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We asked Chicago filmmakers and critics for recommendations of films they caught in 2025 that audiences overlooked. We curate 10 here, all available to watch online.
Chicago film experts recommend 10 can’t-miss movies from 2025 that you may have missed the first time around
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December 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
We asked Chicago filmmakers and critics for recommendations of films they caught in 2025 that audiences overlooked. We curate 10 here, all available to watch online.
The Bears head into the playoffs with an open field ahead. No dominant juggernaut exists this season, making their Super Bowl aspirations surprisingly plausible.
With the NFL playoffs wide open, it's perfect timing for the upstart Bears to make a run
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December 26, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The Bears head into the playoffs with an open field ahead. No dominant juggernaut exists this season, making their Super Bowl aspirations surprisingly plausible.
Hundreds of volunteers spent part of their Christmas Day at St. Sabina Church packing holiday meals, sorting gifts for kids and loading boxes into waiting vans that fanned out to deliver the goodies across the South Side.
St. Sabina volunteers bring nearly 1,600 meals to those in need on the South Side
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December 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Hundreds of volunteers spent part of their Christmas Day at St. Sabina Church packing holiday meals, sorting gifts for kids and loading boxes into waiting vans that fanned out to deliver the goodies across the South Side.
The city of Chicago is collecting submissions for its fourth annual “You Name a Snowplow” contest. Six winning plow names will be attached to plows in each of the city’s six snow districts.
Chicago snowplow naming contest returns
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December 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The city of Chicago is collecting submissions for its fourth annual “You Name a Snowplow” contest. Six winning plow names will be attached to plows in each of the city’s six snow districts.
The National Weather Service has issued a dense fog advisory until 11 a.m. for Cook, DuPage, Lake and McHenry counties in Illinois and Porter and Lake counties in Indiana.
Dense fog advisory issued for northern Illinois and northwest Indiana
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December 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The National Weather Service has issued a dense fog advisory until 11 a.m. for Cook, DuPage, Lake and McHenry counties in Illinois and Porter and Lake counties in Indiana.
“Deporting these entrepreneurs would mean closing local businesses that are vital to the state’s economy, threatening the jobs of both immigrant and U.S.-born workers,” said Steven Hubbard, senior data scientist with the American Immigration Council.
Businesses owned by undocumented immigrants create U.S. jobs, fuel economy
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December 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
“Deporting these entrepreneurs would mean closing local businesses that are vital to the state’s economy, threatening the jobs of both immigrant and U.S.-born workers,” said Steven Hubbard, senior data scientist with the American Immigration Council.
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December 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Over 150 Cook County jail detainees spent Christmas morning singing, clapping and cheering as faith leaders offered religious messages of positivity.
Cardinal Blase Cupich, Rainbow PUSH deliver Christmas Mass messages at Cook County Jail
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December 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Over 150 Cook County jail detainees spent Christmas morning singing, clapping and cheering as faith leaders offered religious messages of positivity.
“You can only grow so much from the sideline …” Williams said. “The things that I do on the football field have come from repetitions and hard work and things like that. But it also comes from me being able to go out there and be 100% for the guys."
QB Caleb Williams' durability has been essential to the Bears' playoff season
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December 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
“You can only grow so much from the sideline …” Williams said. “The things that I do on the football field have come from repetitions and hard work and things like that. But it also comes from me being able to go out there and be 100% for the guys."
Workers have installed glass exteriors walls on the House of Tomorrow in Beverly Shores, Indiana, as part of a $4 million effort to restore the 12-sided home to how it looked 90 years ago.
America's first glass house, built for the 1933 World's Fair, set to shine again
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December 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Workers have installed glass exteriors walls on the House of Tomorrow in Beverly Shores, Indiana, as part of a $4 million effort to restore the 12-sided home to how it looked 90 years ago.
Sun-Times reporter Stefano Esposito enjoys writing first-person stories. Now, those experiences — the bad, the funny, the embarrassing — are captured on video for the world to watch.
Swiveling my hips to bhangra music. Trotting around with a hobby horse between my legs. I’m all in video.
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December 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Sun-Times reporter Stefano Esposito enjoys writing first-person stories. Now, those experiences — the bad, the funny, the embarrassing — are captured on video for the world to watch.
Police are warning the public after an attempted sexual assault was reported in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.
Attempted sexual assault in Humboldt Park prompts police warning
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December 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Police are warning the public after an attempted sexual assault was reported in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.
At the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV presided over his first Midnight Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. In his homily, he marveled at the “wisdom” of the Christmas story — an infant Jesus born to save mankind.
Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter's, faithful return to Bethlehem
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December 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
At the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV presided over his first Midnight Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. In his homily, he marveled at the “wisdom” of the Christmas story — an infant Jesus born to save mankind.
