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Chicago's 2025 Naughty or Nice List

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We have covered hundreds of stories in 2025; some good, some bad, and some bone-chillingly authoritarian. From this, executive producer Simone Alicea and host Jacoby Cochran have drafted their Chicago ‘Naughty or Nice’ List of 2025. Who do you think deserves to make the list?

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