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- ‘She’s darn good’: Greta Kampschroeder erupts from 3-point range as Naperville North stymies Batavia
- Boys basketball notes: Mundelein remains unbeaten after rallying in the second half to edge Zion-Benton
- ‘It was time to step up’: Noah O’Connor, Michael Bobber power Andrew to OT upset of Sandburg
- Ask Amy: Woman is warned that boyfriend is bi
- Norm Lewis and Faith Prince to star in Lyric Opera’s ’42nd Street’
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker review: The space saga straightens up and flies right, more or less
- Driver strikes cop car in possible DUI crash in Jefferson Park, Chicago police say
- Police search for missing woman, 27, and her infant child
- Top 10 best performances in Chicago theater in 2019: Who of these spectacular actors did you see?
- Column: Illinois residents should be proud of the members of Congress who put their careers on the line to vote for impeachment
- Column: Chicago architecture went in new directions in the 2010s, and the world will follow
- Column: What price does the republic pay for Trump resistance at all costs?
- Daywatch: City Council could delay recreational weed sales until July, a rundown of Illinois’ new laws in 2020 and our review of ‘The Rise of Skywalker’
- Bears Q&A: If Patrick Mahomes and Mitch Trubisky traded places, would the QBs be different players? Why didn’t Allen Robinson make the Pro Bowl? Will they shake up the coaching staff?
- Speak Out: NFL touchdown celebrations set a bad example
- 2019 books on the attention economy: Reclaiming our focus in a world of distraction
- Among US states, New York’s suicide rate is the lowest. How is that?
- Which members of Congress back impeachment? Here’s a tracker.
- A Wisconsin man was charged with sexually abusing underage girls. Then, police said, one of them killed him.
- Don’t resort to a reusable grocery tote, these men’s bags will help you avoid embarrassment
- Ready to start your wellness journey? Here’s everything you need to get going
- Crossroads Chamber names Patena president, CEO
- Hey, what happened to my Vrbo deposit refund? Travel Troubleshooter investigates.
- Lake Villa District 41 to return to voters for new debt to fund building improvements
- Orlando hotel taxes don’t pay for roads or housing like in other cities. One reason: Disney and Universal’s political power
- Help Them To Hope
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019
- Dem commissioner announced reelection bid in Porter County
- ‘Survivor’: CBS adds new guidelines following misconduct allegations
- ‘One major storm away from a disaster.’ Porter County seeks state, federal aid amid ‘stunning’ erosion
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019
- Cubs will offer pitcher Danny Hultzen, who had an 8-year journey to reach the big leagues, a minor-league deal
- The president is very likely to be impeached tonight. Here’s what else to watch for.
- A wish list for NBC’s last Bears game of 2019: Examine Matt Nagy’s visor and Andy Reid’s coaching tree — but lay off the jargon, Chicago clichés and ‘Da Bears’
- 2019: La era de la madurez para Messi
- Impeachment of President Donald Trump
- Bullseye: Female darts player breaks down gender barrier
- Latest Tokyo Olympic ticket lottery: 1M offered; 23M sought
- Things to do in Chicago today | Dec. 18
- Architecture books for the holidays: A wealth of offerings on urban visions, an iconic suburban campus, an intimate garden, ballparks and more
- Scott Boras’ billions: baseball agent creates free-agent flurry
- El ‘Tata’ Martino no decepciona en México
- Marco Antonio Solís podría ser Gobernador
- Emperor Palpatine actor was done with ‘Star Wars.’ Then J.J. Abrams called
- Parents share dual language immersion program success stories as they plead to keep it in Valparaiso
- ESPN llega a un acuerdo en demanda por presunto acoso sexual
- Fiat Chrysler, France’s Peugeot sign binding merger pact to form world’s fourth-largest automaker
- Post-Tribune bowling rankings and bowlers of the week for Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019
- The best lathe
- The best adult board game
- The best basketball
- The best women’s earmuffs
- The best indoor herb garden
- The best deer call
- The best oven mitt
- The best Polaroid camera
- The best men’s dress shoes
- The best hunting slingshot
- Actors Roundtable: When the Irishman meets Batman, who can tell what will happen?
