CHP is conducting traffic breaks in the Mojave Desert near the California-Nevada state line as Californians head to Las Vegas for Super Bowl weekend. READ MORE HERE:

On the day after the Lakers unveiled a statue of Kobe Bryant, hundreds of people lined up Friday morning to view the 19-foot bronze likeness outside Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles. READ MORE HERE: https://abc7.com/kobe-bryant-statue-public-crypto-arena-lakers/14404483/

KOBE STATUE NOW OPEN TO PUBLIC: On the day after the Lakers unveiled a statue of Kobe Bryant, hundreds of people lined up Friday morning to view the 19-foot bronze likeness outside Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles. #shorts

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President Joe Biden addressed Americans on Thursday night, pushing back on comments on his age and mental capacity in a Special Counsel report that cleared him of wrongdoing in connection to the handling of classified documents, NBC Chicago’s Courtney Sisk reports.

Public safety and turnover rate within the office were discussed at Thursday’s Democratic Cook County State’s Attorney debate, as Clayton Harris and Eileen O’Neill Burke sparred on the issues, NBC Chicago’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

A bakery in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood was targeted by a burglar for the third time in just six months, NBC Chicago’s Vi Nguyen reports.

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Celebrate National Pizza day with special deals, discounts and offers from your favorite pizza shops - and maybe you'll have some leftovers for the Super Bowl! #NationalPizzaDay #Dominos #SuperBowl

A tornado whipped through Wisconsin, a first in February for the state, destroying multiple structures and homes. #Tornadoes #Weather #CaughtOnCamera

Chris Pratt is a Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce fan! The star says the couple's romance got his wife more interested in football. Read more: Chris Pratt steps out as 'Mr. P' in Pringles Super Bowl 58 commercial #AdMeter #SuperBowl #ChrisPratt

Lamar Jackson won the NFL Honors MVP with near-unanimous support as he says he hopes next year his team will be in the Super Bowl. #LamarJackson #NFL #BaltimoreRavens