Sex Scandal at 'The Mix'? + CPS Enrollment Drop + R. Kelly Guilty

It's Taco Tuesday, Chicago. If you're on the South Side, check out the taco happy hour at Nipsey's in Pill Hill. Before we get to tales of corruption confession, a pop-star's conviction and allegations of a morning radio show sex scandal, let's celebrate the "HUGE mistake!" by "Saturday Night Live."

At least, that's how the super weird standup comedian Sarah Sherman — and former host of the "Helltrap Nightmare" variety show at The Hideout — described her new gig on NBC.

Patch's Jonah Meadows has the details: Northwestern Alum Joins Cast Of 'SNL' As New Trier Grad Departs

Tuesday's weather

A perfect night for White Sox baseball. High: 71 Low: 60

Chicago Patch Top 5:

• A former WTMX-FM assistant producer who moonlighted as Radio Hall of Fame broadcaster Eric Ferguson's babysitter filed a lawsuit claiming the "Eric in the Morning" host pressured her to engage in oral sex twice a week early in her career. The lawsuit also claims Ferguson blocked her from promotions and ultimately had a hand in her dismissal when she refused to resume the "unwanted" sexual relationship. Ferguson's lawyers have filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit. (Patch)
• "R. Kelly thought that he could get away with all of this, but he didn't," a lawyer for one of his accusers said. A New York jury found the "I Believe I Can Fly" singer guilty of racketeering and charges related to sex trafficking. He could be sentenced to 20 years in prison. (Patch)

• Former Ald. Ricardo Munoz pleaded guilty to using campaign funds to make personal purchases at a sex shop, among other things. Munoz, 56, represented the 22nd Ward until 2019. On Monday, he pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering. (CBS2)
• Chicago Public Schools enrollment has dropped by 24,000 students since the coronavirus crisis began. Total enrollment is expected to be less than 330,000 — that's about 10,000 fewer students than last fall. (WBEZ)
• "Enough is enough!" according to angry fans circulating online petitions that call for the Bears front office to fire Head Coach Matt Nagy and "save millions of fans from heartbreak." (Patch)

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Today in Chicago:

• Chicago Cellar Boys at Green Mill (8 p.m.)
• Curator Conversations at 21c Museum Hotel (6 p.m.)
• Psychedelic Skull Mysteries & Conscious Hip Hop (6:30 p.m.)
• Emotional Oranges with Biig Piig at Thalia Hall (8 p.m.)
• It's Jose Abreu "Bobblehead Night" at Sox Park (7:10 p.m.)

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Chicago Patch Notebook

• White Sox playoff tickets go on sale to the public Wednesday. (Patch)
• Two liquor store owners want to legally grow weed in Chatham. (Block Club)
• There's a dog mushing club in Chicago. (Block Club)
• A new Metra station in the West Loop could bring more hungry workers. (Eater)
• "These goats are the greatest of all time," Lincoln Park Zoo officials brag. Get it? Come see for yourself at Farm-in-the-Zoo. Open daily 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Facebook)

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