Bears
Santos' game-ending FG ends Bears' skid versus winless Lions
Andy Dalton led the Bears on an 18-play, 69-yard drive that took the final 8:30 off the clock. Dalton finished 24 of 39 for 317 yards, 1 TD, and 1 INT.
Chicago Journal
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Crime
15-year-old shot and killed while waiting for ride-share
The boy is the 63rd homicide so far this year in the 17-and-under age group.
Arts
The Thanksgiving Day Parade is back
Last year, the usual route through Manhattan was scrapped in favor of concentrating events to a one-block stretch of 34th Street in front of Macy's flagship store. Many performances were pre-taped and most of the performers were locally based.
Bulls
Rockets beat Bulls 118-113 to end 15-game losing streak
Houston is now only 2-16 but the Rockets shot 50% from the field, including 8 of 11 from behind the arc in the third quarter, outscoring the Bulls 35-18 in the same.
Law
Families of two Naperville friends killed at Astroworld concert file lawsuits
As with many of the other lawsuits, this one puts the blame on the companies and Scott, an organizer of the concert who was on stage when the deadly scene unfolded, for failing to take even the most basic safety precautions.
Chicago Journal
John Deere Q4 profit jumps 69% despite strike and supply problems
Deere's stock jumped about 5.5% to $368.43 in midday trading Wednesday after the results were announced.
Chicago News
Boy, 3, dies after fall from 17th floor of Near North Side building
Chicago police said the boy may have pushed out a screen in the window Tuesday night before he fell from the 17th floor apartment on the city's Near North Side.
Crime
A pair of homicides in the 5th, another in the 3rd, plus an accidental toddler death highlight a violent overnight
Homicides in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood have already passed their 2020 tally, and are already double their 2018 totals.
Illinois Politics
Gov. Pritzker signs new heavily Democrat gerrymandered Illinois congressional map into law
Interest groups and activists, many aligned with Democrats on most issues, criticized the secretive process and the result.
Chicago Journal
Sabonis, Brogdon pour it on in Pacers' 109-77 win over Bulls
Chicago, playing on the second night of a back-to-back, looked sluggish early, going 7 of 22 from the floor in the first quarter, including just 1 of 7 3-pointers.
College Sports
Cincy escapes early 15-point hole, routs No. 14 Illini 71-51
The Illini looked like they were going to blow out the Bearcats in pre-season All-American center Kofi Cockburn's first game back from suspension but Cincinnati adjusted and Illinois proceeded to miss shots.
U.S. News
5 dead, 40 injured in suburban Milwaukee Christmas parade
The parade, held each year on the Sunday before Thanksgiving, is sponsored by the city’s Chamber of Commerce. This year’s, the 59th, had the theme of “comfort and joy.”