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  "textContent": "<p>Misty McMichael, who successfully lobbied for her husband Steve’s inclusion into the Pro Football Hall of Fame before his death in April, was arrested Friday and charged with domestic battery.</p><p>Will County sheriffs arrested the 55-year-old at a Frankfort home, where she was accused by an unnamed man of arguing for hours and choking him. A witness said the two had been arguing. Records indicate she was charged with misdemeanor domestic battery and physical contact. She was booked at 7:23 a.m. Friday.</p><p>Steve “Mongo” McMichael <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2025/04/23/bears-steve-mcmichael-dies-obituary-als-hall-of-fame-defensive-lineman-nfl\" target=\"_blank\" >died at 67 in April</a>, four years after being diagnosed with ALS. The defensive lineman played for the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears\" target=\"_blank\" >Bears</a> from 1981 to 1993 and ranks second in franchise history in sacks and third in tackles. </p><p>He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in August 2024 after a successful lobbying effort. He received a gold jacket at his Homer Glen, with fellow Hall of Famers Richard Dent, Jimbo Covert and Mike Singletary by his bedside.</p>",
  "title": "Hall of Famer Steve McMichael's widow Misty arrested",
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