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Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: Which stars are joining this year’s lineup?
NEW YORK — Ciara, Foreigner, Lil Jon, Kool & the Gang, Busta Rhymes, Mickey Guyton and Teyana Taylor will feature in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, which will also cement “KPop Demon Hunters” as a pop culture phenomenon with appearances by the movie’s singers on the ground and cute characters in balloons overhead.
An eclectic group of stars — from ballet dancer Tiler Peck to YouTube’s “Hot Ones” host Sean Evans — will join the annual holiday kick-off, highlighted by Audrey Nuna, EJAE and Rei Ami of HUNTR/X, the fictional girl group at the heart of the Netflix K-pop hit.
The trio are behind the film’s soundtrack, which hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and recently went platinum. Two characters from the movie — Derpy Tiger and Sussie — will join the parade lineup as a mid-sized balloon and the adorably named balloonicle.
How to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
The parade will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 27 in all time zones and will feature 32 balloons, three ballonicles, 27 floats, 33 clown groups and 11 marching bands — all leading the way for Santa Claus. The familiar TV hosts — Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Al Roker from the “Today” show — will return on NBC and Peacock. More stars will be announced later.
Broadway, Buzz Lightyear and Debbie Gibson
Broadway will be represented by cast members from “Buena Vista Social Club,” “Just in Time” and “Ragtime,” while the Radio City Rockettes will be there and some serious athletes — three-time U.S. national champion figure skater Ilia Malinin and U.S Paralympian Jack Wallace.
Every year, spectators line-up a half-dozen deep along the route to cheer the floats, entertainers and marching bands. Last year, more than 31 million people tuned in on NBC and Peacock, up 10% from the previous year and marking the biggest audience ever for the parade.
This year, four new featured character balloons will debut, including Buzz Lightyear, Pac-Man, Mario from Super Mario Brothers and a 32-foot-tall (9.8-meter) balloon onion carriage featuring eight characters from the world of “Shrek.”
Ahead of next year’s 100th anniversary of the parade, organizers are also including balloons from previous marches, including Rainbow trout, the Happy Hippo Triple Stack, Wigglefoot and Freida the Dachshund.
Six new floats will also debut this year, including from Holland America Line, Lego, Lindt chocolates, “Stranger Things” and a bunch of whimsical sheep trying to get to sleep courtesy of Serta.
Some of the stars on hand will be Jewel, Debbie Gibson, Drew Baldridge, Matteo Bocelli, Colbie Caillat, Gavin DeGraw, Meg Donnelly, Christopher Jackson, Darlene Love, Roman Mejia, Taylor Momsen, Calum Scott, Shaggy, Lauren Spencer Smith and Luísa Sonza.
The marching bands will hail from South Carolina, California, Texas, Arizona, New Hampshire, Mississippi, Alabama, Pennsylvania and Santiago, Panama. The New York Police Department’s marching band will also join.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/26/macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-stars/
What’s open on Thanksgiving? Not much, as many stores rest — or prepare — ahead of Black Friday
WASHINGTON — With Thanksgiving and the formal launch of the holiday shopping season this week, Americans will again gather for Turkey Day meals before knocking off items on their Christmas gift lists.
Most big U.S. retailers are closed on Thanksgiving Day. However, many will open early the following day, Black Friday, the unofficial start of the holiday gift-buying season and the biggest shopping day of the year.
Here’s what is open and closed this Thanksgiving, along with a travel forecast from the experts at AAA auto club.
Government Buildings
Government offices, post offices, courts and schools are closed.
Banks and the stock market
U.S. stock markets and banks are closed Thursday; however, markets reopen on Friday for a shortened trading day, wrapping up at 1 p.m. Eastern.
Package Delivery
Standard FedEx and UPS pickup and delivery services will not be available on Thanksgiving, although some critical services will be offered at certain locations.
Retailers
Walmart will be closed on Thanksgiving but most stores will open at 6 a.m. local time on Black Friday.
Target will be closed on Thanksgiving, but most stores will open at 6 a.m. local time on Black Friday.
Macy’s will be closed on Thanksgiving, but most stores will have extended hours from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Black Friday.
