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Every Illinois resident charged for breaching U.S. Capitol during Jan. 6 riot

Every Illinois resident charged for breaching U.S. Capitol during Jan. 6 riot

[ad_1] The attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, interrupted a joint session of Congress that was in the midst of affirming the results of the 2020 presidential election. It caused an estimated $2.8 million in damage to the Capitol and triggered what has been described as likely the largest criminal investigation in […]

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Brothers' defamation case against Jussie Smollett's lawyer dismissed

Brothers’ defamation case against Jussie Smollett’s lawyer dismissed

[ad_1] Two brothers who helped stage a hate crime attack against actor Jussie Smollett won’t be able to collect damages from Smollett’s lawyers for defamation, a federal judge in Chicago ruled Friday. Since shortly after Smollett reported he had been attacked by two men near his downtown apartment in 2019, brothers Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo

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Lions, Packers or Vikings? Here's which NFC North rival Bears fans dislike the least

Lions, Packers or Vikings? Here’s which NFC North rival Bears fans dislike the least

[ad_1] The issue here isn’t which NFC North rival Bears fans love the most. It’s which NFC North rival they hate the least. It’s an important distinction, people. In this week’s “Polling Place,” your home for Sun-Times sports polls on the social platform X, we wanted to know if, essentially, voters would save the Packers,

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Blackhawks cherishing the 'good energy' created by rare winning streak

Blackhawks cherishing the ‘good energy’ created by rare winning streak

[ad_1] The Blackhawks went to sleep Thursday night feeling good about themselves. That hasn’t been the case often this season, or the past few before it. The fact they went nearly two years without a single three-game winning streak is objectively absurd, even though wins this week over the Islanders, Capitals and Kraken finally ended

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Trump taps west suburban Catholic school leader as next Vatican ambassador

Trump taps west suburban Catholic school leader as next Vatican ambassador

[ad_1] President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced he’ll nominate west suburban Catholic school board leader Brian Burch as the next U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. Burch, the co-founder and president of the conservative political action committee CatholicVote, is the president of the Seton Montessori School board in Villa Park. He lives with his wife, Sara,

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Autobús de caridad difunde alegría navideña a personas sin hogar

Autobús de caridad difunde alegría navideña a personas sin hogar

[ad_1] El mejor lugar para cobertura de noticias y cultura latina en Chicago. | The place for coverage of Latino news and culture in Chicago. Juan Roca pasó su 52 cumpleaños haciendo exactamente lo que quería: ayudar a difundir la alegría navideña entre los necesitados. “Puedo celebrar con mi familia otro día”, dijo Roca. “Aquí

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On second thought maybe the Bulls are finding help with the reserves

On second thought maybe the Bulls are finding help with the reserves

[ad_1] BOSTON – Billy Donovan isn’t looking for cute nicknames to hand out to his bench players. No, that’s not how the Bulls coach works. Floor burns, some bruises, loose balls being corralled at any cost? That’s what Donovan can get behind. Nicknames? Save those for a different coach. That’s why Donovan has been challenging

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Picture Chicago: 14 can't miss photos from this week in news

Picture Chicago: 14 can’t miss photos from this week in news

[ad_1] Jeremy Dedick, one of the owners of Cubbington’s Cabinet, plays with his dog Cubbington inside his North Side apothecary business, which sells CBD-related products, among other things, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday picked a side in Illinois’ long-running debate over how to regulate delta-8 and other hemp-derived products, throwing his

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Bears QB Caleb Williams has 3 games left to change the lasting image of his season

Bears QB Caleb Williams has 3 games left to change the lasting image of his season

[ad_1] Midway through his rookie season, Bears quarterback Caleb Williams started writing offensive tenets he wanted to study even more in-depth this offseason. The list, which is up to about eight items now, includes notes about pre-snap motion, footwork and how fast Williams can fire the ball to a receiver on certain routes before the

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