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‘It feels good’: Simeon transfer AJ Casey takes Tinley Park past Eisenhower to ‘first’ Christmas tourney title
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Men’s basketball notes: Valparaiso freshman Donovan Clay posts career high in conference-opening loss to Loyola
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West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020
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Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020
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Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020
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Daily horoscope for December 31, 2019
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Ask Amy: Friend is conflicted over loss and new love
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In ‘The Factory,’ a mysterious company manufactures numbing fear
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Astronomers say SpaceX’s satellites are too bright in the sky. Friday’s launch will try to fix that
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Sorry, AT&T and Comcast: New law requires pay TV companies to disclose hidden fees
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Column: New Year’s predictions: GOP protects Trump by making all crimes legal, Baby Yoda ruins the stock market
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Kolbe House brings comfort, help to those in Cook County Jail: ‘I’m a true witness that they do help people’
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Daywatch: Illinois keeps losing residents, there will probably be a weed shortage and the Chicago Trolley & Double Decker Co. is closing
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Chicago’s night sky is about to become an orange memory, as the city nears end of LED streetlight replacement. But are the new lights better?
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Final NFL power rankings for 2019: Record-setting Ravens finish No. 1, while the Bears wind up No. 15
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U.S. Embassy in Iraq attacked
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Neil Innes, an actor and musician who often worked with Monty Python, dies at 75
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Pete Buttigieg says he wouldn’t want his son on Ukraine company board, but calls issue a diversionary tactic
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For some Disney Star Wars fans, waking up at 2:30 a.m. is what it takes to ride Rise of the Resistance
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Craving: Candy — a dreamy holiday crawl through Chicago’s sweets and confections purveyors
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The struggle is real: Sharon Stone’s Bumble dating profile restored after being blocked as fake
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17 cooking tools that make meat-free eating easier, tastier
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Snow days are coming. Prepare to keep your kids entertained now
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As ‘Friends’ leave Netflix, fans are full of annoyance and (cheeky) panic
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Reports of patients’ deaths linked to heart devices lurk below radar
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For authentic Vegas, head to Fergusons Downtown
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Odds to win the National League in 2020
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3 takeaways from the Bulls’ 123-102 loss, including the Bucks’ effective defensive plan and Wendell Carter Jr.’s ‘stomach stuff’
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Ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn skips bail in Japan and surfaces in Lebanon, citing ‘rigged Japanese justice system where guilt is presumed’
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Things to do in Chicago today | Dec. 31
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Help Them to Hope
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Judge orders Alex Jones and InfoWars to pay $100,000 in Sandy Hook legal fees
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What we learned in 2019: Health and medicine
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Column: One of the same-sex brides from that controversial Hallmark ad grew up in Oak Lawn. She’s ‘in shock that this was a controversy.’
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My worst moment: ‘Frasier’s’ Jane Leeves and the allergic reaction on stage
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Talk of the County: ‘Trumplicans’ scared of testimony from Pompeo, Mulvaney, Pence
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Dominio keniano en la San Silvestre de Sao Paulo
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Insultos racistas a futbolista colombiano en Escocia
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W. Va. governor fires 34 prison guards and instructor who gave Nazi salute ‘as a sign of respect’ for their teacher who was ‘a hardass like Hitler’
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Big voice, big sound, big buzz is what the atmosphere around country singer Yola is all about, and she’s loving feeling free to be herself
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The answer to ‘How far can this thing go’ for country singer Riley Green, seems to be sky’s the limit, but he wants to talk about that ‘Dixie’ uproar
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Pets of the week
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New Mayor Jerome Prince promises to bring progress, growth to Gary; calls for citizen responsibility
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Glenwood man fatally shot in Harvey becomes city’s 23rd homicide victim this year
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Man who allegedly drove into scene of fatal Volo crash, injuring deputy, posts bond
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Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020
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The Kitchn: Save time and money by making sheet pan chicken nachos
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Cantante muere tras sufrir un infarto en pleno concierto (VIDEO)
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Beacon-News boys basketball rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020
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Chris D’Elia at the Chicago Theatre tells some great stories, but the parts ranting against comedy critics aren’t that funny
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2020: The year to ditch diet culture
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Ryan Fitzpatrick through the years: Evolution of the beard | PHOTOS
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When association takes possession and leases out a unit, it may be liable for damage caused by renter
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Pinterest predictions: Top trends we’re excited about for 2020
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Boys basketball notes: No stopping Marcus Skeete, Waubonsie Valley in quest for Jacobs tourney title
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Another environmental group asks to reject U.S. Steel settlement for 2017 toxic spill in Burns Waterway
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Justin Bieber anuncia su gira para 2020, y el nuevo sencillo y álbum ‘Yummy’
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Does CBD oil cause withdrawals?
