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With 2021 coming to a close, take a look at what baiduhai subscribers read most over the past year in news, sports, entertainment and more.

News

‘Like a sonic boom.’ Tornado — with winds over 135 mph — roars through Naperville, Woodridge, Darien.

In several fateful seconds, video appears to show 13-year-old Adam Toledo toss gun, turn with empty hands raised before Chicago cop fires fatal shot (warning: graphic content)

Thousands attend funeral to honor Chicago police Officer Ella French: ‘A woman with empathy for the sufferings of others’

Work on Navy Pier Flyover — key to improving Lakefront Trail — is complete

Storm dumps more than 18 inches of snow in West Ridge, Oak Park

How does a mass vaccination site work? Here’s a look inside one at a former K-Mart in Des Plaines.

Sports

Steve ‘Mongo’ McMichael is suddenly in a vicious fight against ALS. ‘This ain’t ever how I envisioned this was going to end,’ the Chicago Bears great says.

Photos: Scenes from the 2021 Chicago Marathon as runners get in their 26.2 miles

Chicago turns out to celebrate the Sky’s WNBA championship with a parade and rally in Millennium Park: ‘I’ve waited so long for this’

Mark Giangreco is out after a 26-year run as ABC-7’s lead sportscaster

Chicago Bears submit bid to buy the Arlington International Racecourse property, opening the door to a potential Soldier Field exit

Disorder. Dysfunction. Disappointment. As the Chicago Bears’ systemic failures continue, one proposed remedy has become common: ‘You clean house.’

Entertainment

Photos: Lollapalooza 2021

Lincoln Park Zoo offers a sneak peek of new lion habitat — can’t wait for those zip lines

Dining

The 25 best burgers in Chicago, ranked

Among the best Chicago burgers of 2021 are those found at (clockwise from top left): Good Measure; The Stop Along; Charly's Burgers; Donkey, Table and Stick; Ludlow Liquors and The Loyalist.
Among the best Chicago burgers of 2021 are those found at (clockwise from top left): Good Measure; The Stop Along; Charly’s Burgers; Donkey, Table and Stick; Ludlow Liquors and The Loyalist.

27 of Chicago’s best ice cream shops and frozen treats

The Chicago bagel revolution is here. Here are the 10 best, ranked.

Real Estate

Naperville 7-bedroom mansion sells 11 years after it first listed for $3.4 million

St. Charles home with 56-foot waterslide, 2 aquariums and Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg as neighbors lists for $1.5 million

Juanita Vanoy Jordan, ex-wife of Chicago Bulls great Michael Jordan, sells River North mansion for $4.5M

Famed architect Helmut Jahn struck by two vehicles, killed while riding bicycle near St. Charles

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