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A protester carries a U.S. flag upside down, a sign of distress, next to a burning building, Thursday, May 28 in Minneapolis. | Julio Cortez/AP

Democrats cannot let America’s march to justice be highjacked by anarchists, thugs, opportunists and vigilantes.

Illinois reached another milestone Sunday, surpassing 4 million coronavirus tests. COVID-19 cases continue to rise as part of a month-long trend. | Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times

Illinois reached another testing milestone Sunday, surpassing 4 million coronavirus tests. COVID-19 cases continue to rise as part of a month-long trend.

Christopher Slaughter drove the city with his 14-year-old son Zachary, a budding photographer, after the destruction and looting that followed peaceful protests in the wake of the George Floyd police killing. Realizing photos of the prolific art on plywood taken by Zachary was history soon to disappear, they put them in a book, “Boarded up Chicago: Storefront Images Days After the George Floyd Riots.” The two in South Shore on Aug. 29. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times

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Martinez owns a career .319/.392/.554 slash line against left-handed pitching. Catcher Josh Phegley has been designated for assignment.

Nick Foles said he has enjoyed the process of competing with Mitch Trubisky for the Bears’ starting quarterback job. “I’m getting more and more comfortable,” he said. | Photo by Nam Y. Huh-Pool/Getty Images

After a slow start getting acclimated to the Bears, his teammates and Matt Nagy’s system, the veteran QB could be set up for a strong finish. But does he have enough time to win the job?

An empty arena after all NBA playoff games were postponed during the 2020 NBA Playoffs at AdventHealth Arena at ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex. | Getty

NBA solidarity strike a reminder: Sports is always political, - and tied to racial progress.

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The coronavirus has forced many colleges to adopt online-only classes, eliminating hopes of large in-person registration drives on campus. Outdoor festivals, sporting events and other public gatherings are canceled, cutting off more easy access to college-age voters. 

Chicago Police Supt. David Brown, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Dr. Hadyn Hollister speak outside Stroger Hospital after two Chicago police officers and a suspect were wounded in a shooting Aug. 30, 2020, in the 3300 block of West Polk Street. | Kathy Chaney/Sun-Times

The shooting happened at 2:33 a.m. Sunday in the 3300 block of West Polk Street after police pulled over a vehicle that matched a description for an earlier call about a person driving around with a gun.

Two people were shot, one of them fatally, Aug. 30, 2020, in the 1100 block of West 87th Street. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times file photo

The man was hit multiple times in the face and upper body and taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he died, authorities said.

A man was fatally shot Aug. 30, 2020, in the 900 block of West Garfield Boulevard. | Sun-Times file photo

Officers found him unresponsive on the ground and he was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he died, police said

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Police canceled his missing person alert on Sunday.

A roof collapsed during a two-alarm fire Aug. 30, 2020, at a factory in the 1000 block of East 103rd Street. | Chicago Fire Department

A hazardous materials response was ordered because it was unclear what was inside the factory, fire officials said.

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Darvish lowered his ERA to 1.47 after tossing six scoreless innings in the Cubs’ 3-0 victory over the Reds in Game 1 of Saturday’s doubleheader.

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First baseman Anthony Rizzo finished 3-for-5 with two homers in the Cubs’ 3-0 win in Game 1. Craig Kimbrel blew his first save of the season in the Cubs’ 6-5 loss in the nightcap.

Moon Alert

There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The moon is in Aquarius.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Be extra clear in all your communications with others, especially regarding work or anything to do with a pet. Likewise, some confusion regarding your own health might arise. Do not overreact. Mercury is opposite Neptune, which encourages confusion and even deception. Take it easy.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

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Fire forward Fabian Herbers takes a shot as New York City midfielder James Sands looks on Saturday | Chicago Fire FC

The Fire (2-5-1) have lost four of their last five regular-season games.

Surveillance image of a dark-colored SUV possibly involved in the Aug. 28, 2020, shooting of a 15-year-old boy in Waukegan. | Waukegan police

Witnesses in the area told officers they saw a dark-colored SUV speed away from the area of the shooting, police said.

A man was fatally shot Aug. 29, 2020, in Englewood. | Sun-Times file photo

It was the fifth shooting in Englewood or West Englewood since 5 p.m. Friday.

Organizer Michael Ben Yosef organized Saturday’s protest with the intention to shutdown Michigan Ave. | Pat Nabong/Chicago Sun-Times

Officers ordered the group to disperse, leading to the arrest of seven people — including one who allegedly struck an officer — for refusing to comply about 7 p.m., Chicago police said.

The Rev. Jacob Blake at a press conference. The young Jacob Blake’s grandfather pastored Ebenezer AME Church from 1967 to 1976 and fought for fair housing in Evanston. | Sun-Times file

More than 40 years after the death of the Rev. Jacob Blake, his grandson is at the center of the Black Lives Matter movement protests over him being shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

In this Sept. 21, 2019, photo, Central Arkansas head coach Nathan Brown walks on to the field before a game. When Central Arkansas and Austin Peay signed up to play in the first game of the college football season, little did they know how notable it would become. The FCS schools will kick off the shortened season Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, in the Guardian Classic before a limited number of fans amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Brown says “we are the show in Week Zero and the game to really kick off football... Читать дальше...

Rick Renteria takes Dylan Cease out of Saturday’s game. | Getty

This kind of talk is a welcome change for the Sox, whose role in trade speculation over the past few years was who would be leaving, not coming in during a pennant race.

View of a men’s toilet with a sign marking that only every second urinal may be used to maintain social distance at Naranjo Mall in Guatemala city on July 30, 2020 as it prepares to reopen its doors to the public following the easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions. | Johan Ordonez/Getty Images

Flushing urinals can generate an “alarming upward flow” of particles that “travel faster and fly farther” than particles from a toilet flush.

A man was fatally shot Aug. 29, 2020, in Englewood. | Sun-Times file photo

Officers responding to a call of a person shot about 3:05 p.m. found the 40-year-old unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the chest in the 5600 block of South Emerald Avenue, Chicago police said.