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2019 > December > 24
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Packers clinch the NFC North title with a 23-10 win against the Vikings
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Ask Amy: Single parent worries about child’s gift imbalance
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Daily horoscope for December 24, 2019
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3 takeaways from the Bulls’ 103-95 road loss to the Magic, including a missed opportunity to make a statement win
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3 takeaways from the Blackhawks’ devastating 7-1 loss to the Devils, including why the Hawks need to remember the words of legendary coach Herb Brooks
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Man, 28, dies after being found with gunshot wounds in Roseland
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Police searching for man who allegedly groped female jogger in Kilbourn Park
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Calendar: Is ‘Die Hard’ really a Christmas movie? Check it out Friday in Lake Forest
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Man killed in crash after police chase him for beating woman in Calumet Heights, authorities say
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Column: O Holy Night
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Column: A nice not-so-normal Christmas story
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Letters: The mentor who changed my life was …
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‘The Phantom of the Opera’ was my late mother’s musical, and her strength. Now it is mine.
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Chicagoans of the Year: What Miguel Cervantes of ‘Hamilton’, Rahm Emanuel, and more think the future holds for the arts in Chicago
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Chicago police applaud community’s help in three recent shootings of innocent bystanders in Little Village. ‘We are fed up,’ one mother says.
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Yes, there are a lot of proposals on social media. It’s the season to get engaged, after all.
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Daywatch: Chicagoans of the Year, shootings galvanize Little Village neighborhood and this Christmas may be one of the warmest on record
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Shnay: Veterans to be treated to dinner this Christmas Eve in Chicago Heights
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Timothy Egan’s stirring ‘Pilgrimage to Eternity’ searches for faith
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NFL power rankings for Week 17: Saints stay right on No. 1 Ravens’ heels, while Bears are in the middle of the pack at No. 16
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How much protein do you actually need depending on your fitness goals?
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Going on a trip? We asked frequent fliers what they must have
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Glass jars, rentals, BYO mug: San Francisco cafes are banishing disposable coffee cups
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5 observations from rewatching the Bears’ blowout loss to the Chiefs, including Mitch Trubisky’s playmaking deficiency and the takeaways drought
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Column: Rating Chicago’s latest wave of parks and public spaces by the three ‘E’s: They’re better on entertainment and ecology than equity
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After April fire, Notre Dame will not hold Christmas Mass for 1st time since the French Revolution and Napoleon
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Snow fun in Will County, bald eagle watching galore and more Midwest events
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9 tips for a healthy holiday season
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Christmas Without Cancer smashes fundraising goal with support of Southland community
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Female surgical residents face discrimination that can mean burnout, suicidal thoughts, study finds
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Golf shots that defined 2019
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Nearly 500,000 people sign petition urging Target to eliminate plastic bags
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19-year-old begins decade dancing in Chicago, ends with an apartment in Manhattan
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2019 box office is down despite ‘The Rise of Skywalker.’ That’s not what’s worrying theaters most
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Abierto de Australia eleva bolsa para edición de 2020
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Santa shifts to two wheels for holiday surprise
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My worst moment: Eric Bogosian and the script in a foreign language he did not know
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Column: No reason to think the White Sox, bolstered by offseason moves, can’t be a playoff contender in 2020
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McDonald’s fashion comes to River North flagship
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Dos famosos youtubers se citan en el ring para pelear
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Sigue el rastro de Santa Claus
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A GOP lawmaker in Washington state worked with far-right activists to prepare for strife and a Christian alternative government
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Congress goes on recess without passing preservation funds for Route 66, America’s ‘Mother Road’ from Chicago to L.A.
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23-year-old cancer survivor looks toward graduate school, starting career in the arts headed into the next decade
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Top Stories Of 2019: Lake County’s Civil War Days event is back on after controversial year
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A Trump policy ‘clarification’ has all but absolved businesses from responsibility for ‘incidental’ bird deaths
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Help Them to Hope
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Hobart names McCarthy to replace longtime city attorney
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Crews work to keep Aurora, Mooseheart lights displays bright
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Commentary: The movie is a wreck, the musical is a joke. Why, then, will we always have ‘Cats’?
