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Winter 'bomb' rattling busy US travel season with cold and snow

The massive winter storm bearing down on the central United States is threatening to rapidly strengthen into what meteorologists call a bomb cyclone that will dump blinding snow on Chicago, throw holiday travel into chaos and send an arctic blast as far south as Texas.

Tribune News Service

Judge rejects Hillside man’s request to take back guilty plea in 2012 bombing case

Adel Daoud allegedly tried to set off an inert bomb outside a downtown Chicago bar. He entered a guilty plea in 2018.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mildred Bowden, longtime South Side resident who loved Christmas and city’s vibrant Black community, dies at 101

Bowden was the mother to N’DIGO founder Hermene Hartman. She grew up with a multitude of famous Chicagoans like Harold Washington and worked at boxer Joe Louis’ nightclub, the Rhumboogie Cafe.

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A brief history of the Saints in cold-weather games

The Saints have won each of their last two cold-weather games, but how do they look in franchise history? Here's a quick recap ahead of Week 16's frigid Browns matchup:

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Eagles’ PFF grades: Best and worst performers from 25-20 win over Bears

Here are the Best and worst PFF grades from the Philadelphia Eagles' 25-20 win over the Chicago Bears in Week 15

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City is on track with efforts to get lead out of drinking water

We are committed to doing the work in a sustainable, environmentally sound, fiscally responsible manner that protects our residents’ health and provides a strong foundation for future growth.

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Migrants celebrate their first Christmas in Chicago, major winter storm forecast 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 man gets 26 months in prison for torching CTA van during George Floyd protest

Lamar Taylor has served 22 months while awaiting trial and is likely to be released soon.

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Building ice, ice fishing and ongoing lakefront perch

Building ice going into the holidays leads this sprawling, raw-file Midwest Fishing Report, but there’s also ongoing perch fishing on the Chicago lakefront.

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Grant Park to get new pickleball courts, refurbished tennis courts

C3 Presents, which runs Lollapalooza, has donated $500,000 to the Chicago Park District.

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Former Chicago police detective accused of forcing woman to have sex after he was assigned to investigate an attack against her

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability recommended the detective be fired, but he told the agency he planned to retire in light of the allegations.

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Off-duty Chicago police officer found dead of apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound — 2nd such CPD death in a week

The 1st District officer was found Tuesday morning in a home on the West Side, according to a police spokesman.

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Winter storm rattling busy US travel season with cold and snow

A massive winter storm is winding across the central U.S., threatening to disrupt air traffic during the busy holiday season, rake Chicago with a blizzard and send an arctic blast as far south as Texas and the Gulf of Mexico.

Tribune News Service

Chicago winter wallop: Blizzard, dangerous wind chills, half-foot of snow predicted

Worst conditions to develop Thursday night, with a possible blizzard and dangerously low temperatures expected by Friday, the National Weather Service warned.

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Presenting Ballotpedia’s year-end ballot measure report

Welcome to the Tuesday, December 20, Brew.

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British Airways: nightmare before Christmas as dozens of transatlantic flights cancelled

Six flights – from Boston, Chicago, Denver, Nashville, New York JFK and Washington DC – have been cancelled outright

Chicago Sun-Times

Man shot, killed on Mariano’s rooftop in West Town

A man was sitting in a car in the 2000 block of West Chicago Avenue when he was shot in the head, police said.

Chicago Tribune

Suburban Chicago businessman gets nearly 5 years in prison for bilking $2.6 million from hospitals desperate for COVID-19 masks, buying himself Maseratis

A federal judge on Monday sentenced a Burr Ridge, Illinois, businessman to nearly five years in federal prison for swindling $2.6 million from hospitals seeking coveted protective gear in the traumatic early days of the COVID-19 pandemic and blowing much of it on credit cards and luxury cars.

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Students at Chicago's Benito Juarez school stage walkout in first day since campus shooting

CHICAGO — More than 100 Benito Juarez high school students joined a walkout midday Monday on the school’s first day of classes since four teens were shot and two were killed Friday.

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Man fatally shot in Ukrainian Village

The man, 27, was sitting in a vehicle in a parking lot in the 2000 block of West Chicago Avenue when he was shot, police said.

Chicago Tribune

Sister of Chicago cop arrested on charges stemming from Jan. 6 US Capitol attack

A Chicago woman was arrested Monday on federal charges alleging she participated in the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol with her brother, a Chicago police officer who is already facing trial.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lizzo’s ‘SNL’ tribute to Chicago-raised artist Annie Lee’s iconic ‘Blue Monday’ was ‘awe-inspiring,’ family says

The Grammy-winning singer paid visual tribute to the painting “Blue Monday” during her Dec. 17 appearance on “Saturday Night Live.” Annie Lee’s grandson says the performance felt like a gift from his beloved grandmother.

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Boy, 17, shot in Calumet Heights

The boy was in a car in the the 8500 block of S. South Chicago Avenue when someone fired shots, police said.

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South American migrants celebrate their first Christmas in Chicago

Migrants recently arrived from Venezuela and Colombia enjoy a holiday party at the Salvation Army’s Shield of Hope Center, but many are homesick for loved ones left behind.

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Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts could miss next two games with sprained shoulder, NFL sources say

PHILADELPHIA — Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts suffered a shoulder sprain during the game Sunday against the Chicago Bears that could sideline him for the next two games, NFL sources told The Inquirer on Monday.

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