Until this year, Ukrainians celebrated the holiday on Jan. 7, in line with the Russian calendar. Now, for the first time, they’re celebrating in December. For many it’s a symbol of unification with the West.
Hundreds of flights were canceled or delayed late Saturday and early Sunday due to dense fog blanketing the Chicago area at Midway International Airport, leading to delays of up to two hours.
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A year into Judge Timothy Evans’ still-secret investigation, the Sun-Times has found that nine of his highest-paid employees who left match loan recipients in the fraud-ridden Paycheck Protection Program.
While the offense still has a lot of question marks heading into the final two games — and the 2024 season — the defense is virtually set for next season and determined to “show everyone what type of defense we have and what type of defense we’re going to be.”
Kwanzaa, from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, celebrates the African heritage and history within African American culture.
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Temps in the 50s that may be tied to an El Niño pattern over the Pacific brought many Chicagoans to Lincoln Park. But normal weather will return later in the week.
The annual celebration was held at Christian Liberty Academy and was hosted by science teacher Bob Stack and his wife, Linda, whose son, Marine Lance Cpl. James Stack, was killed in Afghanistan on Nov. 10, 2010.
That’s the big question GM Ryan Poles has to ask himself as he weighs keeping Fields versus drafting a new QB.
Fields did little to change his own narrative Sunday — except win the game.
A 29-year-old man was outside a building in the 4300 block of West Armitage Avenue at about 7:20 a.m. when two men exited a gray sedan and demanded his property, according to police. One of the men shot the 29-year-old in the thigh, and he was later taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition.
Two men were riding north on a gas-powered scooter in the 2300 block of North Cicero Avenue when they hit the side of a gray sedan traveling westbound, police said. The driver and passenger of the scooter were taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition while the driver of the sedan wasn’t injured.
Police responded to calls of a person who had been shot at about 1:57 a.m. Sunday and found a 20-year-old man in an alley near the 4900 block of North Monticello Avenue who had been shot in the hip, according to police.
Once on scene in the 4500 block of West 59th Street at about 9:24 p.m., an officer was exiting a police vehicle when a car hit them, and they were taken to Little Company of Mary Medical Center in good condition with arm and leg swelling.
Bill Karris’ truly jumbo perch is the perfect fish to be the year-end Fish of the Week.
Reader living in a new town is frustrated that the tradespeople ignore inquiries and do their work on ‘regional time’ — whenever they feel like it.
In the year of a receding pandemic, many routines returned to normal, but there still were hot topics galore to cover.
The Bears got a win on Sunday, but does it mean anything?
A 24-year-old man was in the 8700 block of South Cregier Avenue about 9:40 p.m. Saturday when two men walked up and shot him dead, police say.
Midway had 195 canceled flights Sunday. For some, it was a reminder of last year’s travel jam that was blamed on bad weather, and Southwest’s technology and staffing issues.
The fifth-round rookie forced Kyler Murray incompletions on third and fourth down in the fourth quarter to thwart a Cardinals comeback and put a bow on a solid day for an improving Bears secondary that is starting to think big.
“We could’ve put up at least 35, 40 points,” Fields said of the offense slipping into a lull after its early 21-0 lead.
Another uneven performance means the team is that much closer to The Big Decision.
After playing the best half of his life, Kmet left the game against the Cardinals because of a knee injury.
He had more rushing yards in Sunday’s win against the Cardinals — 112 on 20 carries — than he did in the previous two months combined.
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The Bears jumped to a 21-0 lead behind bullying line play but, true to form, made the final few minutes nerve-racking. This time, though, they faced a team that wasn’t equipped to take advantage, and won 27-16, to improve to 6-9.
They led 21-0 before letting the game close to a touchdown margin in the fourth quarter.
The Bears are looking to improve to 6-9 with a win.
Detroit used two rushing touchdowns from Jahmyr Gibbs and 106 receiving yards and a third-quarter go-ahead score by Amon-Ra St. Brown to overtake the injury-ravaged Vikings 30-24.
Atlanta quarterback Taylor Heinicke passed for 229 yards and a touchdown.
The Packers (7-8) remain one game behind the Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams in the NFC wild-card race.
The Bears also will be without starting left guard Teven Jenkins because of a concussion.