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- Daily horoscope for January 2, 2020
- Ask Amy: Woman wrestles with adoption dilemma
- The Hartford cites climate change as it limits insurance coverage of businesses with stake in coal and tar sands
- Friends call him ‘Showpez.’ Meet Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s top City Council critic: Ald. Raymond Lopez.
- Editorial: Lori Lightfoot’s green light for Chicago food trucks
- Electric trucks, a factory launch and a massive merger: Illinois auto industry travels new roads in 2020
- Hometown developers of projects like Vista Tower, Lincoln Yards and Bank of America Tower are putting money in other cities. ‘We love Chicago but are super nervous.’
- Watch how these 10 executives shape Chicago’s business scene in 2020 through legal weed, electric cars and South and West side neighborhood redevelopment
- Bobbi Kristina Brown’s ex-partner Nick Gordon dies at 30
- Daywatch: How the first day of legal weed unfolded, Chicago violence drops again and Blago’s latest appeal to Trump
- We asked a nutritionist for tips on how to overcome the weight-loss plateau
- Resolve to get better sleep in 2020 — these products will help
- 10 books to read in winter 2020: It’s a new literary year
- Happy Hour deals in Chicago, Jan. 2-8
- Brunch the New Year and Afro Fusion dance party — here are 5 things to do in Chicago this weekend
- Free things to do this week including climate gaming at the library, an indoor farmer’s market or getting funky at Hopleaf
- New Year’s celebrants launched paper sky lanterns that landed in a zoo, starting a fire that killed more than 30 animals, German police say.
- NBA superstars, growth and lockouts: The David Stern years
- Andrew Yang raised $16.5 million in the last 3 months, his campaign says
- The 2019 Good Tech Awards
- Antibiotics failed, then a Minnesota man turned to an old remedy that worked
- Who should pay for this Booking.com error? Travel Troubleshooter investigates.
- Historic wildfires scorch Australia
- Charlize Theron, Daniel Craig among Golden Globe presenters
- Female directors behind record number of films in 2019
- Column: The Bears have to win in 2020. And that sets up a bold offseason from GM Ryan Pace.
- Police called to New Year’s Eve fight at Highland bowling center
- Unexplained drones are swarming by night over Colorado and Nebraska: ‘It’s creepy’
- Notable deaths in 2020
- Winter preview: Mike Reed, Amir ElSaffar and a jazz-gospel ‘Messiah’ highlight a busy upcoming jazz season
- Julián Castro abandona la contienda presidencial 2020
- El gran legado que deja David Stern en la NBA
- Winter preview: Yuja Wang, Muti’s CSO and Wagner’s ‘Ring’ top the season
- Actriz de ‘Captain America’, acusada de asesinar a su madre
- ‘Gabigol’ es el Rey de América
- Barbara Figarola Weber, mom of ‘Bachelor’ star Peter Weber, was a Chicago pageant queen in the ’70s
- Julian Castro drops out of Democratic 2020 race for president
- El papa Francisco se disculpó por agredir a la mujer que lo tocó (VIDEO)
- Celebrate the King at Arcada’s Elvis Birthday Bash
- Riña en partido de futbol deja 16 presos muertos por rivalidad entre carteles
- Girl power fuels Aurora’s Jefa Tacos
- Steel Beam’s ‘Love, Loss and What I Wore’ explores the lives of women
- Improvisor Colin Mochrie teams up hypnotist Asad Mecci for ‘Hyprov’
- Enchanted Railroad makes a stop at Morton Arboretum
- Take a mini-Mexican vacation at Las Palmas restaurant
- Herman’s Hermits’ star Peter Noone sticks with performing what he wants to hear
- ‘The Nerd’ contemplates what to do about the houseguest from Hell
- Enjoy the (hopefully) wintry weather at Gurnee’s Frosty Fest
- Marion Consort presents Music for the Epiphany at Colby Barn
- Gorton Center hosts first chili cook-off for chefs, tasters
- Boomer Babes find humor in the trials of growing old
- Elvis Spectacular highlights 3 eras of singer’s iconic career
- Bears add 2 voidable years to the end of Kyle Fuller’s contract to create 2020 salary-cap savings
- Things to do in Chicago today | Jan. 2
- Con el año nuevo se expande la venta legal de marihuana recreativa en EEUU
- 3 killed in Far South Side crash
- Sofía Vergara será una de las presentadoras de los Golden Globes 2020
- Making room for mom and dad: How Chicago homeowners are making multigenerational homes work
