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Behind Enemy Lines: Breaking down the matchup in Chicago with Bears Wire

With questions on Justin Fields, the Bears defense, the potential of Jaylon Johnson to join the Lions this offseason and more.

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Chicago outdoors: Art of the floats and homage to teachers of lakefront perch fishing

Paul Pezalla’s photo of his handmade floats in late sun and Arden Katz remembering his perch mentors at the Monstrose Horseshoe are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

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Chicago couple heading to front lines of Israel-Hamas War — to grill food for Israeli soldiers

Rabbi Barry Axler and his wife, Morene Dunn, of River North, are heading to Israel and near Gaza this weekend to feed members of the Israeli Defense Forces, which include two of his grandchildren.

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Take steps to protect holiday packages from thieves

Don’t become a statistic: Lots of Americans have had at least one package stolen from their homes or cars.

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Black employment in Cook County is sandwiched between hope and reality

Jobs can be a source of inspiration, but opportunities are diminishing for young Black people in the Chicago area, Alden Loury writes.

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Hot tub cruises hit the Chicago River: ‘Is it summer? What the hell?’

On the first day of the electric hot tub boat rides, cruisers enjoy a leisurely float down the Chicago River under the gaze of curious passersby.

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City Council panel advances new 311 ‘hate incident’ reporting plan

The “Chi vs. Hate” ordinance aims to collect reports of disturbing acts that might fall short of a crime, but hint at more troubling actions to come, as hate crimes spike in Chicago and beyond.

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Ex-Chicago cop gets probation for sexually abusing man shackled to hospital bed

Carlyle Calhoun was sentenced to three years of probation with 90 days of home confinement. Calhoun was told he would be required to register as a sex offender for 10 years.

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Why Robbie Gould will always be a Bear

The best kicker in franchise history, who announced his retirement Wednesday, has a special connection with Chicago that goes beyond his 11-year playing career. He gets it. He gets Bears fans. And he gets what it means to be a Bear.

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Detroit Lions final injury report for Week 14 vs. the Chicago Bears

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Chicago police Sgt. John Poulos, whose fatal shootings of 2 men led to about $2 million in City Hall payouts, now running for judge

“I find it offensive he’s actually running for judge,” said a lawyer for the mother of one of the men who was killed.

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Picture Chicago: 15 photos from this week in news

Volunteers with My Block, My Hood, My City decorated South Side homes for Christmas, a man was killed and a woman was critically injured in a house fire in Lawndale, and theater-goers enjoyed the opening night of “Boop! The Betty Boop Musical.”

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“We begged Stallone to send us the whole movie. When he did, we were blown away”: Survivor were just another struggling AOR band. And then Rocky III and Eye Of The Tiger changed everything

Their killer theme for Rocky III made stars of soft rockers Survivor – but their tale of heroism and heartbreak had no Hollywood ending

Louder

1 member of family slain in suburban Chicago was in relationship with shooting suspect, police say

Police say the suspect in the September shooting deaths of a suburban Chicago family was in a relationship with one of the four people slain and his girlfriend allegedly helped plan the killings

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The brownie was invented in Chicago 130 years ago

Friday is National Brownie Day

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Obama’s massive prisoner release led to Jesse Webster’s Chicago success story and three failures

President Barack Obama granted executive clemency to more than 1,900 federal prisoners, a record. Jesse Webster made the most of his freedom. Three others are back in jail.

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‘Bank jackings’ in Chicago see robbers drain victims’ accounts with their phone apps

They grab cellphones and demand pass codes to banking apps like Zelle and Venmo. A Chicago architect who lost more than $2,000 that way says: “Don’t have any banking apps on your phone.”

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Suspected Mexican cartel leader facing drug charges in Chicago sees Treasury Department freeze his assets

Authorities say Oscar Manuel Gastelum Iribe, as head of the Beltran Leyva Organization, conspired to import tons of heroin and cocaine.

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Al Michaels took a brutally accurate shot at the Bears’ historic QB failures while introducing Mitch Trubisky

The Chicago Bears don't even have to play to catch some shade from Al Michaels.

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Person found shot dead in Chicago Lawn

The victim, a male of unknown age, was found about 3:40 p.m. Thursday with multiple gunshot wounds in the 6800 block of South Claremont Avenue.

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The apartment Chicago is falling in love with

After looking for a subleaser on Facebook Marketplace, sisters Sophie and Isabelle Lynch’s apartment became the center of viral posts fawning over the 1886 home.

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City panel backs landmarks label for two State Street buildings

The federally-owned towers date from the early 20th century and could still be torn down, but the decision of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks could increase pressure to preserve them.

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Off-duty Chicago cop strikes, kills pedestrian near House of Blues in River North

The officer was driving an Infiniti SUV in the 300 block of North State Street about 12:30 a.m. Thursday. She told officers she dropped her phone and took her eyes off the road to grab it, according to a police report.

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Proposal to save Chicago, suburban public transit from fiscal cliff is sent to Springfield

Lawmakers must consider new taxes, combining four regional transit agencies under one board and changing fee structures. The report recommends the state prop up public transit with $1.5 billion.

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Chicago’s armed robberies surge, in five charts

In the five months since July, the city has seen the sharpest spike in robberies in 20 years, driven by crimes committed with a weapon.

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