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Texas high school football player attacks referee
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Daily horoscope for December 4, 2020
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Amazon Fresh to open Thursday in Naperville. Here’s what to expect from the high-tech grocery store.
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Column: One benefit of coronavirus politicians hypocrisy: Clarity
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Killing monsters: Students in Oak Lawn act out pandemic frustrations with online performances
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Ask Amy: Man wants to pass through the ‘friend zone’
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Experts call for COVID-19 vaccination trials to begin for young children: ‘It’s time to get moving’
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Flashback: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin was a refuge for illicit romance. But tragedy tore apart the love he built.
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Column: What was Year 2020, culturally? It was TikTok and jigsaw puzzles, Dylan and #BLM, and an emptiness where Chicago’s arts should have been
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Column: 4 NFL teams have in-season GM openings, and the Chicago Bears play 3 of them in the next month. They must win — or face the prospect of change themselves.
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Daywatch: Illinois records highest COVID deaths in nation, pandemic poses mass eviction threat and the 10 best books of 2020
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Alison Lurie, Pulitzer Prize winning novelist of ‘Foreign Affairs,’ dead at 94
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This day in history, December 4: President Woodrow Wilson sets sail for France to attend Versailles Peace Conference
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Unemployment report shows improvement, but still behind 2019
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Shopping for a busy parent? These gifts will make life easier
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Expecting to be working or learning from home for the near future? These markdowns will help
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The best paintball mask
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The best snowboard
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First-time candidate becomes first African American elected to Highland school board, hopes to bridge communication gap
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Chicago architecture in 2020: In a year like no other, anxiety soared about the future of downtown Chicago, but so did new skyscrapers
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$1 million bail set for man charged in 2008 slaying of University of Wisconsin student
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Week 13 predictions: Can the Chicago Bears beat the Detroit Lions and avoid their 1st 6-game losing streak since 2002?
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‘Black Bear’ review: Aubrey Plaza stars in a meta-thriller on relationships and filmmaking
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Southwest Airlines warns nearly 7,000 workers of possible furloughs
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Pastor of western Michigan church tells congregation to catch the coronavirus, ‘get it over with’
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College football picks for the weekend: Alabama vs. LSU — the 1st matchup with both not ranked since 2006 — has decided lack of buzz
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Chicago holiday entertainment for 2020: Our list of 40 shows, live events and music. Let it stream!
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‘Speak Out’ reader opinion: Time to cut number of counties in Illinois
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Cruz Azul atropella a Pumas y es virtual finalista en México (VIDEO)
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Santa Claus is coming to town… and zoom
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Vehicle, residence at Naperville apartment complex struck by gunfire
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Christian Serratos exploró sus propias raíces para convertirse en Selena
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Las mejores fotos de la semana en América Latina 27 Nov.-3 Dic./2020
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Paul Krugman column: Learn to stop worrying and love government debt
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New Gary fire station becomes home to 14th NWI baby box
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66-year-old pedestrian struck by car in Glenview
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David Brooks column: The winter Mitch McConnell created
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Michelle Goldberg column: The MAGA revolution devours its own
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Speak Out reader opinion: Trump needs to accept the election results
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Chicago rapper G Herbo
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Meat lobby group calls for vaccine priority for plant workers
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I’m grieving for the first time. Can I talk about it?
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El aplazamiento de Tokio 2020 tendrá un precio muy elevado
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500-foot freighter carrying petrol is freed after running aground in Detroit River between Michigan and Canada
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Aurora Historical Society calendar looks back to 1920s
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Morton Grove Library invites residents to document pandemic experience, write cards to seniors
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Barack and Michelle: Scenes from a marriage
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Indonesian man dubbed ‘Con Queen of Hollywood,’ accused of impersonating top female film execs in years-long scam, arrested in U.K.
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Biden pide a legisladores 900,000 millones para COVID-19
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Georgia was a big win for Democrats. Black women did the groundwork.
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Georgia was a big win for Democrats. Black women did the groundwork.
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Dan Polydoris’ mind brings us Death By Toys
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20 nuevos fichajes para El Señor de los Anillos de Amazon
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Warner Bros.’ 2021 movies: What will debut on HBO Max and in theaters?
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En la Ciudad de México, ‘lo peor está por llegar’
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Jugadora trans hace historia en el fútbol argentino
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No. 5 Illinois’ game Saturday against UT-Martin is canceled because of COVID-19 cases on the Skyhawks. Next up: No. 6 Duke.
