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- Ask Amy: Married couple has a taste for wedding cake
- Daily horoscope for December 20, 2019
- Girls basketball notes: Sophomore guard Laila Barakat relies on ‘heart over height’ to lead Stagg
- Dance Chicagoans of the Year: Jorge Perez and Irma Suárez Ruiz lead Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater forward
- Flashback: Chicago’s first Christmas tree in 1913 came from a novel idea: Why not display a giant tree for everyone to celebrate?
- Column: Will Washington media expose the liars who spun the Trump-Russia hoax?
- Column: How a Facebook post led a young police officer to donate her kidney to a U.S. Navy vet. ‘If I can save someone’s life, I’m going to do it.’
- Chicagoans of the Year in architecture: Gensler team revived Chicago’s Old Post Office and filled a hole in the city
- Geothermal Hinsdale home with heated floors and coach house: $4.4M
- These are the new proposed rules for seclusion, restraint in Illinois schools
- ‘Hamilton’ exhibit, Ike Holter and Teatro Zin Zanni: The biggest moments and stories of the year in Chicago theater
- How we reported this story: Thousands of records on Illinois schools’ use of physical restraints
- ‘Help is on the way. Hold on.’ Witness recounts last moments of 16-year-old girl killed in Little Village
- 6 takeaways from the December Democratic presidential debate
- tl;dr: Why Chance canceled his tour, don’t break up with your weed guy just yet and the Skywalker saga ends
- Daywatch: Restraints often misused in Illinois schools, Michigan’s legal weed scene hints at what’s to come in Chicago and Woodfield Mall’s Rainforest Cafe is closing
- Chicago’s strip club nudity rules could be eased following settlement with transgender woman
- State senator who wore wire on fellow lawmaker failed to report $50,000 condo sale profit, records show
- 1-year-old boy, woman killed in 3-car crash on Route 59 near Lake Villa
- Amid chemical industry lobbying, Trump EPA reconsiders risk of cancer-causing ethylene oxide
- If you weren’t reading women in 2019, you missed out on the best in fiction — from Lucy Ellmann and Edwidge Danticat to Susan Steinberg and Natalia Ginzburg
- St. Edward high school students racially taunted players on Bishop McNamara girls basketball team, officials say
- Matt Nagy and Andy Reid are close friends — friends who text each other Bitmojis. Here’s the story of their relationship, as told through their custom cartoons.
- As traffic stops by Chicago police spike, ACLU asks why minorities are still pulled over much more than whites
- U.S. Steel cutting Detroit-area operations, shifting some work to Gary
- Holiday stars and the sweep of police flashlights at scene of shooting on Far South Side
- Look up how your Illinois school district reported its use of physical restraint
- Tech gifts people will be happy to receive even if they’re late
- Heineken wants you to skip beer in January (but it does want you to drink a Heineken product)
- New drug appears to slow effects of cystic fibrosis, offering hope to long-suffering patients
- Former Madison police officer accused of sexually assaulting teen for years, including during confinement with handcuffs
- Robocall crackdown clears Congress, Trump expected to sign
- Washington state lawmaker is a domestic terrorist, investigation finds
- Holidays teachable moments for elementary students
- Four ways students are restrained: Animations
- Holiday road-trippers: Plan coffee breaks with this guide to the best Midwest cafes
- Bears Sunday storylines: Akiem Hicks’ iffy status, a jarring lack of long touchdowns and a decade of disappointment
- Review: ‘Dance Nation’ at Steppenwolf explores our messy younger selves
- FIFA considers staging Women’s World Cup every 2 years
- Los 12 momentos memorables del deporte en 2019
- Away they go: Parliament approves Boris Johnon’s Brexit bill, clearing way for January divorce
- El año de Rosalía
- The best rolling pin
- Sharing is caring in the world of marijuana
- The best go kart
- The best heated lunch box
- Speak Out: Greta Thunberg shows class the president lacks
- The best Garrett metal detector
- Rayados todavía puede hacer historia en el Mundial de Clubes
- The best car cover
- The best electronic dartboard
- Parents guide: Advice about films kids may want to see in theaters or opening soon
- The best potato masher
- The best tree pruner
- La mexicana que será chef de la Reina de Inglaterra
- Chávez Jr. vuelve a las andadas
- NHL is making changes after bullying, racism allegations pour in
- Lake Forest Dance Academy celebrates 44th anniversary year with a holiday dance spectacular
- Column: After 42 years of ‘Star Wars,’ I am left with 42 questions, including some from ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ about Palpatine
- ¿Por qué muchos precios terminan en .99? Estos 15 secretos de los centros comerciales te harán un comprador más inteligente
- White Reaper is stepping up to try to be the group that put out an album called ‘The World’s Best American band’
- Boeing Starliner capsule goes off course in first test flight, won’t dock at space station
- Erika Ettin: Is it too cold to date?
