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Northwestern blows a 9-point lead vs. Pittsburgh in the final 5 minutes to lose 71-70 in the Big Ten-ACC Challenge finale
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Daily horoscope for December 10, 2020
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‘Challenge the darkness’: Pandemic-friendly Hanukkah celebrations a bright spot for Baltimore-area Jewish community
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Tenants’ advocates, real estate industry gear up for clash over proposed Cook County residential tenant, landlord ordinance
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Former Bears player Johnny Knox lists Wadsworth ranch home for $575,000
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A note from the editorial page editor
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Column: Chief Justice John Roberts, please do America a favor and make Donald Trump go away
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Ask Amy: Must divorced couples remain friends?
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Column: The kids are like ‘casualties of war’ in the Chicago Teachers Union’s power play to keep schools closed
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Column: What was Chicago theater and dance in 2020? It was darkness and frustration, creativity and hope. The ghost lights remain lit.
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Deadliest year ever for fatal opioid overdoses in Cook County. ‘These are losses that could and should be prevented.’
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Sit in your car in a tunnel of lights! It’s the way we’re celebrating the 2020 holidays, with drive-thru displays. (The best are the old-school neighborhoods.)
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Daywatch: Chicago aims to vaccinate all city adults in 2021, firearm permits see record-shattering increase and the trendiest recipes of 2020
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Girl, 15, shot while riding in car in Lawndale, Chicago police say
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Man punches Chicago cop in the face while being led from Loop Red Line train for drinking, police say
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‘I did find myself looking over my shoulder to ask a question and not seeing anyone there:’ Why Chicago State basketball was down to one coach in a loss at Loyola
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As Mitch Trubisky prepares to face Deshaun Watson for the 1st time, the Chicago Bears QB is blocking out comparisons: ‘I’m still trying to write my story here’
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Balmoral Park, following a rebirth after the end of harness racing, is on the market for $4 million
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This day in history, December 10: Martin Luther King Jr. receives Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo
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Tired of shopping for others? Treat yourself with some self-care gifts
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MLB plays hardball — and deals a blow to baseball’s heartland with 43 minor-league franchise cuts
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Brava review: Can this countertop oven make cooking easier without sacrificing taste?
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Food pantries continue to meet needs in central Lake County, despite pandemic, winter season
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‘Wander Darkly’ review: Sienna Miller captivates in mindbending romantic thriller
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Thousands of languishing vacant and abandoned properties with unpaid taxes harm Black neighborhoods and suburbs. Cook County treasurer says program aimed at fixing the problem is not working.
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The year that was in Chicago music was one that, because of a pandemic, was like no other
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Denis Savard. Steve Larmer. Troy Murray. All 3 were drafted in 1980 — and kept the Chicago Blackhawks interesting on and off the ice.
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As airports get emptier, Delta asks more workers to take unpaid leave
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Park Ridge closer to getting a hotel: plan commission recommends revised proposal
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Chicago police officer recovering after squad car struck in Chatham car crash
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America’s longest serving inmate for nonviolent marijuana offense freed after 30 years in prison
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How to rent an entire inn or B&B for the holidays
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US jobless claims jump to 853,000 amid resurgence of virus
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NFL Man of the Year nominees include Jimmy Graham, Russell Wilson and Travis Kelce. Here’s the full list of 32.
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Muere Rossi, héroe del Mundial 1982 ganado por Italia (VIDEO)
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Small businesses on Harlem Avenue encourage patrons to shop local during season that doesn’t ‘feel like the holidays’
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Defund the police: Minneapolis approves $8 million in cuts, shifting cash to violence prevention and mental health
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Childhood without other children: A generation is raised in quarantine
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Dionne Warwick wants ‘mean’ Wendy Williams to stop talking about her
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Joe Biden names Susan Rice as domestic policy adviser; Denis McDonough to lead Veterans Affairs
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Nicholas Kristof column: An uplifting update on the terrible world of Pornhub
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Lincoln Park 2-bedroom home with panoramic lake view: $817K
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Help Them To Hope
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Farhad Manjoo column: The hidden ‘fourth wave’ of the pandemic
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Childhood without other children: A generation is raised in quarantine
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Homer Glen Board OKs tax to create public works department, but township sues to block transfer of road district assets
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EEUU apabulla a la Selecta de De los Cobos (VIDEO)
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Buster Skrine has been a model of durability in a 10-year career. Now, the Chicago Bears cornerback is dealing with his 6th concussion.
