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Photos: PWHL's Ottawa Charge 3, Minnesota Frost 2 (OT)

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3 takeaways from a 152-150 win over the Atlanta Hawks as the Chicago Bulls stretch a 3-game winning streak

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JD Vance refuses to set red lines over bigotry as conservatives feud at Turning Point

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Column: Chicago Cubs' Matt Shaw enters a new world with his Turning Point USA appearance

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Inside the Caleb Williams-to-DJ Moore OT touchdown for a Chicago Bears win that 'blew up' Soldier Field

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Before Congress, Jonathan Jackson owned a construction firm. It got $750K from Pritzker's Rebuild Illinois.

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Week 16 recap: Chicago Bears erase 10-point deficit in 4th quarter to stun Green Bay Packers 22-16 in OT

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Some Carl Sandburg students speak out against a Turning Point USA club

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Chicago Bears fans celebrate winning season as team considers move to Indiana: 'They need to stay in Illinois'

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Foundation sues financier who walked away from deal to buy Lake Geneva's Aloha Lodge

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President Donald Trump removes nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial positions

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Undrafted Jahdae Walker grabs game-tying TD for the Chicago Bears: 'We put that in our rookie's hands'

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Editorial: Ban social media for teens younger than 16

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Jodi Bondi Norgaard: When silence becomes a green light for normalizing cruelty

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Shadi Bartsch: Hamstringing the humanities will hinder scientific discovery

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Clarence Page: It's hard to hide the dysfunction of the Trump White House

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How a garden store worker became part of the 'Broadview Six'

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Volunteers bringing holiday 'bliss' to needy immigrant families

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Honduran man gets 16 years for stabbing girl at Little League game

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Chicago chefs to unite for 'Todos Ponen' in January to raise money for immigrant families severely impacted by ICE

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'Avatar: Fire and Ash' launches with $88M domestically, $345M worldwide

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Tearful Bowen Yang departs 'SNL' after emotional Christmas episode hosted by Ariana Grande

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Today in History: Sandra Cisneros turns 71

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Attendance at Aurora's Christkindlmarket up during good weather, down overall

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Chicago White Sox sign Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami to 2-year, $34 million deal

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Purdue Fort Wayne stuns Notre Dame men's basketball 72-69

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NFC North roundup: J.J. McCarthy injured in Vikings win, while Lions lose on the final play to the Steelers

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Week 16 photos: Chicago Bears 22, Green Bay Packers 16 (OT)

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The 100 best photos of 2025 by Chicago Tribune photographers

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Week 15 photos: Chicago Bears 31, Cleveland Browns 3

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Photos: All aboard the CTA Holiday Train!

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Photos: Chicago Bears players serve meals at the Salvation Army

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Week 14 photos: Green Bay Packers 28, Chicago Bears 21

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Photos: Federal agents are confronted by residents in Elgin

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Coast Guard is pursuing another tanker helping Venezuela skirt sanctions, US official says

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US says talks with Ukraine, Europe on ending war with Russia 'constructive'

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Top Trump administration official defends partial release of Epstein files as Democrats cry foul

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Fired comptroller's report critical of Lake County government

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In his national address, President Trump claimed he's bringing prices down. Here's what the data shows.

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CPS finds buyers for 3 closed schools, but repurposing remains a challenge

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk recovers $55 billion pay package in Delaware court ruling

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A brief encounter, two attacks and then a break in investigations into the Brown and MIT shootings

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CPS shows academic gains, but more work is ahead, officials say

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Hinsdale-based Harmony Healers 'bring comfort' through music performances

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Crime and Public Safety

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Woman killed and man injured after shooting and car crash in South Deering

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Multiple gunmen open fire at a South African pub, killing 9 and wounding 10

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Griffith man charged in burglary

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At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein

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Chicago Botanic Garden selects Gretchen Baker as new president, CEO

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Brown Family Ranch uses agriculture to teach Gary community

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Lake County plan commission mulls data center proposal near Lowell

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Harrison Ford to receive SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award for his career and humanitarian work

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Rediscovering the lost luxury of sweet wines: The coziest holiday ritual you haven't embraced — yet

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Inspiration Kitchens' free culinary boot camp helps students break barriers to find jobs in food service

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Popularity of her cinnamon rolls leads to home baking business for Hinckley woman

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When hospitals choose private guardians, patients pay the price

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Chicago hospitals funnel patients into long-lasting guardianships, angering friends and family

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Record property tax increases slam Chicago homeowners as downtown owners see cuts

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Federal judge postpones ruling on detained father of sick teen

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Today in Chicago History: John Wayne Gacy arrested in suspected deaths of 33 boys and young men

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Today in History: First basketball game played

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Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers have played 212 times in the past 100 years: How the rivalry has unfolded

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WWII Navy veteran Ira 'Ike' Schab, one of last remaining Pearl Harbor survivors, dies at 105

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Remembering the light amid dark times

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Business news: New leadership at Habitat and attorneys receive honors

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