- Detroit-area mayor, charged with others in fraud, bribery scheme, says $200K seized by feds from home safe was won in Vegas
- $1.6 million tax rebate deal approved for proposed Park Ridge hotel developer
- ‘Have you been a very good boy?’ Santa now asks dogs, cats, parrots and pythons
- El capitán del Betis da recomendaciones con mucho humor para la comida de Navidad (VIDEO)
- Environmental Nutrition: How sweet (potato) it is!
- Mexican workers are dubious Trump’s trade deal will change anything for them
- Speak Out: Congress needs to focus on what’s important
- Apoyan el muro de Trump, pero sus tierras corren peligro
- Lake Bluff Elementary School District 65 names next superintendent
- Two men, woman found dead in southern Illinois home during welfare check by police
- When Jungle Green blows up, Chicago music nerds will claim to have liked them way back when, so get on board right now
- 10 things that happened the year ‘The Simpsons’ premiered
- Letter: Aggregation program helps Aurora get clean energy
- Hijo de mexicanos gana beca completa para prestigiosa universidad en EEUU
- Best bets for NFL Week 16: Cowboys and Vikings win and cover in divisional showdowns
- The dirtiest things you touch
- Lasik eye surgery — understanding the risks and complications
- Latinoamericanos, jugadores en vía de extinción en la NBA
- College notes: Maine South grad Fotis Kokosioulis finds his fit with Fordham football
- Joe Biden remains favorite to be the 2020 Democratic nominee after final debate of 2019
- Winter brings dark, dreary days. Don’t let your space follow suit.
- Are all small dogs naturally yippy, or is the owner to blame?
- ‘Have you been a very good boy?’ Santa now asks dogs, cats, parrots and pythons
- Getting the kids a puppy for Christmas? Early exposure to pet dogs may lessen risk of schizophrenia, study finds
- Un nuevo ‘Made in China’
- Deerfield Park District rolls out programming for students on winter break
- Former teacher joins list of Dems in hunt for 1st Congressional District nomination
- Crystal Lake man gets 50 years in prison for sex crimes against young relative over 13 years; early church intervention failed to stop acts, victim says
- Morton assistant Mac Mishler is named head coach
- How to thwart burglars at the holidays
- Trump, furioso porque no lo enjuician en el Senado
- Guest Column: Parents must speak to their children about school threats and refrain from spreading misinformation
- Aurora man charged with aggravated battery
- El Arsenal firma al alumno de Guardiola como técnico
- Lincoln-Way District 210 gets second credit upgrade of 2019
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019
- Girls basketball notes: Zion-Benton senior forward Morgan Callahan feels ‘a lot more comfortable,’ and that’s trouble for opponents
- Pass the potatoes — and stop talking down to your wife. What to do if you spot signs of domestic abuse at your family’s holiday gathering.
- Former Bears fullback Jason McKie is hired as Carmel’s coach to ‘change the direction of the program’
- Move over whiskey (and gin and vodka), cognac’s coming back to cocktails
- As vaping illness cases decline, CDC ‘confident’ vitamin E-laced marijuana vapes are to blame
- Unique menorahs | PHOTOS
- Chicago woman charged in Hammond crash that left sister, another teen dead
- Daniella Jarrell doing more to score for Vernon Hills girls basketball
- Editorial: Chicago’s top cop on police and community: ‘We have a crisis of trust.’