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Iran is moving key facility at nuclear site underground, satellite images show
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Suburban Blue Nose Brewery closing ‘when the beer runs out’ due to coronavirus pandemic economic toll
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Iran is moving key facility at nuclear site underground, satellite images show
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Sculptor Jaume Plensa on why he’ll never replicate Crown Fountain and how it led to his current Chicago gallery show
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Speak Out reader opinion: Speaker Pelosi put politics ahead of people
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Planned execution stirs debate over punishment for young offenders
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The highly unlikely yet totally predictable return of Uggs
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Amazon Fresh store that lets customers skip the grocery checkout line now open in Naperville
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The new abortion rights advocates are on TikTok
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The new abortion rights advocates are on TikTok
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The 50 best songs of 2020
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Northwest Indiana local scores for Friday, Dec. 11
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12 safe Chicago-area holiday activities for the pandemic: You deserve it.
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Waukegan school board approves purchase of acrylic barriers for added layer of COVID-19 protection in classrooms
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Pumas y León chocan en una final mexicana muy felina
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U.S. Olympic Committee won’t punish athletes for raising their fists or kneeling on the medals stand
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How COVID-19 is devastating household finances in the Chicago area and Illinois, in 5 charts
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Steel Beam livestream ‘Women of Steel’ series continues, featuring Beatrix Potter
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En caravana, cientos de hondureños se dirigen a EEUU
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Petón: ‘El amor a un equipo de fútbol no se compra’
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Avanza en México medida para restringir a agentes EEUU
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Six Flags Great America adds drive-thru to Holiday in the Park
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Trump announces Morocco to normalize ties with Israel, 4th country to do so in Arab-Israeli peace push
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Amazon Fresh store opens in Naperville
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Recruiting notes: Lake Forest senior guard Molly Fisher overcomes odds with big shots, finds a college basketball home
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I just shopped Amazon Fresh in Naperville, with checkout-free Dash Carts and Alexa help. Here’s how it works.
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Column: The Big Ten really is a misnomer, so it’s time for a name change after the conference bent its rules for Ohio State
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Casos de delitos sexuales remecen al FBI
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Outdoors column: Avian gifts from the north – siskins, crossbills and nuthatches
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Shakira es la más buscada en Google (VIDEO)
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Extra-alarm fire rips through West Side building
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Speak Out reader opinions: Deciding to take a plane is personal choice; investigate voting fraud even if it won’t change election; why does the GOP keep backing Trump?
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‘Small town, no hospital’: COVID-19 is overwhelming rural West Texas
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NFL Week 14 predictions: NYT’s picks against the spread
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Recruiting notes: Thornton’s Brandon Hall says ‘it’s all about confidence,’ improves shot before committing to East Tennessee St.
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‘Small town, no hospital’: COVID-19 is overwhelming rural West Texas
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Motormouth: Spark plug problem
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Celebrity Travel: Go away with … Sarah Brightman
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Rick Steves’ Europe: ro: Denmark’s ship-in-a-bottle island
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‘Welcome to Texas!’: Musk’s California departure stokes the states’ rivalry
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Disney to reveal plans to turbocharge streaming offerings
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Uber jettisons flying car project
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Post-Tribune boys basketball rankings and player of the week for Friday, Dec. 11, 2020
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To lose weight with exercise, aim for 300 minutes a week
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Speak Out reader opinions: Flynn the worst possible choice for a pardon; count every vote so we can trust election system; Trump needs to end fight
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AP source says Rahm Emanuel’s prospects for spot in Biden Cabinet are not looking good
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NCAA crisis shows how Biden’s surgeon general pick navigated the pandemic
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Future of former Mill Race Inn site in Geneva up in the air after residential development rejected
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Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra’s Joy! A Reimagined Holiday goes virtual
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Extra-alarm fire hits West Side auto supply business, sending 250 firefighters to scene
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‘We were lied to’: Naperville’s Jack Hiss and Brad Sanford battle to save Michigan State swimming program from being cut
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Editorial: Save North Pond, a Lincoln Park treasure Thoreau would admire
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An assisted living facility in Clarendon Hills went 4 months without COVID-19 cases. Then it had dozens.
