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Chicago Sun-Times - Top Stories

Meet the teens raising money to help classmates with parents in immigration detention

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Sarah Karp | WBEZ

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In the brutal cold, Night Ministry brings warmth to West Siders at outdoor encampments: 'They're like family'

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More 'puncher' attacks in downtown Chicago; man with ankle monitor is accused of punching 3 women in the Loop

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Greg Bovino's the star of Trump's deportation show. We trace his roots.

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Dan Mihalopoulos | WBEZ

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Chicago police detective planned hit on female investigator he was convicted of assaulting, lawsuit says

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Wrigleyville pop-up bar offers Hanukkah twist for holiday revelers

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Illinois native sets Guinness record visiting 185 places of worship in Chicago in a month

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Bears fans rally at bitter-cold tailgates as Bears blow past Browns 31-3

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Patrick Mahomes injured as Chiefs are eliminated from playoff contention in loss to Chargers

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Bears blast Browns 31-3 to keep pace in playoff race as QB Caleb Williams throws for 242 yards, 2 touchdowns

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Dear Abby: Effort to be a good grandpa doesn't go as planned

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The Chicago Mini Crossword

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Food and Drink

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12 HOLIDAY POP-UP BARS TO DRINK YOUR JINGLE JUICE THIS SEASON

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Ximena N. Beltran Quan Kiu

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Need a laugh? Chicago theaters are going all in on comedies this holiday season

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Mike Davis | WBEZ

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Things To Do

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60 classic ways to celebrate the holidays around Chicago, from lights to caroling to family-friendly shows

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Courtney Kueppers | WBEZ

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Entertainment and Culture

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Where to ice skate in Chicago and the suburbs 2025

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14-year-old Chicago girl dies in Springfield highway crash

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Humboldt Park fire injures two, including firefighter

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How we documented a federal agent pointing pepper spray at a photojournalist

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Brinshore Development and CHA had bumpy relationship before developer put 20 Chicago properties on sale

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Housing and Development

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Last remaining residents move out of troubled South Shore building raided by feds

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Alden Loury | WBEZ

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Soaring property taxes add to obstacles facing many Black homeowners

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Walking in Chicago's parks confirm's city's greatness

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Nation and World

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Trump pledges retaliation after 3 Americans are killed in Syria attack

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Adopt a pet? PAWS Chicago hopes to find homes for 125 animals over the holidays

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Gov. JB Pritzker signs 'right-to-die' legislation for terminally ill people to end their lives in Illinois

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A. Finkl & Sons to pay state $125,000 over emissions of harmful nitrogen oxide at Far Southeast Side plant

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What do you think of the CTA's State/Lake L station rebuild? Here's what you told us.

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14-year-old boy shot in foot in Roseland

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Man fatally shot on West Side

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3 Chicagoans in custody after woman, 73, bound and robbed at gunpoint during Homer Glen home invasion

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Woman runs red light, crashes into cop car in Fuller Park

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Ignored, misdiagnosed, left to die — Illinois prisoners' health in hands of new provider with shoddy track record

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Property tax foreclosures illegally stripped Cook County homeowners of their equity, federal judge rules

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Attorney and law firm for CHA sanctioned nearly $60,000 for using ChatGPT in court case

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Krishnamoorthi rails against Trump but takes money from MAGA donors

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Five Chicago writers recognized with Chicago Review of Books 2025 awards

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Murals and Mosaics

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Japanese tiger mural roars from soon-to-open Logan Square sushi restaurant

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The best reads of 2025, curated by our bookish staff

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Lillstreet Art Center marks 50 years of enabling the love of craft

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Theater and Stages

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Steep Theatre to get own home, boosting Edgewater/Uptown area's reputation as a performance district

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Browns' Myles Garrett one sack shy of tying NFL record

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Bears WR Luther Burden hurts ankle vs. Browns

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Blackhawks prospect Vaclav Nestrasil blowing away his own expectations at UMass

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Bears-Browns game kicks off at a frigid 8 degrees

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High School Basketball Scores

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Sunday's high school basketball scores

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Bears rule out top WR Rome Odunze shortly before kickoff vs. Browns after he aggravates foot injury

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Where does Bears QB Caleb Williams need improvement the most? Here's how you voted on that

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Shedeur Sanders went from No. 4 on Browns' depth chart to starter, and he's been making steady progress since

