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The Minnesota Lynx’s Cheryl Reeve will be the next USA Basketball national team coach. | John Hefti/AP

The Minnesota coach and general manager has been an assistant on the last two Olympic teams.

USA Basketball didn’t have to look far for its next women’s coach, turning to Cheryl Reeve.

The Minnesota Lynx coach and general manager has been an assistant on the last two Olympic teams. Now she’s taking over the U.S. women’s national team.

She will be the first professional women’s basketball coach to lead the team since Anne Donovan was courtside for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. UConn’s Geno Auriemma was the coach for the 2012 and 2016 Games. South Carolina’s Dawn Staley led the Americans to a seventh consecutive gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics this past summer.

“I am incredibly humbled and excited to be named head coach of the USA Basketball Women’s National Team, one of the greatest dynasties in sports,” Reeve said. “I have enjoyed an incredible journey with USA Basketball since joining in 2014 and look forward to what lies ahead as we seek more gold for the USA. I am indebted to the USA Basketball Board of Directors, Dawn Staley, Geno Auriemma, and of course, my Lynx family who have positioned me for this prestigious opportunity.”

Reeve has won four WNBA championships with Minnesota.

The U.S. is in a bit of transition with five-time Olympic gold medalist Sue Bird retiring from international play. Her backcourt partner for all those gold medals, Diana Taurasi, hasn’t decided whether she will keep playing for USA Basketball or retire as well.

Four-time Olympic gold medalist Sylvia Fowles, who plays for Reeve in Minnesota, also said she is retiring from USA Basketball. The Americans still will have a dominant interior presence with Brittney Griner, A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart.

Reeve’s first major international event will be the World Cup next fall in Australia. The Americans earned an automatic berth by winning the Olympics.

The U.S. will host a four-team qualifying tournament for the World Cup in February that includes Russia, Belgium and Puerto Rico.

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Bears assistant offensive line coach Donovan Raiola has been hired as the new offensive line coach at the University of Nebraska. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times

Raiola, who’s been the team’s assistant offensive line coach for the last four years, was named Nebraska’s new offensive line coach Wednesday.

The Bears are losing an assistant coach to the college ranks.

Donovan Raiola, who’s been the team’s assistant offensive line coach for the last four years, was named Nebraska’s new offensive line coach Wednesday.

Raiola’s brother, Dominic, is a former Nebraska star. Donovan Raiola, played at Wisconsin from 2003-05, starting 39-of-43 games. He was a graduate assistant at Notre Dame from 2015-16, working for offensive line coach Harry Hiestand, who then brought him to the Bears.

Raiola was hired alongside new Nebraska offensive coordinator Mark Whipple, who left the same job at Pitt earlier this week.

“Donovan is an outstanding offensive line coach who has a history of winning as both a player and coach,” coach Scott Frost said in a statement. “I am confident their addition will have a positive impact on the young men in our program and the success of our offense.”

Raiola’s new job is considered a promotion, particularly given the uncertainty surrounding coach Matt Nagy and his staff.

It’s unclear whether Bears offensive line coach Juan Castillo will add another deputy for the final five games of the season.

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New elected German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, has given flowers to former Chancellor Angela Merkel during a handover ceremony in the chancellery in Berlin, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. | AP

Scholz’s government takes office with high hopes of modernizing Germany and combating climate change but faces the immediate challenge of handling the country’s toughest phase yet of the coronavirus pandemic.

BERLIN — Center-left leader Olaf Scholz on Wednesday became Germany’s ninth post-World War II chancellor, opening a new era for the European Union’s most populous nation and largest economy after Angela Merkel’s 16-year tenure.

Scholz’s government takes office with high hopes of modernizing Germany and combating climate change but faces the immediate challenge of handling the country’s toughest phase yet of the coronavirus pandemic.

Lawmakers voted 395-303 with six abstentions to elect Scholz — a comfortable majority, though short of the 416 seats his three-party coalition holds in the 736-seat lower house of parliament. Merkel, who is no longer a member of parliament, looked on from the spectators’ gallery as parliament voted. Lawmakers gave her a standing ovation.