- A how-to guide to getting to the Super Bowl
- Teens vaping marijuana more — but using other drugs, drinking and smoking less, NIH says
- Ask Mr. Dad: Slow children playing. Really, slow…
- De tenor a soprano: la transexual que brilla en la ópera
- Los fallecimientos que impactaron el deporte en 2019
- Proposed ban on portable basketball hoops in Gary takes a timeout
- Directors Roundtable: How talking about directing a film is much like sex
- ‘Tis the season … to fire Bulls coaches? A look at the franchise’s tradition of making big changes around the holidays.
- Alcoholic? Me? How to tell if your holiday drinking is becoming a problem
- The pros and cons of paper receipts vs. digital copies
- Root around for winter vegetables
- Edgar Miller’s Old Town ‘Studio 2’: $1.5M
- Sergio Ramos batirá un récord esta noche en el clásico Barca-Madrid
- Illinois is getting more than 250 new laws and taxes on Jan. 1. Here’s what you need to know.
- Adam Driver walks out of NPR interview over ‘Marriage Story’ clip
- Boris Johnson’s impressive victory, Britain and Brexit
- Hundreds rally in Arlington Heights in favor of impeaching President Trump: ‘We need to save our democracy’
- Un sujeto que tenía relaciones sexuales con niñas fue asesinado por una de ellas
- Oswego police prepare for jump in marijuana-related DUIs
- IHSA drops plans to add districts for prep football teams
- Trio break door with rock before making off with ATM at Northwest Side store
- Forget the log cabin. Wood buildings are climbing skyward – with pluses for the planet.
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019
- En Directo/Las movilizaciones de protesta de Tsunami Democratic previo al clásico Barca-Madrid (VIDEO)
- Morgan Township grad Kia Holder and Crown Point grad Reece Kral contribute to Ball State’s ‘unbelievable’ ride to the NCAA Tournament
- Plant-based dining comes to Chicago’s west suburbs, plus more restaurant openings and closings
- ‘A Quiet Place’ sequel debuts first footage
- Selle: Revival of head shops may be sign of coming high times for Illinois
- Boeing’s decision to halt 737 Max work could be a heavy blow to its Kansas supplier. The state may help pay its workers.
- Baranek: National spotlight shines on Missy Mason, Stagg’s ‘beacon of positivity’
- Chicago Tribune photos of the decade
- Beacon-News boys basketball rankings and player of the week for Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019
- The best advice and apps for driving in bad weather
- Danny Trevathan ends his Bears season on injured reserve for the 2nd time in 4 years
- Dan luz verde al combate Chávez Jr. vs. Daniel Jacobs
- Boys basketball notes: Amarion Savage leads late surge to lift East Aurora to overtime win
- Look for commonality at work, not conflict
- Saltan las alarmas con las entradas a los JJOO de Tokio 2020
- Signs you’re suffering from a burnout
- Spotted Fox Ale House offers family atmosphere in bar setting
- Police: Marijuana Christmas gifts sniffed out at airport
- Photos: Ben Zobrist
- Cash-hungry cities seek buyers for sewer systems to pay pensions
- It’s sizzling: Australia experiences hottest day on record
- Forget the log cabin. Wood buildings are climbing skyward – with pluses for the planet.
- Mohamed Hadid bankruptcy dismissed after claim it was filed in ‘bad faith’ to avoid mega-mansion demolition
- Pedro Almodóvar y Antonio Banderas triunfan como nunca juntos
- Los Angeles mansion sells for about $150M, sets state record
- Merrillville planners give final OK on subdivision for new community center
- Survey shows boom in marijuana vaping among school kids
- Column: NFL should follow baseball’s lead and drop punishment for marijuana
- Hinsdale mansion once owned by Pampered Chef founder listed for nearly $6 million
- CBD and THC oils: How much is actually getting absorbed?
