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Vegas Golden Knights' Nicolas Roy (10) looks for the rebound off Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford (50) during the third period in Game 4 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020, in Edmonton, Alberta. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

Crawford stars as Blackhawks beat Golden Knights 3-1

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FILE - In this Oct. 7, 1985 file photo, Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson, behind the wheel of a Chrysler convertible, is joined by G. Glenn Gardner, left, and Yoichi Nakane, after a news conference in Chicago. Thompson, known as “Big Jim” during a long career that eventually made him the state's longest-serving chief executive, has died. He was 84. Thompson died Friday, Aug. 14, 2020 at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago, his wife, Jayne, told the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times. (AP Photo/Mark Elias, File)

Former Illinois Gov. Thompson, who fought corruption, dies

By DON BABWIN - Associated Press

Vegas Golden Knights' Brayden McNabb (3) and goalie Marc-Andre Fleury (29) celebrate the win over the Chicago Blackhawks in an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, in Edmonton, Alberta. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

Fleury, Golden Knights beat Blackhawks for 3-0 series lead

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DeWanna Bonner helps Sun hold off Sky, 77-74

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Weather Service confirms 14 tornadoes hit northern Illinois

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In this June 26, 2019, file photo, R&amp;B singer R. Kelly, center, arrives at the Leighton Criminal Court building for an arraignment on sex-related felonies in Chicago. Federal prosecutors announced charges Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020, against three men accused of threatening and intimidating women who have accused Kelly of abuse, including one man suspected of setting fire to a vehicle in Florida. (AP Photo/Amr Alfiky, File)

R. Kelly’s manager charged with phone threats to theater

By LARRY NEUMEISTER - Associated Press

Thursday Sports in Brief

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A broken cash register sits on the counter of African Food &amp; Liquor in Chicago, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020. The West Side convenience store was ransacked Monday just hours after Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot warned vandals that the city will hold them accountable for ransacking downtown retailers earlier that day. It was the second time since May that the neighborhood store was vandalized. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)

Chicago officials pledge swift response to theft, vandalism

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Neil Mehra, owner of the Hubbard &amp; State Cigar Shop, near Chicago' Magnificent Mile, stands nears an empty humidor on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2019, holding a cell phone image of his shop after looters stole thousands of dollars worth of merchandise and cash. “When I got here and saw what they’d done, I almost cried,” said Mehra. “This is my life. I really don’t know if we’re going to survive this.” (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Attacks, pandemic a ‘gut punch’ for famed Chicago district

By MICHAEL TARM - Associated Press

Chicago White Sox' Jose Abreu (79), Tim Anderson, right, and Edwin Encarnacion react after they all scored on teammate Luis Robert's double to right field during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Anderson, Robert lead White Sox past Tigers 7-5

By NOAH TRISTER - Associated Press

City municipal crews help guide the Christopher Columbus statue in Grant Park as it is removed by a crane, Friday, July 24, 2020, in Chicago. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020 announced the formation of a committee to review the city’s monuments three weeks after ordering the removal of three statues honoring Christopher Columbus. (Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Chicago mayor names committee to review public monuments

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Chicago police: Driver struck pedestrian twice, killing her

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FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006, file photo, firefighters spray water on hot spots inside the shell of Pilgrim Baptist Church, in Chicago. Strong winds that swept across northeast Illinois on Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, caused additional damage to the historic Chicago church where Mahalia Jackson and other famed gospel singers often sang and the man considered the father of gospel music, Thomas A. Dorsey, led the choir. Two walls, made of limestone and braced by metal beams, remain intact. The building has been a shell since January 2006, when it was gutted by fire. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

Wind knocks down wall of fire-gutted historic Chicago church

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Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jon Lester deliver in the first inning in a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Lester, Heyward (4 RBIs) power Cubs to 7-1 win over Indians

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

A storm with gusts more than 80 mph knocked down a tree, which crushed about four cars in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, Aug. 10, 2020. No one was injured. (Nick Coltrain/The Des Moines Register via AP )

Powerful derecho leaves path of devastation across Midwest

By Ryan J. Foley and Seth Borenstein - Associated Press

Lawsuit: Illinois expanded mail voting is partisan ‘scheme’

By SOPHIA TAREEN - Associated Press

A door to the Block 37 retail building is shattered Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, after vandals struck overnight in Chicago's famed Loop. Chicagos police commissioner says more than 100 people were arrested following a night of looting and unrest that left several officers injured and caused damage in the citys upscale Magnificent Mile shopping district and other parts of the city. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

More than 100 arrests, 13 officers hurt amid Chicago looting

By Don Babwin - Associated Press

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Zach Plesac throws against the Chicago White Sox during the first inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Indians’ Plesac sent home after protocol misstep in Chicago

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

Cleveland Indians players celebrate after the Indians defeated the Chicago White Sox 5-4 in 10 innings in a baseball game in Chicago, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

DeShields leads Indians over White Sox 5-4 in 10 innings

By JOHN JACKSON - Associated Press

Edmonton Oilers goalie Mikko Koskinen (19) makes the save as Chicago Blackhawks' Alex Nylander (92) and Oilers' Oscar Klefbom (77) battle for the puck during the third period of an NHL hockey playoff game Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, in Edmonton, Alberta. (Jason Franson/Canadian Press via AP)

Blackhawks advance after eliminating Oilers 3-1 in best-of-5

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