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Police tape outside the New York Hilton Midtown in New York, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. Brian Thompson, a longtime UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive, was fatally shot in midtown Manhattan early Wednesday morning in what authorities described as a targeted attack that sent reverberations across the city and corporate boardrooms globally. Photographer: Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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LANDOVER, MARYLAND – OCTOBER 27: Head coach Matt Eberflus of the Chicago Bears looks on during the first quarter against the Washington Commanders at Northwest Stadium on October 27, 2024 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – NOVEMBER 10: General manager Ryan Poles of the Chicago Bears looks on before the game against the New England Patriots at Soldier Field on November 10, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)

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Chicago wind chill factor: How the wind chill is calculated, and why it feels so cold

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Chicago Real Estate

HIGHLAND PARK, IL – OCTOBER 21: A gate with the number 23 controls access to the home of basketball legend Michael Jordan on October 21, 2013 in Highland Park, Illinois. Twenty-three is the number Jordan wore while playing basketball for the Chicago Bulls. The home which had been offered for sale for $29 million and later dropped to $21 million is scheduled to be sold at auction on November 22. The 32,683-squre-foot home features nine bedrooms, 19 bathrooms, a 15-car attached garage and an “NBA-quality” basketball court. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Michael Jordan's suburban Chicago mansion under contract 12 years after it was listed

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Illinois home with unexpected tie to Frank Lloyd Wright and a notable history hits market for $2.5M

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All-pink Barbie-theme home hits market for $1.1M in Wisconsin

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Chicago Politics

‘Egregious coronation:' Henyard attorney blasts Thornton Township caucus

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A vendor counts US dollar banknotes during a food wholesale event at Plaza Centenario in Quezaltepeque, La Libertad department, El Salvador, on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said during a televised cabinet meeting over the weekend that food importers, wholesalers and retailers must lower prices or face criminal investigations for alleged bribery, tax evasion and contraband smuggling. Photographer: Camilo Freedman/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Illinois and Cook County's minimum wage set to increase in January 2025

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Rahm Emanuel is not done with public service just yet

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