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The win over the Lions was the Bears’ first victory after a bye in 10 years.

By Sun-Times staff

Bears defensive end Montez Sweat reacts after a play during the second half of Sunday’s game against the Lions.

Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser break down Justin Fields’ performance and a dominant defense in the Bears’ 28-13 win against the Lions.

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Anthony Anderson appears at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles in 2022.

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2 hosts set: Anthony Anderson on the Emmys, Trevor Noah on the Grammys

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By Associated Press

James Soto is embraced as he walks out of Stateville Correctional Center on Thursday evening. Soto, 62, was tried and wrongfully convicted of shooting two people in McKinley Park in 1981.

News

Cousins who served longest wrongful conviction sentence in state history exonerated

A judge vacated the convictions of James Soto, 62, and David Ayala, 60, who were serving life sentences in the 1981 shooting deaths of a Marine and a teen girl in McKinley Park. They were both released Thursday night.

By David Struett

Morgan Mesi (right), a 34-year-old transgender Chicago man, speaks alongside attorney Caryn Lederer at a news conference announcing his lawsuit against his former employer for denying him gender affirming care, Thursday, December 14, 2023.

Health

Chicago man sues former employer, union for denying gender-affirming care: ‘I was shattered’

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By Violet Miller

The Humboldt Park Puerto Rican flag seen at Western and Division, which acts as the neighborhood’s gateway, sits lit up for the first time since its installation in 1995.

News

Steel flags on Paseo Boricua shine bright with new lights to illuminate the holiday season

Humboldt Park’s Puerto Rican Cultural Center and its partners held a lighting ceremony to kick off a variety of events leading up to Three Kings Day on Jan. 6.

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