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- After another loss to the Packers, the Bear Download podcast puts a stamp on the Bears’ disappointing decade
- Pilgrims march through Niles, Park Ridge to Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine for feast day
- Ask Amy: Husband’s snide statements bewilder spouse
- Ready for some New Year’s Eve? Save the Seats is coming
- Editorial: Two US trade deals help the Midwest
- Richard M. Daley kept taxpayer-funded security without threat assessment on whether it’s needed. CPD says ex-mayors’ police detail is ‘automatic.’
- Letters: Illinoisans are on the Titanic
- Column: Republicans are right. Democrats wanted to impeach Donald Trump from the start.
- Daywatch: The failures of CPD’s merit promotion program, the possibility of a hyperloop system and more love for Chicago from TripAdvisor users
- Battle of the Bulge remembered: U.S. troops thwarted Hitler’s last gamble 75 years ago
- Brad Biggs’ 10 thoughts on the Bears’ 21-13 loss to the Packers
- 3 takeaways from the Blackhawks’ 5-3 win over the Wild, including the surprising results of Alex Nylander joining a line with Patrick Kane and Dylan Strome
- Best books of the decade? How to choose?
- Chicago to Cleveland in 32 minutes? A hyperloop system could make that possible. But first, the technology has to work.
- Hallmark Channel reverses course, will reinstate same-sex wedding ads
- How days after taking over as Chicago police interim superintendent, Charlie Beck halted perhaps the single biggest irritant for many cops
- Wholesome family holiday guide — puzzles, cocoa, and everything in between
- Best product releases of 2019
- Trump ‘betrayed the nation,’ Democrats say in impeachment report from Judiciary Committee
- Read the House Judiciary Committee report arguing the case for Trump’s impeachment
- Fantasy football waiver wire: 10 players to pick up in Week 16
- As the population ages, more home health-care companies cater to travelers
- Clothing study aims to help people with Down syndrome
- Column: Seams? Launch angle? Mudding? After a record number of home runs, what kind of baseball will we see in 2020?
- Ask Anna: Should I worry about my partner’s delayed orgasms?
- Hearing-impaired children get chance to make special connection with Santa
- When elected officials do not show up for work, there are few options to remove them from office
- Oswego gets site for entertainment venue
- Chuy Bravo, ‘Chelsea Lately’ sidekick, dies at 63
- Clint Eastwood suffers worst opening in four decades with ‘Richard Jewell’
- Pictures: Skydiving Santas in Florida
- Fotos: Santa en paracaídas en Florida
- Cubs Q&A: Who is the top suitor for Kris Bryant? And who’s on second?
- Yorkville, Kendall County look at shared police facility
- Light snow creates treacherous conditions: School bus hits ice and collides with CTA bus
- Russell Simmons confronts Oprah Winfrey over documentary featuring one of his accusers
- Navidad alrededor del mundo
- Things to do in Chicago Dec. 16
- This week in Chicago arts, food and drink via ChicagoNow
- Roosevelt athletes, displaced since pipes burst at the Gary high school last winter, continue to play without a home
- Chess grandmaster becomes No. 1 in fantasy soccer
- NFL HQ can relax: NFC East winner will have at least 8 wins
- All ends well for Dallas Cowboys after flip over toss
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019
- 5 killed in weather-related crashes in Missouri, Kansas
- Coat drive benefits Together We Cope in Tinley Park
- Hitting your retirement stride
- World’s highest weather stations reveal intense sunshine may be melting ice on Mount Everest
- Column: Rush Limbaugh attacks Greta Thunberg, suggesting people with autism are ‘not well.’ He’s wrong — and vile
- Holiday shopping off to slow start, US retail sales up 0.2%
- Charitable giving the smart way
- Three shot in stolen car in Waukegan, police say
- Chance the Rapper cancels 2020 tour
- La prueba de natación Rei e Rainha do Mar en Brasil 2019
- Baltimore Ravens’ Lamar Jackson sits alone atop rushing yards per game average among quarterbacks
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019
- Alaska’s warming, but can’t quit Big Oil
- Alaska’s warming, but can’t quit Big Oil
- Speak Out: Police officer was protecting himself after being spit on
- Patients rally in Ecuador for legal use of medical cannabis
- How to start talking to your doctor about cannabis and CBD
- Playoff picture shapes up in NFL’s Week 15
- Old-school candy shops in Chicago serving tasty treats and personal connections for 100 years
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019
- From Lincoln Logs to luggage, U.S.-China trade deal still leaves huge cloud over American business
- Man shot, killed in River Grove domestic incident: police
- St. Joseph center Kyle Thomas lost his father, then his coach. He keeps grinding toward his goal.
