loading . . . Chicago rallies in solidarity with Minneapolis <h3>Good morning, Chicago. ✶</h3><p>🔎 <b>Below</b>: Anti-ICE protesters rallied this weekend in Chicago after federal immigration agents fatally shot a man in Minneapolis.</p><p>🗞️ <b>Plus</b>: Winners of the city's top food industry honors, polar plunge gives swimmers thrills and chills, and more news you need to know.</p><p>📝 <b>Keeping score</b>: <a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wzuka-l-y/" target="_blank" >The Blackhawks fell to the Panthers</a>, 5-1.</p><p>🔴 <b>Debate live stream</b>: The race to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin <a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wzuka-l-j/" target="_blank" >heats up tonight</a>, as U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton meet for a debate we're hosting with WBEZ and University of Chicago. <a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wzuka-l-t/" target="_blank" >Stream it live at 6 p.m. here</a>.</p><p>📧 <b>Subscribe</b>: <a class="Link" href="https://newsletter-hub.suntimes.com/" target="_blank" >Get this newsletter delivered to your inbox weekday mornings.</a></p><p>⏱️: <i>An 8-minute read</i></p><hr><p></p><h4>TODAY’S WEATHER ☀️</h4><p>Sunny and cold with a high near 10 and wind chill values as low as -17. Here's <a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wzuka-l-d/" target="_blank" >how to stay safe in this extreme weather</a>.</p><hr><p></p><h4>TODAY’S TOP STORY 🔎</h4><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-3d0000" name="image-3d0000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a76ffe0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3600x2020+0+190/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fd4%2F06%2Fafc072754bad9d8889b7d429e91e%2Ficeprotest-260126-06-1.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/85ef5f1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3600x2020+0+190/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fd4%2F06%2Fafc072754bad9d8889b7d429e91e%2Ficeprotest-260126-06-1.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/18f63f1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3600x2020+0+190/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fd4%2F06%2Fafc072754bad9d8889b7d429e91e%2Ficeprotest-260126-06-1.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="A protester holds a sign that reads "ICE murders moms and nurses." " srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/18f63f1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3600x2020+0+190/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fd4%2F06%2Fafc072754bad9d8889b7d429e91e%2Ficeprotest-260126-06-1.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7cd5be2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3600x2020+0+190/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fd4%2F06%2Fafc072754bad9d8889b7d429e91e%2Ficeprotest-260126-06-1.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/18f63f1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3600x2020+0+190/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fd4%2F06%2Fafc072754bad9d8889b7d429e91e%2Ficeprotest-260126-06-1.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" > </picture> <div class="Figure-content"><figcaption class="Figure-caption"><p>Demonstrators gather Sunday in the Loop in solidarity with Minneapolis after ICE agents fatally shot a nurse there.</p></figcaption><span class="line"></span><div class="Figure-credit"><p>Max Herman/For the Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p></p><h3><a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wzuka-l-h/" target="_blank" >Anti-ICE protesters demand justice after 2nd fatal shooting in Minneapolis</a></h3><h3></h3><h5>By <a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wzuka-l-k/" target="_blank" >Kaitlin Washburn</a> and <a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wzuka-l-u/" target="_blank" >Mary Norkol</a></h5><p><b>Chicago protests</b>: Thousands of protesters, fed up after a second person was killed by federal agents in Minneapolis, filled Congress Plaza and spilled into the streets at Ida B. Wells Drive and Michigan Avenue. Protesters chanted in support of immigrants and refugees and called for abolishing the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. The demonstration followed <a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wzuka-l-o/" target="_blank" >anti-ICE marches Saturday in Little Village and Logan Square</a>.</p><p><b>Feds' shooting</b>: ICE agents <a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wzuka-l-b/" target="_blank" >fatally shot 37-year-old Alex Pretti Saturday in Minneapolis</a>. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security claimed federal officers fired "defensive shots" after a man with a handgun approached them and "violently resisted." But <a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wzuka-l-n/" target="_blank" >several videos taken of the incident contradict the government’s statements</a> and show Pretti holding up a cellphone before agents wrestled him to the ground, disarmed him and shot him.