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Obsesionado con ganar, Trump ahora multiplica derrotas
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Miley Cyrus having ‘a lot of FaceTime sex’ amid pandemic: ‘I’m not getting COVID’
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San Francisco is banning smoking inside apartments — but weed is still OK
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UN agency removes cannabis from strictest drug category
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San Francisco bans smoking inside apartments; pot smoking OK
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Meet a 57-year-old man with a dream: ‘I want to be able to read a book before I die’
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Column: Warner Bros. will stream 2021 films on HBO Max, so time to make our homes more like movie theaters
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Illinois driver services facilities to remain closed through Jan. 4
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Column: I do … want to spend my life reading books with you. Couple ties knot in sci-fi section of Women & Children First bookstore.
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Couple tested positive for coronavirus, police say, but they still boarded a plane
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Down to Business: Games, toys, crafts, jewelry and other ‘Treasures’ to be found in new Naperville store
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Spit in a tube and mail it in: A new frontier in coronavirus testing
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Lake County purchases new $5M operating system: ‘It’s going to improve transparency’
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Cheesecake Factory pays $125k to settle SEC charges over ‘false’ filings
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Cruz Azul y León van por otra final 23 años después
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Spit in a tube and mail it in: A new frontier in coronavirus testing
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Empacadoras piden prioridad para vacunar a sus empleados de la planta
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Jugador de fútbol americano de secundaria ataca a árbitro tras ser expulsado (VIDEO)
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‘Big Mouth’ recast one of its leads — and reinvented itself in the process
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Girl is born in Tennessee from embryo frozen for 27 years
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Children of Pearl Harbor survivors keep the history alive in annual remembrance
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Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
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Mourning at the places where ‘El Dios’ walked
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Q&A: Evanston environmental activist John Lyman wants you to think about your plastic use
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Community news
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Miley Cyrus tiene ‘mucho sexo FaceTime’ en medio de la pandemia
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Experience gifts were gaining steam before the pandemic. From DIY meal kits to flexible memberships, here’s what they look like now.
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Commentary: Parler: Who is behind this growing conservative social media platform?
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Nearly 30 people found captive in Houston human smuggling operation, police say
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3 gunmen, weapons drawn, confronted retired Chicago firefighter. He pulled out a revolver and was shot dead.
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Commentary: Biden should hope Trump pardons himself
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What’s in store for the Chicago Bears in Week 13 with the Detroit Lions coming to Soldier Field? The Bear Download podcast breaks it down.
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Review: Manual Cinema forges a ‘Christmas Carol’ for a pandemic year of families forced apart
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Muere Miguel Algarín, fundador del Nuyorican Poets Café
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Some area school districts to return to in-person next week, others remain online
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Column: ‘We are scarce,’ admits the Fox Valley’s last known Pearl Harbor survivor
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Park Ridge budgets $300,000 for city-funded coupon program to help restaurants
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Daddy Yankee achieves new balance, readies for his comeback
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Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
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Falsedades sobre elección en EEUU dejarán cicatrices
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Thanksgiving takeout disasters offer lessons learned on how to do holiday carryout in a pandemic
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‘Nobody sees us’: Testing-lab workers strain under demand
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Not Quite Santa’s workshop — Dan Polydoris is making some of the funniest, sickest toys around. Therapy not included
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Chicago contestant Kenny Braasch talks ‘The Bachelorette’: ‘Somehow I ended up naked all the time’
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Rescatan en Texas a 30 personas en caso de posible tráfico
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Commentary: I didn’t know what death looked like until COVID-19 took my mom
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Here’s what pandemic-era skiing and snowboarding will look like this winter
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Boeing rival Airbus bets big on hydrogen-powered, zero-emission jets
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Column: One test at a time, we’ll be figuring out COVID-19 through 2021
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Batavia man accused of keeping woman in basement against her will
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‘He tried to kiss me’: Kathie Lee Gifford details moment Bill Cosby crossed a line during comedy tour
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CTU criticizes reopening plan for Chicago Public Schools as unsafe and inequitable: ‘We’re in the process of putting forward demands’
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Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
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Photos: Chicago White Sox radio announcer — and former Cubs TV voice — Len Kasper
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U.S. House votes to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level, allowing states to make their own rules
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Lack of substitute teachers reaches crisis levels
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Column: What liberals get wrong on student loan forgiveness
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University of Illinois’ COVID-19 saliva test reaches 1 million mark
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Commentary: These people were so much more than ‘OK, boomer’
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Commentary: Progressives are no longer defenders of free expression
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Developer had big plans for land polluted by the steel industry on Chicago’s Southeast Side. Instead, he flipped the property for millions, and now taxpayers likely will pay for the cleanup.