Kohl’s will be closed on Thanksgiving, but many stores will be open as early as 5 a.m. on Black Friday. Check your local location for hours.
Costco will be closed on Thanksgiving, but will reopen on Black Friday. Check your local store’s website for hours.
CVS will close early on Thanksgiving. You can call your local store or check store and pharmacy hours on the CVS Pharmacy website.
Walgreens will close most of its stores on Thanksgiving, though some 24-hour locations will be open. Check your local store for more information.
Grocery Stores
Most national grocery store chains are open on Thanksgiving for those last-minute turkey day needs, although many close early. Check your local store for details.
Travel
With most schools closed Thursday and Friday, the long Thanksgiving weekend is the busiest holiday travel period of the year, according to AAA.
AAA projects that 81.8 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home over the Thanksgiving holiday period between Tuesday, Nov. 25 and Monday, Dec. 1. That’s 1.6 million more travelers compared to last Thanksgiving, which would be a new record.
AAA estimates that at least 73 million people will travel by car, amounting to nearly 90 percent of Thanksgiving travelers. About 1.3 million more people will be on the road this year compared to last year, AAA predicts.
Drivers are currently paying around $3 for a gallon of regular gasoline, according to AAA. Last year, the national average was $3.06 on Thanksgiving Day.
According to AAA, 6 million U.S. travelers are expected to take domestic flights over the 7-day holiday period, a 2% increase over 2024. That figure could end up lower if flights are canceled or delayed.
Travel by other modes is expected to increase by 8.5% to nearly 2.5 million people. Other forms of travel include bus, train, and cruise ships.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/26/whats-open-thanksgiving/
Tribunal de Bangkok emite orden de arresto contra copropietaria tailandesa de Miss Universo
Por JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI
BANGKOK (AP) — Un tribunal en Tailandia informó el miércoles que ha emitido una orden de arresto para una copropietaria de la Organización Miss Universo en relación con un caso de fraude.
Jakkaphong “Anne” Jakrajutatip fue acusada de fraude y luego liberada bajo fianza en 2023. No se presentó como se requería en un tribunal de Bangkok el martes. Dado que no notificó al tribunal sobre su ausencia, se consideró que existía riesgo de fuga, según un comunicado del Tribunal del Distrito Sur de Bangkok.
El tribunal reprogramó la audiencia para el 26 de diciembre.
Según el comunicado del tribunal, Jakkaphong y su empresa, JKN Global Group Public Co. Ltd., fueron demandados por presuntamente defraudar a Raweewat Maschamadol al venderle bonos corporativos de la empresa en 2023. Raweewat afirma que la inversión le causó una pérdida de 30 millones de baht (930.362 dólares).
JKN, con problemas financieros, incumplió los pagos a los inversores a partir de 2023 y comenzó procedimientos de rehabilitación de deuda con el Tribunal Central de Quiebras en 2024. La empresa dice que tiene deudas que suman aproximadamente 3.000 millones de baht (93 millones de dólares).
JKN adquirió los derechos del certamen de Miss Universo de IMG Worldwide LLC en 2022. En 2023, vendió el 50% de sus acciones de Miss Universo a Legacy Holding Group USA, que es propiedad del empresario mexicano Raúl Rocha Cantú.
Jakkaphong renunció a todos los cargos de la empresa en junio después de ser acusada por la Comisión de Valores y Bolsa de Tailandia de falsificar los estados financieros de la compañía en 2023. Ella sigue siendo su mayor accionista.
Su paradero sigue siendo incierto. No se presentó en la 74ª competencia de Miss Universo, que se celebró en Bangkok a principios de este mes.
La competencia de este año estuvo marcada por varios problemas, incluyendo una reprimenda mordaz por parte de un organizador tailandés a Fátima Bosch de México, quien fue coronada Miss Universo 2025 el 19 de noviembre. Se informó que dos jueces se retiraron, con uno sugiriendo que había un elemento de manipulación en el concurso. Por separado, la policía tailandesa investigó acusaciones de que la publicidad del evento incluía promoción ilegal de casinos en línea.