Scholz, 63, who had been Germany’s vice chancellor and finance minister since 2018, brings a wealth of experience and discipline to an untried coalition of his center-left Social Democrats, the environmentalist Greens and the pro-business Free Democrats. The three parties are portraying the combination of former rivals as a progressive alliance that will bring new energy to the country after Merkel’s near-record time in office.

“We are venturing a new departure, one that takes up the major challenges of this decade and well beyond that,” Scholz said this week. If the parties succeed, he added, “that is a mandate to be reelected together at the next election.”

Scholz, an unflappable and supremely self-confident figure who has displayed an ability to put aside setbacks quickly, cracked a smile as he was elected and formally appointed by President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

The new chancellor then returned to parliament to be sworn in. Scholz, who has no religious affiliation, omitted the optional phrase “so help me God” from his oath of office, as did Merkel’s predecessor, Gerhard Schroeder.

Merkel wished Scholz luck at a handover ceremony at the chancellery. “Take possession of this house and work with it for the good of our country,” she said. Scholz thanked Merkel for her work, telling her “you made your mark on this country.”

Merkel has said she won’t seek another political role and didn’t mention any future plans on Wednesday. The 67-year-old said earlier this year that she will take time to read and sleep “and then let’s see where I show up.”

Scholz’s style has often been likened to Merkel’s, although they are from different parties. Neither is given to public displays of emotion or rousing speeches. The former labor minister and Hamburg mayor has portrayed himself both as her natural successor and an agent of change.

Scholz quipped Wednesday that he will stick with Merkel’s “northeast German mentality” and “not so much will change on that front.”

The new government aims to step up efforts against climate change by expanding the use of renewable energy and bringing Germany’s exit from coal-fired power forward from 2038, “ideally” to 2030. It also wants to do more to modernize the country of 83 million people, including improving its notoriously poor cellphone and internet networks.

It also plans more liberal social policies, including legalizing the sale of cannabis for recreational purposes and easing the path to German citizenship while pledging greater efforts to deport immigrants who don’t win asylum.

The government also plans to increase Germany’s minimum wage and to get hundreds of thousands of new apartments built to curb rising rental prices.

Scholz has signaled continuity in foreign policy, saying the government will stand up for a strong European Union and nurture the trans-Atlantic alliance. He makes his first trip abroad to Paris on Friday, maintaining a tradition for German chancellors, travel to Brussels the same day to meet EU and NATO leaders.

His three-party alliance brings both opportunities and risks for all the participants, perhaps most of all for the Greens. After 16 years in opposition, they will have to prove that they can achieve their overarching aim of cutting greenhouse gas emissions while working with partners who may have other priorities.

Green co-leader Robert Habeck is Scholz’s vice chancellor, heading a revamped economy and climate ministry. The government’s No. 3 official is Christian Lindner, the finance minister and leader of the Free Democrats, who insisted that the coalition reject tax hikes.

“It won’t be easy to keep three different parties together,” Schroeder, who led Germany from 1998 to 2005 as the country’s last center-left chancellor, told Phoenix television. “But I think Olaf Scholz has the patience, but also the determination, to manage it.”

The incoming government is portraying itself as a departure in both style and substance from the “grand coalitions” of Germany’s traditional big parties that Merkel led for all but four years of her tenure, with the Social Democrats as junior partners.

In those tense alliances, the partners sometimes seemed preoccupied mostly with blocking each other’s plans. Merkel’s final term saw frequent infighting, some of it within her own center-right Union bloc, until the pandemic hit. She departs with a legacy defined largely by her acclaimed handling of a series of crises, rather than any grand visions for Germany.

The agreement to form a coalition government between three parties that had significant differences before the election was reached relatively quickly and in unexpected harmony. That will now be tested by the reality of governing; Scholz has acknowledged that dealing with the pandemic “will demand all our strength and energy.”

German federal and state leaders last week announced tough new restrictions that largely target unvaccinated people. In a longer-term move, parliament will consider a general vaccine mandate. Germany has seen daily COVID-19 infections rise to record levels this fall, though they may now be stabilizing, and hospitals are feeling the strain.

“People are hoping that you … will show leadership and take the right measures,” Steinmeier told the new Cabinet. “What matters is not listening to the loudest, but ensuring that the pandemic doesn’t keep us firmly in its grip for another year and that public life can once again become a matter of course.”