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How to talk to your kids about weed, now that it’s legal in Illinois
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Celebra misas en un casino porque ‘es una apuesta segura’
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Asesinan a participante de reality (VIDEO)
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Sharing hearts and minds: Daycare program links elderly and youth
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‘I kind of just let it fly’: Kendall Holmes and Kendall Moriarty make key shots as Benet tops Montini in OT
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The 11 best recipes of 2019, from the Chicago Tribune test kitchen
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With births down, U.S. had slowest growth rate in a century
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District 112’s idea to renovate Red Oak as a relocation option for some Edgewood students is too costly, officials say
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Kansas cop resigns after admitting he faked claim that McDonald’s employee wrote ‘pig’ on his coffee cup
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Letters: Everyone pays for ‘free’ health services
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Commentary: Federal setbacks to nuclear energy will harm climate and raise costs in Illinois
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‘We have to get better’: Wisconsin recruit Halle Douglass not satisfied with MVP effort as Lake Forest loses to Evanston in tourney title game
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Optimism over growth, some wariness in Atlantic City in 2020
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Final drive of NFL regular-season finale featured everything
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Sabrina Ionescu, Lauren Cox first two picks in AP WNBA mock draft
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2020 Nissan Sentra goes on sale in January
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All-electric BMW iX3 will go into production this year
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Some of 2019’s most memorable games decided by blown calls
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Column: Why I didn’t vote for Paul Konerko on my Hall of Fame ballot
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Beware of the smart device: Ways to stay private and safe
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Uber, Postmates sue to challenge California’s new labor law
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Plays of the year: 2019 had a flair for the dramatic
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Mundelein’s village administrator announces plans to retire in 2020
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5 takeaways from Illinois football’s 2019 season, including Brandon Peters’ rise and the creation of the takeaway machine
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Most effusive quotes from Lamar Jackson’s opponents
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La televisión y la publicidad viven su propia crisis
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Speak Out: White Sox will be at home with Dyersville seating plan
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South Barrington mansion with private beach, fountain: $2.3M
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Ranking Baby Yoda’s 14 best scene partners from Season 1 of ‘The Mandalorian’
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It’s all sun and fun at 50 of the best all-inclusive resorts in the Caribbean
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NW Indiana Community Hospitals latest to set up visitor flu restrictions
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Personal information of nearly 13,000 people may have been exposed in Sinai Health System data breach
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Ley daría otra oportunidad a inmigrantes con pasado criminal
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‘Cunningham’ review: Documentary explores work of choreographer who changed dance
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Blaze in half-demolished house in Naperville tied to fireplace, officials say
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Editorial: Another Illinois fiasco: The hat that wasn’t Abraham Lincoln’s
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Family’s annual New Year’s lake plunge pushed west to Ogden Dunes beach by erosion again
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Quickly
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Buffalo Grove police commander starting New Year with announcement of retirement
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Bears linebacker Roquan Smith not injured in car crash after hitting a pole near Halas Hall
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Corrections and clarifications
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Who was Chicago’s best — or worst — manager or coach of the decade?
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What are 2020’s most anticipated movies? Filmgoers tell Fandango
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Las 50 camisetas de fútbol más bonitas de la historia
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A new Wisconsin bill makes harassing sports officials a crime — and a $10,000 fine
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Former New York man charged in Highland bank robbery: police
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Los grandes dominadores de la década en la NBA
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Hundreds of customers expected, only 37 parking spaces: Mundelein prepares for crowds on Day 1 outside marijuana retailer
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Column: Legal marijuana creates huge opportunities in the Southland. Why aren’t more listening?
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State investigation into fetal remains found in Dr. Ulrich Klopfer’s Will County garage provides preliminary update; says all abortions performed in Indiana
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Kids get into the spirit of the new year with noontime countdown at the Elgin library and making wishes for 2020
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Identifican al atacante de programa que insinúa que Cristo era gay (VIDEO)
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Commentary: America needs Rep. John Lewis more than ever, and both sides seem to know it
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Así se celebra 2020 en el mundo y el inicio de una nueva década
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Esto es lo que se viene en el mercado invernal europeo
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Resurge sentimiento antiestadounidense tras ataque en Irak
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For NFL rookie, the 12th man is the friend he lost
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Former IU football player, high school teacher recalls starting football program at Calumet High School
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John Quenneville — the cousin of Joel — is ready to make a name for himself with the Blackhawks: ‘Can’t believe this is the team I got traded to’
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Gurnee gets head start on New Year’s Eve countdown with hour-by-hour release of village’s top stories from 2019
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Lo buscaban por homicidio en EEUU; lo arrestan en Guatemala
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Presidente de Colombia apoya a estrella de River Plate a esclarecer desaparición de su padre
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Ryan Vrugt goes on 3-point spree to power Huntley in fifth-place game: ‘It’s like you’re not thinking at all’
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Prosecutors say Portage tow operator tied to former Mayor James Snyder’s public corruption conviction should serve home detention
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Same man sought in three Hammond robberies: police
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Netflix takes aim at Oscar
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Wear some pants tonight: New Year’s Eve wind chills will drop to the mid-teens