- Community news
- New council takes shape in St. John; Flores named police chief
- Otro jugador del América cerca de emigrar a Europa
- Talk of the County: Kovarik avoiding ‘deceitful propaganda’ on EtO issue in Gurnee
- Songwriting event planned in Aurora
- Muere el pelotero autor del único juego perfecto en Serie Mundial (VIDEO)
- Con esta foto, los integrantes de RBD causaron sensación
- Help Them to Hope
- Browns interviewing Mike McCarthy for their head coach job
- Sacerdote cercano a la Madre Teresa abusó de un niño más de 1000 veces en EEUU, indica demanda
- Carjacking suspect takes man, goat on terrifying three-state drive: ‘OK 2020, it only took you 4.5 hours to get weird,’ Oklahoma police say
- Dave Rudolf reminisces on the British Invasion through songs in Park Forest performance
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Friday, Jan. 3, 2020
- Cricketers, tennis players turn attention to Australia’s deadly wildfires
- 5 questions for golf in 2020, from Tiger Woods to the Olympics
- Magical Starlight chooses ‘Wizard of Oz’ for 25th anniversary show
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Friday, Jan. 3, 2020
- Teams without a bye have a tough road to the Super Bowl
- Los 19 deportistas emergentes que pueden brillar en 2020
- Name dropping: A few up-and-comers who may make mark in 2020
- Looking down on a decade: Satellite images tell the stories
- Tourists urged to flee as Australia wildfire danger intensifies
- Looking down on a decade: Satellite images tell the stories
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Friday, Jan. 3, 2020
- ¿Ha llegado el final del dominio de los Patriots en la NFL?
- How long does marijuana stay in your circulatory system?
- Anandamide: How this natural cannabinoid makes us happy
- The government will try to count the entire U.S. population this year: Here’s what you need to know about the census — and why it’s so important for Illinois
- Column: 4 predictions for the marijuana industry in 2020
- Linda Ronstadt comparó a Trump con Hitler y dice que ‘los mexicanos son los nuevos judíos’ (VIDEO)
- Another benefit of going to museums? You may live longer.
- D.J. Durkin, who was fired from Maryland after the death of a player, hired by Ole Miss as an assistant on Lane Kiffin’s staff
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Friday, Jan. 3, 2020
- Visual art winter preview: 10 shows to look forward to in 2020
- Top winter concerts in Chicago: Raphael Saadiq, Sturgill Simpson, Billie Eilish
- Plenty of events planned in downtown Aurora in 2020
- Column: Planning in advance for senior care can be its own act of love
- NWI comedy groups offer Fun at 4th Street improv night
- Mundelein police: Truck in fatal New Year’s Day crash was ‘speeding and driving erratically’ prior to collision
- Elmhurst Hospital’s first New Year’s baby arrives just before 5 a.m., Hinsdale Hospital’s a bit later
- WBBM-Ch. 2 reporter Dana Kozlov sells two-flat in North Center for $630,000
- Quickly
- Speak Out: Congress is on trial as well as the president
- $16 million lotto ticket sold in Vernon Hills hasn’t been claimed, lottery officials say
- Así luce la embajada de EEUU en Irak tras el ataque
- Las primeras palabras de ‘Ibra’ en su regreso al Milan son a pie de pista en el aeropuerto (VIDEO)
- Shout Out: Jim DePhillips, Oak Brook resident, formerly of Hinsdale and La Grange
- Immersive China trip opens up a new world of opportunities for four IU Northwest students
- Highland Park’s Addie Budnik does it all with one goal in mind: ‘I just want to win as many games as I can’
- Woman missed curve before crash into northern Indiana pond killed 2 children
- Daily Southtown boys basketball rankings and player of the week for Friday, Jan. 3, 2020
- Christian health care cost-sharing groups offer no coverage guarantees to the faithful: ‘Just trust God’
- Two-story Near North home: $900K
- Australian prime minister jeered as he visits wildfire-ravaged area of the country
- Iran may be planning more attacks on U.S. interests, Defense Secretary Mark Esper says
- Boys basketball notes: DaMarco Minor ‘loves the bright lights,’ leads Thornton to Big Dipper title
- West Suburban Medical Center welcomes first baby of 2020
- A look at WoodWind
- Winter movie preview: Can ‘Dolittle’ do it for Iron Man? Will ‘Mulan’ outdo Disney’s recent do-overs?