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Indian Army Chief Bipin Rawat speaks during a press conference in New Delhi, India, Jan.12, 2018. India’s military chief, Gen. Bipin Rawat, and 12 others were killed Wednesday in a helicopter crash in southern Tamil Nadu state, the air force said. | AP

The dead included Gen. Bipin Rawat’s wife. The air force said one officer, Group Capt. Varun Singh, survived and is being treated in a military hospital.

NEW DELHI — India’s military chief, Gen. Bipin Rawat, and 12 others were killed Wednesday in a helicopter crash in southern Tamil Nadu state, the air force said.

It said in a tweet that the helicopter “met with a tragic accident.”

The dead included Rawat’s wife. The air force said one officer, Group Capt. Varun Singh, survived and is being treated in a military hospital.

The air force said the Russian-made Mi-17V5 helicopter was on its way from an air force base to the army defense services college when it crashed near the town of Coonoor, a hill station in Tamil Nadu. The reason for the crash was not immediately known.

Television images from the crash site showed plumes of smoke billowing from the debris as local residents tried to put out the fire and remove bodies from the wreckage.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Rawat had contributed greatly to modernizing the country’s armed forces. “His insights and perspectives on strategic matters were exceptional,” Modi said.

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said Rawat “served the country with exceptional courage and diligence.”

Archrival Pakistan’s army chief, Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa, expressed his condolences on the “tragic death” of Rawat and his wife, its government said in a tweet.

The air force said an inquiry has been ordered into the accident.

Rawat, 63, was the most senior official in the Indian military and the first chief of defense staff, a position created by the government in 2019. He was also an adviser to the Defense Ministry.

His primary task was to overhaul the military, which has struggled to modernize and improve coordination among the army, navy and air force.

He previously served as chief of army staff and also commanded forces in Indian-controlled Kashmir and along the frontier with China. He was a veteran of counterinsurgency operations.

In 2015, Rawat oversaw Indian “surgical strikes” into neighboring Myanmar, when para-commandos entered the country to attack Naga rebels who had ambushed and killed Indian troops.

In 2017, he awarded a gallantry medal to an army officer who had tied a civilian to the front of his jeep in Kashmir, where rebels are fighting Indian rule. The incident sparked controversy within India and outside, with rights groups saying the officer used the man as a human shield against stone-throwing protesters. Rawat said the officer’s actions were within the rules because the army was facing a “dirty war” in the disputed region and had to fight using “innovative” ways.

Last month, he triggered another controversy by saying on television that Kashmir residents are offering to “lynch terrorists themselves” and that it was a “very positive sign.” Lynchings are illegal under Indian law. He did not provide any evidence to support his statement.

Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan, and both claim the entire Himalayan territory. Most Muslim Kashmiris support the rebels’ goal of a united Kashmir, either independent or under Pakistan rule.

Rawat earlier survived a helicopter crash in 2015 in the northeast state of Nagaland.

The type of military transport helicopter that crashed Wednesday, Mi-17V5, is widely used in India by the army and ministers when visiting defense locations.

In 2017, an Mi-17V5 helicopter crashed in northeast Arunachal Pradesh state, killing seven military personnel.

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Associated Press writer Munir Ahmed in Islamabad, Pakistan, contributed to this report.

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Family attorney Jeff Storms, left, accompanies the family of Daunte Wright as they arrive at the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, as opening statements begin in the trial for former suburban Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter. | AP

Jurors will be presented starkly different views of officer Kim Potter, who pulled her handgun on Daunte Wright instead of her Taser in what the defense will claim was an innocent mistake.

MINNEAPOLIS — Opening statements began Wednesday at the manslaughter trial of the Minnesota police officer who killed Black motorist Daunte Wright.

Jurors will be presented starkly different views of officer Kim Potter, who pulled her handgun instead of her Taser in what the defense will claim was an innocent mistake. The prosecution opened its case by portraying her as a veteran cop who had undergone extensive training that warned about such a mix-up.

Prosecutor Erin Eldridge told the jury that the fundamental duty of a police officer is to protect the sanctity of life. She said officers promise to safeguard lives, preserve and protect, and maintain calm.

“They promise never to employ unnecessary force or abuse.” said Eldridge, who also read out loud the oath that Brooklyn Center police officers take.

