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A sandhill crane hanging around past Christmas in Lake County, first Christmas in Park Bait’s 88 years and the question of Christmas 50s or zero are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond,

There’s a bit more ice and mixing in lakers and a few browns with the perch on the lakefront lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

The person was found unresponsive around 3:25 p.m. Friday near Terminal 5, and the O’Hare station was closed.

With all signs pointing toward his return, Eberflus accounts for the missteps and points to the accomplishments of his tenure.

Josh Fridman led Glenbrook North with 17 points, and senior Owen Giannoulias added nine points, six rebounds and three steals.

As some Chicagoans reevaluate their drinking this month, they have plenty of options for booze-free beverages and spaces that have popped up in recent years.

Veteran catcher gets $4.25 million, one-year deal

As Fields prepares to try to beat the rival Packers for the first time in his career Sunday afternoon at Lambeau Field, his teammates have lobbied for him to be considered the Bears’ quarterback of the future.

The Cubs announced they’d claimed catcher Brian Serven off waivers Friday, making him the first player the team has acquired this offseason on a major-league deal.

A coalition of real estate and development groups filed suit Friday seeking to knock the binding referendum off the ballot, calling it an example of “log-rolling,” a legislative tactic of combining a politically unpopular proposal with popular one so voters will swallow the bitter pill.

Even as he seems poised and prepared, nothing could have readied even the greatest sports GM for what the Bears general manager is about to enter.