- 4 Unexpected ways CBD can benefit your health
- En desafío a ley federal, Puerto Rico avala peleas de gallos
- Naperville Carillon rings in the new year with two celebrations
- Chicago Blackhawks center Kirby Dach
- Puerto Rico se enfrenta al final de una tradición histórica y sangrienta: Las peleas de gallos
- How to make taralli, the crispy Italian snack, that a nonna would love
- El ciclismo sudamericano alcanza la mayoría de edad en 2019
- Bombas de gasolina ponen en riesgo tu tarjeta de crédito
- Top Chicago indie albums of 2019 led by Jamila Woods, Twin Peaks
- Cuando el dinero fácil te ‘devora’ rápidamente
- Academias militares investigan posible señal asociada al ‘poder blanco’ en el partido Army-Navy
- Nursing assistant found guilty of punching elderly patient at St. Charles care center
- New York fraud charges against Paul Manafort dropped over double jeopardy concern
- AMLO se opone a poner fin a separación Iglesia-Estado
- Así luce el vestuario del Barca previo al clásico (VIDEO)
- Diamond Deli and Wine’s special sandwich was 30 years in the making
- Lawyer on ‘Making a Murderer’ lists mansion in Wheaton for $2.1 million
- Best concerts of 2019: Lizzo, Ric Wilson, Robyn, Idles
- Watchdog seeks suspension of Attorney General Curtis Hill’s law license
- Crowd rallies in Western Springs supporting impeachment, removal of Trump: ‘It’s about our country and democracy’
- Waukegan plant explosion that killed four workers was preventable, federal officials say
- Yanquis y Cole firman histórico contrato
- Se ordena aprehensión de Evo Morales
- Tekashi 6ix9ine gets 2-year prison term in racketeering case
- Top Stories Of The Decade: 2014 — Waukegan teachers go on month-long strike
- Uber Works, the Chicago-tested temp-job app, is launching in Miami, with more cities planned
- Column: I’m wrapping gifts in the open and no longer hiding that dang elf. Christmas with older kids is a little too calm.
- Shareholder lawsuit is filed against ComEd parent Exelon, alleging it misled investors concerning federal probe
- ¿Cómo se verían los personajes de Disney si fueran reales?
- Denuncian que Trump ha creado ‘una máquina de deportación’
- Burbank Manor church set to close months after marking 75th anniversary
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- Letters: Former Gary Mayor Richard Hatcher was a lionhearted leader
- Toy trains in spotlight at Oswego museum
- Acusan a entrenador de fútbol de violar a niños y niñas
- Mercedes adds to AMG family with 2021 GLA 35
- Chicago Fire will hire Georg Heitz as sporting director to oversee the team’s rebuild
- Commentary: Our political system urgently needs an overhaul. Start with these 7 steps.
- Ocho secretos para evitar ganar peso durante las fiestas
- Sarita Sosa no teme ir a México y se rió de los ataques
- Winnetka-Northfield chamber’s Red Invitation 40th anniversary event attracts holiday shoppers: ‘It’s a big deal, and where you want to be’
- Baltimore Ravens’ Lamar Jackson headlines the 2020 AFC Pro Bowl roster
- La fuerza no la acompaña: las críticas destrozan a ‘The Rise of Skywalker’, de las peores de la saga ‘Star Wars’
- ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ review: The space saga straightens up and flies right, more or less
- Chicago’s transit strike of 1979
- Surveillance video helps Naperville police track down alleged burglary suspect
- Las mejores imágenes del Liverpool-Rayados del Mundial de Clubes
- Brent Seabrook has been a healthy scratch before. But this one could be the beginning of the end for the Blackhawks legend.
- Boeing’s Starliner capsule ready for debut space station launch this week
- Column: Amid impeachment turmoil, Trump keeps acting like a guilty man
- Recipe: Sweet potato tea cake with meringue
- Children’s Theatre of Elgin welcomes alums ‘Home for the Holidays’ for fundraiser
- Divas latinas de cincuenta años (o casi) que brillaron en 2019 (FOTOS Y VIDEOS)
- Radayos perdona y acaba fulminado por el Liverpool (VIDEO)
- 40 happy things that happened in the news over the last decade
- In planning renovation, OPRF considers budget, accessibility
- Connected entrepreneur of interest to feds in sprawling corruption probe
- From Warhol to, yes, Hamilton, the 10 best museum exhibits in Chicago for 2019
- Editorial: Hyper-fast transit for Chicagoans? We’ve been down this tunnel before.
