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99-year-old woman dies in South Chicago fire

Crews responded to the residential fire in the 8200 block of South Saginaw Avenue just after midnight, Chicago police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Paul Sullivan: Mets owner Steve Cohen is on a wild spending spree — and it has baseball in a tizzy

CHICAGO — It was 26 years ago that White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf shocked the baseball world by signing surly free-agent slugger Albert Belle to a record five-year, $55 million deal.

Chicago Tribune

Brickbat: Want To Know Why the Rent Is Too Damn High?

Michael Markellos and his mother own a 10-unit apartment complex in Chicago. He said his tax bill last year for all 10 units combined was $23,674. This year, the bill is $128,282 dollars, up 440 percent. "I was outraged. These are basically simple one-bedroom units for college graduates who work…

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In photos: Monster winter storm and Arctic blast disrupt holiday travel across U.S.

Roughly 60% of the U.S. population is under some form of winter weather warning or advisory.

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Joe Manniello's Week 16 NFL picks

For those of you who watch NFL RedZone every week, it feels like Christmas, doesn't it? Well, this week, it actually will be. There's a full Sunday-type slate of games on Christmas Eve on Saturday, followed by three on Christmas Day and then MNF. More games than not have playoff…

Newsday

Congress creates Bronzeville-Black Metropolis National Heritage Area on Chicago’s South Side

The designation will help preserve over 200 historical assets in Bronzeville and bring up to $1 million annually to the area over a 10- to 15-year span.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pilsen residents press for affordable housing, toy giveaways spark holiday joy and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Winter storm disrupts flights, puts some holiday hopes on ice

Thousands of people descended on or were stranded at Chicago airports amid the onslaught of an ill-timed winter storm. In the city, meanwhile, high winds and plunging temperatures put homeless people at risk.

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Mayoral candidates Ja’Mal Green, Willie Wilson drop ballot challenges against each other

The ballot spots for community activist Green and millionaire businessman Wilson are expected to be secured at a board meeting next week.

Chicago Sun-Times

Here’s what Chicago area attractions, entertainment are closed, postponed due to severe weather

The Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium and Botanic Gardens are among the many area attractions whose hours of operation are affected by the winter snow storm.

Chicago Sun-Times

Homelessness can’t be fixed with one-size-fits-all approach

Chicago shouldn’t copy New York City’s approach. Hospitalization takes an individual who has a mental health condition off the street, but it doesn’t guarantee they won’t end up there again.

Chicago Sun-Times

Venezuelan migrant dies by suicide in suburban Chicago hotel run as shelter, raising concerns about mental health crisis among asylum-seekers

CHICAGO — Like the thousands of migrants who arrived in Chicago from the Texas border in the summer on charter buses, Rona Matahary Rozo, who was 30, had a dream of a better life in this country for her and her family. But on Dec. 2 she was found dead…

Chicago Tribune

Chicago mayor, top doctor urge masking in public as COVID-19 cases rise

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot urged residents to get vaccinated and boosted as the Christmas holiday approaches and noted that the city will issue a mask advisory if COVID-19 cases continue rising.

Chicago Tribune

3rd apparent suicide by a Chicago police officer in a week highlights continuing CPD problem

A psychologist and former cop said the department must do more to help officers.

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Chicago moves toward high risk for COVID-19; Lightfoot urges all to get shots

Mayor says mask “advisory” is coming as virus cases rise.

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Young men ‘three times more likely’ to be shot dead in two US cities than in Iraq or Afghanistan

Shocking findings put the risk of firearm-related death in perspective, sparking calls for urgent need for violence reduction policies

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago under winter weather warning: Wind-whipped snow much of the day, temps dropping 20 to 30 degrees, glazed roads

The powerful Arctic front is expected to drop 3 to 6 inches of snow, most of that Thursday afternoon and evening. But the real danger will be the wind and the cold, with possible white-out conditions with near zero visibility.

Daily Mirror

Cops dressed as Father Christmas and elves bust drug kingpin dubbed 'the Chicago Grinch'

Peru's National Police donned festive costumes while on an undercover operation, where they busted a drug kingpin in Lima and seized a large quantity of drugs including cocaine

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How we told the story of ‘Little Chicago’

As Sun-Times journalists dug into 2020 U.S. census data about the city, we searched for the neighborhood that most closely reflected Chicago’s racial makeup. We found it on the Far North Side.

Chicago Tribune

Why Dansby Swanson is buying into Cubs’ vision for winning now: ‘They definitely have a clear plan’

CHICAGO — Finding a new home with the Chicago Cubs carried deeper meaning for Dansby Swanson.

USA Today Sports Media Group

No Chicago Bears players made the 2023 Pro Bowl roster

There won't be any Bears at this year's Pro Bowl, but a couple of former players earned a spot on the roster.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago native, onetime Bull Dwyane Wade nominated for Hall of Fame

Wade headlined a list of first-time nominees by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Wednesday that also included Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker and Pau Gasol. Bulls coach Billy Donovan and former Heat guard Goran Dragic reflected on Wade.

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Emmett Till and his mother honored with congressional medal

Congress awards Congressional Gold Medal to Emmett Till, the Chicago teen murdered by white supremacists in the 1950s, and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Mix: Things to do in Chicago Dec. 22-Jan. 4

Concerts by Robbie Fulks, Michael McDermott and Straight No Chaser, “Cirque Dreams Holidaze” and comedy by John Oliver and Cameron Esposito are among the entertainment highlights in the week ahead.

Chicago Tribune

Bulls guard Lonzo Ball ‘still a ways out’ from returning from knee injury: ‘Just trying to work through the pain’

CHICAGO — Lonzo Ball greeted a group of fathers as he made his way through Carter’s on North Halsted on Wednesday afternoon.

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