Since the Bears’ victory against the Green Bay Packers, player jerseys and other Bears merchandise have been the top sellers for Chicago retailers.
Bears merch flying off the shelves at sports collectible shops ahead of playoffs
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December 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Since the Bears’ victory against the Green Bay Packers, player jerseys and other Bears merchandise have been the top sellers for Chicago retailers.
Pat Finn, a comedic actor who grew up in Wilmette and honed his sense of humor with close friend Chris Farley at Marquette University died Monday after a three-year battle with bladder cancer in Los Angeles. He was 60.
Pat Finn, Chicago comedic actor who was close pals with Chris Farley, dies at 60
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December 25, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Pat Finn, a comedic actor who grew up in Wilmette and honed his sense of humor with close friend Chris Farley at Marquette University died Monday after a three-year battle with bladder cancer in Los Angeles. He was 60.
What excited us were pockets of inventiveness. We saw the city’s Asian-leaning restaurants soar, via openings like the first sit-down Lao restaurant in Irving Park. We can even boast of our own Little Manila, thanks to a concentration of superb cooking around Ravenswood.
The best things we ate around Chicago in 2025
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December 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
What excited us were pockets of inventiveness. We saw the city’s Asian-leaning restaurants soar, via openings like the first sit-down Lao restaurant in Irving Park. We can even boast of our own Little Manila, thanks to a concentration of superb cooking around Ravenswood.
The AIDS floor at Illinois Masonic Medical Center was featured in Rebecca Makkai's "The Great Believers," leading a reporter to tell the true story about Unit 371.
How my love of fiction led me to report on the real impact of Chicago's first AIDS unit
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December 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
The AIDS floor at Illinois Masonic Medical Center was featured in Rebecca Makkai's "The Great Believers," leading a reporter to tell the true story about Unit 371.
Season 5 of the hit Netflix series “Stranger Things” is underway, with the next batch of episodes slated to release on Christmas Day. So far, a new character with Chicago roots has become a fan favorite.
New ‘Stranger Things’ star Jake Connelly on going from Feldco window commercials to Netflix
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December 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Season 5 of the hit Netflix series “Stranger Things” is underway, with the next batch of episodes slated to release on Christmas Day. So far, a new character with Chicago roots has become a fan favorite.
Emerald South Economic Development Collaborative said more than 75 Chicago area organizations have joined its network to collectively negotiate service contracts, which will help lower costs.
Obama Foundation partner expands vendor network for small businesses
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December 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Emerald South Economic Development Collaborative said more than 75 Chicago area organizations have joined its network to collectively negotiate service contracts, which will help lower costs.
The interfaith group has repeatedly sought entry to the building but has been turned away each time. During their latest effort, they said they wanted to offer “pastoral care” to Christians detained there for the holiday.
Faith leaders denied access to pray with detainees at Broadview ICE facility on Christmas Eve
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December 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The interfaith group has repeatedly sought entry to the building but has been turned away each time. During their latest effort, they said they wanted to offer “pastoral care” to Christians detained there for the holiday.
He made three field goals and converted an onside kick Saturday.
Bears' Cairo Santos named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week
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December 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
He made three field goals and converted an onside kick Saturday.
Two Sun-Times reporters wanted to know whether shocking, unprovoked attacks in which the accused have a history of years of severe, untreated mental illness could have been prevented. They're still following up.
Failure to treat, failure to protect: How we reported on mentally ill people accused in killings
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December 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Two Sun-Times reporters wanted to know whether shocking, unprovoked attacks in which the accused have a history of years of severe, untreated mental illness could have been prevented. They're still following up.
Victoria Bousis’ VR movie, “Stay Alive My Son: A True Story About A Father's Relentless Search For His Son,” immerses viewers in the harrowing story of a survivor of the Cambodian genocide.
A filmmaker on the vanguard of virtual reality designs an up-close refugee experience
chicago.suntimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Victoria Bousis’ VR movie, “Stay Alive My Son: A True Story About A Father's Relentless Search For His Son,” immerses viewers in the harrowing story of a survivor of the Cambodian genocide.
The Arlington Heights native, who likes video games and the Chicago Bears, said he pretty much “winged it” for his big debut as Derek, a bully-turned-hero.
New ‘Stranger Things’ star Jake Connelly on going from Feldco window commercials to Netflix
chicago.suntimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The Arlington Heights native, who likes video games and the Chicago Bears, said he pretty much “winged it” for his big debut as Derek, a bully-turned-hero.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined 19 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration over its attempt at a near nationwide ban on gender-affirming care for patients under 19-years-old.
Illinois joins lawsuit against White House's attempted national ban on youth gender-affirming care
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December 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined 19 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration over its attempt at a near nationwide ban on gender-affirming care for patients under 19-years-old.