The holidays are here and government officials at all levels are busy finalizing budgets and other matters. Chicago finally passed its budget Monday after aldermen successfully pressured the mayor’s office to reverse the property tax increase.
At the national level, a government shutdown is looming after President-elect Donald Trump insisted that his allies in Congress only approve the budget if it includes a debt ceiling increase.
The country saw another tragic school shooting in Wisconsin this week. The suspect in the murder of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare was extradited to New York. Amazon and Starbucks workers went on strike.
The Chicago Bears extended their eight-game losing streak on Monday with a 30-12 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. As team management continues the search for its next head coach, players prepare to take on the Detroit Lions on Sunday at Soldier Field. And a 20-year sports feud in Chicago thawed this week, when Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts invited Sammy Sosa to the 2025 Cubs Convention.
Before we get into it, the quotes team is taking a break for the holidays, but on December 24th we have a special edition, year-end news quiz for you. So keep an eye on that! And we’ll be back in the new year with your regularly scheduled quotation quizzes.
Here is the Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for the week of December 15-21. Missed last week? You can find it here or view our previous editions of Quotes of the Week.