- Help Them to Hope
- Trump says he’ll take part in debates, but threatens to bypass the nonprofit group that runs them
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019
- Nombran beca en honor de Julio Iglesias
- After ‘Rise of Skywalker’ and Baby Yoda, Kathleen Kennedy’s plan for ‘Star Wars’ and beyond
- Alert issued for missing Gary woman, 21
- Heisman Trophy winners throughout the 2000s
- Selle: Despite more money being doled out, we’re still at risk
- 5 things to do in Lake County Dec. 20-22
- ‘Bombshell’ review: Fox News has its #MeToo moment with Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie
- With gingerbread houses, dancing and Santa, Sweet Home Chicago benefit helps families touched by domestic violence
- Christmas sweaters turn from earnest to varying degrees of raunchy
- Where Christmas trees come from
- Rolling Loud organizers on Juice Wrld tribute: ‘It’s important to the fans’
- McHenry County judge finds former city clerk of Harvard guilty on 1 count of child porn, not guilty on 2 other counts
- Notre Dame upsets Bogan to wrap up brutal stretch of its basketball schedule
- ‘Dank’ Chicago beer will celebrate Illinois cannabis legalization with release Jan. 1
- Duncan Keith nearing a return to the Blackhawks lineup after missing 9 games with a groin injury
- Eagle Scout project gives Hinsdale food pantry new donation bins
- EEUU establecerá un número telefónico de tres dígitos para prevención de suicidios
- Former top Outcome Health executives Rishi Shah and Shradha Agarwal plead not guilty to alleged $1 billion fraud charges
- Estrellas y estrellados del sorteo de octavos de Champions
- Broken routines, crowded gatherings, funny smells: How to help autistic kids over the holidays
- 5 things to do in Fox Valley, Naperville Dec. 20-22
- Speak Out
- How old should kids be to get phones?
- In remembrance: People and things we lost during the 2010s
- Things to expect from 2020
- Quickly
- Hadassah closing Deerfield resale shop
- Who and what we lost in the 2010s: Tribune critics on the deaths and losses that shook them most
- Pese a ser acusado de violación y agresiones sexuales, Harvey Weinstein se autoproclamó pionero del avance de las mujeres en Hollywood
- Families add creative touches to gingerbread houses during decorating party in Lake Forest
- For your Hanukkah meal, celebrate the miracle of oil by deep-frying more than potatoes
- El clásico español está en serio peligro
- Morton Grove to buy Forest Preserve land for $295,000
- The challenges of holiday travel with a sleep disorder
- Horny reindeer, a cocaine-snorting Santa and a break-dancing Jesus … when did ugly Christmas sweaters get so raunchy?
- Talk of the County: Using ‘integrity’ in reference to Trump is ‘laughable’
- 5 things to do in northwest Indiana Dec. 20-22
- ‘The Rise of Skywalker’, amenazado por el lado oscuro de la fuerza
- Subastan histórico bate de Babe Ruth
- Doris Gray, board member for community health service, dies at 79
- Lake County News-Sun boys basketball rankings and player of the week for Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019
- Kansas is the 5th men’s college basketball team to top the AP poll this season
- Chicago’s one-stop shops for (really) last minute gifts
- Talk of the County: ‘Dumbocrats’ plotting to overthrow Trump so they can continue screwing up country
- Bears’ loss to the Packers on Sunday is their highest-rated noon game this season
- Letter to the Editor: Sign up to get electricity from low-cost renewable source (solar, wind, etc.)