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Moran: Remembering the all-bark, no-bite Y2K scare 20 years later
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2 new dog breeds get American Kennel Club approval
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Murió el diseñador de ‘Blade Runner’
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Here’s what to know before buying an online DNA test for your New Year’s diet resolution
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Column: Iraqis storm our embassy, another sign of U.S. failure
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Moraine Valley students go green with solar panel installation
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How to get high: Tips on smoking, edibles, microdosing and more as recreational weed becomes legal in Illinois
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Courier-News boys basketball rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020
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A timely realization for this New Year’s Day: ‘A moment changes everything’
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El Galaxy ya tiene al sustituto de Ibrahimovic
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Bears fire offensive coordinator Mark Helfrich, offensive line coach Harry Hiestand and 2 other position coaches
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Why one week in mid-October was the most important of the year for the Democratic primary race
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Quickly
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Cedar Lake man harassed hunters, faces other criminal recklessness charges: police
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Kids ring in 2020 with noon countdown, bubbles and music celebration at Vernon Area library
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Wayside Cross residents who are registered child sex offenders again sue over notices warning them to move
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North Aurora officials expect heavy traffic for opening of recreational pot sales at local dispensary
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Chicago’s decade of beer: The breweries that shaped the city’s craft scene
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Only 3 NFL head coaches are black: ‘It’s embarrassing’
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More than a decade after opening next to a train station, the Oak Lawn Children’s Museum now runs trains inside
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Bird Count 2020: Take a New Year’s Day break to soak in some nature and be a citizen scientist
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Shout Out: Michael Neri, runs special events company
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A British couple unwittingly threw away nearly $20,000. The dump gave it back.
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St. Charles History Museum closed in January for maintenance, archive work
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Public marijuana use still prohibited under new state law, Park Ridge, Niles police remind residents
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Area religious leaders provide messages for 2020
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Lincoln-Way West sophomore tabbed as ‘Future Medical Leader’ invited to national event
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Throw a dish. Don’t eat lobster. What are your New Year’s superstitions?
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Community news
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Boys basketball notes: Nick Erickson answers the call, helps to ‘change the culture’ at Hampshire
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Chicago Riverwalk revenues grew to $16.5 million in 2019
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Police: Armed robbers steal cash, cigarettes from Elmhurst gas station
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Aurora bash lets families celebrate New Year’s early
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Former Hammond schools chief Walter J. ‘Jerry’ Watkins dies; praised as visionary, inspiration
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George McCaskey remains confident in Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy: ‘We believe in them. We have. We do. And we will.’
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Why does Ryan Pace believe in Mitch Trubisky? 5 questions — and answers — about the Bears QB situation.
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A notable decade: A look back at some of the Elgin-area stories that made headlines over the last 10 years
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Potempa: ‘Mean Girls’ has important messages and humor
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California wanted to protect Uber drivers. Now it may hurt freelancers.
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On eve of legal recreational pot sales in Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pritzker pardons more than 11,000 people with weed convictions
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Column: The decade we changed our minds
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Illinois approved nine more recreational marijuana stores, just hours before legal weed sales begin
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Column: Anyone can recap 2019, let’s try to predict the biggest stories of 2020
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Legal weed sales start Wednesday, but six stores in Illinois won’t be ready to open. Here’s why.
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Man charged with impersonating long-missing Aurora boy Timothy Pitzen due back in court
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Petrak: The local ties that connect us often show up in unusual ways
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Glenview police stepping up neighborhood presence following rash of package delivery thefts
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Glenview offers options for recycling live Christmas trees and holiday lights
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Northbrook offering residents services to recycle holiday lights and live Christmas trees
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Anti-Semitic attacks bring heightened security to suburban Jewish congregations: ‘We will not be afraid’
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Children’s museum Bubble Bash lets kids party and celebrate coming new year just like adults do 12 hours later
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Column: Bears are all-in with Mitch Trubisky. So until they admit there’s a problem, there will be no solution.
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More than 6 months after elevated lead levels were discovered in University Park, affected residents still don’t know when they’ll be able to consume water without restrictions
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Wall Street closes out its best year since 2013 as S&P 500 finishes with a gain of 28.9%
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Steve Quast, who oversaw sports promotions at DePaul, WGN, dies at 72
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Patrick Kane on being the decade’s top scorer, the controversy over his ranking among the best players of the decade and where he sees himself in 10 years
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Anthony Miller (shoulder), Trey Burton (hip) and Roquan Smith (pectoral muscle) will all have offseason surgery
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Cops: Worker dies in fall at historic Little Village power plant under redevelopment
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Chicago man charged with having sex with minor at a Naperville hotel
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Kim Jong Un warns that North Korea will soon show a new strategic weapon
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Trump suggests some flavored vapes may be pulled from market
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Iraqi protesters attack U.S. Embassy in Baghdad after airstrikes
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Police investigate shots fired on Dan Ryan Expressway