- Architecture’s broad reach in 2020: From Chicago towers for the super-rich to plans for Thompson Center and struggling neighborhoods
- New Year’s fireworks on the Chicago River
- El amor en los tiempos de DACA
- Destruirán legendario mural chicano para construir un museo
- ‘Chicharito’, de ídolo en Alemania a fracasado en España
- Boy’s hand blown off during explosion after dad lights fireworks in Englewood
- The Bears’ Super Bowl XX win to be considered in search for greatest moment in NFL history
- Sheriff: Man arrested for DUI near Barrington bends handcuffs in unsuccessful escape attempt outside jail
- Woman in custody after man shot on New Year’s Day in Evanston
- Column: Have you already had enough of Trump’s 2020 campaign?
- Naperville house deemed uninhabitable after attic fire on New Year’s Eve
- Shout Out: Michael Bonamarte, a Highland Park native who now practices law
- Conservatives ask judge to force Wisconsin to immediately purge disputed voters despite appeal pending
- Former Lake County treasurer’s employee pleads not guilty to unrelated theft, ID theft and forgery charges
- Beatniks on Conkey celebrates past, future in preview show
- ¿Se puede predecir quién será desamparado?
- Mount Carmel’s Noah Mis continues to work for junior achievement: ‘I am not ever going to get complacent’
- Presidente de Colombia dice que Quintero habló con comandante del Ejército
- Retirement: Senior Corps lets you give back
- Millennial Money: Focus on monthly tasks to hit 2020 goals
- Bills aside, your 2020 budget can be a little F-U-N
- On the Money: Tackling credit card debt from the holidays
- Top 10 dance for early 2020: Alvin Ailey, cirque and Joffrey goes Gaga
- Top 10 comedy for your Chicago winter: Ms. Pat, Gabriel Iglesias and Nikki Glaser
- Dudamel explica porqué renuncia a la Vinotinto
- Courier-News girls basketball rankings and player of the week for Friday, Jan. 3, 2020
- South Side couple who met in elementary school is first wed by Cook County clerk in 2020
- Ousted at WXRT, Mary Dixon lands as morning anchor at public radio station WBEZ
- Woman found dead in Des Plaines parking lot was strangled: medical examiner
- Wilmer Valderrama se comprometió con su novia
- Workers say Amazon is threatening to fire them for pushing company to act on climate change
- An ode to January: Why it’s the best month of the year
- Thousands caught in flooding in Indonesia’s capital
- Disputa en estación de gasolina termina a puñaladas
- Gary’s new mayor wants to demolish 10 vacant schools, saying they are in violation of city and state laws
- Girls basketball notes: Burlington Central’s Elana Wells celebrates 1,000th career point with OT win
- Muere rapera a los 21 años
- Dating Sunday is this weekend. Here’s how to prepare for the biggest online dating day of the year.
- Why the U.S. Embassy in Iraq became a target of protesters
- Speak Out
- El 20-20 en el 2020 puede ser clave para Lainez en España
- Post-Tribune wrestling rankings and wrestler of the week for Friday, Jan. 3, 2020
- Man critically injured during stabbing on Blue Line in South Austin
- The new year gets off to a brisk start with performances by Victor Goines, Heritage Jazz Orchestra, more
- Review: WoodWind aims for creative, fun food but is it enough to overcome the 18th floor location?