</p><p><b>Key context</b>: Pretti, a U.S. citizen born in northwest suburban Streamwood, worked as an ICU nurse for the VA. He was the third person shot in Minnesota by federal agents this month. Pretti was shot a mile from where <a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wzuka-l-p/" target="_blank" >Renee Nicole Good</a>, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen, was killed by an ICE agent Jan. 7. Another man, Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis of Venezuela, was shot in the leg Jan. 15.</p><p><b>Calls to abolish ICE</b>: Several local leaders called for ICE to be abolished at Sunday’s rally and march, including Mayor Brandon Johnson, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, U.S. Rep. Delia Ramirez and state Sen. Karina Villa. Gov. JB Pritzker said online Saturday: "It’s time to abolish Trump’s ICE."</p><p><a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wzuka-l-x/" target="_blank" ><b>READ MORE</b></a></p><hr><p> </p><h4>MORE IN IMMIGRATION ✶</h4><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-530000" name="image-530000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b4b0935/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7023x3941+0+371/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F78%2Fb6%2Fbc30c45d4043b6e61e1770edc4ba%2Fbroadviewcurfew-111425-05.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/32aeef6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7023x3941+0+371/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F78%2Fb6%2Fbc30c45d4043b6e61e1770edc4ba%2Fbroadviewcurfew-111425-05.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/16cccf2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7023x3941+0+371/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F78%2Fb6%2Fbc30c45d4043b6e61e1770edc4ba%2Fbroadviewcurfew-111425-05.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="Robert Held, an attorney and community activist, speaks to reporters outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, discussing his motion for a preliminary injunction in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, seeking to immediately halt enforcement of the Village of Broadview’s protest curfew executive order, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. " srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/16cccf2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7023x3941+0+371/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F78%2Fb6%2Fbc30c45d4043b6e61e1770edc4ba%2Fbroadviewcurfew-111425-05.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b94e702/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7023x3941+0+371/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F78%2Fb6%2Fbc30c45d4043b6e61e1770edc4ba%2Fbroadviewcurfew-111425-05.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/16cccf2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7023x3941+0+371/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F78%2Fb6%2Fbc30c45d4043b6e61e1770edc4ba%2Fbroadviewcurfew-111425-05.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" > </picture> <div class="Figure-content"><figcaption class="Figure-caption"><p>Attorney Robert Held, shown in November, says he was attacked by by ICE Officer Adam Saracco, who he was filming Dec. 27.</p></figcaption><span class="line"></span><div class="Figure-credit"><p>Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p></p><ul class="rte2-style-ul" style="line-height: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 24px; padding: 0px; list-style-type: disc;" id="rte-a3d69081-fac3-11f0-acf9-6970c9685439"><li><a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wzuka-l-m/" target="_blank" ><b>Immigration officer charged</b></a>: An off-duty ICE officer was charged with attacking a protester last month at a gas station in west suburban Brookfield, according to officials and the alleged victim.</li></ul><ul class="rte2-style-ul" style="line-height: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 24px; padding: 0px; list-style-type: disc;" id="rte-a3d69083-fac3-11f0-acf9-6970c9685439"><li><a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wzuka-l-q/" target="_blank" ><b>Acquitted man detained</b></a>: Immigration authorities have taken into custody Juan Espinoza Martinez, who was <a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wzuka-l-a/" target="_blank" >acquitted last week</a> of a murder-for-hire plot aimed at U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino.<br></li><li><a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wzuka-l-f/" target="_blank" ><b>Calls for DHS cut</b>s</a>: Community organizations from across Chicago gathered Friday morning to call for an end to federal immigration enforcement and to demand that funding for DHS be cut.