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- Ask Amy: Woman in treatment refuses to be ‘the sick girl’
- Best Cyber Monday deals
- Lake Bluff trustee resigns
- Column: How a ‘Klaus’ writer made his mom, and his third cousin, once-removed, proud
- Column: It’s the most wonderful time to see ‘The Nutcracker’
- Editorial: Get your Real ID driver’s license: October 2020 is coming. You don’t want to be stranded at the airport.
- Letters: Create dedicated bus lanes on Lake Shore Drive
- Column: Former staffers keep writing books about how inept Donald Trump is. We shouldn’t buy books from cowards.
- Watch Cheesehead hats get made in quirky factory tour in Milwaukee
- Commentary: Shovel your sidewalks, Chicago. Solve a mobility problem and avoid having this note left on your door.
- Daywatch: One suburb’s deadly year, legal recreational weed is almost here and the best Cyber Monday deals
- If you’re disabled, accessing transit can be like solving a puzzle with a lot of missing pieces
- High school mechanics students help seniors get cars ready for winter
- Hundreds of flights delayed as Chicago’s weather likely to worsen into the night with snow and a lakeshore flood warning
- Editorial: How to fix this trade-off of Illinois hospitals’ property tax breaks in return for charity care
- Amazon pulls Auschwitz-themed products, including Christmas ornaments, bottle openers and a Birkenau ‘massacre’ mouse pad
- The 10 best books of 2019
- People, many from out of state, line up in Michigan for first day of legal recreational marijuana sales
- How a brother’s devotion pushed Kofi Cockburn from Jamaica to the U.S., where he’s now a 7-foot sensation for Illinois basketball
- New higher-speed Florida train has the highest death rate in the nation. Most of the deaths have been suicides.
- Dwyane Wade defends son’s appearance after family photo
- State panel faces Dec. 31 deadline for property tax relief recommendations
- A problem with Hertz lost and found: Where’s my wallet? Travel Troubleshooter investigates.
- FBI investigating gang hit on Chicago rapper who taunted rivals with his music
- The best books of 2019
- Student-run ‘Butler’ business part of incubator class at Barrington High School, also a source of income for participants and service to community
- Montana Gov. Steve Bullock drops out of Democratic race for president
- Amazon released a competitor for the AirPods in time for the holidays — but are they worth it?
- Ask Anna: Should I ask my girlfriend to spank me?
- Fantasy football: 10 players to pick up on the waiver wire in Week 14
- Affordable mental health care? It’s getting even tougher to access
- Alanis Morissette reveals ‘Jagged Little Pill’ 25th anniversary tour dates — with a stop in Chicagoland area
- Dictionary.com’s word of the year – thanks to our collective angst – is ‘existential’
- Illinois teen charged in mother’s killing was ‘involuntarily drugged’ with antidepressant, her attorney says
- 2019 was a rocky year for superheroes – until ‘Watchmen’ raised the bar for the genre
- 4 held in fatal stabbing of East Chicago man: Lake Station police
- Go ahead, go nuts on Cyber Monday online deals. If you reconsider, it’s easier than ever to return stuff.
- ‘Piojo’ Herrera, DT América: ‘Muchos nos daban por muerto’ (VIDEO)
- 40 years ago: The Who concert in Cincinnati where 11 died
- Opera and jazz reviews: Radvanovsky excels in Lyric’s ‘Three Queens’; rambunctious saxes at Green Mill
- This week in Chicago arts, food and drink via ChicagoNow
- Lake County Public Library brings Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to school districts
- Things to do in Chicago today | Dec. 2
- Weird weather terms
- Questlove to make directorial debut with ‘Black Woodstock’
- Failing ice cellars signal changes in Alaska whaling towns
- 10 ways to make the holidays more peaceful
- Selle: Illinois continues to stall on outlawing vaping devices
- Entertaining expert offers tips for holiday hosting
- Aurora fire displaces six residents
- Column: Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union offer a master class in parenting with their unwavering support of son Zion’s path
- Talk of the County: There should be age limit for politicians like ‘old wicked witch’ Pelosi
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019
- ‘Little Women’ review: 4 stars for Greta Gerwig’s terrific version of the classic
- La reina del ultramaratón será honrada en su tierra mexicana
- Talk of the County: Kim Foxx will always be stained by Jussie Smollett case
- Luz y sombras tras un año de AMLO en el poder
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019
- ‘Frozen 2,’ ‘Missing Link’ lead 47th Annie Award nominations
- EEUU reimpone aranceles al acero y aluminio de Brasil y Argentina
- Help Them to Hope
- New life for landmark Gary high schools? Housing authority ponders renovation of Emerson, Horace Mann
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019
- Batavia ‘really comes together’ for tree lighting ceremony
- News-Sun girls basketball rankings and player of the week for Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019
- Talk of the County: There’s a lot to like about Waukegan
- Armed robbers target men in two separate attacks that end in shootings, Chicago police say
- 5 things to do in Lake County Dec. 6-8
- Lightfoot despide a Johnson como superintendente de Policía
- Tribune Publishing adds two board seats for Alden; hedge fund’s stake capped at 33% until end of June
- AP Top 25 Reality Check: Examining ‘Bama’s drop from top 5
- Super Bowl preview? 49ers-Ravens was fun to watch
- Roger Federer’s face to be minted on Swiss coin
- Column: Christmas is coming fast. Here are the things you should be panicking about.
