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Southwest could return to full operations by the weekend; travelers will get reimbursed for ‘reasonable’ expenses, Chicago officials say

Southwest Airlines could be operating at normal levels by the weekend after days of widespread cancellations, Chicago Department of Aviation officials said Wednesday evening, citing discussions with Southwest leadership.

Chicago Tribune · Dec 29, 2022

Brad Biggs: Matt Eberflus says Bears want to look at ‘a lot of players’ in final 2 games. What changes could that entail?

CHICAGO — Guard Ja’Tyre Carter and linebacker Sterling Weatherford are the only two players from the Chicago Bears’ Week 1 roster not to play a snap on offense or defense all season.

Chicago Tribune · Dec 29, 2022

Ride-share drivers protest at O’Hare to demand better wages, bathroom access and end to ‘unfair’ deactivations

As thousands of travelers across the country and in Chicago saw their holiday plans upended by transportation troubles, ride-share workers took a stand Tuesday night by refusing to take rides from O’Hare International Airport.

Chicago Tribune · Dec 28, 2022

Lucas Giolito pitches in to clean up beaches in the Dominican Republic. ‘We have one planet,’ the Chicago White Sox starter says.

When Lucas Giolito arrived in the Dominican Republic earlier this month for a beach cleanup project, he noticed a group of young baseball players going through agility drills with a trainer.

Chicago Tribune · Dec 28, 2022

Violent crime rate began to drop on Chicago el trains in 2022, but it was still double pre-pandemic levels

CHICAGO — The rate of violent crime on CTA trains began to drop this year for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic emptied public transit of many riders, but it remains near the highest levels seen in the past decade — and more than twice as high as the…

Chicago Tribune · Dec 27, 2022

6 months after end of Roe, Illinois abortion providers treat a ‘historic high’ number of out-of-state patients

CHICAGO — Six months after the historic fall of Roe v. Wade, Illinois abortion providers say they’re seeing an unprecedented number of out-of-state patients — and they’re traveling from more states than ever before.

Chicago Tribune · Dec 27, 2022

Immigrant health care workers tend to migrants arriving in Chicago from Texas, planting a seed of hope for their future

On a cold December day, a little over 50 years ago, Pilar Guerrero arrived in this country from Mexico with her parents by her side. She was 9 years old, she recalled, and didn’t know a bit of English.

Chicago Tribune · Dec 27, 2022

Commentary: Why I still ‘like’ Facebook, even though everyone else sort of hates it

According to some critics, Facebook is responsible for almost every evil ever invented. The social media platform, under the corporate parent Meta, violates our privacy, sells our personal information to the highest bidders, monopolizes the media, earns undeserved billions in profit all but hourly, single-handedly killed print journalism, manipulates our…

Chicago Tribune · Dec 27, 2022

Zach LaVine is finding his shooting form from both close and long range: ‘I felt like myself,’ the Chicago Bulls guard says

At the start of the season, Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine just wanted to get comfortable around the basket again.

Chicago Tribune · Dec 27, 2022

Dan Wiederer: Frozen fingers. Fluttering footballs. Frustrating failures. Bears’ 8th consecutive loss was their worst yet.

CHICAGO — As Chicago Bears players attempted to thaw out inside the home locker room after Saturday afternoon’s 35-13 loss to the Buffalo Bills, they tried to describe the extreme conditions they had endured for the previous three-plus hours.

Chicago Tribune · Dec 25, 2022