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Jahmyr Gibbs has a fantastic matchup advantage against the Bears defense

Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs has a fantastic matchup advantage against the Bears defense

USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 17, 2023

Illinois earmarks $160 million to keep migrants warm in Chicago as winter approaches

Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Illinois will funnel an additional $160 million to help get migrants on their feet in Chicago

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2023

Regulators cut Peoples Gas rate hike, pause funding for over-budget pipe replacement program

The Illinois Commerce Commission voted to slash the utility’s pipe replacement budget for 2024, paused the program and ordered an investigation into the spending that Chairman Doug Scott said ‘is not justified.’

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 16, 2023

Chicago commuter train crashes into rail equipment, more than 20 injured, some seriously: officials

Fire officials say a Chicago commuter train has collided with rail equipment, injuring more than 20 people, some of them critically

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2023

Video: Bellator 301 title fight faceoffs in Chicago

Check out the faceoff highlights for the main card fights at Bellator 301 in Chicago.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 16, 2023

Bellator 301 predictions: Are we unanimous in Chicago’s two title fights?

Check out our staff members' picks and analysis for Bellator 301 in Chicago.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 16, 2023

Christkindlmarket’s back Friday: Here’s everything you need to know about it

The market’s downtown location will offer a fast-entry pass option for the first time for visitors who want to skip the line and get right to the warm drink in a collectible mug.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 16, 2023

City gets $160 million from state to address migrant crisis

The money, announced by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, will help create a tent shelter, a migrant intake center and other assistance to move asylum seekers out of temporary locations, including police stations.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 16, 2023

“I don’t want the old blues to die – if they do, I’ll be dead, too”: John Lennon, Eric Clapton and Ronnie Wood all followed in his footsteps of Big Bill Broonzy, the blues pioneer with a guitar style that’s impossible to copy

William ‘Big Bill’ Bronzy picked up a guitar in Chicago around 1920, and became the first of the original blues masters to tour Europe. His powerful voice and unique country-blues guitar style would shape the future of the genre in the US and the UK

Guitar World · Nov 16, 2023

Bellator 301 weigh-in results: Fighters on stacked main card hit marks in Chicago

Check out the results from the official Bellator 301 fighter weigh-ins in Chicago.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 16, 2023