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‘Totally unprecedented’: Concern grows as Indiana hospitals fill with COVID-19 patients
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This Week in Naperville
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Column: Molly Murrihy starred at Marist. She did the same as a Memphis freshman, but then adversity struck. Now, she’s at DePaul.
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Nicholas Kristof column: The children of Pornhub
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Gary COVID-19 field hospital ‘still on the table,’ official says
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In California, the sea lions are winning
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As the pandemic rages, the US could use a little bit more ‘samfundssind’
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Here’s what pandemic-era skiing and snowboarding will look like this winter
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Why is Minnesota the only mainland state with an abundance of wolves?
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Carles Tusquets: ‘Yo habría vendido a Messi’
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Mourning at the places where ‘El Dios’ walked
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Recruiting notes: Warren midfielder Sebastian Rodriguez settles on a college as he waits for a season
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Letters: Voters will blame Democrats for the trust House Speaker Michael Madigan has broken
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Google researcher says she was fired over paper highlighting bias in AI
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As COVID-19 surges, employers cut back on hiring. ‘We face a long and difficult winter,’ economist says.
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Talking about race made two NFL teammates partners in activism
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‘Nobody sees us’: Testing-lab workers strain under demand
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How 700 epidemiologists are living now, and what they think is next
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$1 hot dogs: Last chance to visit the original Devil Dawgs before location closes and looks for a new home
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Can green tea help inhibit the COVID-19 virus? NC State research looks promising
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Alzheimer’s and dementia: Understand wandering and how to address it
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Tips for managing stress
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Cougar cubs, raccoons, cats hurt by fires find new homes
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Cougar cubs, raccoons, cats hurt by fires find new homes
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Lincoln-Way Central’s Joe Bozzi misses the thrill of competition: ‘Racing is why I swim. That’s what I love about it.’
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Delta prepares for ultracold COVID-19 vaccine shipments
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With 2 high-stakes Senate runoffs in the balance, Pence heads to Georgia a day before Trump’s potentially volatile visit
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NHL reportedly is now focusing on mid-January to start the new season, pushing back the league’s hope to begin on New Year’s Day
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Amplían formato para Mundial de Clubes de 2021
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Column: Naperville family’s Hanukkah light display as much about religion as celebrating diversity
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Len Kasper, the TV voice of the Chicago Cubs for 16 seasons, will join the White Sox radio booth
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Gingerbread recipes for houses, cookies, martinis and more
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Column: It’s easier to win the lottery than a large-class state title for a Northwest Indiana football team
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Indiana Humanities grants launch steamboat, historical programs for three other nonprofits
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President-elect Joe Biden adjusting agenda to reflect narrow divide in Congress and raging COVID-19 pandemic
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Tras huracanes, Honduras pide ayuda urgente en Washington
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Editorial: ‘He knew exactly where to draw the line.’ Madigan’s record more than enough reason for ouster
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Nissan exits Trump emissions fight as automakers prep for stronger standards under Biden
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Velasco retrata su despreocupada veintena en nueva novela
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SECA says Naperville council should reject $94K for new Century Walk art until task force panel review
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‘We are hanging on by the skin of our teeth’ says owner of Neon Shop Fishtail
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Chicago Bulls get little national TV exposure as networks release NBA schedules for 2020-21 season’s first half
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From classic trains to ‘Star Wars,’ downtown Aurora window art looks to brighten holiday season
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Visits, warnings and little legal action: Enforcing COVID-19 restrictions in Kane County has proved challenging
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Goose Island sneaks hidden Bourbon County Stouts into the market — and beer nerds are finding them
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Ex-Chicago Ald. Edward Vrdolyak sentenced to federal prison. Here are 5 things to know about the man known as ‘Fast Eddie.’
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Chadwick Boseman, hero for the ages, is getting a posthumous MTV award
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Allen Robinson, Akiem Hicks and Khalil Mack are among 9 Chicago Bears listed as questionable for Sunday; Roquan Smith misses practice with a non-injury absence
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NBA getting rid of weed testing this year, just like they did in the bubble
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Waukegan mayor takes leading role on panel looking at quality, cost of Great Lakes water
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Billie Eilish’s fans are mad they’re getting refunds for tour tickets. Yes, really
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There are more than 221,000 PPP stories in Illinois. Some small businesses got millions. One got $73.