- LSU fans invited to grab a grassy gift ahead of championship
- ‘The Banker’ cast and director defend film after Apple delays release
- Black Friday weekend scorecard: Target, Best Buy, Walmart, Lululemon emerge as winners
- Girls basketball notes: Illinois State recruit Kate Bullman’s fast start for Grayslake Central comes after offseason strength training
- Read Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s statement on firing Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson
- MCA’s record breaking night of art — and style
- Bannockburn looks to add retail space, apartment complex under new annexation proposal
- Piano master Marcus Roberts will reinvent Gershwin’s Concerto in F with Chicago Philharmonic
- 5 things to do in northwest Indiana Dec. 6-8
- Duck Duck Goat is back open after early November fire forced it to close
- Post-Tribune girls basketball rankings and player of the week for Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019
- ‘How America Travels’ survey reveals consumer and travel advisor confidence
- ¿La de Messi? Cartagena sortea la Copa América Colombia y Argentina-2020
- White House Christmas decorations
- Michigan jumps from unranked to No. 4 in college basketball poll, while 8-0 DePaul can’t crack the Top 25
- Deerfield library’s new MakerSpace excites kids
- Person to Person: New people in your life reduces boredom
- Stovetop recipe for tender Brussels sprouts
- Desbarranca autobús y hay 20 muertos
- Signature cocktails make a party more fun
- Pond restoration in Highland Park gets state grant
- Who could give advice to Charlize Theron about being a celebrity? Only Jennifer Lopez
- Daily Southtown wrestling rankings and wrestler of the week for Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019
- Review: World premiere of Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Twas the Night Before’ has dazzle but not yet a holiday heart
- El vetado béisbol de Venezuela en cinco perfiles
- Lincolnshire trustees likely to ban recreational use pot dispensaries now but may be open to change their minds later
- 18-year-old charged in deaths of Lake County teens asks for change of venue in Porter County
- Ukraine president denies talk of ‘quid pro quo’ with Trump, says allies ‘can’t go blocking’ aid in a time of war
- Girls basketball notes: ‘Selfless’ junior guard Alyna Santiago ‘does all those little things’ for Crown Point
- 3 Michigan police officers shot and wounded, hostage found dead inside home, officials say
- Aumenta a 22 cifra de muertos por enfrentamiento en México
- Tree lighting a favorite event in Libertyville
- Is it sore throat or strep throat?
- Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp defies Trump, appoints Kelly Loeffler to fill U.S. Senate seat, setting up 2020 fight
- 10 things to do in the Naperville, Fox Valley Dec. 6-10
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019
- Shout Out: Vade Sankar
- Analysis: Why TV networks may be afraid of investigative stories
- Así luce Villa Unión luego del enfrentamiento del sábado
- Clemson and Ohio State head into conference championship week with best odds to win College Football Playoff
- Knowles: Financial experts share advice for spending wisely while holiday shopping
- Sprout Social’s $183 million IPO could be big win for Chicago’s tech sector
- Camp helps seniors tackle issues of aging, consider job prospects
- Downtown Aurora gets a restaurant for the pre-theater crowd, plus more restaurant news
- Pumpkin Plod competitors brave the cold before turkey time
- Wrestling notes: Colton Drousias embraces ‘the grind’ as returning state champion for Mount Carmel
- Man found fatally shot in Block 37 in Loop, wound may have been self-inflicted
- Clergy from Deerfield, Highland Park share messages of generosity during interfaith Thanksgiving service
- Deerfield fundraising boosts pediatric heart research
- New restaurants coming in 2020 from America’s top chefs
- ‘Sesame Street’ is still teaching the world how to be nice
- West Side forward Jalen Washington to miss the season with a torn ACL
- Justin Stone, the Cubs’ new director of hitting, is a ‘baseball guy first’ but blends that with biokinetics: ‘You’ve got to have some background in tech’
- White House Christmas decorations celebrate the ‘Spirit of America’
- Former state Sen. Toi Hutchinson now adviser to Gov. J.B. Pritzker on recreational pot, raising question of whether her original job title was unconstitutional
- Wrestling notes: Batavia’s Mikey Caliendo plans on ‘sticking’ at 145 pounds for the rest of the season
- ‘The Aeronauts’ review: ‘The Theory of Everything’ co-stars Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones reteam for some quality time in the sky
- Quickly
- Park Forest volunteers help veterans throughout Southland, because ‘some only have a mattress on the floor’
- Crown Point woman with 80-year voting record dies on Thanksgiving at 105
- Don’t worry, Chicago, that Canada Goose jacket shouldn’t ruin your chance at finding love
- Europe loses another round in Boeing-Airbus trade battle
- Training in Elmwood Park hopes to snare substitute teachers
- Meet the 3 Chicago designers on the new season of ‘Project Runway,’ the most the show has ever had
- At least 208 people have been killed amid protests in Iran, Amnesty International says
- Lake Forest ceremony sets Market Square aglow
- Criticism mounts as ‘peak’ season for Amazon arrives
- In Florida, you’ll finally be able to buy medical marijuana the way you want it
- ‘Tis the season to buy CBD products – thanks to Congress
- Shoppers ring up record online sales ahead of Cyber Monday
- Piece-a-Cake bakery closing after 25 years in downtown East Dundee
- Cyber Monday 2019 on track to set record
- ‘We are not going to rebuild’: Valparaiso’s expectations for next season remain high after loss in Class 5A state final
- New list of Cubs’ top 10 prospects is dominated by Class A players
- Washington’s Chris Petersen resigns, Jimmy Lake to take over
- Why Pete Davidson may not actually be able to claim $1 million for non-disclosure agreement breaches
- Police: Three men threaten to kill Oak Park resident during carjacking, drag her out of car
- Impeachment shadows President Trump on trip to NATO leaders meeting in London
- El cuadro de honor del Balón de Oro 2019
- One person, two cats and a rabbit rescued from North Main Street fire in Naperville
- Lionel Messi, U.S. captain Megan Rapinoe win Ballon d’Or awards
- PM&L presents holiday favorite ‘The Best Christmas Pageant’
- ‘Dusting’ of snow Monday should be last precipitation until Saturday, but hundreds of flights delayed and Lakefront Trail closed because of high water
- Letters: Spitting on a cop is bad. The cop body-slamming the spitter is worse.
- U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter of California says he will plead guilty to corruption charges, indicates he’s leaving Congress
- United Auto Workers announces tighter financial controls after bribery scandal
- Commentary: I hated Mister Rogers — until I fell into a depression
- Rock out at City Works Eatery and Pour House themed brunch
- Infecciones, hemorragias, parto prematuro…
- Editorial: Lori Lightfoot’s firing of Eddie Johnson: A step toward CPD accountability
- Lionel Messi supera a Cristiano Ronaldo
- Quentin Road Christmas pageant brings biblical stories to the stage
- Nada personal
- NBC, union investigate ‘America’s Got Talent’ racism report, after Gabrielle Union firing
- Production crew uses Elgin’s Gifford Park neighborhood, history museum for scenes in new ‘Fargo’ show
- Speak Out: Columnist Davich misses point on Trump and Ukraine
- Lake County agencies seek ‘more bang for our buck’ through consolidation of 911 services
- Speak Out: Why was Oak Lawn village manager allowed to retire?
