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2018 > December > 25
- The best tweets and funniest people of 2018
- Most government offices closed for Christmas; transit agencies operate on holiday schedule
- My favorite nonfiction books of 2018
- Ask Amy: Column responses that are meant to inspire
- Column: Dreaming of a pink Christmas
- For newly divorced, it’s important to stick to custody agreement over holidays
- Reading with relish: Hot dog cafe opens inside Oak Lawn library
- 10 quirky facts as Encyclopedia Britannica turns 250
- 50 stories that defined Chicago sports in 2018
- Attorney for wrestler made to cut dreadlocks condemns referee’s ‘outrageous conduct’
- 5 observations from rewatching Bears-49ers: Mitch Trubisky’s command of short throws, Roquan Smith’s blitzing and more
- NFL power rankings: All eyes will be on the Saints in the NFC playoffs
- Playoff expansion is inevitable. The results of these Big Ten bowl picks are not.
- Indonesia tsunami survivors remain jittery as deaths hit 429
- Being smart for the Bears means balancing staying healthy with eliminating the Vikings — and that’s no simple task
- Puebla exige una investigación transparente tras la muerte de la Gobernadora y su esposo
- Northwest Indiana clergy embrace hope for the future in Christmas messages
- Lockport man syncs Christmas light show at his house to radio broadcast
- Kane County Coroner’s Office staff volunteers to deliver 650 free meals to homeless people on Christmas Day
- Decent: Flaming pudding, cracker pulling and watching the queen on the telly all part of the English Christmas tradition
- McGrath: Christmas isn’t Christmas without the whole family together for the festivities — even Uncle Eddie
- A ‘most delightful collaboration’: Zion Township’s annual Elf Network brings holiday cheer to 50 families
- Inside the life of a Hammond man who looks a lot like Santa Claus
- Quickly: Failure to secure southern border is hypocrisy; dump Trump; trickle down doesn’t work
- Winthrop Harbor hopes lakefront hotel will make village a tourist destination
- Talk of the County: More red-light cameras in Waukegan?
- Calendar: Food drive for Northern Illinois Food Bank runs through Dec. 27
- Top stories of 2018: Plea deal closes case of 2005 Mother’s Day slaying that killed 2 Zion girls
- Chicago police seize more than 9,600 illegal guns in 2018
- Mashed Potatoes make Mommy’s Little Piggy eating champs
- Comparan a Trump con el ‘Grinch’, por cuestionar a un niño su creencia en Santa Claus
- Renew My Church initiative aims to rebuild Chicago’s Catholic population
- Trump offers holiday greetings to U.S. troops
- Sixth Man of the Year contender Derrick Rose deserves praise for his perseverance and play
- Christmas Mass at Cook County Jail
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018
- How is data being collected and used in my car?
- Muere otro niño inmigrante bajo la custodia del Gobierno de EEUU
- Cat dies in Christmas Day house fire possibly caused by candles
- Mike Clark’s Chicago-area boys basketball rankings, Dec. 25
- Christmas at Apostolic Faith Church
- Inmigrantes mexicanos de Chicago crean un frente contra austeridad de Obrador
- Wrestling notes: Marmion’s Brad Gross looks to compete for 160-pound state title in honor of his late father
- Reclutan expertos internacionales para esclarecer fatal accidente de Gobernadora de Puebla
- A unanimous Hall of Fame election for Mariano Rivera? As one genius put it, that’s ‘insane’
- Moran: Closed roads finally reopen across Lake County
- ASK TOM: What a difference a year can make
- 2019 Jaguar I-Pace EV400 HSE at a glance
- GoFundMe says donors in alleged scam by couple, homeless man have been refunded
- Merriest Christmas: Naperville North’s Iverson family celebrates state titles in soccer, cross country
- State Rep. Vernon Smith hosts about 700 for Christmas dinner at Gary’s Genesis Center
- Woman who donated body to science becomes world’s most detailed virtual cadaver
- Wrestling notes: Merrillville’s Anthony Atria stays positive despite football injury, death of his mother
- Notre Dame’s running game would get a massive boost if Clemson’s Dexter Lawrence is suspended from the Cotton Bowl
- Trump: Government stays closed as long as Dems reject wall
- Baranek: Governors State senior Milica Maras brings honors home to Serbia for Christmas
- Protests in Tunisia after journalist sets himself on fire
- East Aurora High School food pantry leaders say ‘the whole school has embraced us’
- Economic growth is slowing all around the world
- New interactive exhibit at Elgin’s Gail Borden Public Library explores how things fly
- Chicago not alone in recording a snowless Christmas
- 8-year-old boy is second Guatemalan child to die in immigration custody this month
- Fortunately, that 7-year-old who talked to Trump about Santa had no idea what ‘marginal’ meant
- Trump asks child calling to track Santa if she still believes: ‘At 7, it’s marginal, right?”
- Dying of cancer, she fought for D.C.’s right-to-die law. Then she fought Congress and her doctors to use it.
- Japan will resume commercial whaling, but not in Antarctic