Happy holidays, quotes readers! We are days away from Christmas and the Bears reminded us that a new stadium is at the top of their wish list again this year.
The team told the Tribune this week that they are considering building a new stadium in Northwest Indiana amid growing concerns that Illinois public officials will not sign off on the financial incentives the Bears need to build in Arlington Heights as previously planned. The news comes to light as the Bears are preparing to take on the Packers for the second time in as many weeks. After the last week’s disappointing loss in Green Bay, the underdogs have a shot at redemption at home. Caleb Williams, DJ Moore and the rest of the crew (minus Rome Odunze and Luther Burden III) take on their division rivals (this time without star pass rusher Micah Parsons) in a rare Saturday night game at Solider Field. Here’s our reporters’ game-day predictions — and whether it’s make-or-break for Chicago’s playoff hopes.
Earlier this week, Bears fans who braved the freezing temps were rewarded with a win at home. The team handily beat the Cleveland Browns 31-3 on Sunday at Soldier Field, putting the Bears back at first in the NFC North and second in the conference.
Aldermen and City Hall staffers were busy checking different kind of lists this week while trying to avoid a city government shutdown at the end of the year. The alternative budget proposed by several aldermen, which does not include a corporate head tax, moved forward and is expected to face a full City Council vote Saturday. Meanwhile, in Springfield, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a massive transit bill that will help state agencies avoid service cuts as well as transform the governing structure of CTA, Metra and Pace services.
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino and his agents made a pre-holiday visit to Chicago this week, making several arrests in the city and suburbs. Before leaving town Thursday, Bovino and agents had a tense encounter in Evanston with Mayor Daniel Biss. The hundreds of Illinois National Guard troops under President Donald Trump’s control also will remain federalized until the spring, even though they have performed no missions in the state.
The week began with several shocking acts of violence. Sunday, two gunmen fired upon a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia killing 15 people. The only surviving suspect, Naveed Akram, was charged Wednesday with 59 offenses, including 15 charges of murder. Also on Sunday, filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found dead in their Brentwood, California home. Gov. JB Pritzker was with Reiner days before his death. A Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor was killed days after a shooting at Brown University that left two students dead. The man believed to be responsible for both shootings was found dead Thursday.
Americans got a new view into the inner workings of the White House this week after Vanity Fair published a two-part story looking at Trump’s inner circle. A federal official not part of the magazine’s story, the Deputy Director of the FBI Dan Bongino, will resign next month. The president also gave a speech this week from the White House, an attempt to rebuild his declining popularity.
Before we jump into it, the quotes team will be taking a break next week for the holidays. But we’ll have a special, end-of-year news quiz for you on Dec. 24, so keep an eye out for that! Otherwise, we’ll be back with your regularly scheduled quotes quizzes in the new year.
Until then, take care, stay warm and enjoy all the hot cocoa and egg nog you can manage!
Without further ado: The last Quotes of the Week quiz of 2025. Missed last week? You can find it here or check out our past editions of Quotes of the Week.
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