Potter, 49, is charged with first-degree and second-degree manslaughter in Wright’s April 11 death in Brooklyn Center. The white former officer — she resigned two days after the shooting — has said she meant to use her Taser on the 20-year-old Wright after he tried to drive away from a traffic stop as officers tried to arrest him, but that she grabbed her handgun instead.

Her body camera recorded the shooting.

A mostly white jury was seated last week, setting the stage for testimony to begin in a case that sparked angry demonstrations outside the Brooklyn Center police station last spring. Those demonstrations, with protesters frequently clashing with police in riot gear, happened as former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was on trial just 10 miles away for killing George Floyd.

Potter was training a new officer when they pulled Wright over for having expired license plate tags and an air freshener hanging from the rearview mirror, according to a criminal complaint.

When they found that Wright had an outstanding arrest warrant, they tried to arrest him but he got back into his car instead of cooperating. Potter’s body-camera video recorded her shouting “Taser, Taser, Taser” and “I’ll tase you” before she fired once with her handgun. Afterward, she is heard saying, “I grabbed the wrong (expletive) gun.”

To bolster their claim that it was an accident, defense attorneys have highlighted Potter’s immediate reaction and later body-camera footage that hasn’t been seen by the public in which Potter is said to have repeatedly expressed remorse. But they have also asserted that Potter was within her rights to use deadly force if she had consciously chosen to do so because Wright’s actions endangered other officers at the scene.

“She believed the use of a Taser was appropriate when she saw Mr. Wright’s abject denial of his lawful arrest coupled with his attempted flight,” defense attorney Paul Engh wrote in a pretrial filing seeking to dismiss one of the charges. “She could have shot him.”

Prosecutors have countered that Potter had been trained on Taser use several times during her 26-year police career, including twice in the six months that preceded the shooting. In one of their own pretrial filings, they cited training that explicitly warns officers about confusing a handgun with a Taser and directs them “to learn the differences between their Taser and firearm to avoid such confusion.”

Potter, they argued in their filing, “consciously and intentionally acted in choosing to use force on Daunte Wright and in reaching for, drawing, pointing, and manipulating a weapon.”

A jury of 14 people, including two white alternates, will hear the case. Nine of the 12 jurors likely to deliberate are white, one is Black and two are Asian.

The jury’s racial makeup is roughly in line with the demographics of Hennepin County, which is about 74% white. But the jury is notably less diverse than the one that convicted Chauvin in Floyd’s killing.

Potter has told the court she will testify.

The most serious charge against Potter requires prosecutors to prove recklessness, while the lesser requires them to prove culpable negligence. Minnesota’s sentencing guidelines call for a prison term of just over seven years on the first-degree manslaughter count and four years on the second-degree one. Prosecutors have said they will seek a longer sentence.

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Drivers were searching for a person who reportedly feel in the river Dec. 7, 2021, in the Loop. | Chicago Fire Department

The man was sitting on the side of the river in the 300 block of North Canal Street and jumped in wearing a backpack, police said.

A man died after he was pulled from the Chicago River Tuesday afternoon in the Loop.

The man was sitting on the side of the river in the 300 block of North Canal Street and jumped in wearing a backpack around noon, Chicago police said.

Divers then dropped into the river from a helicopter near Lake Street and found the man 20 minutes later, fire department officials said.

The man, in his late 40s, was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital and pronounced dead at 2:49 p.m., according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

An autopsy was scheduled to determine the cause and manner of death.

The temperature in Chicago was around 20 degrees Tuesday morning.

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John Travolta and Karen Lynn Gorney strut their stuff in “Saturday Night Fever,” the crowning achievement of producer Robert Stigwood. | Paramount Home Entertainment

HBO doc tracks the trailblazing career of Robert Stigwood, the Bee Gees manager who got ‘Saturday Night Fever’ on the screen.

My favorite nugget in the HBO documentary “Mr. Saturday Night” concerns director John G. Avildsen, who was fresh off the triumphant “Rocky” and had signed on to direct John Travolta in “Saturday Night Fever” — and announced his intentions to dump the Bee Gees songs from the movie and go in another direction.

Yikes. Avildsen was relieved of his duties, John Badham was brought aboard, and the rest is movie — and movie soundtrack — history.

