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Country star — and Ben Johnson's former teammate — will play Bears halftime Sunday

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Movies and TV

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A new documentary aims to chronicle Chicago under ICE occupation. It's a work in progress.

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Jim Fleming, former Chicago Sun-Times copy editor, dies at 84

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The Chicago Mini Crossword

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A way for Black and Latino communities to unite

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Chicagoans show love to the Bears with haircuts, costumes and cheese graters

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West Side center's manufacturing training boosts economic mobility among participants

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Theater and Stages

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Architecture and Design

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Will a vacant modernist bank in Skokie designed by SOM be razed or reused?

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Bears QB Caleb Williams celebrated in 'Iceman' sculpture ahead of playoff game against the Rams

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Federal judge who challenged Bovino will supervise state's new case against Trump's deportation blitz

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Deerfield man charged with possession of child pornography

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Man killed in North Lawndale shooting

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Things To Do

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15 things to do this week in Chicago: Jan. 15-21

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Chicago police brass rejected troubled cop's move to elite unit before he fatally shot partner

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Peter Nickeas | Illinois Answers Project

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Judge sides with IDOT in legal fight with road construction company run by Palumbo family members

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Todd Smith helped bring down Chicago's biggest drug traffickers. Now he's running the DEA here.

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Bears injury report: WR Rome Odunze questionable but says he'll play

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Bears' Ben Johnson not concerned about info sharing between Packers' Matt LaFleur and Rams

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High School Basketball

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Trinity Jones, Annabelle Kritzer star as Naperville Central overwhelms Waubonsie Valley

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Halas Intrigue podcast: Previewing the Bears' big game vs. the Rams

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NBC aims to make Sunday nights 'Must See TV' for sports

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Bears praise Indiana legislators as they take next step toward stadium pitch

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Former DePaul players and ex-Bull Antonio Blakeney charged in scheme to rig games

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The feeling around the league is the Bulls are ready to make moves

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Through their lens: What's it like to live with pollution?

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Horoscope for Friday, January 16, 2026

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Dear Abby: Brother-in-law's new squeeze is a familiar face

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Horoscope for Thursday, January 15, 2026

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Snow causes delays at O'Hare International Airport, slippery roads

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Harold's Chicken CEO Kristen Pierce-Sherrod dies at 55

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Housing and Development

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Foundry Park deal gets clearance from Chicago Plan Commission

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Food and Drink

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Whether you are cold or sick, Chicago has a soup for that

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Chicago area celebrates Bears' victory Saturday vs. Packers with freebies and local deals

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High School Basketball Scores

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Friday's high school basketball scores

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Crane holds off Clark's furious late comeback for a crucial Red West win

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Thursday's high school basketball scores

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Von Steuben grad Kaymen Coleman perseveres, will play Division I football at Chicago State in August

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Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman says Irish must 'be better' to make next year's playoff

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No. 16 Illinois continues to win on road, tops No.19 Iowa 75-69

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Bulls' Josh Giddey to begin ramp-up period this week

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Bulls doing everything they can to keep guard Coby White on the court

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How a system change made the Blackhawks' penalty kill one of the NHL's best units

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Federal officer who shot man in Minneapolis was under attack, DHS says

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Nation and World

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Trump administration reverses cuts to mental health, substance abuse programs

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U.S. will suspend immigrant visa processing from 75 countries over public assistance concerns

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Illinois schools should get minimum funding increase, state board says

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U.S. Supreme Court

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Supreme Court revives downstate Illinois challenge to late-arriving mail ballot law

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Illinois joins suit after feds threaten billions in funding over Trump order targeting trans people — again

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Marni Yang could not have killed romantic rival, unborn child in 2007, experts say

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3 recent high school grads accused of sex assault in Roselle facing additional charges

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Additional charges for 3 recent high school grads accused of sexually assaulting classmate at Roselle party

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Teen charged in shooting near Little Village elementary school

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Protests in Minnesota, Iran tell tale of 2 Trumps

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Weed smokers make case for gun rights before high court

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Trump is sinking America

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If Illinois lawmakers are serious about property tax reforms, here's a next step

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Letters to the Editor

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What kind of training do ICE agents get?

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Athletes should give 'all the glory to God' in private

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Paycheck Protection Program

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Three more CPD employees, including a sergeant, face firing for PPP loan fraud

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Bally's may get another year to open permanent casino in River West

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John Nocita, former Sun-Times art director, dies at 83

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