Solis Charged / Keep Columbus Statue In Storage? / Patton Oswalt

Chicago IL

09 April, 2022

2:48 AM

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Ice Cube's Big3 basketball league — a roundball version of America's Got Talent — is hosting open tryouts today at the Hope Student Athletic Center for a shot to go pro playing 3-on-3 basketball league. Two players will win an all-expense-paid trip to next month's Big3 combine in Las Vegas. Tryouts start at 11a.m. Lace 'em up, Chicago. Jeff Arnold on Sports: Open Tryout Gives Chicago Hoop Hopefuls Chance At Ice Cube's Big3 AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File Saturday: Cloudy. High: 43 Low: 36. Sunday: Fly A Kite. 57 Low: 49. 🏡 Are you a local real estate agent? Let us help you generate leads, build your brand in Chicago and stand apart from the competition. Click here to learn more. Former alderman turned federal mole Danny Solis was charged with bribery Friday. Solis is accused of agreeing to accept campaign contributions in 2015 in exchanges for pushing zoning changes through the City Council. (WGN)An Orland Park woman is facing a hate crime charge after prosecutors said she threw a drink at a Chicago bartender for wearing a Star of David necklace. Sara Abdulrasoul, a 30-year-0ld pharmacist, called the bartender a "ho" during the Nov. 7 incident, prosecutors said.(Patch)Chicago's Christopher Columbus statues should remain in storage, according to a city committee launched after protestors clashed with police and attempted to topple one of them in Grant Park in 2020. (ABC7)Chicago-native children's book author and Playboy illustrator, Shell Silverstein, has been honored with a U.S. Forever Stamp. Silverstein attended Darwin Elementary School in Chicago's Logan Square. (WBEZ)White Sox Ace Lucas Giolito left the season opener with abdominal pain in a 5-4 loss to Detroit. I don't want to talk about it. (NBC) For A Good Time, Click: Saturday: Tate McRae at House of Blues (7 p.m.)Alison Wonderland at Aragon Ballroom (9 p.m.)Maxwell: The Night Tour at Wintrust Arena (8 p.m.)Renee Elise Goldsberry at Auditorium Theater (7 p.m.)Patton Oswalt: Who's Ready To Laugh Tour at Chicago Theater (7 p.m.) Patton Oswalt. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Sunday:Lucy Kaplansky at Space (8 p.m.)Stars vs. Blackhawks at United Center (6 p.m.)Will Downing at City Winery (8 p.m.)Tim Meadows at Zanies (8 p.m. Just The Links: Get yourself a puppy or kitty at PAWS Adopt-A-Thon.RIP Ricko, Lincoln Park Zoo's the eastern black rhinoceros. He was 25.Attention Trekkies: Star Trek: Mission Chicago is at McCormick Place this weekend.A 30-year-old man was stabbed at the Roosevelt Red Line station in the South Loop. More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Featured businesses: Improovy Painters Chicago — (Visit website) Governors State University — (Visit Website) Grants Tax & Accounting — (Visit website) SmokePost CBD Dispensary — (Visit website) Olsen Brothers Moving — (Visit website) Did you try SmokePost CBD Dispensary in West Loop, IL? — (Visit website) Add your business here Events: Chicago Artisan Market (Spring Market) in Ravenswood - Sat & Sun, Apr 9-10 (April 9) NEWCITY presents Eggventures in Wonderland (April 9) FREE Concealed Carry "CCL" Training Class (April 9) Chicago Artisan Market (Spring Market) in Ravenswood - Sat & Sun, Apr 9-10 (April 10) The Amazingly Outrageous Family Party (April 10) US Speedskating Tour of Olympians (April 10) 3-Hour Concealed Carry License Renewal Classes $45 @The Facility (April 10) Music with the Rabbi (April 12) Lowered Costs for 2022, Get Your Cannabis Card in 24hrs from Home! (April 13) Calling all Chicago Nurses! connectRN Partners with StoryCorps for The Conversation: Nurses Speak Up (April 15) 2-FREE Use of Force Law Classes for Gun Owners at The Facility (April 16) Online discussion for CBD gummies in West Loop (May 7) Add your event Announcements: BHHS Chicago Offers Home Sellers New Ways to Sell with QuickBuy® (Details) Add your announcement For sale: Wanted Comic Books & Sportscards (Details) Add your item Loving the Chicago Daily? Here are all the ways you can get more involved: Send a friend or neighbor this link so they can subscribe Get your local business listed in front of readers Send me a news tip or suggestion at [email protected] — Mark Konkol About me: Mark Konkol, recipient of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting, wrote and produced the Peabody Award-winning series "Time: The Kalief Browder Story." He was a producer, writer and narrator for the "Chicagoland" docuseries on CNN and a consulting producer on the Showtime documentary "16 Shots."