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Investigan el intento de fichaje de Suárez por la Juve
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Porter County toughens COVID-19 restrictions as cases, deaths increase
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Column: Mount Greenwood, Alsip residents demand answers for poor postal service. ‘We don’t get our mail.’
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How safe are the new COVID-19 vaccines? And how do mRNA vaccines work?
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States submit COVID-19 vaccine orders as many report record infections, hospitalizations and deaths
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Help Them To Hope
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Waubonsee to host virtual career event
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Memorial service to be held Sunday for ‘Professor Sunshine’ Roy Grundy, a longtime Naperville resident
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President-elect Joe Biden predicts ‘bleak future’ if Congress doesn’t act on COVID-19 aid
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Column: When it comes to restaurants, some are sitting down to eat and some are sitting in judgment
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Tell us: What are your favorite Christmas songs?
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Lake Forest grad Sydney Barber is first Black woman named brigade commander at US Naval Academy: ‘I am going to lead with my heart first’
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Reseña: Nueva serie de Netflix sobre Selena no capta ni honra la memoria de la artista
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County commissioner battling COVID-19 warns, ‘This is not your common cold’
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‘The Equalizer’ starring Queen Latifah lands coveted post-Super Bowl slot on CBS
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Trump’s federal lawsuit argues the GOP-controlled Wisconsin legislature should be given the power to determine who won the state’s presidential election. A judge called the request ‘bizarre’
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Books, stuffed animals and more: St. Laurence’s AJ Wrenn named a Chicago Bears Community High School All-Stars Award winner
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Column: Yes, Virginia, there is a Kriss Kringle, but please don’t say so
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Union League Club votes to sell its prized Monet painting to cover pandemic losses
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Otto Porter Jr. has recovered from the foot injury that kept him sidelined last season. Now the Chicago Bulls must keep him healthy.
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Aurora may amend Copley project agreement
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Winnetka District 36 to preserve in-person learning, but plans for two week pause in January
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Record number of Illinois residents voted in the Nov. 3 election, and turnout of close to 73% was highest since 1992
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Potempa: Farmer friend’s passing leaves memories of his smile
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Elgin Salvation Army facing donation shortage for children’s gift giveaway: ‘We need a wave of toys’
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Trump orders most American troops to leave Somalia
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‘He put his whole heart into the city.’ Family remembers retired Chicago firefighter killed in attack by three armed carjackers.
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Local, county health officials issue formal citations to suburban Hilton hotel after indoor wedding with 150 guests
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Illinois to distribute first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine to 50 counties with highest death rates, possibly by mid-December
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Chicago-area vaccination sites will be at hospitals, clinics, pharmacies — but also drive-thrus at schools, parks and maybe Six Flags
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Column: He ain’t Fast Eddie no more
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Second stimulus check updates: As Nancy Pelosi gives optimistic update, here’s what is on the table as Congress seeks a COVID-19 relief deal
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Trump is obsessed with winning. But he keeps losing election lawsuits.
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Chicago Bears Week 13 storylines: David Montgomery’s longest run, the instant success of interim coaches and Matt Nagy’s stern tone
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The Spin: Ex-Chicago Ald. Ed Vrdolyak sentenced to 18 months in federal prison | U.S. House votes to decriminalize weed | Illinois planning to distribute vaccine to 50 counties with highest death rates
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Joe Biden officially secures enough electors to become president after California certifies his victory in the state
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Former Chicago Ald. Edward ‘Fast Eddie’ Vrdolyak gets 18 months in federal prison in tax case related to tobacco settlement
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Three brothers charged with attempted murder in Aurora
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‘Hard work never goes unnoticed’: Neuqua Valley graduate Donny Navarro continues to make noise as a junior wide receiver at Illinois
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Federal judge rules Trump administration must take new DACA applications
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A deadly second surge: COVID-19 fatalities hit a new record in Illinois nursing homes
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No. 20 DePaul loses 116-75 to No. 5 Louisville in Jimmy V Classic as the Cardinals break school points record
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Striking workers reach agreement to go back to work at 11 Illinois nursing homes in ‘family reunion’ with residents
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Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Dec. 4 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
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Waubonsie Valley graduate Matt Miller uses playing basketball around the world to find place at home with M14Hoops
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Lawndale chase, shooting and crash now a triple homicide
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Marquette stuns No. 4 Wisconsin 67-65 on freshman Justin Lewis’ putback at the buzzer
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Gabe Gillespie scores 19 points as Andrean tops Lake Central and former teammate Kyle Ross