</li></ul><hr><p></p><h4> MORE NEWS YOU NEED 🗞️</h4><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-ea0000" name="image-ea0000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/75630e1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1758x987+0+50/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F96%2Fe5%2Fc930caee4587adea9a315690b06e%2Fscreenshot-2026-01-21-at-10-37-15-am.png 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b8a2cc0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1758x987+0+50/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F96%2Fe5%2Fc930caee4587adea9a315690b06e%2Fscreenshot-2026-01-21-at-10-37-15-am.png 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/073be10/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1758x987+0+50/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F96%2Fe5%2Fc930caee4587adea9a315690b06e%2Fscreenshot-2026-01-21-at-10-37-15-am.png" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="Reputed mob figure Casey Szaflarski owns a vehicle similar to this one that was seized by police last year as he was arrested for a suburban burglary." srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/073be10/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1758x987+0+50/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F96%2Fe5%2Fc930caee4587adea9a315690b06e%2Fscreenshot-2026-01-21-at-10-37-15-am.png 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a7b36f7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1758x987+0+50/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F96%2Fe5%2Fc930caee4587adea9a315690b06e%2Fscreenshot-2026-01-21-at-10-37-15-am.png 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/073be10/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1758x987+0+50/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F96%2Fe5%2Fc930caee4587adea9a315690b06e%2Fscreenshot-2026-01-21-at-10-37-15-am.png" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" > </picture> <div class="Figure-content"><figcaption class="Figure-caption"><p>Reputed mob figure Casey Szaflarski owns a vehicle similar to this one that was seized by police last year as he was arrested for a suburban burglary.</p></figcaption><span class="line"></span><div class="Figure-credit"><p>Wikimedia Commons</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p></p><ul class="rte2-style-ul" style="line-height: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 24px; padding: 0px; list-style-type: disc;" id="rte-a3d6b790-fac3-11f0-acf9-6970c9685439"><li><a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wzuka-l-z/" target="_blank" ><b>Mob figure wants car back</b></a>: As reputed mob figure Casey Szaflarski fights burglary charges tied to the break-in of a McMansion in Kane County, he’s also been trying to get back a vehicle seized by police amid the 2025 arrest.<br></li><li><a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wzuka-l-v/" target="_blank" ><b>Priest reinstated</b></a>: The Rev. Ronald Kondziolka, accused of sexually abusing a minor more than 40 years ago, has been reinstated by the Archdiocese of Chicago.<br></li><li><a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wzuka-l-e/" target="_blank" ><b>Another DNC</b> push</a>: Local Democratic officials are once again raising their hand for Chicago to host the Democratic National Convention in either 2028 or 2032 — which could give Gov. JB Pritzker a boost as he explores a presidential run.<br></li><li><a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wzuka-l-s/" target="_blank" ><b>Temporary funding ruling</b></a>: A federal judge ruled Friday that the Trump administration must keep federal funds flowing to child care subsidies and other social service programs in five Democratic-controlled states, including Illinois, for the next two weeks at least.<br></li><li><a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wzuka-l-g/" target="_blank" ><b>New plan for Edgewater synagogue</b></a>: A Chicago developer is partnering with Emanuel Congregation synagogue, more than 70 years old, to overhaul its property and make it larger with new commercial uses.</li></ul><ul class="rte2-style-ul" style="line-height: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 24px; padding: 0px; list-style-type: disc;" id="rte-a3d6b79a-fac3-11f0-acf9-6970c9685439"><li><a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wzuka-l-w/" target="_blank" ><b>Woodlawn church’s vision</b></a>: A sprawling development that aims to be a hub for the Black community could soon start — at a time when other projects in the neighborhood like the Obama Presidential Center take off.</li></ul><hr><p></p><h4> FOOD 🍽️ </h4><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-4e0000" name="image-4e0000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/506d0cc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7008x3933+0+369/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F51%2F34%2Fca75fef140299a6a657ef0e480a0%2Fbanchetawards-260126-34.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ae8373e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7008x3933+0+369/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F51%2F34%2Fca75fef140299a6a657ef0e480a0%2Fbanchetawards-260126-34.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b3064bb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7008x3933+0+369/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F51%2F34%2Fca75fef140299a6a657ef0e480a0%2Fbanchetawards-260126-34.