- Blackhawks Q&A: How many chances will Alex Nylander get to stay in the lineup? Would Eddie Olczyk consider taking over as GM if Stan Bowman gets fired?
- Column: Great books to read and give this holiday
- Chicagoan of the Year in film: Jennifer Reeder looks back on the wonder years, through a new lens
- McDaniel-Hale: Consolidating and closing Catholic schools in Elgin a necessary evil
- Jennifer Hudson commands ‘Respect’ as Aretha Franklin in first teaser
- Candidate forums set in Aurora area
- Church briefs
- Jason Guadarrama racking up pins with Mundelein wrestling
- Decent: Customers say retiring UPS driver leaves big shoes to fill
- ‘The Witcher’ on Netflix: TV Review
- Influential Christian magazine calls for Trump’s removal from office. President tweets it’s a ‘far left’ publication that would rather have ‘a Radical Left nonbeliever.’
- Strong first night for ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ falls short of previous 2
- Down to Business: Getting weight loss down to a science — keeping it off the hard part
- Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot defends employment arrangement for suburban adviser
- Down to Business: Photographs capture honest moments to create family memories
- 10 of the world’s most beautiful places to unplug
- Aurora Salvation Army ‘still in great need’ of donations to reach its holiday goal
- Televangelist opens his Bible-themed attraction — from wailing wall and catacombs to luxury lodging
- Chicago food trucks could stay in one spot for four hours under Mayor Lori Lightfoot proposal
- Shout Out: Alex Lapinski, Maine East student featured in Italian language magazine
- Editorial: Sell the Thompson Center for the highest price possible
- Here’s how Northwestern, Illinois, Notre Dame and Northern Illinois did in college football’s early signing period
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- Oak Park police investigating pair of Thursday evening armed robberies
- Georg Heitz joins the Chicago Fire looking to implement an attacking philosophy: ‘We want to be an entertaining team, we want to be an active team’
- Two years after financial crisis, East Dundee back in the black, officials say
- WGN Radio replaces morning host Steve Cochran with veteran Chicago air personality Bob Sirott
- Taylor Swift explains her ‘Cats’ transformation: hissing, barefoot crawling and Jellicle School
- Barrington fire chief announces March retirement, months before his by-age-65 mandatory departure
- Oak Lawn police humiliated man with invasive and unreasonable searches following traffic stop: lawsuit
- Just a few days left till Christmas. Don’t panic; here are 3 one-stop shops to get your shopping done in style
- In Lowell, Salvation Army ringer fills big shoes for late predecessor
- Good Neighbors: Merri Fefles has a soft spot for seniors
- Longtime OPRF High School teacher, administrator dies of injuries suffered in I-80 crash
- Aurora neighbors keep Christmas tradition burning brightly
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- 10 of the world’s most beautiful places to unplug
- Marie Tree in Tinley Park pays tribute to school staffer battling cancer
- Bonnie Roberts, music teacher and founder and longtime artistic director of Naperville Men’s Glee Club, dies
- Tribune, McCormick announce opening of 2020 Nelson Algren literary contest
- United Airlines pulls 737 Max until June, adding to Boeing’s no good, very bad week
- Chicago is poised for double-digit drops in shootings, homicides for a 3rd year. Police look to continue violence trend amid big changes: consent decree, new top cop.
- Arrestan a safety de Steelers tras incidente en un bar
- Days after impeachment, Speaker Nancy Pelosi invites President Trump to deliver State of Union on Feb. 4
- With ‘Rita’s quilt’ project, U.S. stitchers bring fame to 99-year-old Illinois woman
- Author, recording artist to take part in Aurora MLK celebration
- Arlington Heights librarian awarded for work with special needs programming, calls it a ‘group effort to serve our community’
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- ‘Uncut Gems’ review: Adam Sandler’s rendition of ‘Diamonds are a Boy’s Worst Friend’
- Special software can help the blind access the internet, but not every website supports it. A wave of lawsuits is pushing to change that.
