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Lions bury hapless Bears, keep playoff hopes alive

DETROIT — The Detroit Lions didn't have control of their playoff destiny entering Sunday's game against the Chicago Bears, ceding that opportunity in last week's loss to the Carolina Panthers. All the Lions could do is handle their own business and hope for a little help.

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1 dead, 3 wounded in Washington Park car-to-car shooting

Four teens were in a Kia driving north on Prairie Avenue at 57th Street when another car pulled along side them and someone inside opened fire, police say. Five people were slain in Chicago on New Year’s Day.

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Cardinal Cupich to hold Mass for Pope Benedict at Holy Name Cathedral on Monday

The Mass will be followed later in the week by a series of six additional memorial masses held by auxiliary bishops at other churches of the Archdiocese of Chicago.

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NFL games on TV today: Chicago Bears vs. Detroit Lions, live stream, channel, time, how to watch

The Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions are set to face off on Sunday in a week 17 matchup at Ford Field.

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Vice President Kamala Harris comes to Chicago on Wednesday to tout Biden administration accomplishments

President Joe Biden and top administration officials will fan out across the nation the day after Republicans take control of the House.

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Lori Lightfoot came out of nowhere to win the 2019 Chicago mayor’s race. Can a lesser-known challenger do the same this time?

CHICAGO — At this time in Chicago’s 2019 election cycle, nobody gave Lori Lightfoot a chance to win her long-shot bid for mayor.

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Chicago is the deadliest city for migratory birds. A city ordinance that would protect them is still in limbo

CHICAGO — Chicago is the deadliest city in the U.S. for birds journeying each spring and autumn between northern locales and Florida, Mexico and Central America.

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Illinois Supreme Court halts plans to eliminate cash bail and other pretrial court changes

CHICAGO — Just hours before the elimination of cash bail and other pretrial policies were supposed to go into effect, the Illinois Supreme Court on Saturday halted the implementation of the landmark policies statewide.

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2023 visions: Bears win! (Oops.) Bulls get in! (Briefly.) And our baseball teams? Not all bad

What’s with all the predictions? Consider it a year’s worth of precious intel.

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Chicago Catholics mourn Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, ‘a defender of the faith’

The 95-year-old German theologian, who served as pope for eight years, is most remembered for being the first to resign from the job in 600 years.

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Influx of migrants to Chicago places a strain on city resources; city moving forward with temporary shelter

CHICAGO — The strain on Chicago’s resources from a continued influx of migrants was underscored this week when Mayor Lori Lightfoot asked the state for $54 million in emergency funding and her administration confirmed it will open a shelter at a former school in Woodlawn to temporarily house asylum-seekers.

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Keenan Cahill, YouTube lip-sync star, dies at 27

Cahill died at a Chicago hospital Thursday afternoon following complications from open heart surgery.

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Behind Enemy Lines: Breaking down Week 17 with Bears Wire

Behind Enemy Lines: Breaking down Detroit's Week 17 against Chicago with Bears Wire editor Alyssa Barbieri

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

Chicago looks to win back-to-back games as they take on Cleveland.

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Lightfoot asks Illinois for millions more to help migrants; state says funding will stop by end of January

Chicago has 1,531 migrants in its care, Lightfoot wrote in a letter to the state, and is running 11 alternate shelters that provide meals, clothing and showers.

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A look back at Chicago sports in 2022, a year defined by heartbreak

Chicago sports fans had high expectations for 2022, making the reality of what actually took place all the more crushing.

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Frying perch eggs, bucks and more bucks, bird feeders and record NAWCA funding

A question on frying perch eggs, bucks and more bucks on Chicago’s Northwest Side, do’s and don’ts on bird feeders and record funding for the NAWCA are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

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Brad Biggs: Timing and good fortune help an NFL rebuild — and Bears have a little of both

CHICAGO — The Denver Broncos’ firing of coach Nathaniel Hackett on Monday after 15 games was a reminder of how fortunate the Chicago Bears are that the Seattle Seahawks rebuffed their effort to trade for Russell Wilson.

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Short-handed Pistons begin five-game road trip with loss to Bulls

CHICAGO — The Pistons entered the first contest of their five-game road trip short-handed in the aftermath of suspensions from Wednesday’s controversial game against the Orlando Magic.

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Peoples Gas donates $5 million to help customers pay heating bills

The donation went to the Share the Warmth program, which makes grants to Chicago households with lower incomes.

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Law center shows benefits of cash bail reform, South Side school to become temporary shelter for migrants 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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Picture Chicago: 11 of the week’s best photos

From the celebrations that came with a big holiday week to massive temperature shifts, logistical nightmares for travelers and more, Sun-Times photographers were out capturing another week in our city.

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Despite legal limbo, Illinois' elimination of cash bail set to take effect Jan. 1

CHICAGO — The Illinois criminal justice system is set for a major makeover beginning Sunday, replacing a cash-bail structure with one that requires judges to more carefully weigh who among the accused should be held in custody before trial without using money as a factor.

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1 person killed, 12 others wounded — including 2 teen boys — in Chicago Thursday

The homicide occurred inside a South Shore home in the 2000 block of East 75th Street.

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Driving vehicles on O’Hare Airport runways has landed suspensions for 5 city workers

Two of them got 10-day suspensions without pay. None got fired — not even the city employee involved in two ‘runway incursions’ in a single day, records obtained by the Sun-Times show.

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