R. Kelly Suicide Watch / Konkol / Harry Caray / Vax Hunger Games

It was either something I ate, or watching a rather twitchy former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel testify before the U.S. Senate that made me feel sick to my stomach Wednesday.

During Emanuel's confirmation hearing on his pending appointment as the next U.S. Ambassador to Japan, ol' Rahm relied on his old tricks to dodge questions about his City Hall administration's efforts to bury video of the murder of Laquan McDonald. The Rahm con job continues.

Only one question remains: Will U.S. Senators fall for it?

KONKOL COLUMN: Rahm Emanuel Shows He's No Ambassador Of Truth At Senate Hearing

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Getting colder. High: 60 Low: 46.

• On the day Chance The Rapper dropped F-bombs at the Sky's championship rally, Blackhawks fans were pelting Hawks coach Jeremy Colliton with them at the United Center. After a woeful start to the season, Patch's Jeff Arnold wonders how long it will take for another F-word to come from the Hawks front office. (Patch)
• "Welcome to day three of 'The Hunger Games,' where we find out who the city is going to offer up as tribute," a Fraternal Order of Police official dramatically declared Wednesday. Vice president Michael Mette said Chicago cops placed on no-pay status for violating City Hall's vaccination reporting mandate are like "tributes" in the fictional books and movies where children are forced to fight to the death to entertain wealthy onlookers. (Patch)
• After being convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking, Grammy winner R. Kelly was placed on suicide watch in a New York jail. The "I Believe I Can Fly" singer faces a possible sentence of up to life in prison. Kelly is set to go to trial in August 20222 on separate federal felony charges. (Daily Mail)
• Chicago's independent police watchdog released video of an officer fatally shooting a man with a knife while responding to a Sept. 9 report of domestic violence the South Side. (Patch)
• Holy Cow! It's a mystery. The affable owner of Harry Caray's restaurant, Grant DePorter, keeps getting speeding tickets in the mail for a car he doesn't own with Mississippi plates that's being driven in New York City, where he hasn't visited, by someone with a heavy foot. (NBC5)

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