This cold week in Chicago started off with a win. The Bears finished a disappointing season with a game-winning field goal to beat the rival Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field and didn’t waste any time before turning their focus toward hiring a new head coach. Notre Dame beat Penn State 27-24 in the Orange Bowl, earning the Irish a spot in the College Football Playoff title game. And the man who purchased Michael Jordan’s Highland Park mansion is offering co-ownership shares.
Infamous former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan took the stand this week in his corruption trial. Plus, there was drama in Madigan’s old stomping grounds after a popular bill that would ban the sale of synthetic hemp products was not brought to a vote, signaling a rough legislative season ahead.
For the first time in our nation’s history, a president has been sentenced as a felon. Donald Trump was given no jail time or other penalty in his New York hush money case, but his conviction still stands. Across the country, Los Angeles is fighting historic wildfires that have forced hundreds of thousands to evacuate. The nation also honored the late Jimmy Carter on Thursday, with President Joe Biden giving the eulogy.
Without further ado: the Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz, with excerpts and utterances from the week spanning Jan. 5 to 11.
Missed last week? You can find it here or check out our past editions of Quotes of the Week.