- Fancy footwork: Hinsdale Central’s Nic St. John makes easy move from soccer to basketball
- Nickelodeon’s ‘Double Dare’ still tons of messy fun for longtime host Marc Summers
- Santa helps crowd get in the spirit in Highland Park
- Avocado toast to unicorn food: 30 of the biggest food trends from the 2010s
- Magician Michael Carbonaro brings illusions from truTV show to life
- Top Stories of the Decade: 2012 — Boating death on Chain O’Lakes had lasting effect on safety
- Boys basketball notes: Evan Ambrose-led Stevenson looks to ‘keep ’em under 40′ on defense
- Highland Park residents to pay more for water and electricity. Here’s what you need to know about other changes in the city’s 2020 budget.
- Vernon Area and other public libraries kickoff latest read for community ‘One Book’
- Knowles: Hazel Crest woman making a big impact with a little help from her friends
- Buffalo Grove trustees approve license renewals for 8 day care homes in biennial review process: ‘Once you get a license, we don’t assume it’s good forever’
- How streaming, diversity, #MeToo shaped TV decade of change
- Commentary: Susana Mendoza: GOP legislators, don’t be afraid to impeach one of your own
- Girls basketball notes: Fenwick off to flawless start thanks to defensive focus
- Deerfield’s drive-through toy collection a teachable moment
- Man banned from FBI headquarters in Chicago charged with assaulting a guard there
- California coastal waters rising in acidity at alarming rate, study finds
- What does it mean to create new life when one parent is dying?
- The health care promises we cannot keep
- Game reset: Glenbrook North’s Tim St. John reconsiders his wrestling future, returns to program for his senior season
- As holiday shipping deadlines loom, delivery workers will be putting in overtime in wintry Chicago. Ease their trek with a little gratitude.
- A small-town Illinois high school teacher is about the most popular ‘Star Wars’ podcaster on the planet
- Audi entrega coches a plantilla del Real Madrid
- $141 million State Street development halted over federal courthouse security concerns
- Wrestling notes: Virginia recruit Noah Villarreal focuses on ‘fun’ in seeking third state title for Aurora Christian
- Disney goes artsy, European with its new Riviera Resort
- Flamengo debuta en Mundial de Clubes de Catar
- Ava Zaslavsky growing into her role with New Trier girls basketball
- Ucrania protesta por los gritos de ‘nazi’ al futbolista del Albacete
- Murder trial of Valparaiso teen Connor Kerner charged in deaths of two teens in drug deal gone bad pushed back three months
- Daily Southtown wrestling rankings and wrestler of the week for Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019
- Was Mitch Trubisky criticizing Matt Nagy? The Bears coach says communication remains clear, despite the latest offensive struggles.
- Conmebol sortea la Libertadores y Sudamericana 2020
- A look ahead at the 2020 Heisman Trophy odds
- Letters to the Editor
- Letters to the Editor
- Catar abre sus puertas en el Mundial 2022, ¿también para los homosexuales?
- Long Grove Lions Club celebrates its one millionth dollar donated, ‘a major milestone for any organization’
- It’s inspired by ‘Dance Moms,’ but ‘Dance Nation’ at Steppenwolf Theatre is all about the kids. And the adults they become.