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- Intentó matar a adolescente porque pensó que era mexicana
- 6 passengers hurt after Carnival cruise ships scrape each other in Cozumel, Mexico
- Liverpool persigue su primer Mundial de Clubes ante su verdugo en 1981
- Naperville News Digest
- Never-built subway line complicates plan for 46-story, 639-unit apartment tower near Millennium Park
- Histórico ex seleccionado charrúa dirigirá histórico equipo uruguayo
- Report gives tips for local courts on opioid crisis
- Blue Island agrees to pay police detective $1.3 million to settle lawsuit stemming from 2005 hit-and-run death investigation
- Televangelist opens his Bible-themed attraction — from wailing wall and catacombs to luxury lodging
- Sertoma Centre’s Living Room an alternative to emergency rooms for mental health help
- Don’t waste your money filling tires with pure nitrogen
- Yorkville schools increasing security efforts
- Harley-Davidson and Zero launch new electric street bikes
- Amazon’s van-buying spree delivers a gift to auto industry
- Jake Silvers, Ari Rosen pursue regional title in final season at Rochelle Zell
- Almost 300 people could be killed on the roads between Christmas and New Year’s Day, safety group warns
- Navy, Army probes find no racism intent in hand gestures at football game
- ‘Como caído del cielo’ pone a Pedro Infante frente al feminismo
- Businesses interested in selling recreational marijuana in Riverwoods can apply for permit Jan. 1
- Man arrested after calling 911 to say he fatally stabbed someone in Lakeview
- Man found lying on sidewalk on Far South Side was beaten to death, officials say
- Emerald City children’s theater says it is out of cash, going out of business
- Column: A blow to Obamacare could deal the GOP a political hit too. They should try to fix it.
- Cuando el ‘sueño americano’ pasa por una licencia de conducir
- 15 things to know about Kwanzaa
- Bradshaw: International students have a wealth of opportunities at American colleges
- Hersey’s Josh Methner adds another milestone, wins Foot Locker national title
- 28 awe-inspiring places of worship from around the world
- Cristiano Ronaldo, la evolución de un ‘Killer’ 2003-2019
- Aurora Historical Society calendar on sale
- Column: An open letter of thanks to Mayor Richard Gordon Hatcher
- Shout Out: Navya Meka, a teen artist and aspiring scientist whose drawing has been nationally recognized
- Shout Out: Mike Campagna, manager of the MakerLab at Barrington Area Library who also enjoys photography
- 3 things we learned at Bears practice, including Khalil Mack not wanting to talk about the Pro Bowl and Akiem Hicks’ status for Sunday
- The Spin: An early whiff of Illinois’ legal weed sales | Preckwinkle stands by Foxx, Berrios | Democratic debate hangover
- Elgin News Digest
- These appetizers will make your New Year’s Eve carpet picnic a hit
- Tiene ocho años y es millonario por lo que hace en YouTube (VIDEOS)
- Aurora Firefighters Local 99 donates $19K to support Aurora public school students
- Prosecutors drop case against man who said Chicago police detective framed him for 1991 murder. ‘I’m trying to find my mind right now’
- Winnetka in 2019: Downtown streetscaping, school redistricting and the downfall of One Winnetka
- Harvey’s second homicide in as many days brings annual number of killings to 22, double last year’s total
- Ejército construye el polémico nuevo aeropuerto de México
- ‘She’s the glue to our team’: Nikki Kwilosz makes triumphant return from ACL injury for Naperville North
- Sports betting, 6 new casinos, thousands more video slot and poker machines. Illinois is set to become a Midwest gambling mecca. Here’s what’s coming.
