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- Daily horoscope for December 9, 2020
- 6 takeaways from No. 6 Illinois’ 83-68 road win over No. 10 Duke, including Ayo Dosunmu showing he’s more than a scorer and freshman Andre Curbelo’s highs and lows
- Ask Amy: Anxious woman should take a breather
- Chicago rapper G Herbo due in court Wednesday to face federal fraud charges
- Column: The Kyle Rittenhouse case is about vigilante justice. Let’s hope it doesn’t prevail.
- Is that a 15-foot inflatable Rudolph? After a tough 2020, Chicagoans are going big with their holiday lawn decorations.
- Column: William Barr, vilified by all sides, did his job
- After prosecutors drop charges and CPD clears him of wrongdoing, Chicago sergeant sues Wisconsin cops for wrongful arrest
- Column: Oh the virus outside is frightful, but the Wi-Fi’s so delightful. Holiday lyrics with a COVID spin.
- Recommended holiday shows for 2020: Our top 10 critics picks this year from Chicago theater
- ‘Another young life cut short by senseless violence.’ Chicago’s cardinal mourns slaying of 15-year-old sophomore on Far South Side.
- Chicago Bears Q&A: Has Khalil Mack become a disappointment? Could Matt Nagy last the season? Why isn’t Chuck Pagano taking more heat for the defense?
- The Chicago Bears attended Deshaun Watson’s pro day in 2017 — but that was about it. Why didn’t they show more interest in the QB?
- Daywatch: COVID-19 vaccine could be days away, DoorDash delivery service imposes ‘Chicago fee’ and Chicagoans go big with holiday decor
- Man seriously injured after exchanging gunfire with Chicago cops who stopped his car in Rogers Park, police say
- This day in history, December 9: Prince Charles and Princess Diana announce their separation
- Best last-minute gifts guaranteed to arrive on time (even if the party is before Dec. 25)
- Police: Chicago singer Ann Marie arrested in childhood friend’s shooting at Atlanta hotel
- Things to do in Baltimore and online Jan. 22-28
- Fantasy football lineups for Week 14: Start Tom Brady and sit the Chicago Bears defense
- Google’s 2020 Year in Search film features Chance the Rapper, Chicago Children’s Choir, Peter CottonTale collaboration
- These were the trendiest ‘How to make …’ Google searches of 2020
- These were Google’s trendiest searches for ‘during coronavirus’ this year
- Recipes for sourdough bread, whipped coffee and more of the trendiest foods of 2020 according to Google
- Rockford-area coroner buys refrigerated trailer as COVID-19 surges
- Off-duty Chicago officer involved in ‘domestic-related’ fatal shooting
- Column: The Biden administration will be different
- Column: Thanks for the memories, ‘One Day at a Time.’ You helped my daughter and me get through lockdown.
- Snake and eggs for breakfast? Florida may soon encourage you to eat invasive pythons
- ‘The Midnight Sky’ review: On the ice, after the apocalypse, with George Clooney getting terrific direction from…George Clooney
- Letter to the Editor
- Cybersecurity firm FireEye, which defends against hackers, was itself hacked. Russia is a prime suspect.
- Help Them To Hope
- Warm winter weather
- Las mejores películas del 2020
- Don Garber: ‘Estamos preocupados por cómo lucirá todo esto en 2021’
- Johnny Depp files appeal to overturn ‘wife beater’ libel verdict
- Trump loyalists block some Joe Biden transition meetings, sit in on others to monitor conversations, officials say
- He broke out of quarantine for 8 seconds and got a $3,550 fine
- Anti-mask protesters — some of whom banged on doors of officials’ homes — overwhelm police, force closure of public health meeting in Idaho
- Northwest Indiana local scores for Thursday, Dec. 10
- ‘Jersey Shore’ star Mike ‘The Situation’ has only done 18 of his 500 community service hours: report
- Robert Rodriguez was blown away directing ‘The Mandalorian’ episode
- Greg Bensinger column: Apps are killing the restaurant industry
- Man and woman found dead with gunshot wounds in garage of their home in Beach Park
- The best DeWalt weed eater
- The best DeWalt replacement battery
- The best 40-degree sleeping bag
- The best bike headset
- The best bow release
- The best brake parts cleaner
- Speak Out reader opinion: Trump focus on election is hurting the country
- She accused the mayor of sexual assault. Then the town turned on her.
