents owned by local technology company Kove. Amazon must pay more than $500 million in damages.

Kove is a Chicago-based company that specializes in computer storage and data management technologies. The West Loop firm owns three data storage patents... Читать дальше...

Alex Vlasic’s impressive first full NHL season is nearing its end.

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ST. LOUIS — If Blackhawks defenseman Alex Vlasic had a vote for the Hart -Trophy, he would give serious consideration to -Connor McDavid and Nikita Kucherov, but he believes he would ultimately award it to -Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon.

And his opinion is worth quite a lot -because he has seen the NHL’s MVP-caliber stars more this season than just about -anyone. Читать дальше...

DEAR ABBY: I am trying to come to terms with the passing of my wife, "Charlotte," a month ago. Many old friends and family have been supportive. What hurts, in addition to my grief, is the silence from a particular couple.

Jacob Podner’s sequence of the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, taken at War Bluff Valley Wildlife Sanctuary.

Benjamin Franklin (Michael Douglas, left) and his grandson and secretary, Temple (Noah Jupe), go to France on a diplomatic mission in “Franklin.”

Police tape at an armored car robbery. | Brian Jackson~Sun-Times

A man was shot and wounded Wednesday at a CTA Red Line station in Roseland on the Far South Side.

The 24-year-old was arguing with another man who fired shots about 9:35 p.m. at the 95th Street Red Line station, Chicago police said.

The man suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and was taken in critical condition to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, police said.

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Moon Alert

Avoid shopping or important decisions from 5 to 8 a.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Taurus into Gemini.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Your efforts to do anything, which might include trying to persuade others to do something, will be successful because you will speak with confidence in a convincing style. It's the perfect day to finish old business or to contact colleagues and experts from your past.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

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The Cubs’ Kyle Hendricks pitches during the fourth inning against the Padres at Petco Park on April 10, 2024 in San Diego.

Arvid Soderblom replaced Petr Mrazek in the Blackhawks’ loss to the Blues on Wednesday.

Starting pitcher Erick Fedde of the White Sox reacts while sitting in the dugout during the fifth inning against the Guardians at Progressive Field on April 10, 2024 in Cleveland.

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel and wife, Amy Rule, arrive at the White House for a state dinner on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden hosted a state dinner for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as part of his official state visit.

DEAR ABBY: I'm in a sexless 25-year marriage. It was not always this way, but any intimacy has been over for more than a decade. My wife's libido has waned, which I understand. What she does do is continually bring up issues about me from years ago as if they were yesterday.

Crowds cheer along the route of the 2023 Chicago Pride Parade on the North Side.

Mayor Brandon Johnson has started briefing City Council members on a proposal to allocate an additional $70 million in funding to address the migrant crisis.

Yoan Moncada (left), with White Sox translator Billy Russo, talks about his left adductor strain Wednesday. (Daryl Van Schouwen)