- North Chicago man faces charges related to guns and cocaine
- This Week in Naperville
- Letters: Mechanics of an impeachment trial
- Aurora panel recommends marijuana dispensary site on Route 59
- Letter to the editor: Sen. Young must approach impeachment trial with impartiality
- Artwork as a selling tool: Condos seek sales boost from paintings and sculptures
- Corrections and clarifications
- Round Lake Park man arrested for violating sex offender act: police chief
- Two armed men who robbed Naperville gas station, struck clerk sentenced to lengthy prison terms
- Gary pays respects to Richard Hatcher, city’s first black mayor: ‘He was an inspiration’
- Anthony Daniels rememora sus años como C-3PO en Star Wars
- Ex-Chicago cop Lowell Houser found guilty of second-degree murder in off-duty shooting of Jose Nieves in 2017
- Potempa: ‘Salute to Vienna’ concert connects to Beethoven’s 250th birthday
- ‘We just had to pick ourselves back up’: St. Francis transfer Conrad Luczynski lifts Bartlett past Larkin in OT
- Hutton: Mike Schlotman’s Munster charity basketball game takes on a life of its own
- Un ‘reparajuguetes’ alegra la Navidad a niños pobres
- Óscar Jaenada y ese amor-odio que le profesa México
- Elgin council OKs new firefighter contract with 2.5% annual raises, says goodbye to retiring fire chief
- New Lenox mayor Tim Baldermann drops out of race for state house
- Gurnee, Waukegan mayors to stay the course despite calls for local ethylene oxide ban
- New Chipotle in Elgin among first in area to have a drive-thru pickup lane for digital orders
- Tom Carey, prep and college football standout who ran Hawthorne Race Course, dies
- Events for Hanukkah around NWI work to allow community to celebrate together
- Renting the family dog? Florida lawmakers want to outlaw pet leasing
- FCC says tests find cellphones comply with federal limits on radiofrequency radiation
- Editorial: Politicians struck out. So did Oprah. Can the Rev. Jesse Jackson finally help a struggling Pembroke Township?
- ‘I lost my sense of why I love the game’: Huntley’s Raquel Radermacher reinvigorated by return from torn ACL
- Cubs agree to terms with reliever Ryan Tepera on a 1-year contract
- Wording OK’d for referendum question on Oswego Township road district’s future
- White Sox announce terms with veteran left-hander Gio Gonzalez: 1 year, $5 million with a team option for 2021
- Federal judge orders sweeping reforms of treatment of transgender inmates in all Illinois prisons
- Column: A perfect Christmas dinner? It all starts with bones.
- Editorial: Chicago has a great flag. Why doesn’t Cook County?
- Trump adviser tells Wisconsin Republicans that GOP has ‘traditionally’ relied on voter suppression but will ‘start playing offense’ in 2020
- Column: Looking into the 2020s with 20/20 foresight? Here are a few fearless guesses about life in the near future.
- Column: The editor of Carol Stream-based Christianity Today wrote an editorial saying Trump should be removed from office: ‘It was the right thing to do’
- 9-year-old boy charged with murder in central Illinois fire that killed 5 will be evaluated by Chicago-area expert to see if he is fit to stand trial
- Des Moines principal apologizes after seizing kids’ pizzas that were intended for year-end party promised by teacher
- Jury declines to award multimillion-dollar judgment to Oak Brook family accused of cheating in geography bee
- Governors State paid $1.5M to terminated employees, even though many of them did no work: state watchdog
- Man who kidnapped Jayme Closs never thought Wisconsin teen would escape because she was ‘terrified of me’
- ‘We’re a great team’: Bloom gets healthy, puts full lineup on display in rout of Thornwood
- ‘Just letting my game come to me’: Junior guard Torri Miller scores 23 points to lead Merrillville past Michigan City
- ‘It’s all about reading their eyes’: PJ Katona comes up with five steals as Munster rolls past Crown Point
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019
- ‘I’m glad he’s my guy’: Jake Wadding scores 29 points, including two free throws with 6.5 seconds left, to lift Chesterton over 21st Century
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019
- ‘I wanted to win in style’: KaJuan Wines stars with 33 points as Richards overpowers Hillcrest