CPS Sex Scandal / Khalil Mack's Foot / Casino Picks / Trevor Noah

Bears sack man Khalil Mack won't be missing much by choosing foot surgery over getting back on the field. A four-game losing streak has seen to that. Inconsistent play and questionable coaching decisions before the losing started got the ball rolling in the wrong direction.

It's not just that the Bears are losing, it's how they're losing that has made it clear that delaying the inevitable with their intimidating pass rusher wasn't going to matter in the long run.

So take the time to get things right, Mr. Mack.

Jeff Arnold On Sports: With Winning A Non-Issue, Bears Make Right Call To Shelve Mack

Saturday: Not bad. High: 48 Low: 39

Sunday: Worse, with rain or snow. High: 39 Low: 31

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• It's time to place your bets on which developer and location will score Chicago's coveted casino license. On Friday, City Hall narrowed the field of developers vying for Chicago's coveted casino license and five locations that could be home to the city's first legal gambling resort. (Patch)
• Ten employees at Marine Leadership Academy have been fired in the wake of sex scandals dating back two years. One incident involved a teacher having a sexual relationship with an 18-year-old student. Another case involved a teacher who waited until the student graduated from the school. (WGN)
• After being shut down by the coronavirus crisis, "Her Honor Jane Byrne " returns to the Lookingglass Theater stage. Jane Byrne was Chicago’s first female mayor. She probably deserves a better memorial than the expressway interchange that bears her name. J. Nicole Brooks’ play, which continues until Dec. 19, might be it. (Third Coast)
• A Kenosha, Wisconsin, jury found Kyle Rittenhouse — the teenager charged with shooting three people, two fatally — not guilty on all counts. "We must respect the jury’s decision. However, no one should ever take the law into their own hands, or attempt to make themselves the judge, jury, and executioner," Mayor Lori Lightfoot said. (FOX32)
• A substitute teacher shortage has hit Black and Latino Chicago Public Schools especially hard, Sarah Karp reports. In about a third of the schools, when a substitute teacher was requested, no one showed up more than half of the time, according to the CPS data. (WBEZ)

For A Good Time, Click:

Saturday:

• Dim Sum & Drag Brunch at Furama (11:30 a.m.)
• Kikagaku Moyo at the Empty Bottle (9:30 p.m.)
• Mosaic Fest at the Chicago Mosaic School (9 a.m.)
• Al Franken at The Vic Theatre (7:30 p.m.)
• Trevor Noah at the United Center (7:30 p.m.)

Sunday

• Chris Forsyth, Axis: Sova at the Empty Bottle (9:30 p.m.)
• Circuit Des Yeux at Thalia Hall (8:30 p.m.)
• The Ocean Blue w/ The Orange Peels at Space (7 p.m.)
• Half Waif, Lightning Bug at Schubas (7:30 p.m.)
• Alan Cumming: "Tales From A Fully Packed Life" at Music Box Theatre (6 p.m.)

Just The Links:

• Show us your gingerbread houses, and win prizes.
• Northwestern takes on Purdue at Wrigley Field Saturday.
• The race for Illinois Secretary of State is getting dirty.
• Here's where to watch "A Charlie Brown Christmas."
• The Bulls are giving away Joakim Noah bobblehead dolls at Sunday's game.

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