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Chicago Bears finalize deal to buy Arlington Heights site for a new stadium, but issues remain before ground is broken

The Chicago Bears embarked on a new era Wednesday with the purchase of a site in Arlington Heights where the team hopes to build a new enclosed stadium with a massive entertainment and residential development.

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‘My S---’s Broke’: The Day Jalen Hurts’s Season Changed

In a Super Bowl leftover, the Eagles QB recounts a cold day and a severe injury in Chicago. Plus, climbing Philly’s front office.

Sports Illustrated

Man was holding gun when he was shot by Chicago cop in North Lawndale, oversights agency says

Javontay Kindred, 25, was charged with several felonies after being critically wounded in the police shooting Monday morning in the 2100 block of South St. Louis Avenue.

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Bears close deal for Arlington Heights site, Lightfoot targets Johnson and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Chicago Bears buy Arlington Heights property for possible stadium

The team said it has completed its purchase of the 326-acre site for $197.2 million as it continues negotiations for state and local tax subsidies.

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Raquel Welch, Chicago-born Hollywood sex symbol, dies at 82

The actor broke out with roles in two 1966 hits: “Fantastic Voyage” and “One Million Years B.C.”

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With rebranding, BMO bank won’t have a den for Hubert the Harris Lion

The bank is aspiring to national reach, so it is dropping the Harris name and Hubert, its longtime symbol.

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Winter storm to hit Chicago area Thursday, up to 7 inches of snow near Wisconsin border, 3 inches or less in Chicago

“While the heaviest snow accumulations are expected mainly over far northern Illinois and points north and west, slippery travel conditions are likely for most areas roughly along and northwest of I-55,” the National Weather Service said.

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra 2023-24 season ushers in new era

Music director Riccardo Muti will be stepping down from his post, but will remain an integral part of the orchestra’s operations and will return to the podium for a series of concerts.

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Bulls vs. Pacers preview: How to watch, TV channel, start time

Chicago hopes to end their four-game skid on Wednesday vs. Indiana.

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Chicago police release video of suspect in fatal shooting in Avalon Park

Keith Strange, 31, was shot around 8:15 p.m. on Feb. 7 as he loaded boxes into a pickup truck in front of his family’s home in the 8100 block of South Kenwood Avenue, according to police.

Chicago Sun-Times

Alternate-Day Fasting May Benefit Patients With Fatty Liver Disease: Research

University of Illinois Chicago nutrition researchers evaluated 80 persons with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and discovered that those who followed an alternate-day fasting diet and exercised were able to improve their health.

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But is it a book? What if it’s encased in concrete? New UChicago exhibit asks just that question.

CHICAGO — Ever read “Betonbuch”?

Chicago Tribune

Chicago’s south side residents fear Obama Center will displace them

Black longtime residents fear the economic boost from the $500m project will not reach them and that it could make their communities unaffordable

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Mum says her kids don't need to share toys as they deserve 'same respect as adults’

Emily Feret, 30, from Chicago, has said that she allows her children to have their own toys which they don't need to share as she gives them the "same respect as adults"

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Charges filed against man shot by Chicago police in North Lawndale

Javontay Kindred, 25, is charged with aggravated assault of a peace officer and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon.

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Cameron Brenson launches TikTok challenge: sample cuisine from every country in the world via Chicago restaurants

Starting with traditional eats from Afghanistan, Albania and Algeria, the TikTok content creator hopes to try food from new countries around the world in alphabetical order at least twice a week.

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City’s first Black-owned, independent weed shop opens in Logan Square

The Grasshopper Club is a family business run by Mount Carmel graduate Matthew Brewer, his brother, Chuck, and their mother, Dianne.

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President Biden, first lady to screen ‘Till’ at the White House; movie tells Emmett Till story

Invitees to the Thursday screening include the cast of the film, the family of Emmett Till, students, civil rights leaders, historians and families of victims of hate crimes.

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Lightfoot steps up attacks on Johnson, hoping to purge his surge: ‘Brandon’s not better. Brandon is bad for Chicago’

With money pouring into his $3.1 million campaign fund, Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson has been blanketing the airwaves with commercials touting his plan to “invest in people.” The mayor counters that his tax-the-rich plan will drive business from the city.

Chicago Sun-Times

Hello, operator? Directory assistance going the way of the pay phone

AT&T in January eliminated operator and directory assistance for almost all customers.

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The latest in the failed Bridgeport bank trial, City Council elections and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Wilson’s plan to fill CPD vacancies: increase pay, eliminate exam, ‘temporarily’ raise retirement age to 67

The businessman also vowed to put armed police officers on CTA trains and buses to lure back riders who have abandoned the transit system in droves.

Chicago Sun-Times

New poll shows opportunity to resurrect rainbow coalition in Chicago race for mayor

Of those polled, 71% of Black voters and 78% of Latino voters believe Chicago would be better off if those groups worked together on pressing issues, while 75% of Black and Latino voters said they had a “great deal or a fair amount in common.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Early coho reports are coming in as well as ongoing perch on southern Lake Michigan

Early coho around Chicago and ongoing perch on southern Lake Michigan lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report; ice is retreating inland.

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