El lunes, JKN negó los rumores de que Jakkaphong había liquidado los activos de la empresa y había huido del país, pero no ha habido una reacción inmediata respecto a la orden de arresto. No se pudo contactar con ella para comentarios.
Jakkaphong es una celebridad bien conocida en Tailandia que ha protagonizado programas de telerrealidad y es abierta sobre su identidad como mujer transgénero.
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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con la ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.
Argentina da luz verde a aerolínea estatal china para operar
Associated Press
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — En medio de la pugna geopolítica que mantienen Estados Unidos y China en Latinoamérica, el gobierno argentino de Javier Milei autorizó a la aerolínea estatal China Eastern Airlines operar la ruta Shanghái-Buenos Aires en el que será el vuelo comercial más largo del planeta con una duración de 25 horas.
En una resolución publicada el miércoles en el Boletín Oficial, la Subsecretaría de Transporte Aéreo sostuvo que la compañía aérea china “acreditó los recaudos legales y administrativos exigidos por la normativa vigente para prestar los servicios requeridos”.
“En consecuencia, resulta necesario dictar la norma administrativa que otorgue los servicios solicitados a favor de la compañía aérea de la República Popular China”, dictaminó la dependencia oficial.
Con el aval de Milei, la aerolínea estatal china comenzará a operar en Sudamérica a partir de diciembre la ruta Buenos Aires-Shanghái con una escala técnica en Auckland, Nueva Zelanda.
El anuncio ocurre en momentos en que Milei se ha convertido en el aliado más estrecho de Estados Unidos en una región fuertemente atravesada por la pugna comercial entre Washington y Beijing. En el caso de Argentina, la administración de Donald Trump ha alertado sobre los acuerdos de colaboración aeroespacial, de comercio y financieros con el gigante asiático.
El nuevo embajador estadounidense en Buenos Aires, Peter Lamelas, adelantó que visitará las 23 provincias del país sudamericano para desalentar a sus gobernadores a firmar acuerdos que “podrían contribuir a la corrupción por parte de los chinos”.
El gobierno de Milei sostuvo que la autorización otorgada a China Eastern Airlines se inscribe dentro de los acuerdos bilaterales firmados por ambas naciones en 2004, cuando Argentina estaba gobernada por el presidente de centroizquierda Néstor Kirchner (2003-2007).
Don’t Wear Slippers, Pajamas At Airport, Transportation Secretary Duffy Urges
Don’t Wear Slippers, Pajamas At Airport, Transportation Secretary Duffy Urges
Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is asking Americans to dress “with some respect” while flying, as part of his campaign to restore civility to air travel.
“Whether it’s a pair of jeans and a decent shirt, I would encourage people to maybe dress a little bit better, which encourages us to maybe behave a little better,” Duffy said on Nov. 24 while giving a Thanksgiving travel briefing at New Jersey’s Newark International Airport.
“Let’s try not to wear slippers and pajamas as we come to the airport,” he continued. “I think that’s positive.”
Duffy’s comments came as he warned of what he called a “degradation in civility” among plane passengers. He urged them to show more “common courtesy” and patience during the holiday rush, such as helping fellow passengers who struggle to lift bags into overhead bins and saying “please” and “thank you” to flight attendants.
He also asked travelers to curb behaviors that could irritate those around them, such as watching movies without headphones or removing shoes and placing their feet on the seatbacks in front of them.
“Just be cognizant and courteous. That’s the ask,” he said.
National Civility Push
Earlier this month, the Department of Transportation (DOT) launched a national civility campaign called “The Golden Age of Travel Starts With You.” It is intended to “jumpstart a nationwide conversation around how we can all restore courtesy and class to air travel,” the agency said.
As part of its new initiative, the department is encouraging travelers to reflect on five questions during their trip, including whether they are keeping children under control and “dressing with respect.”
The campaign invokes the memory of the mid-20th-century “Golden Age of Travel,” when Americans typically dressed up for flights. Today, comfort is often prioritized over formality, especially given the tightly spaced economy cabins and the rise of flight delays.
