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'Touchdown Jesus' watches over the University of Notre Dame, with a lot to be proud of this football season.
SPORTS

Notre Dame's Golden Revival Ends in Heartbreak, But Signals a New Era

Beset by injuries Monday night, the Irish simply ran out of enough healthy pieces to upset the best team in college football this year. But they didn't run out of heart — a reality that begs a sequel.

Former Tribune Sports Editor Michael Wanbaugh weighs on an unforgettable season for the Fighting Irish.

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Supporters pass food into the strikers.
HISTORY

The Greek Restaurant that Fed a Strike

In 1936, Bendix workers staged an eight-day sit-in strike. If it hadn't been for the Greek restaurant that kept them fed, their efforts would have never succeeded.

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AI-generated image showing the apprehension of South Bend's chicken thieves in 1925
HISTORY

100 Ago, We Had a Problem with Chicken Thieves

Even during peak Prohibition, purloined poultry was a primary problem in South Bend. Aaron Helman remembers the South Bend Chicken Thief Gang of 1925.

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