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Lake, Porter housing sales continue upswing
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Q&A: Christopher Nolan on ‘Tenet’ home release
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Hinsdale police charge man with possession of SUV stolen while woman was unloading it
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Police: Blood stained suspect wearing ‘bloody clothing’ turns himself in following stabbing death of Chatham man, 61, inside his home
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Guest column: Ivy Tech, Hammond Area Career Center partner on Machining Academy
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Boys basketball notes: Mason Nicholson’s evolution at West Side ‘an awesome experience to be around’
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Pickup dragging stolen ATM prompts police chase in Round Lake
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Carbon offsets ‘do almost nothing’: United Airlines will fund plant to clean the air
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Illinois House Black Caucus backs Michael Madigan’s reelection as speaker, says he’s best bet to ‘deliver on our priorities’
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50 degrees in December? Winter temps are rising across the country, and some of the biggest jumps are around the Great Lakes
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On Wednesday, COVID-19 killed more Americans than died in Normandy on D-Day
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Park Ridge school donation drive collects more than 700 toys for kids in need: ‘We’re on the same page for a common cause’
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Libertyville Village Board approves tax levy for upcoming fiscal year, increasing average home’s tax bill by $18
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Op-ed: Reaction to ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ says more about the chattering class than it does about Appalachia
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Column: Seth Arkin turned his friends’ artwork and hobbies into customized coronavirus masks. He died after being hospitalized with COVID-19.
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Bill Freiberg’s passion for firefighting never waned: He knew he had a ‘dream job,’ friend says
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Illinois college enrollment down as COVID-19 pandemic disrupts higher education plans for scores of would-be students
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Remember Brexit? Trade talks between the UK and EU will likely fail, prime minister now says.
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Letters: Ald. Tom Tunney was not greedy but thinking of his staff
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Arlington Heights trustees approve $193M budget for FY21 with no property tax increase, renew village manager’s contract with raise
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Gerri Oliver, who made the Palm Tavern a nexus of Black culture in Chicago, dies at 101
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Southland students share pandemic experiences with peers from around the world
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Gary teen agrees to testify against co-defendants in 2019 death of Portage woman
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OPRF High School to seek help from search firms to identify next superintendent
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Column: Gov. Pritzker, don’t go soft in the fight against COVID-19
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Column: A gift guide for those hard-to-shop-for political leaders
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Sweet Dreams: Region’s custom candy and confections include visions of sugar plums
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Crown Point to create monument for astronaut Jerry Ross, slated for completion spring 2021
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Los Dallas Mavericks dan de baja al boricua J.J. Barea
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Pandemic, civil unrest drive record-shattering increase in firearm permits, gun shopping in Illinois in 2020
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EEUU: Las muertes por covid en un día superan cifras del Día D y el 11-S
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What’s going on with the Chicago Bears defense after another bad loss? And how can they stop Deshaun Watson and the Houston Texans? The Bear Download podcast breaks it down.
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Metea Valley’s Julian Wlodarczyk learns the ropes of college football playing at North Dakota State: ‘It’s a job and you have to love it.’