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="Awardees smile for a photo during The Banchet Awards at VenueSIX10 in the South Loop, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times " srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b3064bb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7008x3933+0+369/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F51%2F34%2Fca75fef140299a6a657ef0e480a0%2Fbanchetawards-260126-34.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c1a70ba/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7008x3933+0+369/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F51%2F34%2Fca75fef140299a6a657ef0e480a0%2Fbanchetawards-260126-34.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b3064bb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7008x3933+0+369/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F51%2F34%2Fca75fef140299a6a657ef0e480a0%2Fbanchetawards-260126-34.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" > </picture> <div class="Figure-content"><figcaption class="Figure-caption"><p>Awardees pose at the Jean Banchet Awards ceremony Sunday at Venue SIX10.</p></figcaption><span class="line"></span><div class="Figure-credit"><p>Pat Nabong/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p></p><h3><a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wzuka-l-yd/" target="_blank" >Politics are top of mind at Banchet Awards for chefs and restaurants</a></h3><h3></h3><h5>By <a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wzuka-l-yh/" target="_blank" >Courtney Kueppers</a></h5><p><b>Restaurants honored</b>: Many of Chicago’s top chefs and restaurateurs gathered Sunday night in the Loop for the annual Banchet Awards, the city’s top local food honors, with politics of the moment top of mind. Anti-ICE sentiments, calls for humanity and expressions of solidarity with immigrant communities were part of many acceptance speeches. There were also light-hearted cracks at social media influencers and AI use in restaurants.</p><p><b>Who won?</b>: Winners included Indienne (Restaurant of the Year), John Manion of El Che and Brasero (Chef of the Year) and Feld (Best New Restaurant and Best Hospitality). Chef Grant Achatz of Alinea was given a lifetime achievement honor. </p><p><b>Key quote</b>: "When people come in from out of town, they always ask, 'What makes Chicago different?' And it is that we stand up for each other, we look out for each other," Manion said in his speech.</p><p><a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wzuka-l-yk/" target="_blank" ><b>FULL LIST OF WINNERS HERE</b></a></p><hr><p> </p><h4>FROM THE PRESS BOX 🏀🏈</h4><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-0b0000" name="image-0b0000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1e38c4d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5123x2875+0+270/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F90%2F81%2F271a1e724da08575380d6f1a4a96%2Fceltics-bulls-basketball.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4ed390f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5123x2875+0+270/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F90%2F81%2F271a1e724da08575380d6f1a4a96%2Fceltics-bulls-basketball.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/912cae0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5123x2875+0+270/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F90%2F81%2F271a1e724da08575380d6f1a4a96%2Fceltics-bulls-basketball.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="The jersey of former Chicago Bulls player Derrick Rose is seen at the United Center during a jersey retirement ceremony after an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Chicago." srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/912cae0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5123x2875+0+270/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F90%2F81%2F271a1e724da08575380d6f1a4a96%2Fceltics-bulls-basketball.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4bd82cc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5123x2875+0+270/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F90%2F81%2F271a1e724da08575380d6f1a4a96%2Fceltics-bulls-basketball.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/912cae0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5123x2875+0+270/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F90%2F81%2F271a1e724da08575380d6f1a4a96%2Fceltics-bulls-basketball.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" > </picture> <div class="Figure-content"><figcaption class="Figure-caption"><p>Derrick Rose’s jersey is retired at the United Center on Saturday.</p></figcaption><span class="line"></span><div class="Figure-credit"><p>Matt Marton/AP</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p></p><ul class="rte2-style-ul" style="line-height: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 24px; padding: 0px; list-style-type: disc;" id="rte-a3d6dea4-fac3-11f0-acf9-6970c9685439"><li><a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wzuka-l-yu/" target="_blank" ><b>Honoring Derrick Rose</b></a><b>:</b> Former Bulls teammates, coaches, family and fans gathered Saturday to celebrate Derrick Rose getting his jersey raised to the United Center rafters.