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Chicagoans have faced constitutional abuses, soaring costs and political turmoil over the past 12 tumultuous months.
But they also got one of their own to lead the Vatican, plus an occasionally shirtless coach who just might be leading the Bears to big things. So maybe 2025 was a wash?
Take stock of a year that felt like five for the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ journalists who covered it all.
Trump targets Chicago for immigration siege, funding cuts
President Donald Trump’s return to the White House touched nearly every corner of daily life in the city and beyond, affecting no group more than the hundreds of thousands of immigrants who call the Chicago area home.