- How pandemic aid attracted hordes of gleeful and gutsy scammers
- VW’s battery bet reveals data showing tech could top Tesla
- Gran Bretaña estudia posibles reacciones alérgicas a vacuna
- This Eagles’ no-win quarterback predicament isn’t like the last one
- Nuevas caravanas pondrá a prueba la política migratoria de Biden
- ‘A beacon to the village’ illuminated in North Aurora
- Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he’s moved to Texas, criticizes ‘complacent’ California
- NFL power rankings for Week 14: New Orleans Saints climb to No. 2 after the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 1st loss, while the Cleveland Browns surge to No. 6
- Who’s behind the fight between Warner Bros. and Hollywood? It’s AT&T
- Los grandes álbumes que podría traer 2021
- 18 days after giving birth, woman dies from COVID-19
- Minneapolis council voting on whether to make deep cuts to police department in response to George Floyd’s death
- A quarantine project is a thank-you to nurses
- Stars join Cyndi Lauper’s benefit concert for homeless youth
- Los creyentes hayan formas de honrar a la Virgen de Guadalupe pese a restricciones por el COVID-19
- Obama, the best-selling author, on reading, writing and radical empathy
- Airlines gear up to transport vaccines that could revive travel
- Chief Illiniwek was officially retired 13 years ago. University of Illinois is still trying to remedy his ‘painful impact’ on Indigenous people.
- Gary schools to reopen for in-person classes Jan. 19
- Why can’t the social networks stop fake accounts?
- College notes: Deerfield’s Charlie Jones makes impact as punt returner for Iowa and is rewarded for it
- Ohio man fatally shot by police was holding a sandwich, not a gun, his family says
- The harmful chemical lurking in your children’s toys
- Etsy was a twee culture punchline. Now it’s a Wall Street darling.
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Chicago Cubs extend invites to retain 4 of their minor-league affiliates
- ‘One Day at a Time’ is ‘officially over,’ showrunners say
- Etsy was a twee culture punchline. Now it’s a Wall Street darling.
- Cara y cruz para los actores de fondo de Hollywood en la pandemia
- CDC call for data on vaccine recipients raises alarm over privacy
- Search on for pilot after fighter jet from Wisconsin Air National Guard crashes in Michigan national forest
- Asmáticos, 30% menos propensos a contraer el COVID-19
- El colombiano Montoya regresa a las Indy 500
- COVID-19 vaccinations begin in the US and around the world
- FBI looking for man who fired rifle on Metra platform
- Former Sandburg football coach Dave Wierzal pivots to television host after teaching, coaching: ‘I had a list of things I wanted to do.’
- Op-ed: Judge Joan Lefkow: My husband and mother were killed by someone with a vendetta. Federal protection is essential.
- ¿Qué hacen los choferes de autobús cuando no hay alumnos?
- Jordi Farré: ‘Si soy presidente del Barca el día 24, Messi renovará el 25’
- Promotores de salud cubren brecha del idioma entre médicos y pacientes
- Michigan City woman dies in Chesterton area vehicle accident
- Ang Lee on ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ 20 years later
- Stars join Cyndi Lauper’s benefit concert for homeless youth
- Prostate cancer screening is no longer automatic. That’s turned out to be a sensible change
- Column: Looking for an issue to unite a divided nation? That would be marijuana
- ‘Little but Fierce’: Documentary filmmaker tells the story of a family’s efforts to help daughter with medical cannabis
- A los 57 años, su sueño es poder leer un libro antes de morir
- Editorial: ‘They’ve already killed my child and now my house is burned down.’ The demand for witness protection in Chicago.
- Chicago White Sox retain 4 minor-league affiliates, including Triple-A Charlotte and Double-A Birmingham
- The Hall of Fame kept Dick Allen waiting. He ran out of time.
- New Trier club’s annual Christmas tree fundraiser survives pandemic: ‘We were sold out in 3 days’
- Google’s top-trending people of 2020
- Justina Machado and ‘One Day at a Time’ cast say goodbye: ‘There are no words’
- Western Springs Fire Chief retiring, deputy chief being promoted to top spot
- A 7-year-old’s wish has come true: Green army women are a reality.
- Suburban man charged with selling devices that turn pistols into machine guns
- It’s happening: Truly driverless cars, with no human backup at the wheel, in San Francisco
- Indiana and Purdue football won’t play for the 1st time since 1919 because of COVID-19 outbreaks in both programs
- Column: It’s red and white with a dash of green. And well worth the wait. New artificial turf for Eisenhower’s football field a big winner.
- Editorial: Who will come forward to bring justice to carjacking victim?