The campaign comes in part in response to what the department describes as a record surge in unruly passenger incidents, including confrontations with crew and fellow travelers.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reports that such incidents peaked in 2021 before dropping sharply in the years that followed, although incidents remain roughly twice as many as before the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2021, the FAA started referring the most serious unruly-passenger cases to the FBI for potential criminal review. More than 310 of these cases had been referred since 2021 to the FBI under the partnership, the FAA said last August.
Thanksgiving Travel Outlook
The DOT’s civility push arrives just ahead of the Thanksgiving travel period, which the American Automobile Association expects to draw nearly 82 million people traveling at least 50 miles from home between Nov. 25 and Dec. 1.
Of those, about 6 million are expected to take domestic flights, a 2 percent increase from last year, according to the association. Air passenger volumes have hovered between 5 million and 6 million during Thanksgiving week in recent years.
Separately, on Nov. 16, the FAA announced it would roll back all restrictions on commercial flights at 40 major U.S. airports, including large hubs in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Atlanta. Those limits had been imposed during the record-long federal government shutdown, which left air-traffic controllers working without pay for more than a month.
Tyler Durden
Wed, 11/26/2025 – 10:05
Disparos cerca de palacio presidencial en Guinea-Bisáu tres días después de elecciones
BISAU, Guinea-Bisáu (AP) — Se han escuchado disparos cerca del palacio presidencial en la capital de Guinea-Bisáu tres días después de las elecciones nacionales.
Un periodista de Associated Press observó que las carreteras que conducen al palacio estaban cerradas, con puntos de control atendidos por soldados fuertemente armados y enmascarados.
Las elecciones presidenciales y legislativas fueron el domingo. El presidente saliente Umaro Sissoco Embaló y el candidato de la oposición Fernando Dias da Costa ambos se declararon ganadores el martes, a pesar de que los resultados provisionales oficiales no se esperan hasta el jueves.
La nación de África Occidental ha experimentado en el pasado cuatro golpes de Estado y numerosos intentos desde su independencia, incluido uno reportado el mes pasado.
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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.
Doncic critica la cancha de la NBA Cup y elogia a Lakers por apoyo en altercado con Dunn
Por GREG BEACHAM
LOS ÁNGELES (AP) — Luka Doncic no estaba contento con la cancha especial de la NBA Cup en la arena de los Lakers de Los Ángeles, calificándola de “resbaladiza” y “peligrosa”.
El astro esloveno estaba mucho más feliz con la unidad y la dureza de los Lakers después de que Jaxson Hayes lo defendiera en su último altercado con su némesis Kris Dunn, y planea pagar la multa de Hayes por la falta técnica resultante.
Doncic anotó 43 puntos, repartió 13 asistencias y capturó nueve rebotes durante la victoria 135-118 sobre los Clippers de Los Ángeles el martes por la noche, quedándose apenas a un paso de su décimo triple-doble de 40 puntos en su carrera. Hizo todo esto en la versión amarilla de los Lakers de las exóticas canchas de madera dura desplegadas en toda la liga para distinguir los juegos de la NBA Cup, pero Doncic no se sintió seguro allí.
“Por favor, ajusten las canchas”, dijo Doncic después de elogiar el formato del torneo, que ahora está en su tercer año. “Es simplemente resbaladizo. Es peligroso… Me resbalé muchas veces. Se pudo ver que muchos jugadores se resbalaron. Eso es peligroso”.
Fue el primer partido de la Copa de los Lakers en casa después de comenzar la fase de grupos con dos partidos como visitantes. Doncic dijo que no podía recordar si las canchas en Nueva Orleans y Memphis eran más resbaladizas de lo normal.
“Creo que son simplemente canchas nuevas, así que es un poco difícil”, comentó Doncic. “Se necesita… jugar algunos partidos”.
Las quejas sobre las canchas especiales no son nuevas. Jaylen Brown, la estrella de Boston, dijo que se lesionó la ingle mientras jugaba en la cancha de la NBA Cup de los Raptors de Toronto en 2023, y otros jugadores han opinado sobre los peligros de competir en madera dura sin desgastar.
LeBron James dijo que vio a “un par de chicos” sufriendo en la cancha el martes, pero personalmente no la encontró peligrosa.
