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Bye bye #Chano2019
What’s up: Chicago’s fave, Chance the Rapper, won’t be running for mayor come 2019, in case you were wondering.
Why you care: When West Side comedian Hannibal Burress asked Chance if he planned to run in the 2019 race, the rapper didn’t mince words in saying that nah, he wouldn’t be running. We’d be lying if we weren’t a little disappointed.
Soundbite: “No,” he said. There ya have it, folks.
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O’Hare has gone to the dogs
What’s up: Christmas travel sucks, but O’Hare decided to enlist the help of some comfort pups to soothe the screaming in-laws traveling to terrorize their families this holiday season.
Why you care: Through today, the United Paws program posted up in Terminal 1 with their furry friends to try to make the airport suck a little less. Yes, they’re cute, but, no, they can’t help the idiot ahead of you remember to take off his FREAKING SHOES.
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No lame ducks here
What’s up: President Obama eliminated the government registry for immigrant men—predominantly from Muslim countries—that was instated after the events of 9/11.
Why you care: Though the U.S. hasn’t used the registry since 2011, its elimination would make it harder for President-elect Donald Trump to renew it—something that a top immigration adviser to President-elect Donald Trump said the incoming administration would look into.
Soundbite: After a bombing at a Christmas market in Berlin this week, Trump told reporters, “You know my plans,” regarding a registry.
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And now, for something completely different
What’s up: Chewbacca is abandoning his life as a space cowboy and taking up a new career in singing—specifically, the Christmas classic, “Silent Night.”
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Why you care: It’s freaking adorable. That’s why you care. Also who doesn’t love Chewbacca? Get over yourself and watch it, you grinch.
Soundbite:
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