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Bears' season over after 20-17 overtime loss to Rams

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Watching the cardiac Rams-Bears game with oldest living Bears alum John Damore

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Jim Cornelison's national anthem gets Bears off to rousing start

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Top cop benches Chicago police officer who racked up the most complaints in recent years

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

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Man shot and killed in West Pullman

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Entertainment and Culture

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Green Day to open 60th Super Bowl with anniversary ceremony celebrating generations of MVPs

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Halas Intrigue podcast: Bears' season ends in dramatic fashion

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Bears will have 25th pick in this year's draft

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The Chicago Mini Crossword

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Chicago Teachers Union leaders question timing of second federal inquiry into finances

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Kamala Harris tells Chicago audience to 'bear down' and resist Trump agenda

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

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

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Man fatally shot in East Garfield Park home

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One person killed in two-car crash on Eisenhower Expressway in Oak Park

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Man killed inside North Lawndale home

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Driver killed, two passengers critically injured in Greater Grand Crossing crash

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Murals and Mosaics

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Eris mural at Irving Park restaurant represents Greek goddess of chaos

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One Bears fan opens up his closet of 350 jerseys

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Theater and Stages

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A new play about Martin Luther King Jr. humanizes the man and his pivotal year in North Lawndale

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

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Who is Thelonious Stokes? The Chicago artist is provoking discussion on Blackness, from the Louvre to O Block

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

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Bears safety Jaquan Brisker, an unrestricted free agent, 'for sure' wants to re-sign

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Coby White, Bulls ease past Nets

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Kyle Williams' Super 25 high school girls basketball rankings for Jan. 18, 2026

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Bulls guard Josh Giddey takes step toward return

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What's causing Ryan Donato's decreased production for the Blackhawks?

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Bears to wear navy blue pants Sunday vs. Rams

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Brandon Johnson, LA mayor agree to food wager over Sunday's playoff game

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Alas, we're looking at end of line for Bears

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Bulls big man Jalen Smith has found his way — and the numbers show it

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An all-too-familiar flat feeling for Bulls at midway point

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Tough-love approach for Bulls' Matas Buzelis is alive and well

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

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Horoscope for Monday, January 19, 2026

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Horoscope for Sunday, January 18, 2026

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Dear Abby: Young girl's presence at playground raises serious questions

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How to stay warm during Bears vs. Rams Sunday night: Sun-Times and WBEZ staff tips

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

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How will the extreme cold affect Bears and Rams players? A doctor weighs in

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Niche group of Bears fans turns to witchcraft, casts spells for w-i-n over Rams

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Ticket demand high for Rams-Bears, but cold weather appears to be bringing down prices

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

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Where to watch the Rams-Bears divisional-round matchup Sunday

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Celery root and parsnip soup is creamy comfort in a bowl, without the cream

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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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Super 25 Basketball Rankings

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Michael O'Brien's Super 25 high school basketball rankings for Jan. 18, 2026

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High School Basketball Scores

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Sunday's high school basketball scores

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High School Basketball

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Evanston flashes its offensive firepower and contains Mason Lockett to take down Oswego East

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Neuqua Valley's Mason Martin commits to Illinois

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A look at some wagering insights ahead of the unsurprising Indiana-Miami CFP title game

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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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Matas Buzelis takes back seat in Bulls' victory over Jazz

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

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Carelessness creeps into Blackhawks' game in deflating loss to Bruins

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How Jeff Blashill has maintained continuity in Blackhawks' forward lines

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Blackhawks' dominant 2013 Stanley Cup-winning team faces new challenger: 2026 Avalanche

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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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Buffalo Grove priest accused of sexually abusing child 60 years ago in India

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Illinois vs. Indiana stadium competition puts Bears in the driver's seat

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

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Teen charged in shooting near Little Village elementary school

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Shooting near Little Village grade school leaves driver critically hurt, parents and teachers distraught

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Relatives remember missing CPS teacher found in Lake Michigan as 'an incredible, amazing human'

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ICE is a law-breaking 'law enforcement' agency

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'Good, better, best' didn't start with Bears — just ask Cubs great Billy Williams

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Protests in Minnesota, Iran tell tale of 2 Trumps

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

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A way for Black and Latino communities to unite

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The future of Walgreens, an iconic Chicago drugstore, looks grim

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In defense of Trump

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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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Man with fatal gunshot wound dropped off at Holy Cross Hospital

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One dead, four injured in DuSable Lake Shore Drive crash

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Caitlin Tracey's husband ordered held in custody while awaiting trial in her 2024 death

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WBEZ's Weekly News Recap, Jan. 16, 2026: Chicago joins state lawsuit against White House over immigration enforcement, Bears move to next round of playoffs and more

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The underground schools that field MLK's 1966 Chicago Freedom Campaign

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Illinois extends deadline for people to sign up for ACA health insurance plans

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