La quinta victoria consecutiva de los Lakers se calentó un poco al final del último cuarto cuando Dunn derribó a Doncic con un empujón en la espalda. Doncic se levantó y confrontó a Dunn, quien le empujó el balón en el pecho.
Hayes respondió con un empujón a dos manos a Dunn, quien intentó retaliar con un golpe a la cabeza de Hayes mientras los oficiales y compañeros de equipo los separaban.
Hayes recibirá una multa por su falta técnica, pero no le costará dinero.
“Yo me encargo”, dijo Doncic. “Le dije de inmediato, gracias por respaldarme. Esto es lo que amo de este equipo. Todos se respaldan mutuamente.”
Doncic y Dunn han tenido enfrentamientos varias veces en el pasado reciente.
Ambos recibieron faltas técnicas por un enfrentamiento verbal cuando los Mavericks de Dalas de Doncic se enfrentaron al Jazz de Utah de Dunn en diciembre de 2023. Doncic miró a Dunn fuera de la cancha cuando Dunn fue expulsado de un juego Clippers-Mavericks en diciembre de 2024, y Dunn pareció lesionar a Doncic con un tropiezo por detrás cuando los Lakers se enfrentaron a los Clippers en marzo pasado.
El último enfrentamiento terminó con la expulsión de Dunn por dos faltas técnicas.
“Estaba esperando un rebote, y recibí un golpe en la espalda”, dijo Doncic. “No voy a quedarme quieto. No le tengo miedo a nadie. No voy a quedarme ahí y dejarlo pasar… De eso se trata el juego. A veces se va a poner físico. Mucha habladuría. Vivo para eso, así que me encanta”.
Los Lakers aseguraron su grupo y accedieron a los cuartos de final de la NBA Cup con su victoria. Eso es emocionante para Doncic, quien entiende el concepto de competiciones de Copa de una manera que sus compañeros norteamericanos a menudo no comprenden.
“Creo que nunca pasé de la fase de grupos, así que es algo nuevo para mí”, dijo Doncic. “Lo jugué en España, algo así, así que me gusta”.
Cuando le dijeron que había ganado al menos 53.000 con la victoria del grupo de los Lakers, la estrella con un contrato de 165 millones solo sonrió.
“Obviamente, aceptaré el dinero”, rió Doncic.
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Deportes AP: https://apnews.com/deportes
Chicago Manufacturing PMI Plunges In November
Chicago Manufacturing PMI Plunges In November
MNI’s Chicago Business Barometer Report came in dramatically worse than expected for November, printing 36.3 (the lowest since May 2024), well below expectations of 43.6 and the prior print of 43.8
Under the hood, it was all ugly:
Prices paid rose at a faster pace; signaling expansion
New orders fell at a faster pace; signaling contraction
Employment fell at a faster pace; signaling contraction
Inventories fell at a faster pace; signaling contraction
Supplier deliveries rose at a faster pace; signaling expansion
Production fell at a faster pace; signaling contraction
Order backlogs fell at a faster pace; signaling contraction
And this confirms the plummet that we have seen in ‘soft’ data in aggregate since the shutdown was lifted…
Does it really feel like the worst of COVID currently in Chicago?
Tyler Durden
Wed, 11/26/2025 – 09:55
https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/chicago-manufacturing-pmi-plunges-november
Toy inventor Burt Meyer, who dreamed up Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, dies age 99
Burt Meyer, who invented toys like Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, Lite-Brite and MouseTrap in the 1960s that delighted generations of children, has died. He was 99.
Meyer’s creations arrived in the postwar boom, when plastic molding and mass production transformed how American kids played. That shift opened the door for more dynamic toys, and Meyer seized the moment with designs that would stay on shelves for decades.
Meyer died on Oct. 30, said Rebecca Mathis, executive director at King-Bruwaert House, a retirement community in Burr Ridge, Illinois, where he lived.
Meyer succeeded by straddling two often conflicting worlds, carrying a boundless childlike imagination alongside a pragmatic understanding of machines.
The idea for Lite-Brite came in 1966 when Meyer was walking in Manhattan with Marvin Glass, who owned one of the largest toy design companies at the time, and the two men passed a window display featuring hundreds of colored lights. Engineers at the company doubted that electic lights could be safely adapted for children, according to Tim Walsh, who interviewed Meyer for his 2005 book “Timeless Toys.”