</li></ul><ul class="rte2-style-ul" style="line-height: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 24px; padding: 0px; list-style-type: disc;" id="rte-a3d705b0-fac3-11f0-acf9-6970c9685439"><li><a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wzuka-l-jl/" target="_blank" ><b>New America’s team</b></a>: Despite losing to the Rams, Ben Johnson’s cardiac Bears captured the country’s imagination and have a bright future, writes Scoop Jackson.</li></ul><ul class="rte2-style-ul" style="line-height: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 24px; padding: 0px; list-style-type: disc;" id="rte-a3d705b2-fac3-11f0-acf9-6970c9685439"><li><a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wzuka-l-jr/" target="_blank" ><b>Girls basketball</b></a>: Benet leads Kyle Williams' Super 25 high school girls basketball rankings for Jan. 25.</li></ul><p></p><ul class="rte2-style-ul" style="line-height: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 24px; padding: 0px; list-style-type: disc;" id="rte-a3d705b4-fac3-11f0-acf9-6970c9685439"><li><a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wzuka-l-jy/" target="_blank" ><b>Boys basketball</b></a>: In Michael O'Brien's Super 25 high school boys basketball rankings, Homewood-Flossmoor jumps into the top ten and New Trier returns.</li></ul><hr><p></p><h4>CHICAGO MINI CROSSWORD 🌭</h4><p> </p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-floatLeft> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-190000" name="image-190000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9d7e745/2147483647/strip/true/crop/396x222+0+3/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb6%2Fca%2F07ba5cb34d3da272b327aecdad9f%2Ffy2025-cst-marketing-games-website-images-490x2484-990514079e028a3c.png 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/321daab/2147483647/strip/true/crop/396x222+0+3/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb6%2Fca%2F07ba5cb34d3da272b327aecdad9f%2Ffy2025-cst-marketing-games-website-images-490x2484-990514079e028a3c.png 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/685000c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/396x222+0+3/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb6%2Fca%2F07ba5cb34d3da272b327aecdad9f%2Ffy2025-cst-marketing-games-website-images-490x2484-990514079e028a3c.png" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="Mini crossword" srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/685000c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/396x222+0+3/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb6%2Fca%2F07ba5cb34d3da272b327aecdad9f%2Ffy2025-cst-marketing-games-website-images-490x2484-990514079e028a3c.png 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a48c31e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/396x222+0+3/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb6%2Fca%2F07ba5cb34d3da272b327aecdad9f%2Ffy2025-cst-marketing-games-website-images-490x2484-990514079e028a3c.png 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/685000c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/396x222+0+3/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb6%2Fca%2F07ba5cb34d3da272b327aecdad9f%2Ffy2025-cst-marketing-games-website-images-490x2484-990514079e028a3c.png" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" > </picture> </figure> </div> </div><p> <b>Today's clue</b>: 3D: Number of white bands on the Chicago flag</p><p><a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wzuka-l-jt/" target="_blank" ><b>PLAY NOW</b></a></p><hr><p> </p><h4>BRIGHT ONE 🔆</h4><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-fc0000" name="image-fc0000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/667da86/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6766x3797+0+358/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F72%2Ff4%2F902e8af44f25b52745cab3a2f1c1%2Ficeman-260126-012.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/007c05f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6766x3797+0+358/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F72%2Ff4%2F902e8af44f25b52745cab3a2f1c1%2Ficeman-260126-012.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6515d09/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6766x3797+0+358/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F72%2Ff4%2F902e8af44f25b52745cab3a2f1c1%2Ficeman-260126-012.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="Jesy Grose, George Miller, Hayley Kimbrueh, and Tom Ashman cheer after completing an icy dip in Lake Michigan at Oak Street Beach, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. | Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times." srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6515d09/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6766x3797+0+358/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F72%2Ff4%2F902e8af44f25b52745cab3a2f1c1%2Ficeman-260126-012.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/28e3606/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6766x3797+0+358/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F72%2Ff4%2F902e8af44f25b52745cab3a2f1c1%2Ficeman-260126-012.