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BOSTON, MA – DECEMBER 4: Liam Hendriks #31 of the Boston Red Sox greets students during a visit to the Hurley K-8 School as part of the 2024 Boston Red Sox Holiday Caravan on December 4, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – SEPTEMBER 18: Justin Steele #35 of the Chicago Cubs throws a pitch during the first inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Wrigley Field on September 18, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)

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Ukrainian Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Yulia Svyrydenko and the US Secretary of Treasury, Scott Bessent (not seen) sign the outline of a rare earth minerals deal over an online call, in Kyiv, Ukraine on April 17, 2025.

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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

Watch• Dec 12, 2024

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

Chicago City Council bans Jan. 6 Capitol rioters from getting city jobs

Apr 16

Cook Co. official tries to distance herself from DUI arrest, eyes assessor job

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Bukele dice a Trump que EE.UU. tiene un problema de terrorismo y El Salvador desea ayudar

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