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Bears 'desperately need this win' in potential trap game vs. Browns

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As Bears wait for Caleb Williams' breakthrough, some issues can be fixed immediately, others take time

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White Sox feel they can 'see the light at the end of the tunnel' as they leave winter meetings

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What the Cubs' signings say about their approach to building the 2026 bullpen

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Cubs sign left-handed reliever Hoby Milner to one-year deal

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Jaxson Davis seals Warren's win against Waukegan with steal in final seconds

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Saturday's high school basketball scores

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Friday's high school basketball scores

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Previewing and predicting this weekend's top high school basketball games

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Horoscope for Sunday, December 14, 2025

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Dear Abby: Sensor light illuminates more than one problem

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Horoscope for Saturday, December 13, 2025

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Bitterly cold temperatures forecast for the weekend, officials urge residents to stay indoors

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Chicago kicks off snow season with record number of 311 calls over uncleared sidewalks, roads

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In snowy weather, CTA bus riders must become mountaineers

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Adler Planetarium workers vote to unionize

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As move-out date arrives at Chicago building raided by feds, one resident looks back — and ahead

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Long-vacant River North office building latest neighborhood property to become residential

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Architecture and Design

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Stanley Tigerman-designed Arby's in Streeterville is long gone but not forgotten

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Reservations now open for more than 500 Chicago Restaurant Week 2026 participants

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High School Basketball

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Jake Nawrot, Charlie Pomis and Logan Luxem step up in the clutch as Hersey beats Palatine in triple overtime

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Kenwood junior Damari Stephens' drive to the basket beats Hyde Park with 1.5 seconds left

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Thursday's high school basketball scores

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Fernando Mendoza wins Heisman Trophy as college football's top player

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Stone's throw for the CFP: Watch out for the Hurricanes

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Bulls guard Coby White has 'seen some things,' but will he see a trade?

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Bulls end losing skid; still trying to embrace 'competitive integrity'

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High-ranking Bulls source says Pelicans never called on draft night

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Blackhawks powerless to stop Patrick Kane, Red Wings in first game without Connor Bedard

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Blackhawks' offense needs a miracle to survive Connor Bedard's absence. Can Nick Lardis provide one?

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Connor Bedard injured in Blackhawks' loss to Blues: 'It's a freak accident'

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Advice for Bears' Caleb Williams: 'Closed ears, open eyes,' former NFL star says

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Trashing ADA-friendly typeface and Somali community are examples of MAGA's intolerance

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Trump administration's 'worst of the worst' includes pregnant, postpartum women

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Curbing wetland protection will water down Chicago area's natural safety system

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Vaccine disinformation can scar young Chicagoans, particularly South Side children

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I survived prostate cancer. Without ACA tax credits, other Americans may not be as lucky

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Letters to the Editor

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CTA inches closer to green-lighting improvements for 5 busy corridors

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Chuy Garcia's career centered on uplifting Latino community

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A bad package deal

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Pedestrian fatally struck by SUV in Rogers Park

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Altered church Nativity scenes, one with a zip-tied baby Jesus, critique Trump's deportation campaign

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Man dies in wreck near 63rd Street Beach

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Federal Reserve cuts key rate, sees healthier economy next year

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Government waives part of a Biden-era fine against Southwest Airlines

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Lurie expands inpatient psychiatric unit amid ongoing youth mental health care shortage

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A Cicero woman's baby was in the NICU. She was in ICE detention.

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Winter weather advisory issued for Chicago area with several inches of snow expected overnight

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Krishnamoorthi donates campaign cash from Trump adviser Shyam Sankar to immigrant rights groups

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Man arrested in Elgin is Tren de Aragua member, DHS claims

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West Side residents demand relief from ballooning property taxes

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UChicago, Northwestern students receive prestigious Marshall scholarship

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Most residents don't know Chicago is moving to an elected school board, poll finds

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CPS Board approves $17.5 million settlement for former student sexually abused at Little Village high school

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Chicago book worms share the best things they read in 2025

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WBEZ's Weekly News Recap, Dec. 12, 2025: City budget battle, frigid temps and more

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The year in sports

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Nurses are heroes, but they're not professionals, according to the Department of Education

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As the ACA extension deadline approaches, Chicagoans are bracing themselves for the worst

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