- When all else fails — and so much has failed us this year — “Columbo” and “Murder, She Wrote” offer a temporary balm
- Tree displays grow holiday spirit: ‘This is the one thing that’s stayed the same’
- Oak Brook Village Board approves 2021 salary freeze for employees
- Before Notre Dame. Before Arizona. IBCA Hall of Fame inductees LaMarr Justice, Billy Taylor and Corey Williams were playground buddies.
- College basketball notes: Plano’s Brad Korn in first lead role at Southeast Missouri State, which gets win over Jake Wolfe and Lipscomb
- Column: Crybaby Trump has gone ‘coup-coup’ and GOP nods along. Call it what it is: Crazy, stupid and dangerous.
- Who is Mellody Hobson? The next board chair of Starbucks has deep connections to Chicago, and ‘Star Wars.’
- Gold coin found in Salvation Army kettle in Geneva
- UK investigating whether the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine caused allergic reactions on the first day doses were distributed
- Judge rejects 9 of 11 claims in Rose McGowan’s fraud suit against Harvey Weinstein and ‘fixers’
- South Holland man dies after he and another man were shot, crashed into vehicles in Gary
- No stimulus check? Filing your 1040 can fix that. Here are 2020 tax tips you need to know.
- Holidays in a pandemic? Here’s what happened in 1918
- México y su ejército de niños sicarios
- Oak Park approved as vaccination provider, could receive COVID-19 vaccines by mid-December
- These were the top trending sports teams of 2020, according to Google searches
- Recruiting notes: Bartlett’s Mackenzie Hare commits to Saint Louis, creates future showdowns with teammate Lexie Sinclair
- Column: Gov. J.B. Pritzker soldiers on as we ignore his COVID-19 advice
- Las 25 estrellas más brillantes en la historia de la MLS (1996-2020)
- Ray Perkins, who succeeded Bear Bryant at Alabama and hired Bill Parcells for the New York Giants, dies at 79
- Al Michaels voted Ford C. Frick Award winner for broadcast excellence by baseball’s Hall of Fame
- Column: Oregon makes the case for decriminalizing hard drugs
- Letters: One way of helping the student loan debt crisis: Reduce interest rates
- Liga MX y MLS trabajan para crear un torneo conjunto
- Elgin News Digest: Gold coin found in Salvation Army kettle in Geneva; free COVID testing being offered this weekend at ECC
- ‘Wild Mountain Thyme’ review: Faith and begorrah, it’ll most likely bore ya
- Ivanka Trump and husband Jared Kushner buy land in Miami-Dade, report says
- Shakira, Tom Hanks and Kobe Bryant among celebrities who trended in Google searches in 2020
- Tidying during the pandemic? Go clear out that storage space
- If Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine receives FDA approval, here’s what it will mean for Chicago and the rest of Illinois
- La MLS elige a ‘The 25 Greatest’ de su historia
- Chicago rapper G Herbo pleads not guilty to federal fraud charges, faces up to 6 years in prison if convicted
- While their offseason focus will be on upgrading the offense, the Chicago Cubs can’t — and won’t — ignore their rotation
- Want a low maintenance pet that recycles garbage? Try worms
- Canadian health officials approve Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine
- Estrellas se unen a Cyndi Lauper en concierto benéfico
- The Boeing 737 Max flies again. One passenger was apprehensive, ‘but my husband is a pilot, so I asked him. He said it was fine.’
- Fauci, Kamala among the famous names atop this year’s most mispronounced words list
- For Riverfront Playhouse’s beloved ‘Christmas Carol,’ the show must go on
- Column: The Big Ten changed its rules on the fly — again — to let Ohio State play for the conference title. The process was messy and tricky, like so many COVID-19 issues.
- Column: Chicago launches Together We Heal initiative, aimed at healing racial wounds. ‘This has got to be something we make space for, as an entire city.’
- Two charged in botched Round Lake Beach armed robbery where store clerk shot at suspects
- Gobierno de EEUU y 48 estados demandan a Facebook
- The top trending TV shows in 2020, according to Google
- Sports figures we lost in 2020
- Second stimulus check updates: Lawmakers act to avert a government shutdown, buying time for COVID relief talks
- Column: A statewide evictions moratorium took effect in March. How and when will it end?
