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Stadium shuffle: Bears’ relocation saga in 2025 went from lakefront to Arlington Heights to Northwest Indiana

Stadium shuffle: Bears’ relocation saga in 2025 went from lakefront to Arlington Heights to Northwest Indiana

The Bears’ search for a new stadium backed by subsidies and a tax break remained unresolved in 2025, with the NFL club exploring options in downtown Chicago, Arlington Heights and now Northwest Indiana.

 
As home prices soar in the suburbs, communities struggle to meet affordable housing goals

As home prices soar in the suburbs, communities struggle to meet affordable housing goals

Several of our suburbs are failing to meet state law requirements for affordable housing. Others aren’t even filing the paperwork.

 
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Winter storm snarls US holiday travel across Northeast, Great Lakes

Winter storm snarls US holiday travel across Northeast, Great Lakes

More than a thousand flights were canceled or delayed across the Northeast and Great Lakes regions due to snow as thousands took to U.S. roads and airports during the busy travel period between Christmas and New Year’s.

 
Russia strikes Ukraine’s capital and kills at least 1 person a day before Zelenskyy-Trump meeting

Russia strikes Ukraine’s capital and kills at least 1 person a day before Zelenskyy-Trump meeting

Russia attacked Ukraine's capital with ballistic missiles and drones on Saturday, killing at least one person and wounding 27, a day before talks between the leaders of Ukraine and the United States, authorities said.

 
How suburban e-bike laws evolved in 2025

How suburban e-bike laws evolved in 2025

No bicycling topic was as widely debated in 2025 as e-bikes. And suburban communities took on the issue big time in 2025.

 
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Man charged with firing gun near bar in Beach Park

Man charged with firing gun near bar in Beach Park

A 22-year-old North Chicago man is accused of firing a gun into the air several times early Saturday.

 
Comic book store, restaurants and factories departed in 2025

Comic book store, restaurants and factories departed in 2025

Whether it was mom-and-pop comic book store or a favorite place to eat, customers, as always, had to deal with the loss of some popular local businesses in the suburbs in 2025.

 
O’Donnell: For Bears, beatdown at SF could be the start of something even bigger

O’Donnell: For Bears, beatdown at SF could be the start of something even bigger

OF MIKE DITKA, WINSTON CHURCHILL AND SIMBA, “THE LION KING,” one who said, “Success isn't permanent and failure isn't fatal.” For devotees of deductive logic — since the ...

 
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Lincicome: And the winner of the award for summing up 2025 is ...

Lincicome: And the winner of the award for summing up 2025 is ...

Time once again for the annual “Bernies,” awards designed to sum up just what kind of year it was in sports. Drum roll, please. The What’s He Taking Off if the Bears ...

 
Where does Taylor Swift go from here?

Where does Taylor Swift go from here?

Taylor Swift has released “The End of an Era” on Disney+, a six-part docuseries that chronicled the behind-the-scenes of her 2023-2024 Eras Tour. Between glimpses of the intensive effort that it took to stage 149 sold-out stadium shows across the world, Swift and her colleagues offered theories about how and why it became the highest-grossing tour in history.

 

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