- 19 of the happiest things that happened in the news in 2019
- Slowik: Protestors for and against impeachment clash during Frankfort rally
- Shepard students got an assignment to ‘Change the World;’ they started with improving their school
- John le Carré narrates his own audiobook — and it’s a treat
- Dog thrown from moving vehicle in Englewood expected to make full recovery, Chicago animal shelter agency says
- Chicago’s Dewayne Perkins on writing for ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ and his new solo stand-up show ‘How Being Black and Gay Made Me Better Than You’
- Audi introduces 2020 RS Q8
- Potempa: Simple love story tackles complex life story
- New Belgium Brewing workers vote in favor of sale to Kirin
- Last minute gift ideas for the reader in your life
- Commentary: Merriam-Webster’s word of the year ‘they’ shows language serves all of us
- Odell Beckham Jr. on his future with the Cleveland Browns: ‘I’m not going anywhere’
- 17-year veteran of Portage Police Department tabbed to lead city’s police force
- La aplicación de empleo temporal ‘Uber Works’ se expande a más ciudades
- Charges filed against 2 men and juvenile in connection with Matteson auto auction break-in; one still at-large
- Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs measure to consolidate hundreds of police and fire pension funds
- Mucho ruido y pocas nueces en un clásico Barca-Madrid marcado por protestas independentista
- The legacy of ‘The Simpsons’
- Princess Leia just part of the story in ‘Carrie Fisher: A Life on the Edge’
- Another student charged with bringing knife to Yorkville school
- FedEx stock falls 10% after profit plummets; it blames shorter holiday season, higher costs, Amazon breakup
- Heartsfield brings its country rock improv style to Beverly Arts Center
- 20 imágenes para celebrar a Brad Pitt
- The Taco Dive evokes laidback vibe of beach town establishments
- DOJ oversight over Lake County jail stemming from a 2007 lawsuit is ending ‘soon’
- ATMs, cash and cigarettes stolen during smash-and-grab burglaries at gas stations along North Shore
- U2 y su primera vez en India (Video)
- Petrak: When it comes to the holiday season, it’s all about the lights
- Cordarrelle Patterson is thrilled for his Pro Bowl trip — even if it means demands from his family
- Graves incidentes alrededor del Camp Nou tras el clásico Barca-Madrid (VIDEO)
- Billy Corgan’s childhood home in Glendale Heights sells for $238,000
- 4-year-old girl left blind by stray bullet is welcomed back to Chicago Heights preschool
- Crystal Lake officials taking bids for demolition of AJ Freund house. Mom pleaded guilty earlier this month to murder in beating death of 5-year-old.
- ‘The Problem’ Broner pierde demanda por agresión sexual
- ‘I’m in competition with myself’: Bears QB Mitch Trubisky not worrying about comparisons to Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes
- How to keep team members happy in a competitive job market
- Police: 3 men charged in massive retail theft, money laundering operation that involved millions in stolen health and beauty products
- Bail denied for Chicago man charged in sexual assault of 11-year-old girl at Far South Side library
- After reaching ‘point of crisis,’ Lake Zurich police receives state grant to help offset cost of new security system
- Indiana woman sentenced to 4 years in prison for school bus stop crash that killed 3 children
- 3 men charged in connection with kidnappings in Frankfort, New Lenox
- Commentary: American high school students should be doing better. Here’s what I learned when my kids went to school in China and Japan.
- Why are candy canes shaped like that? And other holiday food fun facts
- Momentos memorables y divertidos en la historia del deporte (VIDEO)
- R. Kelly se declara inocente de sobornar a un funcionario para casarse con Aaliyah; ella tenía 15 años, él 27
- R. Kelly pleads not guilty to bribing Illinois official to wed 15-year-old Aaliyah in 1994
- The Spin: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot wins the weed battle, what’s it mean? | The House may be voting on impeachment tonight | The 250 new Illinois laws you need to know about
- Free things to do this week include ice skating, holidays at the French Market, goodies in Hyde Park
- ‘We need to take back our streets’: Vigil held for 15-year-old Aurora girl who was fatally shot
- Happy hour deals in Chicago: Dec. 19-Dec. 25
- Zion man sentenced to 27 years for shooting at Waukegan police officers
- St. Charles Township man who had a revoked license gets 6 years in prison for hit-and-run crash that injured 7-year old girl riding bicycle
- Behind the scenes of the North Side tattoo shop featured on ‘Black Ink Crew: Chicago’
- La capa de ‘Superman’ se vendió por esta cantidad. ¿Cuánto pagarías por ella?
