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7+ min ago (91+ words) December 12, 2025 / 5:57 AM CST / CBS Chicago A man is dead after a fiery crash near 63rd Street beach on Thursday night." Chicago police police said a car crashed into a median in the 6300 block of South Coast Guard Drive just before midnight. No other vehicles were involved in the crash, police said." Video from the scene shows the car engulfed in heavy flames. Police said the driver was pronounced dead on the scene." Major Accident detectives are investigating the cause of the crash."...

18+ min ago (269+ words) Most of Cameron Mackintosh's monster Broadway hits " "Cats, "Les Miserables," "Miss Saigon," "The Phantom of the Opera" and "Mary Poppins" " are decades old now. But two things have swung in the famous theater producer's favor. They still have the sexiest shows and the 40-year-old "Phantom," which opens yet again in Chicago on Saturday, remains the hottest of the lot. That redo, which is bigger than many realize, is what is opening in Chicago this weekend after a preliminary tryout in Baltimore. This is not the first time Mackintosh has redone one of big hits for the road; a new streamlined staging of "Les Miserables," accompanied by an intense focus on stellar vocals, rejuvenated that show on tour, too. What of the super-fans who know every beat of the show? Will they notice any difference? "With Phantom and my other shows,…...

19+ min ago (20+ words) A fiery crash left one man dead on Coast Guard Drive. 1 dead after fiery crash on Coast Guard Drive...

19+ min ago (29+ words) A fiery crash left one man dead on Coast Guard Drive. 1 dead after deadly crash on Coast Guard Drive 1 dead after deadly crash on Coast Guard Drive...

30+ min ago (734+ words) brego Garc'a se convirti" en un s'mbolo de la campa'a migratoria del gobierno del presidente, Donald Trump, a principios de a'o, cuando fue deportado err"neamente a una conocida prisi"n en El Salvador. Fue detenido por "ltima vez en agosto durante un control similar. Est" previsto que el viernes por la ma'ana comparezca en una oficina del Servicio de Inmigraci"n y Control de Aduanas (ICE, por sus siglas en ingl's) en Baltimore. La agencia lo puso en libertad poco antes de las 5 de la tarde del jueves tras el fallo de la jueza de distrito de Estados Unidos Paula Xinis en Maryland, que determin" que, tras su regreso al pa's, las autoridades federales lo detuvieron sin ninguna base legal. Aunque se le permiti" vivir y trabajar en Estados Unidos bajo la supervisi"n de ICE, no se le…...

42+ min ago (19+ words) Meteorologist Laura Bannon is tracking dangerously cold weekend temperatures. Arctic blast on the way Arctic blast on the way...

1+ hour, 2+ min ago (594+ words) Dear Eric: I'm 75 and I have a problem I've dealt with for a long time. It has to do with bullies. In school I had fists shaken in my face, I was laughed at because I was skinny, shy and had bad pimples. I couldn't wait to leave school each day. At a very large company I did well professionally, however, the bullying never stopped. It consisted of people talking over me at meetings or one-on-one, laughing when I walked through an area. At one point management tried to make me supervisor over four people. One member was loud, outspoken, a bully and would make fun of everyone. " Living in the Past Dear Past: I'm sorry for what you experienced. The way other people have treated you is not your fault. And, while you can't go back and undo what's…...

1+ hour, 3+ min ago (544+ words) Imagine that your child has been kidnapped and taken far away. That child is scared, and you can offer no comfort. You don't know if your child is being tortured, abused or militarized, but you know that someone is trying to turn your child into someone else entirely. It's a parent's worst nightmare. Imagine that trauma and then scale it up thousands of times, and you have the reality that Ukraine is living with today." These children are fed pro-Russian propaganda and forced to speak in Russian in a deliberate effort to deny their national identity. Their documents, histories and citizenship are being erased to wholly sever their ties to their families and nation. They are told lies about who they are and where they come from." The facts are well documented, thanks to the Yale School of Public Health's…...

1+ hour, 3+ min ago (557+ words) Mayor Brandon Johnson and the majority of the Chicago City Council are deadlocked over next year's municipal budget, an impasse that could halt all city services if they can't find common ground on tax increases by year's end. Chicago residents aren't deadlocked, though, over who's to blame if city government actually shuts down " it's Johnson, hands down. In a citywide poll we just conducted, three quarters of representative respondents say they'll hold the mayor responsible if he vetoes the council's alternative budget, versus a quarter who'll pin it on the council. The opposition is widespread. Across all age groups and among both men and women, most Chicago adults in our poll hold the mayor accountable for this breakdown, with the share rising to supermajorities of 4 out of 5 residents among those 35 and older." A plurality of 43% of residents says they'll also…...

1+ hour, 3+ min ago (361+ words) 1965 was a transitional year for the Bears. They won the NFL championship in 1963, only to suffer a disastrous 1964 season. By 1965, the roster was aging rapidly, and team pursued an influx of youth. And they struck gold, drafting future Hall of Famers Butkus and Sayers. The team started slowly, with a crushing 52-24 defeat by the San Francisco 49ers, followed by two more losses. But with Butkus leading the defense and Sayers the offense, the team was in contention by the Dec. 12 Wrigley Field return match with the 49ers." The day was typically cold and rainy " miserable for anything outdoors, including a football game. "A muddy field for everybody but Gale Sayers," Bears tight end Mike Ditka noted. Indeed, it was a day when everything went right for the rookie running back. Sayers scored six touchdowns, tying an NFL record that has never been…...