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Los Rayados reciben un gran regalo de Navidad
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’63 Up’ review: Death and truth for British documentary subjects entering senior years
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ESPN releases new trailer for its 10-part Bulls documentary: Barack Obama, Michael Jordan, Justin Timberlake highlight the cast
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‘The Two Popes’ couldn’t film inside the Sistine Chapel. So Netflix built a bigger one
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Arlington Heights man robbed at local hotel by woman he met online and 2 men from Michigan who were with her: Police
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Speak Out: Cubs management needs to make deals
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Idina Menzel is more than ‘Frozen’s’ vocal acrobat. She’s fierce in ‘Uncut Gems’
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The NFL at 100
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Beautiful. Violent. American. The NFL at 100.
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Coney dogs and pork tenderloin sandwiches land in Irving Park, plus more Chicago restaurant openings
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Revive todos los goles del América en la liguilla camino a la final del Apertura 2019 (VIDEO)
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5G arrived in Chicago in 2019. What will happen with the fifth generation of wireless in 2020?
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Two Houston teenagers get Hopkins/Stills shopping spree
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Los memes, videos y gifs navideños más ocurrentes
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China blocked her from freezing her eggs. So she sued.
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Beach Park says no to marijuana in town
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Behind The Call: Wondering about NFL overtime structure
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Two Houston teenagers get Hopkins/Stills shopping spree
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Federal agency creates path to report stopped, stalled trains
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2020 Honda Fit arrives at dealers
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My mother’s dementia made me a better person. My dog agreed.
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Tyson Fury acepta oferta de Anthony Joshua
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Feeling down this holiday season? Marijuana might help
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Alzheimer’s tests soon may be common, raising a difficult question: Would you want to know if you were getting the disease?
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A 6-year-old girl writing holiday cards in London said she found a plea for help already written inside. Now production at a factory in China is halted over a prison labor claim.
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Jamie Foxx and Michael B. Jordan see God’s work in their new movie, ‘Just Mercy’
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Trump says North Korea may be planning a nice Christmas gift: Maybe ‘he sends me a beautiful vase as opposed to a missile test. I may get a vase.’
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Elizabeth Spencer, ‘Light In the Piazza’ author, dies at 98
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How to let go of your holiday party worries, and make an impromptu dinner for friends
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Looking for a Christmas lesson in tolerance? Here’s one from the foxholes of WWII in 1942.
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Hospital visits associated with vaping-related lung illness dramatically declining, study shows
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Millennial Money: Money rules of thumb can be handy
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Family finances: Have the family money talk
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Column: South suburban residents deliver true meaning of Christmas by helping others
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Liz Weston: How to create a retirement ‘paycheck’
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Arizona schools use therapy dogs to assist mental health
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Wisconsin Republican lawmakers vote to hire own attorneys, bypassing state’s Democratic attorney general, in major voter purge lawsuit
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Policía detiene a un perro cuando robaba juguetes navideños (VIDEO)
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Thinking of buying pot in Illinois on Jan. 1? Here’s how experts say it could affect your health — for better and for worse
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Yorkville City Council looks at potential Metra station sites
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La bailarina manca que hace historia con las Rockettes
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Quickly
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Saudi Arabia cuts loose with bevy of models and a rave
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For Aurora area car dealers, last week of year is crunch time
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Why people are mad at celebs for promoting a Saudi Arabia concert
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Elgin police create holiday music video to techno version of ‘Carol of the Bells’
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Councilman ends year in Highland with tongue-lashing for incoming members: ‘You better get your act together’
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Whole Foods saw White Claw coming; what grocery trends will be big in 2020?
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Entre el Brexit y los escándalos, Isabel II reconoce un año difícil
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Retos y similitudes del ‘Turco’ y el ‘Piojo’ en la final del Apertura 2019
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Lake County efficiency committee to meet in January
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Good Neighbors: Chavez family is dedicated to helping Operation Blessing feed the hungry
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Belén recibe a peregrinos del mundo entero para celebrar la Navidad
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For current residents at St. Jude House, ‘home for the holidays’ is not a Christmastime reality
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‘The world is very messed up’: Why ‘Katamari’ and ‘Wattam’ creator believes in the power of play
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Un árbitro es suspendido de por vida por malo
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Commentary: Americans are at each other’s throats. Here’s one way out.