The Australian entrepreneur/manager/producer/showman Robert Stigwood is the subject of “Mr. Saturday Night,” a bad title for the latest chapter in HBO’s “Music Box” documentary series. (You can see why it’s a bad title if you do a Google search of “Mr. Saturday Night” and the Billy Crystal movie and subsequent Broadway musical of the same name pops up. Why not come up with something original?)

Told in solid, straightforward, traditional documentary style and relying heavily on voice-over interviews from unspecified time periods, old TV clips, behind-the-scenes footage and period-piece still photos, “Mr. Saturday Night” tracks the Australian-born Stigwood’s trailblazing career in its entirety — but a great deal of focus is on the fascinating tale of how “Saturday Night Fever” came to be. First, though, we learn about Stigwood’s days in the 1960s promoting and managing the likes of Cream and Eric Clapton and the Bee Gees, producing the first theatrical production of “Jesus Christ Superstar” and then his expansion into the film adaptations of “Superstar,” “Tommy,” “Grease” and “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” (yikes).

After reading Nik Cohn’s 1976 New York magazine article titled “Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night,” Stigwood pitched Paramount Pictures CEO Barry Diller and Paramount’s movie studio chief Michael Eisner on a movie adaptation of Cohn’s strikingly original chronicle about the working-class subculture in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, where once a week the neighborhood twentysomethings would spend their hard-earned money at the disco 2001 Odyssey, where they would hit the dance floor and blow off steam. (Cohn later admitted the piece was pure fiction.)

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Robert Stigwood in 1978.

Diller and Eisner reluctantly agreed to the concept, with Stigwood bringing “Welcome Back, Kotter” star John Travolta aboard to star as Tony Manero — and perhaps even more vital to the film’s enormous success was Stigwood listening to some demo songs from his old friends the Bee Gees and realizing they were perfect for “Saturday Night Fever.” This was a time when movie soundtracks were an afterthought, so when Stigwood asked Paramount to forego any royalties to the double album, the execs shrugged and said OK — and Stigwood reportedly took in $4 for every one of the 40 million copies sold.

The man was a showman but also a great businessman. And he was such a high-profile figure in the 1970s that when Merv Griffin had the Bee Gees on his TV show to take a victory lap for the monstrous success of the “Fever” soundtrack, Stigwood was introduced right along with them and sat in on the interview.

Stigwood remained a part of show business through the decades to come until his death in London in 2016 at the age of 81. Disco was a sensation and then a joke and then the target of widespread backlash — but if you watch the gritty and rough “Saturday Night Fever” today, Travolta’s charismatic performances shines through, and the soundtrack is spectacular. Robert Stigwood had the touch.

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Winters in Chicago are infamously drawn-out and frigid. It’s not uncommon to reach February and wonder if you’ll feel the warmth of sunlight on your face again. To make the most of the winter months that lie ahead (and gasp – maybe even appreciate them), we’ve compiled a list of the best winter family activities to try in Chicago. Whether you embrace the cold outside or prefer hiding away indoors, Chicago offers plenty of activities to enjoy this winter.

Stroll through flower-lined paths at Garfield Park Conservatory

300 N Central Park Ave, Chicago, IL 60624

If you find yourself needing a break from the gray skies, Chicago’s conservatories provide the perfect respite. As one of the largest botanical conservatories in the world, the Garfield Park Conservatory boasts several garden display houses. From desert cacti to tropical palm trees, the conservatory showcases thousands of plant species from around the world. Their winter flower show, Serenity, is named for the calming properties of flowers such as hyacinth, zinnias, salvias, and cosmos on display.

Reservations can be made online and are required before visiting.

Experience the Tropical at Lincoln Park Conservatory

2391 N Stockton Dr, Chicago, IL 60614

For another spot to escape the cold, step inside the glasshouse of the Lincoln Park Conservatory, and you’ll discover vibrant flowers and warm, tropical temperatures. Built in the late 1800s, the tranquil space features four display rooms for visitors to peruse, including The Palm House, Orchid House, Fern Room, and Show House.

Reservations are required before visiting the conservatory.

Glide Across the Ice at Maggie Daley Park

Lace-up your skates and hit the ice rink – the famed ice skating ribbon at Maggie Daley Park is now open. Skate around in circles to your heart’s desire with a gorgeous backdrop of the city’s silver skyline. Plus, the park has teamed up this year with Immersive Van Gogh, an experiential art exhibit, to project works inspired by Van Gogh’s Starry Night and Sunflowers onto the ice. 