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6515d09/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6766x3797+0+358/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F72%2Ff4%2F902e8af44f25b52745cab3a2f1c1%2Ficeman-260126-012.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" > </picture> <div class="Figure-content"><figcaption class="Figure-caption"><p>Jesy Grose, George Miller, Hayley Kimbrueh and Tom Ashman cheer after completing an icy 15-minute dip Sunday in Lake Michigan.</p></figcaption><span class="line"></span><div class="Figure-credit"><p>Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p></p><h3><a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wzuka-l-ji/" target="_blank" >Winter lake swimmers take a polar plunge for thrills with chills</a></h3><p></p><h5>By <a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wzuka-l-jd/" target="_blank" >Elleiana Green</a></h5><p>Chicago braced against some of the coldest wind chills of the season this weekend, forcing many to remain indoors.</p><p>But George "Iceberg" Miller and a small group of friends did the opposite. They plunged into Lake Michigan — a dangerous pastime not recommended by city officials.</p><p>A California native who used to hate the cold, Miller has been jumping in the lake every day this winter. What started at the recommendation of a yoga instructor has become an opportunity for Miller and his wife, Jesy Grose, to meet new people. Motivated by the subzero temperatures, Miller said he wanted to change the way people in Chicago think about winter.</p><p>“Everybody complains about Chicago winters ... Things close down,” said Miller, who lives in Rogers Park. “I want Chicago to be a destination place in the wintertime.”</p><p>On Sunday, as the city was under a winter storm warning that brought several inches of snow, Miller and his wife were joined by Hayley Kimbrueh and Tom Ashman as they ran into the lake at Oak Street Beach. The group played in the water for 15 minutes while the air temperature was 18 degrees with a windchill of 5 degrees.</p><p>When Miller and his crew reached the 15-minute mark, they climbed out and headed to a nearby sauna to warm up.</p><p><a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wzuka-l-jh/" target="_blank" ><b>READ MORE</b></a></p><hr><p></p><h4>WATCH: GROUP TAKES POLAR PLUNGE ▶️</h4><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center><div class="Enhancement-item"> <div class="ExternalContent-wrapper" > <div class="InstagramUrl"> <blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DT9Cd1GjsCG/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:16px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DT9Cd1GjsCG/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style=" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;" target="_blank"> <div style=" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;"><svg width="50px" height="50px" viewBox="0 0 60 60" version="1.1" xmlns="https://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g stroke="none" stroke-width="1" fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd"><g transform="translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)" fill="#000000"><g><path d="M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631"></path></g></g></g></svg></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style=" color:#3897f0; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"><div> <div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"></div> <div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div> <div style=" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style=" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"></div> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"></div> <div style=" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"></div></div></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div></a></div></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script> </div> </div> </div></div><hr><p></p><h4>YOUR DAILY QUESTION ☕️</h4><p><b>Have you ever taken a polar plunge in Lake Michigan? Tell us why you did — and what it felt like.</b></p><p><a class="Link" href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank" ><i>Email us here.</i></a><i> (please include your first and last name). We may run your answer in a future newsletter or story.</i></p><hr><p>Thanks for reading the Sun-Times Morning Edition!<br>Got a story you think we missed? <a class="Link" href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank" >Email us here.</a></p><hr><p><b>Written and curated by</b>: Matt Moore<br><b>Editor</b>: Eydie Cubarrubia</p><hr><p><i>The Chicago Sun-Times is a nonprofit supported by readers like you.Become a member to make stories like these free and available to everyone. Learn more at </i><a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wzuka-l-tr/" target="_blank" ><i>suntimes.com/member</i></a><i>.</i></p> https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2026/01/26/chicago-rallies-in-solidarity-with-minneapolis
