Lincoln Park Coyote / Super Bowl / 'Crazy' Backhoe Theft / Snacks

Looking for a Chicago connection to cheer for when the L.A. Rams and Cincinnati Bengals square off in Super Bowl LVI on Sunday?

Former DuSable High School player Mike Thomas is a back-up wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals.

Two Rams players — including starting center Dave Edwards, who played quarterback for Downers Grove North High School — hail from the suburbs.

Jeff Arnold on Sports: Chicagoland Super Bowl Ties: Rams, Bengals Players Have Local Roots

Saturday: Slippery. High: 22 Low: 15.

Super Bowl Sunday: Bitter. High: 20 Low: 15.

• “This is crazy. This is insane! What is wrong with us?” said Gina Stewart. The Rogers Park resident was talking about thieves that stole a backhoe on the South Side, and hauled it to her neighborhood to break open an ATM. (CBS)
• Chicago's anti-violence efforts come with a heavy personal cost for interventionists on the street trying to stop shootings. A new study shows they are under supported and traumatized, Patrick Smith reports. (WBEZ)
• Mayor Lori Lightfoot hasn't given up trying to convince the Bears to keep playing home games at Soldier Field. Lightfoot told the Mully & Haugh Show on WSCR 670AM that she plans to pitch the team a plan with very compelling financial benefits. (Patch)
• Detectives used surveillance video to identify and arrest a man charged with fatally shooting popular South Side dance coach Verndell Smith, whose studio was a safe haven for kids. A judge ordered Diontay Kimberly, 31, was held without bail. (FOX32)
• More kids aren't on track to graduate high school. Many ninth graders had an especially rocky transition to high school last school year without the support of in-person classes and after-school activities. Some fell behind in their virtual classes or while they were in quarantine, and are now struggling to make up missed credits, Kalyn Belsha reports. (Chalkbeat)

For A Good Time, Click:

Saturday:

• Current Joys w/Dark Tea at Thalia Hall (8:30 p.m.)
• Pigeons Playing Ping Pong w/ Tauk at The Riv (8 p..m.)
• Ballet Folklorico de Mexico at Auditorium Theater (7:30 p.m.)
• Ronnie Chieng at Chicago Theater (7 p.m.)

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Sunday:

• Casablanca in Concert at Chicago Symphony Orchestra (3 p.m.)
• The Hoyle Brothers at Martyr’s (3 p.m.)
• Lalah Hathaway at City Winery (5, 8 p.m.)
• Soul Message at Green Mill (8 p.m.)
• Intimate Evening with Baroness at Cobra Lounge (7 p.m.)

Just The Links:

• Video: The elusive Lincoln Park coyote (or one of them) was caught.
• Looking for vegetarian and vegan joints serving snacks for the Super Bowl? Eater has a list.
• A new study says getting 8 hours of sleep helps people lose weight. It's worth a shot.
• There is a $10,000 award for locating a Chicago man who went missing after a car crash.
• Meet Chicago firefighter and "Red Cross Hero," Quention Curtis.
• Don't forget about the Puppy Bowl!

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