- Michigan crews searching for teen girl who was swept into water while visiting Lake Michigan for first time
- Ron Rivera ya tiene nuevo equipo en la NFL
- Health class students get an exercise in empathy, because too often ‘we don’t share what we’re going through’
- Our 20 most anticipated TV shows of 2020
- Luis Gerardo Méndez quiere representar a los latinos sin estereotipos
- Wrestling notes: Crown Point freshman Sam Goin finds out in the early going that he’s one of the best
- Davich: Gary residents should forget about 20/20 hindsight and focus on 2020 hope
- Beacon-News girls basketball rankings and player of the week for Friday, Jan. 3, 2020
- Béisbol de Venezuela arranca playoffs con sabor a grandesligas
- U-Haul says it will stop hiring nicotine users in 21 states
- Zion Williamson returns to practice for first time since knee surgery
- Bernie Sanders leads Democratic 2020 field with $34.5 million in fundraising in final quarter; Trump raises $46 million
- Luka Doncic supera al ‘Rey’ LeBron James
- Tap your creative side with a winter art class at The Center
- Aurora man accused of firing celebratory shots on New Year’s that seriously injured man sleeping in nearby home
- Hobart man sentenced to 65 years in stabbing death of Chesterton bartender
- Girls basketball notes: Erin Golden scores 1,000th career point, becomes ‘great example’ for Batavia
- La gran estrella de los Pelicans vuelve a entrenar
- Florida travel calendar for January
- Pictures: January travel events in Florida
- Trump administration bans most flavored e-cigarettes, with major exceptions that benefit vaping companies
- What time are the 2020 Golden Globe Awards?
- Coby White and Daniel Gafford each hit the dreaded rookie wall. Now they’ll get an even tougher test with a jammed Bulls schedule in January.
- Ahniya Melton rises along with Waubonsie Valley in recovery from leg injuries: ‘It’s really something special’
- Letters: Illinois should take steps to stop exodus
- El ‘Vasco’ Aguirre busca seguir escalando en LaLiga
- On the eve of Indiana’s 2020 legislative session, statehouse history rich in marble, ornate wood, stained glass
- Peter Asher has been everywhere, done everything: Beatles, Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, the British Invasion
- Community news: Grant to fund firefighter gear in Orland
- U-Haul International to stop hiring smokers in 21 states
- Children’s Theatre Company stages a fun and funny take on ‘Cinderella’ in South Holland
- Column: 3 easy ways to preserve your serenity during the toxic political year ahead
- Volkswagen, German consumer group in diesel settlement talks
- Fugitive auto executive Carlos Ghosn fled Japan in a made-for-the-movies escape. In fact, he pitched his story to a Hollywood producer last month.
- In 2019, the box office belonged to Disney
- Estelar pitcher de los Yanquis recibe duro castigo
- The watch is smart, but it can’t replace your doctor
- Column: I dread fitness centers, but I am determined to endure them for a healthier lifestyle
- Johnson Publishing art auction
- Golden Globes will serve plant-based meal at awards ceremony
- Global air crash deaths fall by more than half in 2019
- Deerfield launches Adopt-A-Hydrant program
- American Airlines adding nonbinary gender options when buying tickets
- Upgrade to Elgin 911 phone system to allow residents to send videos, text message directly to police dispatcher
- Hotels, AARP try to combat travel scams aimed at seniors
- Aurora man facing weapons charges
- Pide que no manejen ebrios, y lo arrestan por manejar borracho
- Boys basketball notes: Aidan Kramer proud of playing to a ‘higher standard’ for Naperville Central
- 10 questions with… Elgin Partnership for Early Learning executive director Amber Peters
- El Dakar y la estrategia de Arabia Saudita con el deporte
- ¿Malas vibras en tu entorno?, rituales y objetos para proteger
- Deerfield proposes local law to keep contaminants out of waterways passing through village
- The Bulls’ Zach LaVine still has a puncher’s chance after 1st round of NBA All-Star Game voting
- El Hefe’s response
- For nearly 35 years Miller Pizza Co. has provided Chicago-style pies in Gary
- Lake County begins trial period of new Criminal Rule 26, which could reduce jail population
- A restaurant with no leftovers
- Nearly $3.2 million in legal weed was sold in Illinois on the first day of sales, marking one of the strongest showings in the history of marijuana legalization
- Editorial: No, we won’t shut up about the Illinois Exodus. Latest downside: Chicago’s top real estate investors are shopping elsewhere
- The Spin: From public corruption to election intrigue, what 2020 has in store for Illinois’ political scene.