- Federal appeals court rules Obamacare’s individual mandate unconstitutional, but sidesteps other parts of law
- Speak Out
- Corrections and clarifications
- Gobierno de EEUU quiere impedir que convictos pidan asilo
- Column: Improved bathroom signage and customer service top some of my (public) New Year’s resolutions for 2020
- ‘Hospital of horrors’: Lawsuit says children were beaten and sexually abused at Uptown facility while in DCFS care
- Column: As 2020 rolls around, try making these 20 relationship resolutions
- Aurora approves natural gas tax hike
- Judge gives 2 reputed gang members lengthy prison terms for 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee’s slaying, decries ‘mind-numbing’ violence
- Editorial: After the 737 Max shutdown: Boeing’s struggle to regain the flying public’s full trust
- Organizers announce plans for Women’s March at Grant Park in January, says it’s ‘back and better than ever’ after 2019 hiatus
- Here’s where to skate, sled, ski, snowboard and snowmobile in the Lake County area
- Aurora council sets deal for new downtown restaurant
- The best — and worst — movies of 2019
- Bar operator pleads guilty to selling heroin, admits to bribing two suburban Summit officials
- Officials say Aurora apartment fire caused by construction crews working on pipes
- Family telling you not to mention President Donald Trump this Christmas? There’s a (gift) wrap for that.
- Robin Lehner, Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews are in full support of Blackhawks assistant coach Marc Crawford: ‘We’re looking forward to getting him back in the locker room’
- Herman Boone, the coach portrayed in ‘Remember the Titans,’ dies at 84
- 118 Park Ridge and Niles families receive holiday meal cards through annual Kiwanis Club fundraiser
- Forest Preserve board OKs five years of priority projects that don’t include Greene Farm Barn
- Students of all abilities brew up work experience at Ridgewood High School’s coffee bar
- Man critically wounded in shooting Wednesday afternoon on West Side, woman shot in Uptown
- Ross Detwiler reportedly signs a minor-league deal with the White Sox
- Longtime Hammond council members say farewell
- Legal recreational weed sales will begin Jan. 1 as planned in Chicago, despite a wild, angry debate in City Council
- New right fielder Nomar Mazara says staying healthy is the key to taking ‘the next step’ with White Sox: ‘Change is always good’
- Column: Democrats were right to impeach Donald Trump, but polls show the cost could be higher than they anticipated
- President Donald Trump rallies supporters in Michigan as House votes to impeach him
- Hammond school board continues meeting after board president receives threatening message on Facebook
- Illinois Gaming Board moves to yank video gambling license after accusing owner of offering a $5 million ‘illegal inducement’ to betting parlor chain
- Illinois delegation votes along party lines for impeachment, putting issue into play in hotly contested races next year
- Merrillville students, Santa bring holiday cheer to school, parents
- Man found shot at Griffith fire dies from suspected self-inflicted wounds
- DePaul improves to 11-1 with a 73-65 road win over Cleveland State
- Analysis: Even with Trump all but certain to avoid removal, impeachment forever changes his legacy
- No. 15 Michigan State 77, Northwestern 72
- Commentary: There’s a nasty world out there, and your kid should not have easy access to it by smartphone
- Cámara de representantes aprueba juicio político a Trump
- Men’s basketball notes: Eron Gordon posts career high as Valparaiso tops High Point
- Cameron Krutwig’s triple-double leads Loyola to a 78-70 win over Vanderbilt in Phoenix
- Juicio político cambia legado de Trump
- Avalanche 4, Blackhawks 1
- 7 takeaways from Northwestern’s 77-72 loss to Michigan State, including Boo Buie’s ‘fantastic’ show and a ‘big test’ coming up at DePaul