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Are Illinois schools teaching reading all wrong?

A mounting body of research shows specific ways students should be taught to read. But many popular lessons aren’t aligned with that science.

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Wild turkeys, perch recipes, trail usage up, an artful analogy on ice usage

Wild turkeys in Will County, a perch recipe remembered, trail usage is up and an artful analogy on ice usage by the Indiana DNR are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

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Bear Necessities: Chicago in contention for No. 1 pick in 2023 NFL draft

With an eighth straight loss and the Texans winning, the Bears have a path to the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft.

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Dan Wiederer: Frozen fingers. Fluttering footballs. Frustrating failures. Bears’ 8th consecutive loss was their worst yet.

CHICAGO — As Chicago Bears players attempted to thaw out inside the home locker room after Saturday afternoon’s 35-13 loss to the Buffalo Bills, they tried to describe the extreme conditions they had endured for the previous three-plus hours.

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Extreme cold takes hold across Chicagoland, raising concerns about dangers for unhoused population

CHICAGO — As a bitter cold settled in across the city Friday, volunteers handed out blankets, hand warmers, hot food and other necessities to people staying in winterized tents at a city homeless encampment. In one case, a shivering man in a T-shirt and other light clothes was restocked with…

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Buffalo Bills secure third straight AFC East title with win over Chicago Bears

The Bills recovered from 10-6 down at half time

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Bears lose 8th straight in 35-13 defeat to Bills in subzero windchill at Soldier Field

CHICAGO — The sprinkling of Chicago Bears fans who still were standing in the subzero windchill at Soldier Field as the clock ticked down Saturday weren’t gifted with a victory.

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Studs and duds from Bears’ Week 16 loss vs. Bills

From Velus Jones to Luke Getsy, we're taking a look at the studs and duds in the Bears' Week 16 loss against the Bills.

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NFL Network’s Stacey Dales summed up the weather in Chicago in hilarious fashion

We feel your pain, Stacey!

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1 in custody after shootout with off-duty Chicago police officer on Near West Side

The officer was outside their vehicle about 2:05 a.m. in the 1500 block of West Roosevelt Road when someone got in and tried to drive away, Chicago police said.

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Temperatures rise — barely — after Chicago’s coldest December day in nearly 40 years

Temperatures climbed to 1 degree early Saturday after a brutal 29 consecutive hours below zero, and eventually hit 14 at O’Hare Airport by mid-afternoon.

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Hear the Leo High School choir ‘bring it’ during its busy holiday season

“You can expect a lot of joy” one of the singers says of the in-demand group’s performances around Chicago.

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Bears vs. Bills: How to watch, listen and stream Week 16 game

The Bears will host the Bills on Christmas Eve. Here's how to watch, listen and stream the Week 16 game.

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Bait shop changes, crossbows, pink salmon, cougars, lakefront northern pike

Bait shop changes around Chicago, record crossbow usage by Illinois bowhunters, pink salmon records, cougars in Illinois and northern pike on the Chicago lakefront are among the top stories in the outdoors around Chicago during 2022.

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Making our neighborhoods and city better, one step at a time

The orange tents provided for the homeless are an example of small-scale efforts that can — we hope — help lead to big change.

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10-year-old girl wounded in accidental shooting in Chicago Lawn home

The girl was in a home in the 6500 block of South California Avenue when she found a gun and shot herself in the hand about 5:40 p.m.

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Massive spending bill — with lots of Illinois projects — passes House, Senate; sent to Biden to sign

The measure was approved on a 225-201 roll-call vote. Nine Republicans — including Illinois members Adam Kinzinger and Rodney Davis, both lame ducks — joined Democrats in passing the measure.

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Here a Santa, there a Santa — Santa Claus seems to be everywhere these days.

From Chicago to Romania to Brazil, Santa has much to do throughout the holiday season, not just on Christmas Eve.

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Gold Star family Christmas tree lighting helps girl embrace father she never knew

Chicago Police Office Eduardo Marmolejo died in the line of duty when Sofia was only 3.

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Millionaire’s wealth surprises heirs worldwide, winter storm warning in effect and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Chicago mayoral candidates pledge to give media access to police scanner traffic as city moves to encryption

CHICAGO — Most of Chicago’s major mayoral candidates said they would undo Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s controversial plan to block live transmission of Police Department scanner traffic from the media if they are elected next year.

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The Sun-Times’ best photos of 2022

Our photographers covered everything from the mass shootings in Chicago and Highland Park to Chicagoans’ protesting the war in Ukraine and the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Take a look at some of the top images they captured.

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Chicago tries to keep warm as temperatures, wind chills plunge

“At least the sun is starting to come out,” Earl Warren said Friday, standing outside the Garfield Community Service Center.

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What does a police district council member do?

For the first time, Chicagoans will serve on newly elected councils to influence policing in their districts. What that looks like in practice remains to be seen, but the ordinance establishing them lays out some basics.

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What do Chicago’s alderpersons do?

Sometimes called “mini mayors,” alderpersons answer for everything from snow removal to pothole repairs in their areas.

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