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8 biggest reasons why the Packers blew out the Bears in Week 1

Winning by three scores isn't easy in the NFL. The Packers did a lot of things right in all three phases en route to blowing out the rival Bears in Week 1.

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Instant analysis and recap of Packers’ 38-20 win over Bears in Week 1

Analysis and recap of the Packers' 38-20 win over the Bears in the 2023 regular season opener at Soldier Field.

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Illinois lands Chinese EV battery plant as Pritzker, Duckworth seek more deals with Asian companies

Gov. J.B. Pritzker and U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth are trying to seal deals with Asian companies — the governor with a direct line of communication with business heads, and Duckworth with two Asian trips under her belt this year.

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Picture Chicago: This week’s 15 can’t miss Sun-Times photos

DuSable Lake Shore Drive welcomes cyclists, beachgoers enjoy the remaining days of summer, and the Sun-Times visits the Illinois governor’s mansion.

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5 Bold predictions for Bears vs. Packers

D.J. Moore snapping the 100-yard receiving drought & Tyrique Stevenson getting his first pick are just a few of our Bears bold predictions.

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Reintroducing a rival: Jordan Love-led Packers face new-look Bears in Week 1

The Packers will face a new-look Bears team on Sunday in the season opener. Bears Wire helps highlight what's new about Green Bay's biggest rival before kickoff.

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Criticism comes with the job, Mayor Johnson

The mayor claiming criticism of him is racism is being thin-skinned, a Hyde Park resident writes.

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Illinois governor’s mansion haunted by history, hijinks, heirlooms and art — but no ghosts

First lady M.K. Pritzker gave columnist Michael Sneed a tour of the quietly elegant, Illinois artist-infused, dreamily redecorated mansion and exclusive details on the book she’s written about its history and secrets.

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Feds tell Ed Burke’s lawyers they don’t plan to call Danny Solis at racketeering trial

Prosecutors have called former Ald. Danny Solis one of Chicago’s “most significant cooperators in the last several decades.” He also helped them build a case against former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

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Associated Press Illinois high school football rankings for Week 3

The latest rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters.

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Nearly five years after pleading guilty to a felony, Chicago cop remains on the force

Joseph DeRosa pleaded guilty to resisting and obstructing police. It’s supposed to bar him from being a cop in Illinois.

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Michael Madigan won’t run for committeeperson, marking full stop end to his political career

Ald. Marty Quinn is circulating petitions for the 13th Ward spot after Madigan, 81, opted not to run. Madigan’s racketeering trial is set for April 1 — 13, days after the March 19 Illinois primary.

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Giannoulias to testify at Durbin’s Senate hearing on growing number of book bans

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, who drafted the state’s first-in-the-nation ban against book bans, will testify at a Capitol Hill hearing Tuesday on book bans.

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Dying and disabled prisoners who aren’t a threat shouldn’t be kept behind bars

The Illinois Prisoner Review Board, as of mid-August, has denied nearly two-thirds of medical release requests.

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An unusual public dove hunt in Illinois times it right at the crack of dawn

A rare morning dove hunt at a public site in Illinois offers advantages and timing around other Labor Day activities.

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7 Bold predictions for the 2023 Bears season

From a Pro Bowl nod for D.J. Moore to a career year for Yannick Ngakoue, here are our bold predictions for the 2023 Bears season.

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Illinois legislators have a lot to learn about nuclear power

Lawmakers in Springfield who are not willing to put much effort into learning fundamental details have no business writing future energy legislation, writes David A. Kraft, director of the Nuclear Energy Information Service.

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Labor Day 2023: a time to reflect on creating an equal workforce for all

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau will continue working to improve the status of working women and their families by focusing on better wages and working conditions in key sectors, Midwest Regional Administrator Gina Rodriguez writes.

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Opening-day report on dove season at select Illinois public sites

The first listing of some opening-day harvest numbers for dove season in Illinois at select public sites; list will be updated as apt.

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Sleuthing at Cranberry Slough during 60th celebration of Illinois Nature Preserves

Kids brought their curiosity to heighten a hike around Cranberry Slough Nature Preserve last weekend as part of the 60th anniversary celebration of Illinois Nature Preserves.

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Labor Day a time to kick back, relax — and remember the heroes of the past and the tumultous road behind

History has not forgotten Chicago’s Haymarket Square Riot, a peaceful labor protest that morphed into mayhem and death. However, history’s fading ink can lose heroes along the way, specifically Illinois Gov. John P. Altgeld and the famous Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay.

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Big Ten preview: Illinois can end West side story with its first trip to title game in Indy

The Illini have the roster and the momentum to swing for the fences in the lesser, and very winnable, division.

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Illinois is a haven against book bans, but that’s not the case in surrounding states

Illinois has anti-censorship protections, but it remains to be seen whether residents will remain vigilant and vocal about their support for keeping library books on shelves.

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It’ll always be wrong to yell ‘fire’ in a crowded theater

Columnist Jacob Sullum apparently has trouble internalizing that every freedom has a limit when it constrains the freedom of others, a reader writes.

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Union movement in Illinois going through resurgence, experts say

A new report shows there has been a surge in efforts to organize labor unions in the state while overall public approval of labor unions nationally is the highest in nearly six decades.

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