- Otro sueco podría tener más impacto que ‘Ibra’ en la Serie A
- Johnson Publishing art auction marks final chapter for Chicago-based African American media empire
- Crime-fighting video weapon rings in the new year for Waukegan neighborhoods
- Luis Robert: ‘Arriesgué todo cuando salí de Cuba para perseguir este sueño’
- Valparaiso Dem announces run for Indiana House seat
- Seis datos para conocer a Madam C. J. Walker
- Winter on the Green returns to Sundays for season of free fun in Frankfort
- Texas judge rules hospital can remove baby from life support after her mother disagrees with decision by doctors
- Judge sets bond at $3 million for suburban optometrist accused of murdering his girlfriend
- Corrections and clarifications
- Column: El Hefe puts blame on woman for her alleged sexual assault. Humanity’s in short supply.
- Evanston man facing child pornography charges involving Tumblr use pleads not guilty
- Storm of ‘nuclear tumbleweeds’ buries cars, terrifies drivers and astounds police in Washington state
- Palaces classified as UNESCO World Heritage sites
- Aurora man sentenced to 16 years in prison after shooting at police
- Sheriff: Fugitive wanted for kidnapping in Florida arrested in Vernon Hills
- Prosecutors seek to keep identities of two alleged R. Kelly victims secret even from the singer, cite concerns of intimidation
- Developer to pitch Madison Street apartments at Jan. 9 plan commission hearing
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks immunity from Israeli corruption charges
- Karol G y Anuel AA se van a casar
- First babies born in Elgin-area hospitals in 2020
- Los 10 mejores goles del Apertura 2019 de la Liga MX (VIDEO)
- Lincolnwood creatives design dazzling museum, theater displays
- Ben Skowronek, who made an iconic catch to help clinch the Big Ten West in 2018, is leaving Northwestern for Notre Dame. Here’s what it means for the programs.
- Bomberos se toman un selfie durante un incendio, ahora se tomarán ‘medidas disciplinarias’
- Denying a professor tenure, Harvard sparks a debate over ethnic studies
- Murió el exnovio de la hija de Whitney Houston
- Liverpool extiende racha invicta en la Premier (VIDEO)
- Suburban man headed to prison for DUI crash that claimed life of his passenger
- Blackhawks assistant coach Marc Crawford is back from his monthlong suspension for past abuse of players: ‘Finding out why I am like I am takes a lot of introspection’
- Editorial: Attacking Chicago’s violent crime: Aldermen, don’t be shy battlefield observers.
- Illinois presidential primary season begins: Bernie Sanders only contender to file a full slate of delegates on first day of filing, but Biden, Warren almost there
- Column: White Sox take a calculated risk by signing Luis Robert to a huge deal before his MLB debut. Yes, Sox fans, it’s OK to get excited.
- ‘Affluenza teen’ Ethan Couch arrested in Texas for probation violation
- Police: 2 young children dead, 2 adults in critical condition after apparent homicide-suicide attempt in South Shore
- Luis Robert and the White Sox reach agreement on a 6-year, $50 million deal — setting him up to be the opening-day center fielder
- Latest round of dispensary applicants hopes to capitalize on promised social equity elements of recreational weed law
- Where do the Bears go from here? The Bear Download podcast reads between the lines on the team’s 2019 evaluations
- Commentary: Jerry Herman, composer of ‘Hello, Dolly,’ should also be remembered as an early HIV survivor
- Fashion and friends in the same online spot
- Jazz 102, Bulls 98
- 4 people, including 2 children, unharmed after vehicle shot up on Dan Ryan at 35th Street: police
- Commentary: People around the world will demand change in 2020. Will global leaders be up to the challenge?
- 1 dead after Chicago police, suspect fire shots in Belmont Central neighborhood, police say
- Two injured in East Garfield Park stabbing, police say