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Rapero fue detenido después que repartiera juguetes navideños y da su versión (VIDEO)
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Google search trends show how travel has changed in the last decade
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Justin Bieber announces 45-city summer stadium tour, with a stop in Chicago
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A look back at ‘Little Women’ reveals William Shatner, pickled lemons and the best version — thus far
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Soldado regresa a casa para despedirse de su madre antes de ser deportada
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Kevin Spacey posts cryptic Christmas video again as ‘House of Cards’ character
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Cavaliers y Jazz canjean jugadores por Noche Vieja
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She experienced depression when she arrived in Chicago from Iraq. Now, she helps others spot mental health challenges among immigrants
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Rusia está decidido a ir a los Juegos de Tokio-2020
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Sheriff: Man charged with DUI after striking auxiliary sheriff’s deputy at the scene of a fatal crash in Volo
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El alero alemán de los Mavericks celebra Navidad por Facetime
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Community news
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These states spend the most on weddings
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Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick, its former CEO, has cashed out, will resign from board
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For the grandmother of missing Aurora boy Timmothy Pitzen, 2019 was a year of optimism and heartache
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Vernon Hills police: Pedestrian hospitalized after being struck by vehicle on Butterfield Road
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J.J. Watt está de vuelta con Texans de Houston
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Quickly
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Boeing’s 737 Max is still grounded. But the company is coaching airlines on how to sell its safety to wary passengers.
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Advice to first-time gardeners: Think small. Find your spot.
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The quiet focus of the athlete
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Chance the Rapper’s Night at the Museum benefits Chicago’s homeless
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Where have all the Christmas tree farms gone?
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Mauricio Islas contará lo que pasó con Génesis Rodríguez
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Column: A roundup of President Trump’s negotiating failures, from Mexico to North Korea
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Picturesque ports and cultural centers: Trip ideas for 2020
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Llevan a la pantalla a los históricos Chicago Bulls de los 90 (VIDEO)
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Hollywood’s 10 worst depictions of female music journalists
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Potempa: ‘Phantom of the Opera’ is still a masked marvel that thrills
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Column: The best tweets and funniest tweeters of 2019
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Police seek public’s help with investigation after second robbery in four days at Frankfort Township gas station
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Mysterious lights appear on a Naperville tree each year — the gesture of a woman who ‘enjoys making people happy’
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Here’s why Boeing fired CEO Dennis Muilenburg, and what aviation insiders say his successor must do
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Los 10 mejores álbumes latinos de la década
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Christmas in Hong Kong
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Chicago amnesty program relieves almost 12,000 city sticker scofflaws of $11.5 million in fines
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Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin calls 2019 ‘a trying year’
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It’s down to the wire for some Elgin holiday shoppers snapping up last-minute gifts before Christmas
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Hinsdale police report attempted residential burglary
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Not everyone gets the day off on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and that’s OK, holiday employees say
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Yorkville looks for sidewalk funds to help with ‘very important regional trail’
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Marci Webber, ruled insane in the killing of her daughter, is ordered back into custody after authorities say she could ‘inflict serious physical harm’ on herself or others
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Facing a competing offer, suitor for Glenview-based Anixter raises acquisition price to $4 billion
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The Spin: Ald. Edward Burke’s family Christmas card makes no mention of 2019’s woes
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Robert Parkinson, health care executive at Abbott and Baxter and former dean of Loyola’s business school, dies at 68
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Waukegan police investigating home-invasion robbery
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Vintage toy exhibit featured at Oswego museum
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Dogs meet Santa, volunteers spread holiday cheer on Christmas Eve: ‘They’ve all been very good dogs’
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Volunteers spread holiday cheer to homeless shelter animals
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Teacher Feature: Playing small part in students’ lives all the reward this coach needs
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Crete family takes home new car in a Christmas Eve giveaway
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ALDI opens grocery store in Glenview
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Getting home for the holidays frustrated by thick fog, with hundreds of Chicago flights delayed and canceled on Christmas Eve
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For NORAD’s Santa Tracker, it takes a tech village to track Santa on Christmas Eve
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There’s no evidence that a stovepipe hat at Illinois’ Abraham Lincoln museum actually belonged to the 16th president, a new study says
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Michael Bloomberg cuts ties with company that used prisoners to make campaign calls