Here are the top news stories from Chicago:
1. **Bears game superstitions**: What's something superstitious you do for every Bears game — and does it work?
2. **Filament Theatre's latest show**: Audience is howling and drooling over Filament Theatre’s latest show, which allows audience members to howl, take over the stage, drool, and snooze if they wish.
3. **CPS absenteeism crisis**: As CPS grapples with an absenteeism crisis, a new study shows that school climates “strongly” influence attendance.
4. **New Bears game photo**: A Chicago Bears flag flies under a large American Flag that flies above the Kennedy Expressway at 1100 West Grand Ave. in the West Town neighborhood on Monday, January 12, 2026.
5. **Imperfect attendance study**: The number of middle school and high school students missing an astronomical 18 days or more of school shot up during the pandemic and has remained stubbornly high, but a new study finds some city schools are more successful than others in getting teens to show up.
These are just a few of the top news stories from Chicago.
1. **Bears game superstitions**: What's something superstitious you do for every Bears game — and does it work?
2. **Filament Theatre's latest show**: Audience is howling and drooling over Filament Theatre’s latest show, which allows audience members to howl, take over the stage, drool, and snooze if they wish.
3. **CPS absenteeism crisis**: As CPS grapples with an absenteeism crisis, a new study shows that school climates “strongly” influence attendance.
4. **New Bears game photo**: A Chicago Bears flag flies under a large American Flag that flies above the Kennedy Expressway at 1100 West Grand Ave. in the West Town neighborhood on Monday, January 12, 2026.
5. **Imperfect attendance study**: The number of middle school and high school students missing an astronomical 18 days or more of school shot up during the pandemic and has remained stubbornly high, but a new study finds some city schools are more successful than others in getting teens to show up.
These are just a few of the top news stories from Chicago.
. It's like they're trying too hard to be edgy and cool 
. I mean, what if you're sitting in the front row and someone decides to take over the stage? That would be super awkward 
. And don't even get me started on the whole drooling thing... that's just gross 
. Give me a good old-fashioned play any day of the week 
.
Anyway, what's with the obsession with the Bears games? Can we please talk about something else that matters, like the CPS absenteeism crisis? It's super concerning and I don't see why it's not getting more attention. Like, what even is a study that shows school climates "strongly" influence attendance? 
And honestly, can someone summarize these articles for me in one place instead of me having to click on each link? This forum is already giving me headaches 
Like, who wouldn't wanna howl and take over the stage 
? And I'm defo surprised by that CPS absenteeism crisis 
it's crazy that school climates can make such a big difference in attendance 
. i mean, 18 days or more? that's like, almost half a school year 
. schools need to figure out ways to make learning feel less like a chore and more like an adventure 
. and btw, what's up with the bear flag photo? is that just a coincidence or did someone get too excited about the game? 
