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Chicago Bears early bye week is both good and bad timing, after team just started clicking
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KYTX/CBS 19 - Texas
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The Chicago Bears bye week gives them a chance to self-scout and improve from the first four weeks, but it's a small sample size to judge. Author: cbs19.tv Published: 11:57 PM CDT October 2, 2025 Updated: 11:57 PM CDT October 2, 2025
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Chicago Med season 11 premiere recap: Who is Hannah’s baby’s father?
The Chicago Med season 11 premiere wastes no time addressing the cliffhanger from season 10. The episode confirms that Dr. Dean Archer is the father of Hannah Asher’s baby. The story picks up with Hannah revealing her pregnancy to Archer,...
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Sports AFP Rookie Schlittler pitches gem, Yankees beat Red Sox to advance in MLB playoffs
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Yahoo News - United Kingdom
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Rookie pitcher Cam Schlittler made a spectacular post-season debut, striking out 12 in eight scoreless innings to carry the New York Yankees to a 4-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox and into the second round of the Major League Baseball playoffs...
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Chicago-area veteran to be featured in new 'Call of Duty: Black Ops 7' video game
Friday, October 3, 2025 1:08AM Chicago veteran Danielle Green will be featured in the new "Call of Duty: Black Ops 7" video game that releases in November. CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago-area veteran is being featured in "Call of Duty: Black Ops 7."...
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Chicago Financial Future Task Force convened to advise on city’s fiscal health
The Chicago Financial Future Task Force, created by Executive Order 2025-1, is a group of 24 civic leaders assembled by Mayor Brandon Johnson. The group’s mandate is to develop “practical, forward-looking options” for improving the city’s...
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SHOWDOWN: Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs Clash in EPIC Playoff Battle
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KYTX/CBS 19 - Texas
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Milwaukee Brewers stunned MLB with 97-win season. Can they topple the Chicago Cubs in a high-stakes playoff showdown? Author: cbs19.tv Published: 12:45 AM CDT October 3, 2025 Updated: 12:45 AM CDT October 3, 2025
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Stuckemeyer leads Illinois College clay target team with perfect trap round
Illinois College Blue Boys & Lady Blues Clay Target Team | Illinois College Athletics Illinois College Blue Boys & Lady Blues Clay Target Team | Illinois College Athletics Adam Stuckemeyer achieved a perfect score in trap shooting as the Illinois...
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How Illinois residents can engage with lawmakers during veto session
Illinois residents have several ways to participate in the legislative process as the General Assembly prepares for its annual Fall Veto Session in October. Residents are encouraged to communicate with their legislators using email, phone calls,...
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Illinois Attorney General sues to stop Homeland Security funding cuts
CHICAGO, Ill. (KWQC) - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and 11 other attorneys general are suing to stop the Trump administration from reallocating federal homeland security funding. Raoul said the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the...
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Porchlight Music Theatre’s ‘New Faces Sing Broadway 1960’ stars 2 NU alums
Porchlight Music Theatre celebrated the 10th anniversary of its original “New Faces Sing Broadway” series in the intimate Rhapsody Theater on Tuesday and Wednesday. Featuring Northwestern’s own Frankie Leo Bennett (Communication ’15) as director...
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ESPN analyst risks wrath of his bosses by slamming sport his network paid $1.2BN to show: 'Zero chance I'll be watching'
By JAKE FENNER, US SPORTS WRITER Published: 18:34 EDT, 2 October 2025 | Updated: 18:51 EDT, 2 October 2025 An MLB commentator drew the ire of hockey fans - and potentially his own bosses - by slating ESPN's upcoming broadcast of the start of the...
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The List Of States That Are The Most Interested In Country Music Is Exactly What You’d Imagine It To Be
The United States of America might not exactly be united in their interest in country music. You’ve likely heard the phrase “to each their own,” right? Everyone has the right to do what they want to and like what they want to, and in a perfect...
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Anthem Music Publishing Purchases ‘Catalog of Songs’ from Mark Holman in Latest Country IP Investment
Mark Holman, who’s sold a ‘catalog of songs’ to Anthem Music Publishing. Photo Credit: Andrea Holman Anthem Publishing – not the overarching Anthem Entertainment, to which multiple IP plays were previously attached – just recently confirmed the...
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Jacksonville gears up for a weekend of parades, music, and bicentennial history
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KHQA 7 - Missouri
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JACKSONVILLE, Ill. (WICS) — Jacksonville is set for a vibrant weekend filled with parades, music, and historical celebrations. The festivities kick off Friday afternoon, October 3, with a special pre-party in downtown Jacksonville, featuring the...
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A UK agency’s TV-style YouTube metrics revealed childrens’ shows get big ratings
In August, U.K.-based measurement nonprofit Barb announced that it would provide Nielsen-style ratings to track YouTube viewership on TV screens. The theory behind the move was sound: YouTube’s TV traffic is ballooning, but marketers are still...
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Maigret Review: Georges Simenon’s Classic Makes for Near-Perfect Crime TV
Few detective TV dramas dare to strip away the car chases and shootouts, especially in an era when shows like Chicago P.D. and Countdown are the go-to for the genre. MASTERPIECE’s latest series, however, thrives by leaning fully into the cerebral...
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My travels through Chicago: tear gas, resistance and Trump’s big immigration crackdown
At 5am on a warm September morning a small crowd of protesters assembles in the dark. They are gathering outside the Broadview immigration processing centre, a two-storey brick structure in the Chicago suburbs that has the ambience of a US outpost...
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“ROBOT UMPS NOW” – Controversial strike three on Xander Bogaerts sparks massive outrage as San Diego Padres fall short against Chicago Cubs
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The Times of India
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Xander Bogaerts. Image via: Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images The San Diego Padres saw their playoff run come to a crushing end on Thursday night at Wrigley Field, falling 3-1 to the Chicago Cubs in a decisive Wild Card Game 3. The loss eliminated San...
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High schooler’s miniature art exchange sparks creativity for all ages
A Wilmette high schooler’s free mini art gallery has an unconventional model and an even more unorthodox name. New Trier High School sophomore Clara Swibel opened a smaller version of Thee Old Fishbowl Art Gallery on the corner of Dempster Street...
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Former Ohio State, NFL star Ted Ginn, Jr. visits South Euclid-Lyndhurst schools to encourage physical fitness
LYNDHURST, Ohio -- Ted Ginn Jr., a star Ohio State receiver and kick returner who followed up his collegiate career by playing 14 seasons in the NFL, paid a visit to two South Euclid-Lyndhurst schools Tuesday (Sept. 30) to challenge and motivate...
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