- Historic church bells — along with some new ones — installed at Niles Leaning Tower
- ‘I’m done being quiet’: Ex-FBI lawyer Lisa Page ends silence, slams Trump’s ‘sickening’ attacks
- Chicago data scientist continues to impress on ‘Jeopardy!’
- Why ‘Frozen’ and ‘Star Wars’ matter so much to toy makers this holiday season
- GOP budget writer picked as Indiana House speaker successor
- Waukegan orchestra’s Do-It-Yourself Messiah welcomes singers and listeners alike
- Andy Ruiz: ‘No tengo presión porque ya conseguí mi sueño’
- 30 of the trendiest places people traveled to in the 2010s
- South Shore Line eyes plans for extreme winter weather; ‘If it gets too extreme, we’ll cancel service’
- Commentary: What ‘Dark Waters’ reveals about corporate science
- Trustees approve $30M budget for 2020, holding line on property tax levy and tripling capital spending: ‘More roadwork done…same amount of money by doing it all at one time’
- Is it safe to go vegan in older age?
- Artist hopes bear sculptures bring ‘some play and fun’ to the Pedway
- Column: Twitter exchange with Cook County assessor sums up outrage and exodus: Tax hikes are paying for debt, not services.
- ‘To see this falling apart is heartbreaking’: As waves pick up, forecasters warn of more erosion at Portage Lakefront and Pavilion
- The Spin: As Mayor Lightfoot hands Eddie Johnson his walking papers – a look back at how she stood up for him, and the timeline for replacing him
- Former Quiote staffers opening Latin American restaurant in Lincoln Park this winter
- Memorial Opera House fundraiser concert is set as old-fashioned radio show
- 5 things we heard from Bears coordinators, including Leonard Floyd gutting through the Lions game and preparing Mitch Trubisky for the ‘elite’ Cowboys pressure
- Broken lamp lights the way for 18 years of Turkey Bowl football games in Clarendon Hills
- Galesburg felon sentenced to nine years in prison for selling guns to undercover officers in Waukegan
- Speak Out
- ‘It hits us in the heart’: Pennsylvania mom charged with murder, accused of hanging her children
- Corrections and clarifications
- ‘Tell mommy you can’t breathe’: Videos played in court as judge finds man guilty in Winthrop Harbor animal torture case
- Lonnie Allison, former executive director of Billy Graham Center, dies
- Police identify 20-year-old man fatally shot in Aurora; had previously been shot as a 3-year old
- Salt Creek’s ‘Nutcracker’ is new to McAninch stage
- Trump administration mulls up to 100% tariffs on $2.4 billion worth of French imports in retaliation for tax on American tech giants
- Specialized book club, memory care kits part of offerings as Vernon Area Library extends reach to older adult patrons
- Former Blackhawk Troy Brouwer is back with the Blues — and back at the United Center for one more fling: ‘It’s something you never want to end’
- Aurora looks at revoking outdated marijuana rules
- All-Star catcher James McCann agrees to a 1-year, $5.4 million deal with the White Sox
- Holocaust denier Art Jones one of two Republicans disavowed by state GOP who are filing papers for another congressional run
- Cubs cut ties with Addison Russell. Theo Epstein says it’s simply a baseball decision.
- Student, shot and wounded, in custody after pointing gun at officers at Milwaukee-area high school, police say
- Bears defensive lineman Akiem Hicks working for a return to game action: ‘There’s nothing better’
- Trump campaign won’t allow Bloomberg News reporters at events after founder Michael Bloomberg enters presidential race
- House plunges into landmark week for Trump impeachment inquiry with Congress and the country split
- Schools closed, flights canceled as East Coast braces for a ‘long, difficult’ winter storm
- Blackhawks assistant coach Marc Crawford placed on leave in the wake of abuse allegations by former player Sean Avery
- Kim Foxx challengers among Cook County candidates who crammed the clerk’s office before Monday’s filing deadline
- New and old injuries leave the Blackhawks badly short-handed against the Blues
- Wineries north of Madrid start to come into their own as the ‘Sonoma of Spain’
- 3 takeaways from Illinois’ 81-79 loss to Miami, including an atrocious start and a tough road ahead
- Blues 4, Blackhawks 0
- It takes a village for Norridge’s tree lighting
- Pies, fun and good exercise keep racers coming back for Pilgrim Pie Race
- Vikings drop behind the Packers in the NFC North race after a 37-30 loss to the Seahawks