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What is it like to battle coronavirus?

"It was a beast," Bears wide receiver Allen Robinson told reporters Tuesday

It might take Robinson some time to make a full comeback after fighting a fever, nasal and chest congestion, losing 10 pounds and two games.

Details: Bears' Allen Robinson Describes Tough Bout With COVID: ‘It Was a Beast'

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• U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush tested positive with a breakthrough case of coronavirus. "Fortunately, I am fully vaccinated and recently received my booster shot. I am feeling fine and currently have no symptoms." (Patch)
• For the first time in nine months, Chicago got a measurable snowfall at O’Hare for the first time since March 15 — a stretch of 287 days. That's a new record. (NBC5)
• New Year's Eve downtown will be a big bang, baby. A 1.5 mile-long fireworks display is set to blast off at midnight to a synchronized soundtrack at eight separate locations along the lakefront near Navy Pier. You can watch from your couch on WGN. (Patch)
• ESPN's Bears reporter Jeff Dickerson — "one of the most positive people you will ever meet" — died from colon cancer complications. He was 44. (ESPN)
• Chicago’s Teachers Union wants to know whether its members would support a "district-wide pause and temporary shift to remote learning" as coronavirus cases are once again on the rise in the Windy City. (FOX32)

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