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A Mississippi election report draws the week's largest audience, while an Arizona Bears fan's sticker catches the team's attention.
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Chicagoans with Mississippi roots react to Senate race
NBC Chicago had one of the strongest weeks for views among its nearby local-news peers, close to NBCLA's weekly total. The biggest draw was a story that found a Chicago connection far beyond Illinois: Mississippi's unfinished Senate election.
"Chicagoans with Mississippi roots react to Senate race" reached roughly a quarter of a million views. Marion Brooks' report visits Sip & Savor in Bronzeville, where the contest between Scott Colom and Cindy Hyde-Smith brings out memories of migration, parents and grandparents. Joe Hall remembers his late mother; Deanna Newsom explains why the prospect of change in Mississippi carries meaning across generations. At the time of the report, the result remained too close to call.
But the upload drawing the most daily views right now is a lighter piece of Chicago identity: "Bears fans' 'stanky leg' sticker gets team's attention." Its subject grew up west of Chicago and now lives in Arizona, with a sticker design that has caught Hallas Hall's eye. It has a much smaller total audience than the election report, but is currently attracting views a little faster.
Across its 15 uploads, the station also covered uncertainty over Soldier Field parking and PJ Randhawa's explanation of open-enrollment changes involving FSAs and weight-loss drug coverage. That practical benefits report is another of the channel's strongest daily draws.
Subscribers increased modestly over the week, although daily views are now well below their usual pace. For NBC Chicago, attention is spread across an unusually personal election story, football loyalties and the fine print of employer health plans.
Democratic nominee for Mississippi’s U.S. Senate seat in 2026. He has served as district attorney for Mississippi’s 16th Judicial District since 2016.
More on Wikipedia ›Republican U.S. senator from Mississippi, serving since 2018. She previously held state offices, including agriculture and commerce commissioner.
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The videos drawing views on NBC Chicago right now
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- Channel
- NBC Chicago
- Subscribers
- 459,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 3,299,049
- Videos published this week
- 15
- Video published
- November 7, 2026
- Video views so far
- 251,798
- Views on its first day
- 216,016
The numbers
Here is NBC Chicago's week in views and subscribers.
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A Flexible Spending Account lets employees set aside pretax money for eligible expenses.