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Ranking the Bears’ biggest offensive line needs

There are needs across the Bears offensive line. We rank each position from least to biggest need.

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Michio Iwao, left incarceration at a U.S. internment camp and moved to Chicago to see Cubs in World Series, dies at 100

After playing baseball while incarcerated in the Arizona desert for three years, the lure or Wrigley Field was too great to resist.

Chicago Sun-Times

10 moves the Bears should make in free agency

Free agency is just around the corner, and the Bears have some big needs to address. Here are some potential moves they should consider:

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Army boss' mission: Persuade schools to welcome recruiters

Army recruiters are struggling to meet enlistment goals, and they say one of their biggest hurdles is getting back into high schools so they can meet students one on one

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Paul Sullivan: Chalk talk needed on Blackhawks’ parking-lot tribute to departed star Patrick Kane

CHICAGO — As Patrick Kane settles into his new role with the New York Rangers, it’s time for some blunt chalk talk on the Lot C tribute to the longtime Chicago Blackhawks star.

Chicago Tribune

Man swaps coaching football in Chicago to be an ice cream man in St Helens

Jordan Edwards earned his UEFA coaching badges but quit to "chase his dream"

Liverpool Echo

Chicago mayor candidate Brandon Johnson in Selma for ‘Bloody Sunday’ march

Chicago mayoral rivals Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas are campaigning for Black voters ahead of the April 4 runoff. Rep. Danny Davis will endorse Johnson on Monday.

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How Chicago-area native Mike Tauchman fits into Cubs’ outfield picture after Seiya Suzuki’s injury

Tauchman has his sights set on playing at Wrigley Field.

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Bears 2023 free agency profile: RB Saquon Barkley

Saquon Barkley is a dynamic playmaker that would help Bears QB Justin Fields in a pivotal Year 3.

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Walking Man revealed: Friends who knew him as ‘Mojo’ in the ’70s shares photos, stories

Viki Mammina, now 66, recalled the years she was close to Joseph Kromelis in the 1970s and the cast of characters in their friend group.

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Chicago outdoors: Winter/nesting robins, winter aconite, hiking the A.T., Winnebago ice shacks

An explanation of winter vs nesting robins locally, winter aconite in snow, hiking the Appalachian Trail, and ice shacks being down on Lake Winnebago are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Too many are dying’; drug companies’ opioid settlement to help Chicago aid drug users

Heather O’Donnell of the Chicago social services agency Thresholds says the money is “an opportunity to really build up substance use care.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Commentary: The next mayor of Chicago has a reform mandate

One thing is clear from the mayoral election: The people of Chicago want reform. That’s why we saw such a large number of candidates enter the race against a one-term mayor and why there were more than twice as many early votes counted than in 2019.

Chicago Tribune

In Chicago, adapting electric buses to winter’s challenges

The No. 66 bus rattles just like a regular diesel bus on Chicago's west side, but no one seems to notice the high-pitched whine of the electric motor that makes it go

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Police are still ticketing students in Illinois schools. A new bill would make that illegal.

CHICAGO — A new bill in the Illinois House aims to stop schools from working with police to issue students tickets for minor misbehavior, a harmful and sometimes costly practice that many districts have continued despite pleas to stop from the state’s top education officials.

Chicago Sun-Times

Catanzara wins second term as FOP president

John Catanzara Jr. captured nearly 57% of the 7,192 votes for president of Fraternal Order of Police Chicago Lodge 7. His opponent, Robert Bartlett, had argued that Catanzara’s confrontational approach alienated potential union allies.

Chicago Tribune

Illinois judge strikes down state's ban on high-powered guns

CHICAGO — A downstate judge on Friday struck down the ban on high-powered firearms and high-capacity ammunition magazines that Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law earlier this year, a ruling the Illinois attorney general’s office immediately appealed to the state Supreme Court.

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Amid layoffs and reshuffling, anxious Chicago tech workers seek solace in pinball

National cutbacks from tech giants such as Amazon and Google have put the local industry on tilt. The gossip gets traded at the arcade.

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Alex Murdaugh trial stands out amid all the crime, animosity and death of recent years

Sneed: Twist and turns of South Carolina case are reminiscent of our on Spilotro case from the ‘70s.

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Community activists are claiming a majority of wins in new police oversight council elections in Chicago

A coalition of activists, faith-based organizations and labor groups celebrate their success drafting candidates who won election to the newly formed Chicago police district councils.

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CTU’s path to political influence, CPD’s top cop search and more in your Chicago news roundup

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

Chicago Tribune

Accused shooter of slain Chicago police Officer Andres Vasquez-Lasso ordered held without bond

CHICAGO — A Cook County judge ordered an 18-year-old man held without bond Friday after he was accused of murder in the death of Chicago police Officer Andres Vasquez-Lasso, who was shot and killed responding to a domestic-related call this week.

The Independent UK

Chicago-area officer pleads not guilty in teen's beating

A suburban Chicago police officer has pleaded not guilty to charges that he punched a 17-year-old boy during an arrest last summer that led to protests by members of the Arab American community

The Independent UK

Accused Chicago officer killer ordered held without bond

A judge ordered a teenager held without bond Friday in the fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer

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‘Paul and Gery Show’ reunited for mayoral runoff as Chio endorses Vallas

In 1995, then-Mayor Richard M. Daley seized control over the Chicago Public Schools and asked his budget director and chief of staff to take charge at CPS. On Friday, the “dream team” of Paul Vallas and Gery Chico reunited.

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