- Aseguran que este famoso le dijo a su hijo que no se mezcle y que ‘cuide la raza’
- 25 years later, Mariah Carey’s Christmas original finally makes it to No.1
- Wrestling notes: Lockport’s Mikey Kaminski learns from training against former state champions
- A 10th marijuana dispensary gets approval to sell recreational weed in Chicago starting Jan. 1
- Chicago-bound United Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Albuquerque after apparent engine fire caught on video
- John Boyd resigns after four months as the boys basketball coach for Bishop Noll
- Round Lake Beach man gets 6 years in prison for 26th charge of driving while license revoked
- More than 43 inches of rain and snow: Wisconsin and the Midwest recorded their wettest year ever in 2019
- As Pete Buttigieg struggles to win over black voters, his African-American friends are vouching for him
- ‘Watchmen’ finale draws season high 1.6 Million viewers
- Post-Tribune girls basketball rankings and player of the week for Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019
- White Sox single-game tickets go on sale Jan. 15 — and here’s when you can get a Tim Anderson bat flip bobblehead
- Commentary: Rep. Dan Lipinski: Why I will vote to impeach President Trump
- Hallmark’s same-sex wedding ad fiasco is ‘Christmas times 100’ for Zola, marketing expert says
- Democratic candidate Jim Harper touts commitment to middle class, fighting for affordable healthcare in congressional race to succeed Visclosky
- Hinsdale trolley tour celebrates the season by spotlighting homes decked out for the holidays
- Bears can’t make the playoffs, but Matt Nagy says ‘everything stays the same’ — including playing the starters
- Neymar: ‘Cuando no estás feliz tienes que irte’
- Judge sets sentencing for Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn, rejects defense arguments
- The Spin: Lightfoot vs. media over McCaffrey firing | Why Chicago police merit promotions failed | Quick, meet the Democratic presidential candidates
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants Chicago to open a city-owned marijuana cultivation co-op that would let entrepreneurs invest
- Girls basketball notes: Diamond Howell-Geredine sparkles again, gets through rough spot for Portage
- Middle school students bake cookies for Naperville firefighters
- Que siempre sí: Hallmark dejará los comerciales en los que aparece una pareja del mismo sexo
- 5 takeaways from new Northwestern offensive coordinator Mike Bajakian, including coaching Travis Kelce and Antonio Brown in college
- New socks for the needy are a big gift in Gary: ‘This made my Christmas’
- Nexstar shutting down Chicago cable news channel CLTV
- Así se fabrica un sicario
- Oak Lawn dancer to showcase her skills overseas in Rome’s New Year’s Day Parade
- Aurora seeks natural gas tax increase
- Rosalía y Kyle Jenner se fueron de ‘brunch’ y causaron sensación en redes
- Anthony Rendón explica por qué los Dodgers no eran la opción más adecuada para él y su familia
- Hebron woman charged with killing live-in boyfriend to go on trial in August
- American Airlines leads pilot hiring surge as US airlines set traffic records
- Fourth version of Polo Club subdivision — down to 480 units — heads to planning and zoning commission this week
- Gary man, 44, shot, killed in gas station carjacking: police
- Lawsuit filed by Wheaton cop who alleged sex and age discrimination is dismissed, but judge says dearth of female leaders in department ‘raises an eyebrow’
- Italian soccer league Serie A — embroiled in numerous racist incidents this season — defends monkeys painting for anti-racism campaign: ‘True art is provocation’
- Becky G no solo adelanta los pasos de baile para su nuevo disco, también recrea este famoso look noventero
- Republican primary for Will County executive unopposed as candidate removed from ballot
- Chicago Tribune photos of the week
- Column: Exodus and Chicago: New census numbers will jump-start remap hypocrisy
- ‘Canelo’ es candidato a mejor boxeador del año y la década
- Nicky Delmonico returning to White Sox spring training camp as a non-roster invitee
- Letters: Journalism at its best when it’s challenging
- Mobile unit rushes treatment to Franklin Park residents suffering strokes
- Waukegan woman sentenced to prison for killing boyfriend with car
- Javier Bardem ya está en México para empezar a filmar la serie que protagonizará sobre Hernán Cortés y que se llamará ‘Mexica’
- Former Porter County man tells judge he can’t find an attorney to take his case
- Florida truck driver charged in killing of college student nearly 40 years ago using DNA information shared on genealogy websites
- 4-year-old boy killed, pregnant mother wounded in shooting at Gary apartment complex
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she fired city spokesman over ‘professionalism’ concerns; administration also acknowledges top lawyer will repay tax breaks
- Services for former Gary Mayor Richard Hatcher to begin Friday at Genesis Center
- At least 9 people killed in weather-related crashes in several Midwestern states amid winter storm
- Editorial: The rebuke to Trump that both parties should deliver
- Commentary: Senators in an impeachment trial are not jurors
- As recreational pot is about to become legal in Illinois, Pritzker administration warns it will crack down on ‘bad actors’ who affect medical cannabis availability
- Residents of impoverished Pembroke Township live without natural gas heat. Now Jesse Jackson is joining the push to bring a pipeline to the community.
- Blackhawks decide to retain assistant coach Marc Crawford after concluding investigation into allegations of abuse
- House Democrats lay out case for Wednesday impeachment vote against President Trump
- Boeing to temporarily halt production of 737 Max airliner in January
- Man charged with terrorism in Woodfield Mall crash indicted in unrelated arson case