If you prefer a more traditional ice skating rink, the McCormick Tribune Ice Rink in Millennium Park is another spot to skate close by. The Bean sculpture overlooks this popular ice skating rink, which means you’re right in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the city. 

Both open through March, admission to the rinks at Maggie Daley Park and Millenium Park are free on weekdays. However, skate rentals cost extra and reservations must be made online. Weekends only have selected sessions for free.

See Frozen at the newly reopened Chicago Broadway

175 E Chestnut St, Chicago, IL 60611

Transport yourself to the frozen kingdom of Adendelle this winter by seeing the hit Disney film Frozen come to life on stage. Follow along as Princess Anna sets out to search for her sister, Queen Elsa, whose magical powers unintentionally trap the kingdom of Arendelle in an endless, frozen winter. This Broadway production of Frozen features twelve new songs as well as seven songs from the original film, such as Do You Want to Build a Snowman?, Love is an Open Door, and of course, Let It Go. 

With dazzling set design and fun musical performances, Frozen on Broadway is the perfect show for the whole family. The production is running until January 22nd at Cadillac Palace Theatre.

Experience Christmas in Chicago

The Christmas season is undoubtedly the best part about winter in Chicago. Luckily, there are infinite ways to celebrate the holidays in this city. First, head over to the Christkindl Market in the Loop or Wrigleyville to grab a warm cup of hot chocolate in a souvenir mug while you peruse unique handmade gifts and German delicacies from vendors. Around the block, check out Macy’s on State Street, known for its cheerful window displays and a 45-foot Christmas tree in the store’s restaurant. 

After that, make your way over to Zoolights in Lincoln Park to see the Lincoln Park Zoo transformed into a winter wonderland by thousands of dazzling lights and beautiful Christmas displays. While you’re there, visit Santa Claus and take a ride on the endangered species carousel. Admission to Zoolights costs $5 and tickets must be purchased online in advance.

Cheer on Your Favorite Chicago team

The Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks are back in action this winter at the United Center with single-game tickets on sale now. 

Catch superstar DeMar DeRozan and the rest of the impressive Bulls roster hit the court this season. While you’re there, stop at one of the arena’s many food vendors for a snack. Grab a taco from Big Star Taco or a chicken sandwich from Leghorn Chicken. Single game tickets can be purchased online

If basketball isn’t your thing, throw on your Blackhawks jersey and watch a thrilling game on ice. Tickets start at around $15 for each game. Purchase a family pack (includes a ticket as well as a food and beverage credit) or go for an expanded gameday experience package, which includes a tour of the Blackhawk’s training facilities, a pregame buffet, and an open skate at Fifth Third Arena.

Discover the Perfect Sledding Hill

Lace-up your snow boots and grab your sled for an afternoon in the park. Chicago may not be known for its hilly terrain, but there are several places throughout the city to catch some speed.

Just outside Soldier Field, a designated sledding hill with a 33-foot vertical drop and 220-foot slope overlooks a breathtaking view of the city skyline. When there’s not enough snow in the winter to cover the hill, the Chicago Park District pumps out faux-snow to maintain the perfect sledding conditions.

Often dubbed as one of Chicago’s best-kept secrets, a different slope at Dan Ryan Woods offers an exciting ride down a 200-foot hill. Located in the Beverly neighborhood, the hill is staffed seven days a week by the Cook County Forest Preserve.

Expand Your Imagination at the WNDR Museum

1130 W Monroe St, Chicago, IL 60607

Feeling uninspired during the winter months? Ignite your creativity by taking a visit to the WNDR Museum. Located in West Loop, the WNDR Museum is a multi-sensory, experiential art exhibit designed by contemporary artists. Curiosity is key to being fully immersed in all that this museum has to offer. From a playful light installation to a mirrored infinity room, each exhibit invites you to interact with the art itself and be wowed by the unique perspectives. 

Plan your trip to the WNDR Museum by purchasing tickets online. General admission tickets cost $30 with tickets for children (ages 3-12) costing $25 for the experience. Children two and under are free.

Featured Image Credit: Lincoln Park Zoo

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