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Masses of vehicles move slowly on the Montrose Ave overpass at the 1-90 Kennedy Expressway and the I-94 Edens Split the day before Thanksgiving on November 22, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Patrick Gorski/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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ALTADENA, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 8: Firefighters battle the Eaton Fire on January 8, 2025 in Altadena, California. Powerful Santa Ana winds pushed the fire across more than 10,000 acres in less than 24 hours, destroying potentially hundreds of homes and killing five people so far. At least 1,000 structures have burned and 70,000 people are forced from their homes in the Los Angeles area as multiple dangerous wildfires continue to erupt. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

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ARLINGTON, TX – SEPTEMBER 20: Matt Festa #63 of the Texas Rangers pitches against the Seattle Mariners at Globe Life Field on September 20, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

Chicago Cubs Jan 9

Cubs trade for Rangers pitcher Matt Festa

CHICAGO, IL – AUGUST 14: A general view of the exterior of Soldier Field is seen during a pre-season game between the Chicago Bears and the Miami Dolphins on August 14, 2021 at Soldier Field in Chicago, IL. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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California Wildfires Jan 10

California Gov. Newsom orders investigation into dry hydrants during wildfires

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Los Angeles Jan 11

Local organization launches fundraiser to help restaurant workers impacted by Los Angeles-area wildfires

NBC 5 Investigates Jan 3

New Orleans' 700-pound anti-vehicle barriers weren't deployed ahead of ramming attack

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, USA – JANUARY 1: Police checkpoints on and around Bourbon Street, after a vehicle plowed into New Year crowds at a tourist district local authorities said in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States on January 1, 2025. (Photo by Patt Little/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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Health & Wellness

A sign enforcing the statewide face mask mandate is displayed in a storefront window in Del Mar on Dec. 19, 2021.

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This colorized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March 26, 2024, shows avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (yellow), grown in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) epithelial cells (blue).

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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 has finally sold after more than a decade

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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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Chicago Politics

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 28: Former First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama attends Opening Night celebrating ’50 years of equal pay’ during Day One of the 2023 US Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 28, 2023 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/GC Images)

Where is Michelle Obama and why was she not at Jimmy Carter's funeral?

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Brandon Johnson responds after Pritzker's strong criticism of administration

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Madigan begins testimony in dramatic turn during corruption trial

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