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Chicago Bears wide receiver DJ Moore runs with the ball after receiving a pass in the second quarter against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

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DEKALB, ILLINOIS – NOVEMBER 30: Gavin Williams #21 of the Northern Illinois Huskies celebrates a first down during the fourth quarter in a game between the Northern Illinois Huskies and the Central Michigan Chippewas at Huskie Stadium on November 30, 2024 in DeKalb, Illinois. (Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images)

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Chicago Bears wide receiver DJ Moore runs with the ball after receiving a pass in the second quarter against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

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DEKALB, ILLINOIS – NOVEMBER 30: Gavin Williams #21 of the Northern Illinois Huskies celebrates a first down during the fourth quarter in a game between the Northern Illinois Huskies and the Central Michigan Chippewas at Huskie Stadium on November 30, 2024 in DeKalb, Illinois. (Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images)

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Front row from left, 2024 Kennedy Center Honorees Arturo Sandoval, Francis Ford Coppola, Bonnie Raitt, Bobby Weir, Mickey Hart; second row from left, Michelle Ebanks, Kamilah Forbes, Jonelle Procope, and Billy Kreutzmann pose for a photo at the State Department for the Kennedy Center Honors Dinner, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in Washington.

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Chicago Bears Dec 2

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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)

Matt Eberflus Dec 2

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NBC 5 Investigates Nov 28

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Food & Drink Dec 6

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – DECEMBER 07: Mark Scheifele #55 of the Winnipeg Jets scores against Arvid Soderblom #40 of the Chicago Blackhawks during the third period at the United Center on December 07, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Chase Agnello-Dean/NHLI via Getty Images)

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U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., November 26, 2024.

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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

Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. makes case for pardon as Biden nears exit

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‘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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