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| Good afternoon, Chicago. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias revoked an Enterprise Rent-A-Car license plate after it was swapped out by federal immigration agents, records obtained by the Tribune show. The move follows widespread concern during Operation Midway Blitz about federal officials changing out license plates while conducting raids throughout the region. Giannoulias opened a hotline for complaints in October and sent a letter to ICE leadership warning against tampering with plates after the Tribune reported on an encounter where a federal agent told a woman, “You can record all you want. We change the plates out every day.” Here’s what else is happening today. And remember, for the latest breaking news in Chicago, visit chicagotribune.com/latest-headlines and sign up to get our alerts on all your devices. Subscribe to more newsletters | Asking Eric | Horoscopes | Puzzles & Games | Today in History
news  A boat passes through Chicago Harbor Lock operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the connection of the Chicago River and Lake Michigan on Oct. 1, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune) Federal funding cuts threaten Chicago Harbor Lock, one of the nation’s busiestThe harbor lock is one of the nation’s busiest for both commercial and recreational use, but looming federal funding cuts have become a source of worry for boaters who rely on the lock.
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business  Mark Mattei, a retired Chicago bike shop owner and collector, explains the history of the 1988 Schwinn Paramount
which belonged to Edward Schwinn, hanging on the wall of the attic of his Lincoln Park home on Dec. 3, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune) Lance Armstrong narrates documentary on the rise and fall of Chicago-based Schwinn, once America’s bike makerThe remarkable rise and fall of Schwinn is the subject of a new documentary by emerging filmmaker Daniel Clarke, tracing the history of the most iconic bike maker of the 20th century — once a brand on par with Coke or McDonald’s.
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sports  An ad for the Cubs’ Marquee Sports Network on April 1, 2021, on opening day at Wrigley Field. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Column: Will Marquee Sports Network’s cost-cutting affect the Chicago Cubs’ offseason spending plans?According to various blogs and websites, by laying off the Marquee general manager and the content creators at the website, the Cubs were signaling another offseason of cost-cutting, which obviously would affect their spending on free agency.
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eat. watch. do.  Christian Pursell and Vanessa Becerra perform in Chicago Opera Theater’s production of Antonio Salieri’s “Falstaff” at the Studebaker Theater on Dec. 3, 2025. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) Review: ‘Falstaff’ by Chicago Opera Theater is a sunny farce that shows off the real SalieriDirector Robin Guarino transplants Shakespeare-via-Salieri’s farce to the “Windsor Resort,” a chi-chi, “White Lotus”-style hotel.
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nation & world  As Congress faces a year-end deadline on Affordable Care Act subsidies, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., meet with reporters about health care affordability, at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Affordable Care Act premiums are set to spike. A new poll shows enrollees are already struggling.Many Americans dependent on Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance plans are already struggling with the high cost of health care, according to a new survey from the health care research nonprofit KFF.
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