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An interactive outdoor art piece designed to delight the senses and evoke a childlike sense of wonder will be set up on a temporary basis in downtown Naperville. The unveiling of Naperville’s Music Box — a sound and light experience — will take place at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the alley between the Apple and Sephora stores on West Jefferson Avenue. It is to be on display through late … [Read more...] about Music Box, an immersive, interactive art piece, coming to downtown Naperville

The Chicago Bears might be catching a break for their upcoming Week 18 showdown with the Detroit Lions after a big time injury from the NFC North rival. … [Read more...] about Bears’ Week 18 just drastically changed after Lions’ season-altering injury

It’s said that a budget is a moral document: The values that fill each cell of the budget spreadsheet represent the values of the author. Mayor Brandon Johnson expressed a couple of core values when presenting his budget in mid-October. The city would create a permanent $100 million new community safety fund, Johnson said, and big corporations would pay for it. “The top 3% of … [Read more...] about David Greising: The problem with Mayor Brandon Johnson’s community safety fund plan

ESPN ranked Chicago Bears TE Colston Loveland the No. 9 rookie in the NFL. Here’s how his production, reliability, and chemistry might impact the playoff run. … [Read more...] about Bears’ potential postseason run might land on the shoulders of rookie standout

Dear Eric: How does one politely suggest to an in-law’s relative that we don’t need to exchange Christmas gifts? My significant other and I are at the stage in life where we really do not need more “stuff” and would rather not deal with gifts that are generic at best and usually are re-gifted promptly via donation or gift-economy communities. Perhaps I should suggest we only … [Read more...] about Asking Eric: How should I handle when people bring food to gatherings?