Meyer, an employee at Marvin Glass & Associates, insisted it could.
“There’s billions of ideas out there,” Walsh wrote, “but executing them into a final creative solution is often the hard part.”
Meyer came up with a small backlit box and black paper sheets that allowed kids to create illuminated patterns. Lite-Brite was a hit, earning spots on Time Magazine’s list of 100 greatest toys and in the Strong National Museum of Play’s hall of fame. New versions are still being sold.
Meyer had a similar role with a design team that reimagined a bulky boxing arcade game for home use. The original concept stalled in development after a featherweight boxer died from a brain injury, making any toy that invoked the tragedy unmarketable, company leaders thought.
Meyer revisited the idea with a simple shift. “This is too good to pass up,” he recalled saying in a 2010 interview. “Let’s take it away from humanity, let’s make it robots. And we won’t have them fall over, we’ll have something funny happen.”
The result was Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, a small game where players control the fighters’ fists by pressing buttons on joysticks. A player wins by hitting the jaw of the opposing robot, theatrically popping up the spring-loaded head.
The toy remained recognizable to later generations, appearing in the film “Toy Story 2,” and the toy company Mattel announced plans in 2021 for a live action movie adaptation.
Meyer launched his own firm, Meyer/Glass Design, in the mid-1980s. The company developed numerous best-sellers including Gooey Louie, where children picked boogers our of Louie’s nose, and the Pretty Pretty Princess board game. His son, Steve Meyer, ran the business until 2006, according to The New York Times.
Born in 1926 as Burton Carpenter Meyer, he enlisted in the Navy and served for two years as an aircraft mechanic. After retiring from toy making, he moved to Downers Grove, a suburb of Chicago, where he built small planes and could be seen deftly steering them aloft from a nearby private airfield well into his 80s.
In interviews, Meyer often drew parallels between aerospace engineering and toy design, saying both required ingenutity and teamwork.
“When you’re flying the airplane, use every resource that you have in there. That’s why we were able to turn out so many successful products,” Meyer said, crediting his success to the highly collaborative environment at Marvin Glass & Associates.
Meyer’s car had a vanity plate that said TOYKING, and by most accounts, he was. In a 2010 interview, he said he was still delighted by telling people what he did for a living, and having them respond: “Oh, I played with that!”
Photos: Snowy owls’ unusually early visit to the Chicago lakefront
Over the weekend, hundreds of curious Chicagoans ventured to Lake Michigan beachfronts to witness a birding marvel: the early arrival of snowy owls.
Two snowy owls have been spotted at Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary and a third briefly at Rainbow Beach, according to the Chicago Ornithological Society.
A snowy owl stands near Montrose Beach, Nov. 25, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Snowy owls fly near Chicago’s Montrose Beach, Nov. 24, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
A snowy owl flies near Montrose Beach, Nov. 24, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Cathy Heldt, of Evanston, photographs a snowy owl at Montrose Beach, Nov. 25, 2025 in Chicago. “I was worried I’d missed them,” she said. “When I walked up, I was like oh they’re still there because I saw all the people.” (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
People congregate to view snowy owls at Montrose Beach, Nov. 25, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
A snowy owl lands near Montrose Beach on Nov. 24, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
A snowy owl in the sand at the edge of the Lake Michigan shoreline at Montrose Beach in Chicago on Wednesday. Reports of its sighting attracted many birders. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Lee Applewhite, 36, of Chicago, watches snowy owls near Montrose Beach, Nov. 25, 2025. “We have more of a yard than you’d ever have in rural America,” Applewhite said. “A backyard that’s free…the bird sanctuary, the beach, that’s sick.” (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
A portion of Montrose pier is closed off Nov. 25, 2025, near where two snowy owls have been spotted in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
A snowy owl sits next to Lake Michigan near Montrose Beach on Nov. 24, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
A snowy owl sits near Montrose Beach, Nov. 25, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
People take in the sight of two snowy owls resting on the sand at Montrose Beach in Chicago, Nov. 19, 2025. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/26/photos-snowy-owls-chicago-lakefront/