- Lightfoot-backed plan to let Cubs defer infrastructure payment to city advances
- DoorDash delivers 86% gain in stock market debut; it’s worth $72 billion
- Convoy of Jeeps rolls into Waukegan to deliver Christmas toys; ‘It was awesome’
- Hinsdale village manager gets raise, albeit a bit late
- Trump tries to revive stalled election-eve drug discounts
- Only about half of Americans want to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, AP-NORC poll finds
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot ‘deeply disappointed’ in Wrigleyville Ald. Tom Tunney after his Ann Sather restaurant breaks pandemic indoor dining rules
- Vibrante pelea por los playoffs en la Nacional de la NFL
- Cause of Morton Grove apartment fire that killed cats likely electrical: Fire chief
- Sculptor Jaume Plensa’s new gallery show in Chicago
- For the 46th year, house in Highland continues to spread joy amid the COVID-19 pandemic
- Gobierno de EEUU investiga los impuestos del hijo de Biden
- Op-ed: Stopping environmental racism can start by denying General Iron a permit
- Environmental Nutrition: All for apples!
- Presentan trailer de la tercera temporada de Cobra Kai
- Man dead, woman in serious condition after domestic incident in Valparaiso
- Jugadores y árbitros se hincan contra el racismo antes del PSG-Basaksehir
- Two Lakes of the Four Seasons Property Owners’ Association security officers charged with impersonating police
- Kids & Money: Watch for distance learning fees that add to college costs
- ‘Indiana is on fire’: Gov. Eric Holcomb orders hospitals to delay elective surgeries as COVID-19 overwhelms health care system
- The real reason your company might not do COVID testing: The cost
- El Real Madrid entra a octavos de Champions por la puerta grande
- IUN hosts local and state educators to talk student performance amid COVID-19
- Zoom and text less, call more, new science suggests
- Free Street Theater and partners will open free community market in Back of the Yards
- Jill on Money: More year end money moves for 2020
- US leaves behind Afghan bases — and a legacy of land disputes
- Potempa: Don Powers joins Roebuck for 2020 SSCVA Wall of Legends
- Santa’s arrival, holiday celebrations taking place differently amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as towns still look to make the season bright
- Lake election office close to reaching $1 million in grants, reimbursements for 2020 elections
- SpaceX Starship prototype explodes on landing, but Musk happy with flight test
- Man believed to be the longest-serving nonviolent cannabis prisoner, with a 90-year sentence, released: ‘I’m a blessed human being, a survivor’
- Zidane: ‘Los madridistas pueden estar orgullosos de su equipo’
- Jury convicts Illinois man of masterminding 2017 Minnesota mosque bombing on all 5 counts
- The Spin: Lightfoot, city officials ‘ready’ when vaccine is approved | Durbin vs. McConnell on relief package | Mellody Hobson rises to Starbucks board chairwoman
- DuPage County expects to receive and start administering 13,000 COVID-19 vaccines next week
- Lake County residents can register online for COVID-19 vaccination alerts
- Off-duty Chicago officer’s son fatally shot in ‘domestic-related’ incident after fight with father in Garfield Ridge home, sources say
- Indiana man charged with murder after death of Evanston attorney Daniel Murray, who is remembered as a ‘luminously decent fellow’
- 3 things we learned from the Chicago Bears, including David Montgomery’s late-season surge and Khalil Mack’s shoulder injury
- Alan Krashesky off the Channel 7 anchor desk while recovering from surgery
- Allen Robinson is focused on finishing the final 4 games of the season — and perhaps his Chicago Bears career — ‘as strong as I can’
- Gwyneth Paltrow reveals why she quit acting, says Harvey Weinstein was part of it
- Denzel Valentine will miss the Chicago Bulls’ 1st 2 preseason games with a tweaked hamstring, raising questions about how their depth will hold up
- Chicago officials outline initial coronavirus vaccine distribution plans: ‘We are very ready for the vaccine as it comes’
- First week brings 66 candidates for Aurora’s new Police Civilian Review Board
- Kane County Cougars lose their major league affiliation with the Arizona Diamondbacks and now plan to join one of MLB’s ‘partner leagues’
- US government, states sue Facebook for ‘predatory’ conduct, seek forced spinoff of Instagram and WhatsApp
- It will be a soggy, possibly snowy weekend in Chicago. But first, there’s an opportunity to see the northern lights in northern Illinois.
- Taylor Swift helps two women suffering from pandemic’s financial fallout, using her favorite number
- Chicago Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish earns All-MLB 1st team selection
- Federal investigation into Hunter Biden’s taxes said to be examining Chinese business dealings
- Former fire chief Roland ‘Bub’ Wise remembered as ‘a real Crown Pointian’
- United gets first 737 Max to be delivered in 21 months, as Boeing jet returns to skies
- US tops 3,000 daily deaths from COVID-19 for first time as tensions rise over mask requirements
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Dec. 9 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Emma Schmidt and Nalani Malackowski provide one-two scoring punch for Chesterton in win