Morning
Chicago
Friday, December 5th, 2025
Good morning, Chicago. Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 5th of December.
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ UIC Chancellor Marie Lynn Miranda hosted two hot chocolate gatherings on Dec. 2 at Student Center East and on Dec. 3 at Student Center West, where faculty and staff enjoyed warm drinks and snacks — a welcome break amid frigid weather and pre-exam jitters. Today UIC
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Federal agents raided a South Shore building last September and tenants must leave by Dec. 12 due to unsafe conditions and chronic code violations; union organizers are meeting with Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office for better relocation support (Judge Debra A. Seaton issued the order). South Side Weekly
SPORTS NEWS
- ➤ Mount Carmel's football team clinched its 17th state championship with a 20-3 win over Oswego at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb on Wednesday, Dec. 3. The team, now 14-0, capped a strong defensive performance in cold 20° weather and extended its playoff winning streak to 20 games. Hyde Park Herald
TODAY'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT
The beauty of a living thing is not the atoms that go into it, but the way those atoms are put together.
~ Carl Sagan
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