NORAD celebrates 70 years of tracking Santa’s Christmas journey
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For 70 years, NORAD has tracked Santa’s journey around the world, turning a simple idea into one of the most beloved Christmas traditions. But how does NORAD keep the magic going each year?

Alternative Chicago budget proposal advances
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Another day closer to a city government shutdown and still no budget in sight. City Council members are wheeling and dealing once again today, but will it finally yield an agreement? 

Massive implications? Analyst breaks down Pritzker’s transit funding bill
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Bryce Hill, Director of Fiscal and Economic Analysis with the Illinois Policy Institute, joins us to break down Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s public transit funding bill — a deal he says came together in the final hour and resulted in tax hikes and toll increases.

MIT professor shot and killed at home, homicide investigation underway

Nuno Loureiro was taken to local hospital on Monday evening for an apparent gunshot wound and was pronounced dead Tuesday morning.

Video shows rare sand pillars along Lake Michigan
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A stretch of cold, windy weather along Lake Michigan has carved out rare sand pillars on some beaches.

FBI offers $50K reward as hunt intensifies for Brown University shooting suspect
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Authorities release new surveillance video and ramp up the search for an armed and dangerous suspect as investigators comb the Brown University campus for clues more than 48 hours after the deadly shooting.

Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino returns to Chicago
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Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino returned to Chicago on Tuesday, according to Gov. JB Pritzker, reportedly bringing 200 federal agents with him.

Reiner killings: Nick Reiner formally charged with 2 counts of murder

Authorities said Nick Reiner was arrested Sunday night on suspicion of stabbing both parents to death inside their Brentwood home.