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Second stimulus check updates: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell signals no GOP support for emerging COVID-19 relief deal
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Ways to glam up 3 traditional Christmas cookie doughs
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Airbnb, resilient during pandemic but still unprofitable, sees shares soar in IPO
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RDA reduces 2021 budget
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Area Rotary Club helps give free coats to kids of North Shore SD112: ‘In this year of COVID, the need is greater than ever’
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Column: Masks shouldn’t be a political battleground, but it’s not too late for elected officials to protect our health
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Outfielder Adam Eaton officially rejoins the Chicago White Sox on a 1-year, $8 million deal: ‘To come back and have a reunion is pretty remarkable’
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Naperville News Digest: Greene Barn’s illuminated for the holiday; library’s winter reading contest starts Monday; Kubinski named fire chief in Killeen, Texas
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Ask Anna: I’m worried my wife is attracted to my sister
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Ways to glam up 3 traditional Christmas cookie doughs
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St. Charles pedestrian dies after being struck by car in Geneva
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Column: From the Great Fire to modernist houses to Jeanne Gang, a rich array of design books for the holidays
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Airbnb, DoorDash part of blockbuster IPO market, but investors should be wary
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Meryl Streep: ‘No me considero una diva’
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Duque: Colombia ayudó a Leopoldo López a abandonar Venezuela
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C. Tangana cambia de rumbo para ‘El madrileño’
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Josh O’Connor, ‘The Crown’s’ Prince Charles, calls proposed disclaimer ‘outrageous’
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El hijo pródigo regresa a los Medias Blancas cuatro años después
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‘Trying too hard to lose weight’ for role, George Clooney was hospitalized for pancreatitis
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La revista Time nombra a BTS artista del año
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Man killed, Lake County officer wounded in shootout in Gary
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Prosecutors say Elgin pair carried out scheme to impersonate a police officer and steal victims’ wallets
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Rule 5 draft: Chicago Cubs select pitcher Gray Fenter, while White Sox don’t make a selection in the major-league phase
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79-year-old Harold’s Chicken Shack owner cooking alone at ghost kitchen: ‘It’s so bad I can barely pay rent’
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Illinois reports 11,101 daily COVID-19 cases, highest in more than a week, and 196 deaths, third most since pandemic began
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Humane Association pushes pet ordinance in Aurora
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Northern lights show disappoints, space scientist says
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Park Ridge plan commissioners: Allow marijuana dispensaries in any business or office district
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Quickly
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Aurora approves company to market downtown properties
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Chicago Bears practice Thursday afternoon after closing Halas Hall in the morning because of punt returner DeAndre Carter’s positive COVID-19 test
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Highland Park resident files objections to nominating papers for 2 seeking seat on City Council
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Judge upholds firing of officer dismissed in the wake of Laquan McDonald case
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Community news: Crete woodworker crafts desks for remote learners, and more
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Rush Copley Medical Center treat COVID-19 patients
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Fire departments lower hiring age to 18 to bolster thinning ranks
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Indiana reports 96 more COVID-19 deaths, 6K more cases
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Indiana Tax Court judge upholds most of previous ruling in Southlake Mall assessments case; area officials call decision ‘a win’
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Column: During Christmas season, Fox Valley churches working to serve congregations while staying safe
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1 aldermanic, 1 city clerk candidate removed from ballot in Evanston after Electoral Board hearing
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The Spin: William Barr wasn’t interviewing for job at Chicago law firm, partner says | House Black Caucus backs Madigan | Rahm Emanuel’s chance for spot in Biden Cabinet dimming?
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Chicago police say new online tool measures trust, feeling of safety in city neighborhoods
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Chicago dive Richard’s Bar reportedly defies pandemic shutdown
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FDA advisory panel endorses widespread use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine; epic vaccination campaign could begin within days
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Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Dec. 10 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
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Bail denied for man who police say opened fire on Chicago cops who had pulled him over in Rogers Park
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World carbon dioxide emissions drop 7% in pandemic-hit 2020
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5 things to watch as the Chicago Bulls open their 4-game preseason, including Billy Donovan’s rotation and a first look at Patrick Williams
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US carries out rare execution during presidential transition
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A referee pursues her calling in the men’s game